Ghost dogs: Coyotes as top predators of the city
Dr. Stan Gehrt, Professor & Wildlife Extension Specialist at Ohio State University
Projects
LARC – The Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability
Mission The Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability is a membership organization, fostering a network of local and regional decision-makers in the Los Angeles County region to…
Meow! A Cat Discussion
New studies indicate that cats have a negative impact on native biodiversity and are a threat to human health. So what’s a cat lover to do?
An Analysis of Hazardous Materials Spills in California with a Focus on Oil and Gas
Students: Alexandra Caryotakis, Ian Davies, Sarah Hafiz, Justine Niketen, Daniel Noakes, Ruoyu Wang, Xunyi Wu Client: Natural Resources Defense Council Advisor: Dr. Felicia Federico (IoES) Final Report
Aquaponics and the Future of Urban Agriculture
Students: Justin Brandt, Kendall Curtis, Kyle Gordon, Mallvinder Kahal, KellyAnneTang, Vanessa Villanueva, Sterling Wahlrab Client: Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles Advisor: Noah Garrison (IoES)
Assessing the Environmental and Social Co-Benefits of Greenhouse Gas Offset Project
Students: Anais Marguerite Engel, Mark Allen Ginsburg, Erika Kristen Kidera, Hadley Kathryn Nolan, Sagarika Subramanian, Peilun Sun Team: CO2 Markets Client: Climate Action Reserve
Biking in On-Campus Housing
The team worked with UCLA’s Housing & Hospitality Services and UCLA Transportation to encourage and better accommodate bike ridership on the residential Hill. The team advised on the addition of…
Biodiversity survey of manicured and non-manicured areas of UCLA
The 2015 Biodiversity Action Research Team indexed the biodiversity of flora and fauna between manicured and non-manicured regions of campus. The data helped indicated what ecosystem is more beneficial for the…
Campus Energy
The Energy Team conducted an energy audit of the Physics and Astronomy Building on campus, using light and occupancy data loggers to examine if unoccupied rooms had lights consistently turned…
Climate Action Scorecard and Indicators
Students: Samuel Geldin, McKenzie Hoffman, Danielle Pocta, Xiaoya Qiu, Sidhaant Shah Client: Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Advisor: Katie Bickel Goldman (Greenhouse Gas Management Institute) Final Report
Developing Landscape Ecology Parameters for the Natural History Museum BioSCAN Project
Students: Rachel Chung, Trevor Johnson, Jonathan Kalmanson, Amanda Russell, Sarah Toback, Joanna Shen, Jennifer Truong Client: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Advisor: Prof. Tom Gillespie (UCLA Geography) Final…
Distribution of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Air and Water Samples From Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Regions of CA
Students: Cody Ericksen, Elizabeth Ficara, Isabel Melendez, Michael Sanchez, Nghi Tran, Devin Walpert, Tony Yuan Client: Natural Resources Defense Council Advisor: Prof. Jenny Jay and Cristina Echeverria (UCLA Dept. of…