UCLA’s Kevin Njabo selected to give TEDGlobal talk
Two months ago, the professor was named UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability’s 2017 Pritzker Fellow. Now he’s preparing to take stage in front of a worldwide audience. Today, TEDGlobal…
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Meet the Pritzker candidates: 6-10
by Rebecca Ash Deliberations continue to reduce 20 candidates to five finalists for the inaugural Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award. With $100,000 at stake, meet the next group of contestants.…
Greening your grocery cart
We crunched the numbers for you. Here's how to make simple choices that fight climate change from your grocery cart.
Meet the Pritzker candidates: 1-5
by Rebecca Ash Last week UCLA announced the 20 inaugural candidates for the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award. The award is the first to target environmental leaders under the age…
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.
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.