Reduced humidity increases wildfire threat in Southwest U.S.
Atmospheric moisture decreased by a third in California and Nevada, study finds
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Oscar Neyra-Nazarrett Announced as Recipient of 2020-2021 Spark Grant — Harvard Innovation Labs
ESE student Oscar Neyra-Nazarrett’s mining startup listed as a 2020-2021 Spark Grant Recipient in Harvard Innovation Labs’ article.
Jacob Phaneuf found his path at UCLA through a passion for genetics and environmental justice
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…
Haydée Rodriguez-Romero leads Costa Rica’s marine protection efforts
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…
The Case for Gas Bans and Residential Building Electrification: Equity Perspectives on an Emerging Socio-Technical Energy Transition
“Natural gas bans” refer to a diversity of municipal building code changes that disallow certain uses of natural gas in new residential buildings. Gas bans vary in terms of their provisions, but all are intended, along with complementary building electrification programs, to limit the amount of fossil fuels that must be extracted, transported, and burned to meet residential energy needs, thus reducing carbon emissions from buildings, which currently account for approximately 30 percent of the US’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
UCLA La Kretz 2021 Annual Lecture
This event celebrates ten years of conservation research, featuring 3 minute lightening talks by each of our 13 past, current, and future La Kretz postdoctoral fellows. The presentations are followed…
Private land conservation could be key to meeting Biden’s 2030 environmental goals
UCLA-led study finds voluntary legal agreements protect at-risk species more efficiently than public lands
Sanjay Mohanty and Eric Hoek in UCLA Newsroom: Biosolids used as fertilizer could contain more plastic than previously thought
A study by UCLA scientists raises a concern about the makeup of some of the fertilizers being used on crops, gardens, and landscaping. A portion of the fertilizer used in…
Prof. Deepak Rajagopal talks about Ride Share Programs Switching to Electric Vehicles in California on KPCC’s TakeTwo podcast
Deepak talks about the current state of electric vehicles in California on KPCC's TakeTwo podcast
Benefits of Infrastructure Funding Measures Stymied by Barriers in L.A. County
As billions of dollars become available, UCLA-Liberty Hill Foundation report recommends actions for community-informed, integrated infrastructure to improve quality of life for Angelenos Affordable housing adjacent to a public transit…
Biosolids used as fertilizer could contain more plastic than previously thought
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…
Human wastewater is feeding harmful algae blooms off of Southern California’s coast
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…
Sage Hill Spotlight: Travis Longcore
Dr. Longcore is an associate adjunct professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and conducts research on the conservation of biodiversity in cities. He has taught at Sage…
Sage Hill Spotlight: Maura Palacios Mejia
Maura Palacios Mejia is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Scholar in the Wayne Lab at UCLA, and her research focuses on applying environmental DNA to address issues in conservation…
Sage Hill Spotlight: Ryan Harrigan
Professor Ryan Harrigan is an assistant adjunct professor at the UCLA Institue of the Environment and Sustainability and an Assistant Researcher for the Center for Tropical Research. In 2015, he…
Sage Hill Spotlight: Thomas Wake
Professor Thomas Wake is in the Department of Anthropology and is significantly involved with Sage Hill. He sounded the alarm to protect Sage Hill nearly 15 years ago and promotes…
Sage Hill Spotlight: Tom Smith
Professor Tom Smith is the founding director of the Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and is a distinguished professor in the UCLA Department of Ecology…
Sage Hill Spotlight: Tom Gillespie
Professor Gillespie is a part of the UCLA Department of Geography, is the advisor for the Environmental Student Network, and was the stakeholder for the SAR 2017 Biodiversity Restoration: Giving…
Sage Hill Spotlight: Mark Rosman
Mark Rosman is a lecturer and coordinator for the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television’s first year MFA Director Cinematography Program. Rosman uses Sage Hill as a shooting location.…
Sage Hill Spotlight: Alison Lipman
Professor Alison Lipman teaches a number of courses at UCLA, including Why Ecology Matters: Science Behind Environmental Issues (EEBIO 18), Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity (LIFESCI 1), and Introduction to Ecology…
Victoria Sork elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Victoria Sork, a renowned plant evolutionary biologist, was among eight UCLA professors elected to the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences in 2021. The prestigious honorary society is comprised…
Marilyn Raphael elected to American Academy of Arts & Science
Marilyn Raphael, interim director of UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, was among eight UCLA professors elected to the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences. The prestigious honorary…
California Urban Water 101 CCSC’s Erik Porse on Water Talk Podcast
A conversation with Dr. Erik Porse (Sacramento State University & CCSC/UCLA Institute of the Environment) about urban water resources, energy, conservation, and engineering economics in California.
Migratory songbirds’ travels disrupted by earlier springs
UCLA-led study highlights the effects of earlier ‘green-ups’ due to climate change