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Dr. Iroro Tanshi Awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
Dr. Iroro Tanshi, recipient of the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, has been honored with the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in recognition of her extraordinary leadership in wildlife conservation and environmental advocacy.
The Power of Positive Climate Action: Professor Tim Lenton Delivers IoES’s Inaugural Richard P. and Linda S. Turco Lecture
Climate scientist Tim Lenton warns that the planet is nearing dangerous climate tipping points but argues that the same self-reinforcing dynamics can be used to drive rapid, positive change.
Blueprint for a better planet: How UCLA is leading the way toward a healthier, more sustainable future
For more than 50 years, UCLA has been a world leader in environmentalism and sustainability. Since the launch of the campus’s pioneering environmental studies program in the early 1970s —…
Cruel summer: March heat wave is a reminder to the West
Extreme heat is a year-round problem – and summer is coming
In memoriam: Benedict Schwegler, D.Env. ’99, environmental engineer who redefined sustainability in Disney’s global theme parks
Remembering the UCLA alumnus and Disney Imagineer who made it ‘safe to have fun’
How can we chart a safer path forward in the wake of the historic LA fires?
UCLA hosted the first annual LA Fire Research Conference to answer that question — convening researchers from across the U.S., agencies and survivors
Report puts numbers on massive gap in water costs in the West
A new UCLA–NRDC report finds cities pay far more for water than agricultural districts, even as climate change exacerbates shortages across the Lower Colorado River Basin
Alex Hall named among the world’s most influential researchers
Hall’s research — from climate modeling to wildfire and water forecasting — is now among the most widely referenced in the world, earning him a place on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list
How two Bruins used film and science to reframe a ‘spooky’ species
UCLA College’s new “Cabinet of Curiosities” podcast explores the fang-tastic North-South collaboration
3 alumni Nobel laureates recount how UCLA set them on a path to the prize
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 that opened doors
From farm to closet: Indonesian fashion founder Denica Riadini-Flesch wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovation
Fast fashion degrades land and people. In Indonesia, Riadini-Flesch is proving it can also heal soil, cut carbon and empower women
Tony Pritzker’s ‘patient strategy for the planet’ featured in Mongabay
The feature traces how an engineer’s logic — and a long view of progress — shape Pritzker’s approach to environmental change
Stephanie Pincetl wins UCLA 2025 Public Impact Research Award
The award highlights faculty whose research has demonstrably improved lives locally, nationally and globally
From awe to action: How I discovered harmony and found purpose in forests
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
For frogs and family
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
Scientists discover how elephant extinction threatens everything from rainforests to musical instruments
The research with local collaborators is the first to identify how to reliably grow ebony trees from seeds
Healing mother earth, healing ourselves
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
2025 Pritzker Award finalists: Anthony Waddle, Denica Riadini-Flesch, Seema Lokhandwala
Three innovators from Australia, Indonesia and India are redefining how to protect wildlife, restore ecosystems and build equitable futures
Meet the 2025 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #10–13
Building climate solutions from fungi, sediment, timber and uranium, four leaders under 40 show what next-generation innovation looks like in today’s world
Meet the 2025 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #6–9
These four nominees are focused on housing, conservation, fashion and public space — tackling environmental issues by redesigning how systems work at the local level