IoES Magazine

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Alison Hewitt

From the lecture halls of Westwood to the world’s most prestigious scientific stage, UCLA’s Nobel-winning alumni trace their triumphs to a common source: a public university system that opened doors, fostered mentorship and invested in ideas long before their impact was known

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Claire Griffiths

Fast fashion degrades land and people. In Indonesia, Riadini-Flesch is proving it can also heal soil, cut carbon and empower women

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The feature traces how an engineer’s logic — and a long view of progress — shape Tony Pritzker’s approach to environmental change, from stormwater systems in Los Angeles to a global prize at UCLA lifting the next generation of innovators

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Claire Griffiths

The award highlights faculty whose research has demonstrably improved lives locally, nationally and globally

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Seema Lokhandwala

Seema Lokhandwala, a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, reflects on how a childhood encounter with an elephant grew into a lifelong commitment to protecting the fragile bonds between people and wildlife

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Anthony Waddle

From childhood explorations in the Mojave to tackling the chytrid fungus, 2025 Pritzker Award finalist Anthony Waddle charts a path of science, memory and conservation

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Alison Hewitt

The research with local collaborators is the first to identify how to reliably grow ebony trees from seeds

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Denica Riadini-Flesch

Economist-turned-entrepreneur Denica Riadini-Flesch, a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, reflects on how she left conventional models of growth to build a regenerative fashion movement

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Claire Griffiths

Three innovators from Australia, Indonesia and India are redefining how to protect wildlife, restore ecosystems and build equitable futures

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Claire Griffiths

Building climate solutions from fungi, sediment, timber and uranium, four leaders under 40 show what next-generation innovation looks like in today’s world

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Claire Griffiths

These four nominees are focused on housing, conservation, fashion and public space — tackling environmental issues by redesigning how systems work at the local level

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Claire Griffiths

These five mid-career leaders are creating climate solutions in areas and communities often left out of conventional planning

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Claire Griffiths

Thirteen nominees. Five continents. One common denominator: a new blueprint for environmental leadership.

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Alison Hewitt

The longest and rarest heat waves — which can last for weeks — show the greatest increase in frequency

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Alison Hewitt

UCLA’s annual Project Phoenix aims to document how birds change their behavior when there’s more wildfire smoke

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Claire Griffiths

As climate urgency grows, UCLA’s newest environmental scientists bring curiosity, clarity and resolve

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Claire Griffiths

Seven environmental science seniors funded their entire trip through a crowdfunding campaign, carrying their research from Westwood to the mountains of western Guatemala

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Climate transition planning, Scope 3 reporting gaps identified in UCLA Anderson Center for Impact annual report

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Claire Griffiths

Scientists find that most forest carbon credit protocols fall short of ensuring real climate benefits, raising concerns about the reliability of a fast-growing tool in global emissions reduction efforts

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Claire Griffiths

One of the highest honors a scientist can receive, Raphael and three other UCLA faculty join an elite group of Nobel laureates and internationally recognized scholars