Wildfire experts lay out causes and solutions for California’s worsening blazes
Academic and government experts offered insight at an event co-produced by The Nature Conservancy and UCLA
Topical Tag: Public Health
The Magazine
Climate change is making it harder for couples to conceive
UCLA research finds warming temperatures have a negative effect on fertility, birth rates
L.A.’s dry air is a seldom-discussed threat to public health
You’d be wrong. I moved to L.A. from New Orleans in August. There are plenty of differences between the two places, from food to politics. And people in New Orleans have a special glow about them. Some might suggest it’s their legendary zest for life, but it probably has more to do with the humidity—they...
Events
Special Event
LA’s New Abnormal: Mega-Wildfires
Reception and Discussion
2.6.2019
The Nature Conservancy and UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) invite you to LA’s New Abnormal: Mega-Wildfires Reception and Discussion Seemingly every year, California breaks some record for devastation with a new wildfire. The Woolsey fire was the worst the Malibu area has ever seen, and it has been 100 years since...
Special Event
99% Preservation and 1% Densification
A Case for Urban Density along the Wilshire Corridor
6.27.2018
The plan accommodates the city’s anticipated population increase—1.5 million people by 2050—by densifying less than one percent of its land. Comparing Wilshire Boulevard to major streets in other global metropolises, including Barcelona’s Avenida Diagonal and New York’s Broadway, they model real-world responses to growth and transformation that offer more sustainable strategies for Los Angeles. Moderated...
Symposium
Spotlight on Sustainability: Emerging Trends in the Built Environment
Corporate Partners Program Event
10.3.2017
Join business leaders for an interactive discussion on sustainability in the built environment.
People
Asma Mahdi
Guest writer & communications manager for Sustainable L.A. Grand Challenge
Sustainable L.A. Grand Challenge
Projects
SAR Zero Waste Team
Pictured above, left to right: Gustav Fiere, Elizabeth Tanner, Natasha Oviedo (Team Leader), Kate Zeile, and Malcolm Au (Team Leader) Zero-Waste at Young Research Library: Effectiveness of Educational and Outreach Methods at Increasing Waste Diversion Project Description: The Zero-Waste SAR team will be conducting a research project on the use of educational signage and outreach...
SAR Food Justice and Basic Needs Team
Pictured above, left to right: Maninder Kaur, Jasmine Summers- Evans, Rosemary Wallace, Diana Nguyen (Team Leader), Alicia Kwan (Team Leader), Melinda McMonigle, and Fiona Zhang Increasing Student Accessibility to UCLA’s Basic Needs Resources Project Description: Our project aims to help UCLA students gain access to the basic needs resources they may need. UCLA offers a wide array...
SAR University Apartments Waste Diversion Team
Pictured above, left to right: Emma Stanfield (Team Leader), Maia Rodriguez-Choi, Caroline Schrek, and Elizabeth Popescu. Not pictured: Zachary Devereux (Team Leader) and Cali Ngyuen. Rethinking Trash: Understanding the Value of Food Waste Project Description: The goal of this project is to successfully implement a composting system in University Apartments of UCLA’s campus. We will...
Publications
Pilot-testing of electrolysis for bromide removal from drinking water
Kimbrough, David Eugene, Lina Boulos, Sirikarn Surawanvijit, Adam Zacheis, Yoram Cohen
Published Work | 2016 | American Water Works Association
Cities as Novel Biomes: Recognizing Urban Ecosystem Services as Anthropogenic
Pincetl S.
Published Work | 2015 | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
In the News
Headline
11.16.2018
For Those Grappling With California Wildfires, Dangerous Air Quality Is a New Risk
“The main pollutant that comes from the fire is called particular matter, or PM. The most health-relevant particles are in sizes smaller than 2.5 microns—they’re pretty tiny particles,” says Yifang Zhu, Ph.D., professor of environmental health sciences and acting dean of UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. Zhu goes on to explain that the national...
11.7.2018
My Journey to Create the Future of Plastic Recycling
Plastic pollution is a global crisis that results in wildlife entrapment, water and food contamination, and human health problems. Globally, only 9% of plastics produced are recycled; the rest is incinerated, landfilled, or exported to developing nations where they often enter marine habitats. At the current accumulation rate, the scientific community predicts there will be...
Headline
10.29.2018
Can vultures help us avoid food poisoning?
Scientists have a number of hypotheses about how these scavengers avoid sickness with this diet. Researchers led by Daniel T. Blumstein, PhD, professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, performed a systematic review to investigate some of the proposed behavioral and physiologic defenses.
Video
How Climate Change Will Impact California, Interview with Dr. Alan Barreca
Interview on The Young Turks ScIQ with UCLA environmental economist Alan Barreca by Jayde Lovell about climate change effects on public health, vulnerable communities, and the state of California. They also discuss the actions California can take the adapt to the rising environmental threats.