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Center for Tropical Research celebrates 20 years of science and conservation
Since its founding in 1997, the center has made important environmental discoveries in more than 45 countries on four continents, publishing more than 300 academic articles. Its work ranges from…
Panel discusses legal options to hold fossil fuel companies accountable
But times are changing, and cities across California have begun to push back with lawsuits. These recent legal actions were the focus of a January 23 panel discussion hosted by…
Coral reefs in hot water as warming events slow recovery
The hardy marine invertebrates can survive bleaching but their growth is slowed, study finds
L.A.’s dry air is a seldom-discussed threat to public health
You’d be wrong. I moved to L.A. from New Orleans in August. There are plenty of differences between the two places, from food to politics. And people in New Orleans…
IoES’s UCLA office is now Los Angeles Green Business Certified
To learn how to make your Los Angeles office eco-friendly, visit http://www.greenbizla.org/
UCLA researchers’ study of apocalyptic entertainment reveals lack of science
This ignorance can result in insufficient responses to real threats like climate change
Science in a hostile environment: Q&A with Ken Kimmell, Union of Concerned Scientists president
This Thursday, January 25, UCLA Law School’s Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment continues that exploration, hosting a free, public discussion at Fowler Museum on holding fossil fuel companies accountable in California. Closing remarks will be delivered by Ken Kimmell, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
How changes in sea level and geography affect genetics of coastal marine life
Sea-level change and the topography of coastlines shapes the evolution of species and biodiversity, according to a study published today in Molecular Ecology. Researchers including UCLA evolutionary biologist David Jacobs…
Getting down to business on offshore oil drilling
Surfrider CEO Chad Nelsen’s economic case against Trump’s plans to expand offshore drilling
Genetic mapping shows migratory birds’ vulnerability to climate change
Research focusing on yellow warbler looks at species’ challenges and capacity to adapt
Has climate change made wildfire terrorism a serious threat?
The whole hillside, dotted with red California fuchsia, was clearly ready to burn. Anyone could walk up one of the many roads and trails in these parched hills and strike…
Five of the best California wildfire pictures from space
Pritzker Award winner Dan Hammer’s satellite images reveal the scale of 2017’s massive fires
Ten books from 2017 that stuck with me
IoES Director Peter Kareiva's must-reads from 2017—for holiday enrichment
UCLA professors Paul Barber, Robert Wayne to enhance undergraduate STEM education
Both UCLA professors of ecology and evolutionary biology and IoES faculty members received $1 million each from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to create new interdisciplinary approaches to science education.
Rajit Gadh named by IESA one of the “50 most influential Indians in Energy Storage and Micro-grids”
The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) named IoES Faculty member and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Rajit Gadh as one of the “50 most influential Indians in Energy Storage and…
Colorado River delta fish risk extinction through interbreeding due to lack of freshwater
UCLA study is a warning for other river systems around the world
UCLA experts explain why California is burning in December
Record-breaking weather consistent with climate change is fanning the flames
Studies by IoES faculty members recognized among the top 1% most referenced within their field
Thomson Reuters’ list of ‘most cited’ influential scholars included 30 UCLA faculty members. IoES faculty members on the list include Stephen Hubbell (ecology and evolutionary biology), Nathan Kraft (ecology), Michael Jerrett…
UCLA @ SBWR
The San Fernando Valley Audubon Society hosted a tour of the Sepulveda Wildlife Basin Reserve to 90 undergraduates enrolled in IoES classes. The students were able to learn more about…
Strategies to motivate energy conservation in urban India
UCLA study finds that negative health effects are a powerful force to reduce consumption
Inhabiting a Post-Urban Twenty-First Century
The capitalist paradigm as a world economic system that works for people and the planet is failing. For cities and nature, shifting graciously and well into the Anthropocene requires a fundamentally different political-economy that reflects new ethics and priorities.