Yvon Chouinard: A Reluctant Businessman
Yvon Chouinard recounts his young life, including his start as an innovator and an entrepreneur in the climbing business.
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“The Future of Energy and Transportation” presented by Elon Musk, Tesla Motors
Phi Beta Kappa and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability hosted this lecture on January 8, 2011 at the Fowler Museum’s Lenart Auditorium.
UCLA joins Southern California Marine Institute to revitalize marine research in Los Angeles
UCLA joins a a strategic alliance of 11 major universities in southern California dedicated to advancing ocean studies.
A champion of sustainability
Q&A with Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development and Science Advisor to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Center for Tropical Research November 2010 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Our feature article in this Fall’s CTR Newsletter, by Adam Freedman, discusses CTR’s efforts to understand the implications of losing ecological gradients. While the impacts of habitat destruction…
Heron Island Summit Video
CTR Director Tom Smith was a keynote speaker at the Applied Evolution Summit, “Interdisciplinary Solutions to Evolutionary Challenges in Food, Health and the Environment,” held on Heron Island, Australia, January…
Helping clean up oil in the Gulf
Originally posted in the UCLA Newsroom Engineering Professor Eric Hoek discusses efforts to repair the damage from the recent oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. While the full…
IoE receives gift to establish Pritzker Fund for Environment and Sustainability Education
An endowment from business leader Tony Pritzker will stregthen the Institute of the Environment's undergraduate academic program.
Institute of the Environment Commencement 2010
IoE graduation ceremony held June 13, 2010 at Korn Convocation Hall.
“Why conserving California’s biodiversity matters” by Dr. Peter Raven
Watch the public lecture given at the official launch of the La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science at King Gillette Ranch in Malibu, CA, June 6, 2010.
Center for Tropical Research May 2010 Newsletter
Dear Friends, The associated researchers of CTR continue to explore exciting research projects around the globe on a range of biodiversity, disease, and conservation issues. We are making significant progress…
A Conversation with Magali Delmas, Professor of Management
Professor of Management Magali Delmas discuss her book, “Governance for the Environment New Perspectives,” and the issues it raises.
Dan Kammen: Innovation for a Clean Economy
In his Spring Oppenheim Lecture on March 31, Dan Kammen talked about if and how we can achieve a low-carbon/no-carbon economy. He stated that reducing greenhouse gases by the levels…
For California vintners, it’s not easy being green
IoE Professor Magali Delmas studies the economics of eco-labels for California wines.
UCLA and partners establish the La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science
Southern California is 'ground zero' for conservation in the 21st century
The Science: Air Pollution Impacts on Infants and Children
https://youtu.be/yaPWTyZXgtg Short intro video for the "The Geography of Air Pollution: Where are Pregnant Women and their Children at Risk?" An Oppenheim lecture held January 20, 2010 with Beate Ritz,…
Center for Tropical Research November 2009 Newsletter
Dear Friends of CTR, Despite the financial cutbacks faced by the University of California, the researchers at CTR continue to make great progress on a range of exciting projects. These…
Prof. Tom Smith Researching Hornbill Migration in Cameroon
Prof. Smith leads the UCLA’s International Research & Training Center in Cameroon (IRTC) and shows here how the research team captures and tags hornbill birds with satellite trackers to track…
Tracking Hornbill Movements in Cameroon
UCLA’s International Research & Training Center in Cameroon hosts researchers such as Prof. Tom Smith and his team from the Center for Tropical Research. Prof. Smith leads the IRTC and…
Adapting to Wildfires on the Urban Edge in Southern California
Watch Professor Jon. E. Keeley give a short introduction to his Oppenheim Lecture, held November 4, 2009. Southern California has experienced nine megafires over 100,000 acres in size since the…
Penguins as Marine Sentinels
Watch Professor Dee Boersma give a short introduction to her Oppenheim Lecture, Penguins as Marine Sentinels, held April 15, 2009. Professor Boersma discussed why the penguin populations in the world’s…
Center for Tropical Research April 2009 Newsletter
Dear Friends of CTR, During the current global economic crisis that is affecting the livelihoods of so many people, we need to continue to serve as guardians of our planet’s…
A Blueprint for Healing the Bay
https://youtu.be/-Cp5y6bSKCs An Oppenheim lecture held February 11, 2008 with Dr. Mark Gold, environmental scientist and President of Heal the Bay. Dr. Mark Gold has devoted over twenty years to improving…