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No Ph.D. needed: UCLA scientists help simplify DNA testing for tracking marine species
Alison Hewitt
Demonstration in L.A. ports show that non-academics can use the fast, inexpensive genetic test
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A Smallholder’s Voice (video)
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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Birds getting smaller, ‘wingier’ as planet warms
David Colgan
30-year study tracked changes in 105 migratory species across North America
Story
Understanding what makes rainforests distinct from one another could advance conservation efforts
Anna Novoselov
Even when they’re located near each other, not all rainforests are the same, UCLA-led research finds
Story
Wildfires drive L.A.’s mountain lions to take deadly risks
David Colgan
UCLA and National Park Service researchers studied the cougars’ movements before and after the Woolsey Fire
Story
Students combine research and reality for sustainable agriculture project in Cameroon
David Colgan
Team of five students among 112 to graduate UCLA with degrees in environmental science
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Talking solutions with Marilyn Raphael, director of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
David Colgan
Faculty and students are working on new ways to respond to climate change and other environmental problems
Story
UCLA combines art and science in announcing film about an autistic boy’s love of bats
Anna Novoselov
Story seeks to dispel fears and misconceptions about bats
Story
Web tool co-created by UCLA a veritable ‘Swiss Army knife’ for land management
David Colgan
LandCART uses machine learning to assess changes in vegetation and ground cover across the American West
Story
Intricacies of L.A.’s urban ecosystem are focus of new UCLA podcast
Jonathan Van Dyke
Just witness the excitement around sightings of the city’s famous wild animals. One recent Los Angeles Times headline read, “Famed mountain lion P-22 makes dramatic appearance in Beachwood Canyon backyard.”…
Story
Antarctic sea ice level could reach record low in 2022, UCLA climate scientist says
David Colgan
New research traces trends at South Pole back to early 1900s
Story
In 3 California regions, big cities lag smaller cities in ‘neighborhood biodiversity’
David Colgan
Animal species are less evenly distributed in large urban areas, UCLA-led study finds
Story
Study identifies how much artificial light is too much for two coastal species
Anna Novoselov
A UCLA-led study has quantified, for the first time, how much of that light is too much for the Western snowy plover, a small shorebird, and the California grunion, a fish. Grunion…
Story
Farwiza Farhan wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovators
David Colgan
Conservationist receives $100,000 for work to protect Indonesia’s species-rich Leuser Ecosystem
Story
UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Bob and Cindy Taylor
Jonathan Riggs
Support from Bob and Cindy Taylor is helping fund research on the ecology of ebony and rainforest restoration.
Story
Jaden Smith and Mari Copeny honored for environmental justice leadership at UCLA gala
David Colgan
Virtual fundraising gala featured celebrity performances and science from UCLA graduate students
Story
Scientists create genetic library for mega-ecosystem in Pacific Ocean
David Colgan
UCLA-led research improves value of environmental DNA for fisheries and conservation along the California Current
Story
Reduced humidity increases wildfire threat in Southwest U.S.
David Colgan
Atmospheric moisture decreased by a third in California and Nevada, study finds
Story
Private land conservation could be key to meeting Biden’s 2030 environmental goals
David Colgan
UCLA-led study finds voluntary legal agreements protect at-risk species more efficiently than public lands
Story
Human wastewater is feeding harmful algae blooms off of Southern California’s coast
Sonia Aronson
The estimated 23 million people who live along the coast from Tijuana, Mexico, to Santa Barbara, California, produce tons of sewage each day. That sewage is treated by water treatment…
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Migratory songbirds’ travels disrupted by earlier springs
David Colgan
UCLA-led study highlights the effects of earlier ‘green-ups’ due to climate change