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Modern scientific research and its discourse fails to adequately embrace the emotional, spiritual and affective impacts of the existential issues of Earth’s future habitability.
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CDLS Summer Events 2026
The CDLS Summer Events 2026 flyer is at the bottom of this page for you to download and share. We look forward to seeing you. Email cdls@ucla.edu if you have…
CDLS Repeating Events: Spring Quarter
CDLS hosts a variety of weekly events for fellows and community members. Sign up to the CDLS mailing list or view our events to find out about other events and…
CDLS Repeating Events: Winter Quarter
CDLS hosts a variety of weekly events for fellows and community members. Sign up to the CDLS mailing list or view our events to find out about other events and…
Stress-relief: How veteran Tyrus Korecki encourages mindfulness and mentorship
Learn about Tyrus Korecki's journey and the CDLS program VSTEM.
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
UCLA IoES Magazine Ranked #2 in California for Sustainability Coverage
UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) Magazine has been ranked #2 on Feedspot’s list of the Top 30 California Sustainability Blogs. The list recognizes the most influential platforms…
UCLA’s highest honor for teaching excellence: Shanna Shaked named 2024–2025 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient
Shanna Shaked, adjunct professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and senior associate director at UCLA’s Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences, has been…
Nearly half of Colombia’s culturally important plant species lack conservation protections
Nearly half of these culturally significant plants lack the conservation safeguards needed to ensure their survival, according to a new study published in Ecosystems and People. The research, led by…
Professor Ursula K. Heise receives the 6th Biophilia Award for pushing forward the field of Environmental Humanities at a global scale
Professor Ursula K. Heise receives the BBVA Foundation’s 6th Biophilia Award for pushing forward the formation and implementation of the field of Environmental Humanities at a global scale.
Monica L. Smith’s Book on Human Adaptation to Natural Disasters Now Open-Access
‘The Power of Nature’ explores how people have responded to disasters, focusing on archaeology and human-environmental dynamics
Over 140 UCLA IoES students turn their tassels
On Sunday, June 16, the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability celebrated its commencement ceremony, honoring the Class of 2024.
UCLA storytellers use Grand Theft Auto as basis for series of original films imagining L.A. in 2050
It’s the year 2050, and the Los Angeles River runs lazily along, sparkling in the sunlight, as the hum of freeway traffic weaves through the idyllic setting.
UCLA IoES Magazine: #3 in Top 30 California Sustainability Blogs
Discover why UCLA IoES Magazine is a top-ranking California Sustainability Blog!
Ursula K. Heise Co-Edits ‘Environment and Narrative in Vietnam’— A Cultural Exploration of Environmental Perspectives
UCLA Professor Ursula K. Heise, co-founder and director of the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies at IoES, recently co-edited a book titled “Environment and Narrative in Vietnam.” This comprehensive work,…
IoES Magazine Ranked #2 Among Top 15 Los Angeles Sustainability Blogs
IoES Magazine has been recognized as one of the Top 15 Los Angeles Sustainability Blogs by Feedspot’s panelists, securing the number two spot on the list. The Top 15 list…
Environmental Science B.S. Alumna Jamie Liu wins Grist climate fiction initiative ‘Imagine 2200’
Jamie Liu, a UCLA Environmental Science B.S. alumna, received the first-place prize in Grist’s climate fiction initiative Imagine 2200. The initiative engages writers from across the globe in envisioning the…
To Labor for the Hive
A beekeeper finds a new sense of purpose and community after helping to develop a warning system for floods.
Travis Longcore co-authors ‘The World at Night’— a comprehensive resource on global light pollution
UCLA adjunct professor Travis Longcore co-authored “The World at Night,” a comprehensive resource on global light pollution published by the Dark Sky Group of the International Union for Conservation of…
The Lab at 10,000 Feet
It’s 6 a.m. — first light at the White Mountain Research Center, UCLA’s high-altitude research laboratories some 300 miles north of Los Angeles. The skies are brutally scarlet, the views…
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CBI Mission: Bridging Conservation and Communities in the Dja
In an effort to foster community engagement and discuss ongoing conservation efforts, the Congo Basin Institute (CBI) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) embarked on a mission to…
