Meet the 2025 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #6–9
These four nominees are focused on housing, conservation, fashion and public space — tackling environmental issues by redesigning how systems work at the local level
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Meet the 2025 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award candidates #1–5
These five mid-career leaders are creating climate solutions in areas and communities often left out of conventional planning
Announcing the 2025 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award nominees
Thirteen nominees. Five continents. One common denominator: a new blueprint for environmental leadership.
UCLA Ph.D. candidate Lorena De la Puente Burlando selected for Critical Minerals Research Lab
The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability is proud to share that Ph.D. candidate Lorena De la Puente Burlando has been accepted into the 2025–2026 Critical Minerals Research Lab,…
Join our team as Research assistant in plant-animal interaction for the Ebony Project
Are you a Cameroonian citizen and looking for a position in ecology and conservation? The Ebony Project is hiring a Research Assistant to support tropical forest restoration and community-based conservation in…
Duration of heat waves accelerating faster than global warming
The longest and rarest heat waves — which can last for weeks — show the greatest increase in frequency
The 2026 La Kretz Center Postdoctoral Fellowship
The UCLA La Kretz Center is excited to be accepting applications for the 2026 UCLA La Kretz Center Postdoctoral Fellowship! Applications will be accepted until September 15th, 2025.
Rajit Gadh for LAist—More batteries = fewer problems for California’s electric grid?
Rajit Gadh, professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, joined LAist 89.3-FM’s “AirTalk” to discuss how large-scale battery storage is…
UCLA IoES Magazine Ranked #2 in California for Sustainability Coverage
UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) Magazine has been ranked #2 on Feedspot’s list of the Top 30 California Sustainability Blogs. The list recognizes the most influential platforms…
UCLA’s highest honor for teaching excellence: Shanna Shaked named 2024–2025 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient
Shanna Shaked, adjunct professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and senior associate director at UCLA’s Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences, has been…
LARC Launches #HeatSafeLA Campaign to Raise Extreme Heat Awareness
As summer temperatures rise, the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC), in partnership with the LA County Department of Public Health, is launching the fourth year…
How watching birds for 10 minutes a week can help climate scientists this summer
UCLA’s annual Project Phoenix aims to document how birds change their behavior when there’s more wildfire smoke
UCLA’s class of 2025: A new generation of environmental leaders step forward
As climate urgency grows, UCLA’s newest environmental scientists bring curiosity, clarity and resolve
Rajit Gadh for the The San Francisco Standard — Waymo no-go zones: Don’t even try to get a robotaxi in SF this weekend
UCLA IoES professor Rajit Gadh discussed the future of autonomous vehicle safety for The San Francisco Standard, sharing how recent attacks on robotaxis are accelerating the development of enhanced protective…
Field notes from the finca: UCLA students trace biodiversity through Guatemalan cloud forest and coffee fields
Seven environmental science seniors funded their entire trip through a crowdfunding campaign, carrying their research from Westwood to the mountains of western Guatemala
S&P 500 companies make meaningful progress in corporate sustainability disclosures
Climate transition planning, Scope 3 reporting gaps identified in UCLA Anderson Center for Impact annual report
New assessment calls for stronger standards in forest carbon credit market
Scientists find that most forest carbon credit protocols fall short of ensuring real climate benefits, raising concerns about the reliability of a fast-growing tool in global emissions reduction efforts
Marilyn Raphael elected to National Academy of Sciences
One of the highest honors a scientist can receive, Raphael and three other UCLA faculty join an elite group of Nobel laureates and internationally recognized scholars
Managing the mid-transition: How to navigate the chaotic shift from fossil fuel to clean energy
University of Notre Dame's Emily Grubert breaks down why the mid-transition from using fossil fuel to clean energy is more chaotic than either endpoint — and why careful planning is critical
What cities can learn from Los Angeles’s effort to build a fairer energy system
A closer look at the decisions, data and trade-offs behind LA’s plan to reach 100% renewable energy by 2035 — without leaving vulnerable communities behind
The UCLA La Kretz Center 2024 Annual Report
We're pleased to report on the exciting La Kretz Center research & project updates that happened in 2024.
Kelp forests could suffer massive losses by 2100 as ocean heatwaves intensify
Marine heatwaves could become 16 times more frequent, with kelp forests in the Northern Hemisphere facing the most extreme losses, new research finds
As the Colorado River shrinks, states fail to tap one of their most promising and accessible water sources
New UCLA–NRDC report reveals basin-wide gaps in wastewater reuse despite worsening water shortages
Project Phoenix 2024 Annual Report
The community birding initiative is thrilled to present its 2024 Year-End report!