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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.
IoES Magazine
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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
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Jaden Smith and ‘Little Miss Flint’ to be honored at annual gala
David Colgan
The online, streaming celebration will be hosted by Harrison Ford and feature appearances and one-of-a-kind musical performances by Courteney Cox and Coco Arquette, Issa Rae, Natasha Bedingfield, and Sting and…
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UCLA environmental experts featured in PBS sustainability series
Madeline Adamo
Faculty and others play a major role in shaping stories of accountability in ‘Sustaining US,’ whose second season debuts Oct. 6
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Virtuous circle: New student starts college journey thanks to mentor who was a Bruin
Madeline Adamo
She kept at it and two years later, she participated in the UCLA Institute of Environmental and Sustainability’s GreenShorts program, a short-film contest for high school students. Her film, “Non Supponunt”…
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Parched land could help contain some floods but catastrophic flooding still likely to increase
David Colgan
New research by scientists at UCLA, the University of Freiburg in Germany and other institutions may have found the solution. The study was published in Communications Earth & Environment. The scientists project…
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2021 Pritzker finalists: David Diaz, Farwiza Farhan, Chook-Chook Hillman
David Colgan
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability is proud to announce the 2021 finalists for the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, as chosen by a committee of 12 faculty members.
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Program co-produced by UCLA storytelling lab wins local Emmy
David Colgan
‘Earth Focus’ episode explores environmental and human costs of coal mining in South Africa
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Announcing candidates for the 2021 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
David Colgan
The 18 candidates include policy experts, community organizers, tech-focused entrepreneurs, artists and more — taking on problems such as food insecurity, climate change, environmental justice, and conservation on land and…
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
Marilyn Raphael to serve as director of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability — Letter from Dean Miguel Garcia-Garibay
Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay
Marilyn Raphael to serve as the institute’s full director
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Reduced humidity increases wildfire threat in Southwest U.S.
David Colgan
Atmospheric moisture decreased by a third in California and Nevada, study finds
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Jacob Phaneuf found his path at UCLA through a passion for genetics and environmental justice
Sonia Aronson
Everyone was making small talk, trying to figure out what they had in common. Jacob told me he was a microbiology major from a tiny town in upstate New York…
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Haydée Rodriguez-Romero leads Costa Rica’s marine protection efforts
Ashley Kruythoff
Costa Rica is often considered an environmental leader and success story. Home to 28 national parks and various other reserves, protected areas account for over a quarter of its total…
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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
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Biosolids used as fertilizer could contain more plastic than previously thought
Jonathan Van Dyke
The UCLA research suggests that fertilizer could contain far more plastic particles — as much as 25 times more — than was previously suspected. How tiny particles of plastic called…
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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
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Marilyn Raphael and Victoria Sork among 8 from UCLA elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Stuart Wolpert
The academy is one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies
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Carbon sequestration: a critical but less-understood piece of the climate puzzle
Anna Novoselov
Removing carbon already in the air is a must for Biden to meet international goals, say UCLA experts
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Tech meets tradition for rainforest conservation project
Colin O'Brien-Lux
If you happen to have a friend who lives on the other side of the planet, advances in satellite technology make it easy to stay connected. Satellite-based technology also makes…