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Stephanie Pincetl wins UCLA 2025 Public Impact Research Award
Claire Griffiths
The award highlights faculty whose research has demonstrably improved lives locally, nationally and globally
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From awe to action: How I discovered harmony and found purpose in forests
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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For frogs and family
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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Scientists discover how elephant extinction threatens everything from rainforests to musical instruments
Alison Hewitt
The research with local collaborators is the first to identify how to reliably grow ebony trees from seeds
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Healing mother earth, healing ourselves
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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2025 Pritzker Award finalists: Anthony Waddle, Denica Riadini-Flesch, Seema Lokhandwala
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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Meet the 2025 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #10–13
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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Meet the 2025 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #6–9
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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Meet the 2025 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award candidates #1–5
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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Announcing the 2025 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award nominees
Claire Griffiths
Thirteen nominees. Five continents. One common denominator: a new blueprint for environmental leadership.
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Duration of heat waves accelerating faster than global warming
Alison Hewitt
The longest and rarest heat waves — which can last for weeks — show the greatest increase in frequency
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How watching birds for 10 minutes a week can help climate scientists this summer
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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UCLA’s class of 2025: A new generation of environmental leaders step forward
Claire Griffiths
As climate urgency grows, UCLA’s newest environmental scientists bring curiosity, clarity and resolve
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Field notes from the finca: UCLA students trace biodiversity through Guatemalan cloud forest and coffee fields
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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S&P 500 companies make meaningful progress in corporate sustainability disclosures
Climate transition planning, Scope 3 reporting gaps identified in UCLA Anderson Center for Impact annual report
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New assessment calls for stronger standards in forest carbon credit market
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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Marilyn Raphael elected to National Academy of Sciences
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
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Managing the mid-transition: How to navigate the chaotic shift from fossil fuel to clean energy
Claire Griffiths
University of Notre Dame’s Emily Grubert breaks down why the mid-transition from using fossil fuel to clean energy is more chaotic than either endpoint — and why careful planning is critical
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What cities can learn from Los Angeles’s effort to build a fairer energy system
Claire Griffiths
A closer look at the decisions, data and trade-offs behind LA’s plan to reach 100% renewable energy by 2035 — without leaving vulnerable communities behind
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Kelp forests could suffer massive losses by 2100 as ocean heatwaves intensify
Claire Griffiths
Marine heatwaves could become 16 times more frequent, with kelp forests in the Northern Hemisphere facing the most extreme losses, new research finds