Uphill battle for California’s native plant species
Largest study yet of plant species shifting with climate change finds ecosystems unraveling in California
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Designing Life to Address Environmental Challenges
Alumni Profile: Natalie Ma, B.S., 2010 and Yale University, Biological and Biomedical Sciences doctoral program
See something weird in nature? Call your local scientist
UCLA Newsroom recently asked La Kretz Center Director Brad Shaffer about why climate change makes it even more urgent to strengthen citizen science programs and connect them to established scientific networks.
Busting the ‘Dirty’ Myth of Corporate Environmental Lobbying
New IoES Research: Firms Emitting Small Amounts of Greenhouse Gases Lobby Just As Much as Dirty Ones
La Kretz Center to Lead UC Natural Reserve System Site
The La Kretz Center assumes responsibility for the administration of the Stunt Ranch Reserve, and expands its field station into a multi-site research and teaching environment for regional conservation science in the Santa Monica Mountains
The best books for environmentalists: 2015 edition
Environmentalism suffers from some tired old narratives. What's the antidote? Fresh perspectives, taboo topics, new alliances, and cross-fertilization — because intellectual and conceptual diversity are just as essential as biodiversity.…
A top 10 environmental thanks
But on the environmental front, we are constantly bombarded with stories of impending crises, environmental disasters, ecosystem collapse and species loss. Not only does this relentless doom-and-gloom depress everyone, such…
50 Shades of Graywater: Recycling Graywater Worth the Effort, Says New UCLA Study
By Tetra Balestri, Student Contributor Most Los Angeles households have bins and services for recycling their paper, plastic and even their yard waste. But in this time of extreme drought…
Out of the Blue and Into Your Eardrums
UCLA Professor Paul Barber’s ocean conservation efforts get remixed for a new art and science exhibit
Environment + public health: the new sustainability
HIV, malaria, heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s. When we think about health, we often think about such tragic diseases and how we can avoid them. These diseases have touched my life…
New Research: Songbirds’ Silent Killer
West Nile Virus Has Reduced Survival Rates By 50% for Some Backyard Favorites
Towards Food, Energy and Water Security in California
A free three-day workshop running from Dec 2-4 at UCLA examines Food-Energy-Water Security in California under Changing Conditions: the Nexus Perspective. Join top researchers and policymakers in agriculture, energy, water,…
‘Bending the Curve’: Can We Flat-Line Global Warming by 2050?
A New Report from 50 University of California System Researchers Shows How
ESE: Getting the Job Done
An IoES Graduate Program Puts Women & Minorities on the Front Lines of Environmental Problem Solving
Back to school: unlearning nine environmental myths
I have taught these introductory courses for 30 years, and have been consistently surprised by the erroneous certainties students bring to the first environmental science lecture. Rooted not in fact…
Team Turtle Beats the Drought
How the UCLA La Kretz Center Rehabbed & Released 28 Genetically Significant Turtles Imperiled by Habitat Loss
UCLA’s Free Energy Atlas Uncovers L.A. Buildings’ Role in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Combining Never-Before–Available Data from Energy Utilities with Public Data, the Database Provides an Unprecedented Look at Energy Use
Alex Hall: How Climate Change is Fueling Southern California Wildfires
Read why climate models suggest a new kind of wildfire threat will emerge to the region’s residents.