Sage Hill: Graphic Design for Native Plants
In Fall 2022, UCLA students in Erin Cooney’s Design Media Arts (DESMA-173) created design and art inspired by the native plants and environment of Sage Hill. These place-based works showcase…
Projects
Sea Level Rise Planning
The DTSC Sea Level Rise Viewer allows users to view projected sea level rise boundaries and the locations of active cleanups (Sources: DTSC, NOAA). With her dissertation research, Peggy will be…
Seminole Chickee Architecture with Everett Osceola
On October 15th 2023, IoES Sage Hill was honored to host an outdoor workshop featuring Everett Osceola the Cultural Ambassador for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The event was attended…
Sustainability Communications Team: Assessing Efforts to Educate the Campus Community About UCLA’s Sustainability Initiatives
The Sustainability Communications team will be assessing the the effectiveness of UCLA Sustainability’s current methods of communicating with the campus community. The team aims to determine which channels of communication…
Sustainable Food Team: Increasing Organic and Local Sustainable Food Across UCLA Dining
The SAR Sustainable Food Team hopes to work toward the UC-wide goal of 25% sustainable food purchases by 2025 by standardizing the processes of obtaining and accounting sustainable food purchases.…
The 2023 UCLA La Kretz Center Public Lecture
It was an honor to have guest lecturer Dr. Jennifer Norris at the 2023 UCLA La Kretz Center Public Lecture to speak about her work leading California’s 30×30 Initiative and…
The Wildfire-Stormwater Nexus
On April 10, 2023, the UCLA Water Resources Group hosted a virtual webinar on the Wildfire-Stormwater Nexus. This webinar, facilitated by Co-Director Greg Pierce, aimed to bring greater attention and…
Tracking changes in photosynthetic activity of native California plants
Awardee: Alannah Linden, third year atmospheric and oceanic sciences / mathematics major. Alannah has interests in a range of physical sciences subjects.
UCLA Health Team: Piloting a Sustainability Certification Process Within UCLA Health for Individual Departments
Across the UC system and within UCLA, there are many comprehensive sustainability policies. However, UC Policy can be confusing, complex, and inaccessible, and not all departments within UCLA Health understand…
Advanced Water Treatment Technology: Benefits and Challenges for Acceptance
On November 3, 2022, The UCLA Water Resources Group hosted a “Hybrid in Person and on Zoom seminar. Unlike many of our seminars, this seminar was for faculty and students…
Advancing the Circular Economy in Lagos
Pritzker Award Affiliate: Chioma Ukonu, Co-Founder, RecyclePoints Limited Lagos Nigeria UCLA Anderson team: Emily Fan, Evan Greer, Vivian S Chung, Jennifer Cao, Eric Lin Faculty Advisor: Paul Park Problem Statement…
Analyzing methane emissions in Nigeria using TROPOMI and CrIS
Pritzker Award Affiliate: Lola Fatoyinbo, Research Scientist, NASA Impact Fellow: Oscar Alejandro Neyra Nazarretty (IoES doctoral student) Project objective: Develop a better understanding of the environmental impacts on mangroves in Nigeria. Activity…