IoES in the News
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Center for Tropical Research November 2012 Newsletter
CTR researchers report on a study exploring cryptic diversity with Indian and Pacific Ocean Big Fin Reef Squids and workshops held focused on building the capacity to control animal-borne influenza in Cameroon and Egypt.
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Sustainable Storytelling
The Education for Sustainable Living Program hosts seminars and screenings on sustainability issues.
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Highlights
New to the Institute The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) will assume management of the White Mountains Research Station (WMRS). WMRS is a full service field station with…
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UCLA’s Dr. Thomas Smith trains students to tackle Earth-changing issues
Part Four in the Mother Nature Network series on the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
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Connecting the Wintering and Breeding Sites of Migratory Songbirds Using New Isotopic and Genetic Methods
by Kristen Ruegg, Ph.D., Research Associate, University of California, Santa Cruz and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
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E3 Club sows seeds for schools
The Daily Bruin featured an article about the student group's initiative that educates kids about nutrition and sustainable food production through garden projects.
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First REDD+ Project in Cameroon announced
The Center for Tropical Research (CTR) is partnering with Global Green Carbon Corporation (GGC) on a major conservation project in Cameroon—a country in west Central Africa.
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Center for Tropical Research November 2011 Newsletter
CTR researchers report on a study tracking migratory songbirds and field research on seed dispersal of a tropical tree in Ecuador
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The Ecological and Genetic Role of Seed Dispersal for a Tropical Tree in Ecuador
by Stephanie Steele, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
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Center for Tropical Research May 2011 Newsletter
CTR researchers investigate stripe variation in the African plains zebra and monkeypox transmission in the Congo Basin.
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How the Zebra Changed its Stripes: Evolution of Stripe Variation in the Plains Zebra
by Brenda Larison, Ph.D., Researcher, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
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Using Remote Sensing to Map the Principal Carrier of Monkeypox Virus in the Congo Basin
by Trevon Fuller, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
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CNE-TV spotlights new International Research and Training Center, Central Africa
Watch presentation highlights plus a one-on-one interview with Center for Tropical Research (CTR) Director Tom Smith and CTR Africa Director Kevin Njabo.
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IoES awards first Glickfeld Family Scholarship
Environmental Science major Nancy Tu is the new scholarship recipient.
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UCLA joins Southern California Marine Institute to revitalize marine research in Los Angeles
UCLA joins a a strategic alliance of 11 major universities in southern California dedicated to advancing ocean studies.
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A champion of sustainability
Q&A with Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development and Science Advisor to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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IoE receives gift to establish Pritzker Fund for Environment and Sustainability Education
An endowment from business leader Tony Pritzker will stregthen the Institute of the Environment's undergraduate academic program.
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The Hot Spot
The impact the new La Kretz Center will have on the field of conservation science.
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For California vintners, it’s not easy being green
IoE Professor Magali Delmas studies the economics of eco-labels for California wines.
