IoES in the News

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For nearly 5 years, Katherine Moseby, Michael Letnic at UNSW and Daniel Blumstein at the University of California, Los Angeles, have been placing bilbies and another threatened species into large fenced…

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Tom Smith, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, has research interests in evolutionary biology and conservation. Smith has worked in Cameroon for more than 30 years seeking win-wins…

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Monica L. Smith, professor of anthropology at UCLA, talks about her book, Cities: The First 6,000 Years.

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Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have just published one of the first comprehensive global evaluations of the potential for sustainable aquaculture under current governance, policy and…

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“Some fairly unusual mid-May precipitation expected across a big chunk of the Western U.S., including California!” tweeted Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA. “Unsettled pattern may continue for 10+…

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Alex Arnold, a Center for Diverse Leadership in Science Fellow and a grad student in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, has been selected for the President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership.…

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A UCLA-led study published in the journal Climatic Change found that college students who learned more about the environmental impact of their food choices made dietary changes that are better for…

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UCLA’s Tom Smith spoke with CBS about a new United Nations report that says nature is essential for our existence and a good quality of life, but point to a…

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Monica Smith, a professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, argues that many of the fundamentals of cities themselves are basically the same as they were several thousand years…

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Monica L. Smith, a professor of anthropology at UCLA, specializes in the history of cities with a focus on ancient urban development on the Indian subcontinent. She is the author…

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Today, more than half the world’s population lives in cities, and it’s predicted that by 2030, 60% of the population of China, 87% of Americans, and 92% in the United…

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“The state has, in what I tend to call the second wave of climate policies, gone back through and integrated a social justice or environmental equity component in almost every…

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In 2016, Taylor partnered with the Congo Basin Institute to learn more about ebony ecology. The collaboration took form as The Ebony Project and has since produced groundbreaking research, providing…

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Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and it’s predicted that by 2030, 60% of the population in China, 87% of Americans, and 92% of residents…

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J.R. DeShazo named an inaugural member of the executive committee of the new research entity. Academic experts have formed an independent committee to advise U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policies after…

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Allison Carruth, a faculty member in the English department and the Institute for Society and Genetics, said the most prominent data surrounding the harmful effects of toxic chemicals used in…

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Holly Jean Buck is a fellow at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. This article is an adapted excerpt from her upcoming book After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and…

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“One thing is clear–we’ve only got this one planet. So we’ve gotta take care of her. And while we figure it out, we’ve all gotta eat. But what’s the best diet,…

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It is well known that oil can be a curse rather than a blessing to resource-rich countries. However, one key aspect omitted from the discussion is how it affects gender rights…

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In a study published in the journal Marine Policy, UCLA researchers report that they have conducted the first country-by-country evaluation of the potential for marine aquaculture under current governance, policy…

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The amount of water used in the production of soaps and detergents represents a fraction of water consumed in the process of using the products. To substantially reduce water use,…

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Yoram Cohen, a chemical and biomolecular engineering professor, said water may also taste different if it has been contaminated with other substances. For example, if water has a high content…

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Should a dog be vegan? There are compelling reasons to say yes. The environment, for one: American dogs and cats eat roughly a quarter of the animal-derived calories consumed in…

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UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability PhD student Noam Rosenthal and Anderson students Hadley Stork  and Jonathan Tenenbaum were selected as finalists to compete in the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing…

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First generation college student, Tanner Waters, was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The prestigious award provides three years of support to graduate researchers. Growing up 15 minutes…