IoES in the News
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Scientists Find a Way to Predict U.S. Heat Waves Weeks in Advance
“The pattern popped out at us really clearly,” said Karen A. McKinnon, a postdoctoral researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Boulder, Colo., and the lead author of the study. Not only did it exist on those hot days — defined as about 12 degrees hotter than normal summer temperatures — “but importantly, up to seven weeks before,” Dr. McKinnon said.
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KCET: Parks and Technology: A Match Made in California
Contrary to the old myth, technology is not just something to leave behind. It can help make parks and nature more accessible for everyone.
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UCLA Newsroom: $1.2 million awarded to research projects to help Los Angeles County thrive despite climate change
Developing smart grids, converting wastewater to freshwater and studying the consequences of bike sharing are among the projects
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Uphill battle for California’s native plant species
Largest study yet of plant species shifting with climate change finds ecosystems unraveling in California
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National Public Radio’s On Point: IoES’s Jon Christensen joins NPR discussion on Latino voters
This year, 27 million Latinos in California will be eligible to vote—a 17 percent increase from 2012. On National Public Radio’s On Point, UCLA professor Jon Christensen joined a panel…
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UCLA Newsroom: Steps toward a sustainable golden age for Los Angeles proposed in new UCLA plan
Developing the plan involved more than two dozen faculty members from different disciplines across campus
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Connecting Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: What’s the Evidence?
Q&A with Postdoctoral Fellow Samantha Cheng
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UCLA Newsroom: Why Are Some Wild Animals More Tolerant to Human Interaction Than Others?
Meta-analysis Led by UCLA Biologist Could Have Implications for Conservation Strategies
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Out of the Blue and Into Your Eardrums
UCLA Professor Paul Barber’s ocean conservation efforts get remixed for a new art and science exhibit
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New Research: Songbirds’ Silent Killer
West Nile Virus Has Reduced Survival Rates By 50% for Some Backyard Favorites
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‘Bending the Curve’: Can We Flat-Line Global Warming by 2050?
A New Report from 50 University of California System Researchers Shows How
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ESE: Getting the Job Done
An IoES Graduate Program Puts Women & Minorities on the Front Lines of Environmental Problem Solving
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Team Turtle Beats the Drought
How the UCLA La Kretz Center Rehabbed & Released 28 Genetically Significant Turtles Imperiled by Habitat Loss
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UCLA’s Free Energy Atlas Uncovers L.A. Buildings’ Role in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Combining Never-Before–Available Data from Energy Utilities with Public Data, the Database Provides an Unprecedented Look at Energy Use
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Alex Hall: How Climate Change is Fueling Southern California Wildfires
Read why climate models suggest a new kind of wildfire threat will emerge to the region’s residents.
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Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Drought?
A UCLA-Zócalo panel agrees technology is there to quench state's thirst
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LADWP lags in improving underground infrastructure after UCLA flood
By Ian Stevenson Originally posted in the Daily Bruin The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said it has not improved its infrastructure because it is still researching new…
