INSTITUTE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Moving Knowledge to Action
Launching global environmental solutions from urban Los Angeles
MAGAZINE
3 alumni Nobel laureates recount how UCLA set them on a path to the prize
From the lecture halls of Westwood to the world’s most prestigious scientific stage, UCLA’s Nobel-winning alumni trace their triumphs to a common source: a public university system that opened doors, fostered mentorship and invested in ideas long before their impact was known
Tony Pritzker’s ‘patient strategy for the planet’ featured in Mongabay
The feature traces how an engineer’s logic — and a long view of progress — shape Tony Pritzker’s approach to environmental change, from stormwater systems in Los Angeles to a global prize at UCLA lifting the next generation of innovators
How two Bruins used film and science to reframe a ‘spooky’ species
UCLA College’s new “Cabinet of Curiosities” podcast explores the fang-tastic North-South collaboration
EVENTS
The 2025 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award Ceremony
The Ninth Annual Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award ceremony will honor three finalists advancing solutions across conservation, sustainability and human–wildlife coexistence. The winner, who will receive a $100,000 prize, will…
The 14th Annual La Kretz Center Public Lecture
The UCLA La Kretz Center of California Conservation Science is excited to be hosting the 14th Annual La Kretz Center Public Lecture on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, at Boyer Hall on the UCLA main…
EDUCATION
A Diverse, Practice-Based Education
This innovative, dual-component program offers both breadth and depth through a solid foundation in natural science and a focus on understanding environmental issues across earth, atmospheric, life, and social sciences.
UCLA Environmental Science and Engineering doctoral program turns 50
Alumni played major roles in global sustainability efforts across six decades
RESEARCH
Generating Knowledge & Providing Solutions
We leverage connections and partnerships throughout the UCLA network to focus teams of diverse talents on today’s most urgent problems.
Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles
Mapping Los Angeles Landscape History
Tribal leaders and researchers have uncovered the ancient “lost suburbs” of Los Angeles—revealing a thriving Indigenous landscape buried beneath the city’s sprawl and reclaiming a 10,000-year legacy of resilience, stewardship, and survival.
The Human Right To Water In Poor Communities of Color: Southern Los Angeles County
Disadvantaged communities concentrated in southern Los Angeles County lack fair options when it comes to water supply. When served by public utilities, aging infrastructure, water quality problems, and other complications can…
Phasing out fossil fuel infrastructure in Los Angeles: Challenges for a Just Transition
In this project, Dr. Kelly Kay and Andrea Furnaro focus on the phase-out of longstanding fossil fuel infrastructure as part of the Los Angeles Green New Deal plan. While other…
GIVING
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