New center raises everyone’s voices for environmental science
Fueled by her experiences, Aradhna Tripati has helped create the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, which will provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities.
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Pritzker Genius Award aims to spark environmental breakthroughs
The first major environmental award to target the under-40 crowd hopes to invest in novel solutions for the planet.
Student practicum team drills into urban oil fields
A student-led survey has uncovered stark disparities in public health outcomes for L.A. neighborhoods with oil and gas drilling.
UCLA announces new Ph.D. program in Environment and Sustainability
This fall, the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) will begin accepting applications for a Ph.D. in Environment and Sustainability. The new program aims to equip leaders in…
Getting to the bottom of L.A.’s future water supply
UCLA researchers created a comprehensive model to find out how L.A. County can reduce its reliance on imported water.
Johnson and Trump
by Anonymous Student November 22nd, 1963, United States President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while driving through Dallas. The perpetrator, Lee Harvey Oswald, was never charged, due to his own…
Donald Trump’s rocky relationships
by Anonymous Student Donald Trump is becoming known for his rocky relationships – with ex-wife Ivana Trump, and now with the truth as the president. His own lawyer even said,…
The price of deportation
How Trump’s immigration policies will raise the prices of artichokes by Desiree Samler The first thing most people see when they enter a grocery store is a bountiful display…
Why California’s Climate Change Fight Is Also About Public Health
“Passenger vehicles, shipping, buses: if you add up all of the sources on wheels, they really are the greatest opportunity," says Sean Hecht, who runs a center on environmental law at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Student experiments with science and humor
UCLA environmental science major Alex Wolfson envisions his future as a funny scientist.
Passion for environmental justice fuels urban oil drilling study
A UCLA student-led survey uncovered stark disparities in public health outcomes for L.A. neighborhoods with oil and gas drilling.
Antibiotic resistant genes lurk in city parks
Overuse of antibiotics has led to superbugs that resist even powerful last-line-of-defense antibiotics. UCLA researchers have learned that antibiotic resistant genes are everywhere, including places people are encouraged to go for fun—parks.
L.A’s 2024 Olympic pitch to the IOC skips the glitz and focuses on the price tag
[T]he LA 2024 group continually tried to impress the evaluation commission with its fiscal restraint, the city’s existing infrastructure and the fact that most key buildings and venues are already in place.
Daily Bruin: Task force should expand student access to Sage Hill
Originally published by Emily Merz in the Daily Bruin Sage Hill is located off Bellagio Drive by the Krieger Center. The four-acre space is covered with rolling hills of small…
Hi-tech rainforest map brings climate and conservation efforts into sharp relief
Using satellite and laser detection, a new carbon density map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo empowers global efforts to stem climate change and deforestation.
