IoES in the News

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The US is taking definitive steps toward nuclear fusion, with plans to build its first plant by the 2040s. “The community urgently wants to move forward with fusion on a…

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Daniel Swain studies climate change at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and is dedicated to helping us understand our warming planet. Whether hiding from the smoke or sheltering…

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Ahead of the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, artists from the Pacific islands call for the international community to urgently defund the fossil fuel industry amidst the dual crises…

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UCLA is home to some of the world’s leading researchers and experts – better known to students as professors. Jennifer Jay, a civil and environmental engineering professor has taught a…

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The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) announced Tuesday its 2020 class of fellows, including four UCLA Samueli School of Engineering faculty members. There are now 18 UCLA Samueli-affiliated NAI fellows.  Election…

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Yet after years in the trenches fighting the executive through both tweets and lawsuits, California is on the precipice of a major power shift. The Biden team wants Californian expertise.…

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U.S. fusion scientists coalesce around a goal for the Department of Energy (DOE), the main sponsor of U.S. fusion research, to prepare to build a prototype power plant in the…

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The world marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests today, August 29.  Though the nuclear legacy is considered a cold war relic by so many, this…

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UCLA researchers published a study last month concluding that Californians would probably pay more for energy under electrification mandates, and that “low-income residents of disadvantaged communities … will be most adversely…

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A diverse collection of essays in “All we Can Save” edited by Katharine K. Wilkinson and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, offers fresh ideas, hope & solidarity. Pritzker finalist Leah Penniman writes…

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Disasters typically associated with the West Coast include devastating earthquakes and out-of-control wildfires, but there’s an epic disaster that could be far worse than both — and it could happen at any point. …

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Growing up on the Navajo Nation I truly felt lucky to be there. The vastness of the land, the ability to play outdoors all day, raising sheep, understanding self-sufficiency, and…

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In “The Rise,” the recipe bears the title “Independence Soup,” but in Bon Appétit’s print issue and on the magazine’s website, the soup was published under the title “Soup Joumou,”…

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“Green chemistry” laws, adopted by a handful of states and the European Union, aim to reduce the use of toxic chemicals in consumer products. These laws require manufacturers to determine…

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As a young Black child raised in the rural northeast, it was very difficult to understand who I was and where I belonged. Some of the children in our conservative,…

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A new study by Brad Shaffer supports a new conservation strategy. Climate change increasingly makes relocating threatened species necessary, despite the frequently low success rate. The study found tortoises with…

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To the average visitor, Los Angeles State Historic Park looks to be an urban oasis — a serene expanse of rolling grass and shady glens tucked between Chinatown and the…

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Clarivate’s Web of Science has named nearly 40 UCLA faculty in its newly released 2020 Highly Cited Researchers, including nine from the School of Engineering. Each year since 2002, Clarivate has…

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The Thomas fire created a huge pyrocumulus cloud in December 2017. The Mountain View fire that largely destroyed the small town of Walker, Calif., this week gave rise to a…

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Voter turnout on swaths of tribal land in Arizona surged compared with the 2016 presidential election, helping Joe Biden to victory in a state that hadn’t supported a Democratic in…

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A paper published in the American Geophysical Union journal Earth’s Future, states that warming has a more profound effect on both the severity and frequency of extreme precipitation events than…

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Trump gutted environmental protections. How quickly can Biden restore them? Some rollbacks could be easily thwarted with a pen stroke, others may take years. Taking away California’s waiver is expected…

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UCLA climate change expert Ann Carlson outlines how new administration could rebuild protections.  According to UCLA’s Ann Carlson, President-elect Joe Biden’s administration has significant work ahead to rebuild the nation’s climate…

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A team of biologists — including members from the U.S. Geological Survey, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service, University of California, Los Angeles, Endemic Environmental Services Inc.,…

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Regenerative agriculture is a system of practices that focuses on soil health and increasing biodiversity — and it could help reverse the effects of climate change. ‘Human beings don’t inherently…