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Alison Hewitt
The academy serves as an independent research center convening leaders from across disciplines, professions and perspectives to address significant challenges, with the aim of producing independent and pragmatic studies that…
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Madeline Adamo
The UCLA graduate student is helping ensure that Native ecology drives the region’s land management for centuries to come.
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Anna Novoselov
The harm excessive light causes animals and humans, plus mitigation solutions, are detailed in a new report
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Alison Hewitt
But that’s not the whole story. The traffic corridors that run through disadvantaged areas to spread those clean-air benefits remain a source of heavy pollution from gas-powered vehicles. The study…
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Felipe Zapata
I am an associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and co-director of the Center for Tropical Research in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. I…
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Mara Elana Burstein
In 2021, after the LA100 analysis laid out pathways for the city of Los Angeles to produce 100% renewable electricity, the City Council and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power committed…
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David Colgan
Research conservationist receives honor for efforts to protect West African forests from wildfire and other threats
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David Colgan
These rising stars for the environment connect people with nature to advance environmental goals
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David Colgan
STEM classes should include context from history, other social sciences, UCLA researchers write
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David Colgan
Project by Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies at UCLA informs underserved communities on public works
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Anna Novoselov
Working with Agriculture for Africa, 7 Bruins got their hands dirty during spring break
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Anna Novoselov
Congo Basin Institute promotes sustainable farming to prevent deforestation
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David Colgan
Our newest faculty member member seeks to improve integrated water, energy, food and environmental resources management
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David Colgan
UCLA-led study reveals a ‘geography of inequality’ across region’s coastal areas
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David Colgan
Who gets to make those decisions (and how) is the focus of ethnographer Alesia Montgomery, a new faculty member at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Racialized, low-income communities…
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David Colgan
With climate change making heat waves longer and more severe, Los Angeles County has for several years provided cooling centers — many of which are in libraries, parks or other…
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David Colgan
Cacao and palm oil industries contribute to deforestation of the most vibrant, species-rich places on the planet, leading to conservation attempts that use external sustainability certifications to drive responsible manufacture…
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David Colgan
Levels and sources of contamination vary by location, UCLA-led study finds
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David Colgan
Kenyan entrepreneur and his company, Solar Freeze, receive $100,000 prize for reducing food waste
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Anna Novoselov
Extreme heat disproportionately harms already-vulnerable communities and individuals
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David Colgan
Team of five students among 112 to graduate UCLA with degrees in environmental science
