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…
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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
Marilyn Raphael and Victoria Sork among 8 from UCLA elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The academy is one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies
Aradhna Tripati on CNN: Confronting the climate crisis | CITIZEN by CNN
CNN’s Bill Weir hosts UCLA’s Center for Diverse Leadership in Science founder Aradhna Tripati, CNN’s Van Jones, Gavin Schmidt, and Michael Mann to discuss the current state of the global climate crisis.…
Cara Horowitz in The Los Angeles Times: EPA to restore California’s power over car pollution rules, reversing Trump
California’s ambition to retake the lead on climate change policy in the United States received a major boost Monday as the Biden administration moved toward allowing the state to once…
Carbon sequestration: a critical but less-understood piece of the climate puzzle
Removing carbon already in the air is a must for Biden to meet international goals, say UCLA experts
Tech meets tradition for rainforest conservation project
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…
UCLA’s women leaders discuss their influence in the environmental science field
In celebration of Women’s History Month, a look at those who are challenging norms, dispelling stereotypes and celebrating diversity
IoES Interim Director Marilyn Raphael elected Vice President of American Association of Geographers
Marilyn Raphael, interim director of UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, was elected vice president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), a global network of researchers, educators and…
Study reveals which outdoor lighting minimizes harm to insects
UCLA–Smithsonian research confirms certain LED colors cause less damage than others
Simulations show how city building configurations affect pedestrians’ air quality
Pollution at street level is worst with buildings in tight rows, UCLA study finds
A Strategic Framework for a Just Transition
Just Transition is a framework for a fair shift to an economy that is ecologically sustainable, equitable and just for all its members. After centuries of global plunder, the profit-driven, growth-dependent, industrial economy is severely undermining the life support systems of the planet. An economy based on extracting from a finite system faster than the capacity of the system to regenerate will eventually come to an end—either through collapse or through our intentional re-organization.
The Necessity to Move Beyond Hydrocarbons: A Talk by Stephanie Pincetl
The UCLA Global Health and Social Medicine Grand Round Series features Stephanie Pincetl, PhD. on Monday, March 22, 2021 from 5 to 6pm PDT via Zoom. Dr. Pincetl is the…
Genetic tool could improve monitoring of marine protected areas
UCLA study finds ‘eDNA’ can accurately and efficiently identify fish species