Calling for hope and adaptations, they review the state of sustainability in California in this week’s special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Led by UCLA professor Glen…
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain joined EarthSky’s Dave Adalian for a live discussion on the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events caused by climate change. Swain, known for…
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability has once again been recognized as a certified Green Business by the LA Sanitation & Environment Department (LASAN) and the US Green Building…
Interview questions authored in 2024 by Elias Jabbe, former France-based researcher and current UCLA Center for Diverse Leadership in Science NSF Climate Resilience Fellow. 1) What are the main takeaways…
‘The Power of Nature’ explores how people have responded to disasters, focusing on archaeology and human-environmental dynamics
Wildfire smoke significantly impacts California bird populations, leading to decreased activity and body mass, according to new UCLA study.
New UCLA study finds most California homes can easily electrify without costly panel upgrades, thanks to strategic load management.
On Sunday, June 16, the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability celebrated its commencement ceremony, honoring the Class of 2024.
Join UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain Monday, June 24, at 1 p.m. PT for a live YouTube briefing about the extreme weather across the Northern Hemisphere.
That’s why UCLA teamed up with more than a dozen partners this year to create the Sustainable Move Out, with groups like the UCLA Thrift Shop accepting furniture, the Bruin Bazaar creating…
UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute is out to definitively map the African rainforests, a mission that could revolutionize climate science — and just maybe save the planet.
IoES Adjunct Professor Travis Longcore has joined the PLAN-Biodiversity project as an advisory board member. This innovative European project, “The Path Towards Addressing Adverse Impacts of Light and Noise Pollution on Terrestrial…
We are delighted to share that the 2024 CTR newsletter is now available! This issue features a letter from the Founder, insights from Co-Directors Dr. Elsa Ordway and Dr. Felipe Zapata, and…
In March, UCLA students joined students at National Forestry School (NFS) in Mbalmayo to plant 1,200 native trees including frake, ebony and assamela in Cameroon.
Help researchers at UCLA and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County protect West Coast birds by recording your daily bird observations
Last year, as part of the study, the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation (LCI) and colleagues provided LADWP with recommendations for robust, long-term solutions to low-income customers’ ability to pay their bills through the clean energy transition. Now, in partnership with the UCLA California Center for Sustainable Communities, our researchers are digging deeper into energy equity issues to guide the agency’s development, implementation, and evaluation of these recommendations. “LADWP has the opportunity to lead the nation in how to achieve a more just energy transition,” said Stephanie Pincetl, director of the UCLA California Center for Sustainable Communities, “and we are honored to help facilitate that possibility.”
But due to their nocturnal activity and well-hidden nests, little data has been available on local owl populations. To address this knowledge gap, a team of UCLA seniors collaborated with…
It’s the year 2050, and the Los Angeles River runs lazily along, sparkling in the sunlight, as the hum of freeway traffic weaves through the idyllic setting.
To mitigate the effects of extreme heat, UCLA will lead a public information campaign to help spread the word about the risks of extreme heat. It recommends actions people can take to prevent…
We object in the strongest possible terms to the University's failure to support our students' right to protest peacefully and to be kept safe while doing so. We are horrified that Chancellor Block did not exercise his responsibility to protect and support students. We believe his statements (and those of President Drake) opened the way to these attacks on our community. The exemplary nature of this encampment made it a target for those who oppose the free exercise of views that differ from their own. Continuing to arrest and jail protesters will not lead to a thoughtful and productive discussion about the very real issues raised by the Israeli invasion of Gaza, and what the University can do to help curb the extraordinary suffering and deaths that are occurring. We call for the convocation of a body to discuss the substantive calls for disclosure and divestment. We also support full legal, academic and disciplinary amnesty for all students, staff, and faculty.
Students traveled to Tobago to test their flood-risk model and gather local perspectives
The California Center for Sustainable Communities, along with UCLA research teams and departments, has been selected as a finalist for the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) 2024 Power Player Awards in the Equity category.
UCLA Center for Tropical Research and Congo Basin Institute co-director Dr. Elsa Ordway is leading PANGEA, a NASA-funded effort to design a large-scale field campaign studying tropical forests worldwide. This…