Morton La Kretz served on the IoES advisory board and established the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science. Administered through the IoES in partnership with the National Park Service, the center is a pioneer in science aimed at preserving California’s rich biodiversity.
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Remembering the UCLA alumnus and Disney Imagineer who made it ‘safe to have fun’
UCLA hosted the first annual LA Fire Research Conference to answer that question — convening researchers from across the U.S., agencies and survivors
A new UCLA–NRDC report finds cities pay far more for water than agricultural districts, even as climate change exacerbates shortages across the Lower Colorado River Basin
Learn about Tyrus Korecki's journey and the CDLS program VSTEM.
Hall’s research — from climate modeling to wildfire and water forecasting — is now among the most widely referenced in the world, earning him a place on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list
Learn about a CDLS Fellow's early career trajectory
UCLA College’s new “Cabinet of Curiosities” podcast explores the fang-tastic North-South collaboration
From the lecture halls of Westwood to the world’s most prestigious scientific stage, UCLA’s Nobel-winning alumni trace their triumphs to a common source: a public university that opened doors
Fast fashion degrades land and people. In Indonesia, Riadini-Flesch is proving it can also heal soil, cut carbon and empower women
The feature traces how an engineer’s logic — and a long view of progress — shape Pritzker’s approach to environmental change
How an international student from Chile is making waves in CDLS
How a CDLS Fellow is bridging science and journalism
The award highlights faculty whose research has demonstrably improved lives locally, nationally and globally
Seema Lokhandwala, a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, reflects on how a childhood encounter with an elephant grew into a lifelong commitment to protecting the fragile bonds between people and wildlife
Now Accepting Applications from UCLA Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, & Postdoctoral Researchers. Deadline to Apply: December 1st, 2025
From childhood explorations in the Mojave to tackling the chytrid fungus, 2025 Pritzker Award finalist Anthony Waddle charts a path of science, memory and conservation
The research with local collaborators is the first to identify how to reliably grow ebony trees from seeds
Economist-turned-entrepreneur Denica Riadini-Flesch, a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, reflects on how she left conventional models of growth to build a regenerative fashion movement
Three innovators from Australia, Indonesia and India are redefining how to protect wildlife, restore ecosystems and build equitable futures
Building climate solutions from fungi, sediment, timber and uranium, four leaders under 40 show what next-generation innovation looks like in today's world