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New UCLA fellowship aims to make environmental science more inclusive
Sonia Aronson
Center for Diverse Leadership in Science’s inaugural fellows seek to build network of support
IoES Magazine
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Gisele Bündchen and Barbra Streisand honored for environmental leadership at UCLA gala
David Colgan
Donate In receiving her award, Streisand invoked the Iroquois’ people’s “Seventh Generation” principle. “Before they made any decision, they considered the impact it would have seven generations to come,” Streisand…
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UCLA researchers studying how the Woolsey fire affects plant and animal recovery
Alison Hewitt
Teams will monitor burn areas in the Santa Monica Mountains examining effects throughout the food chain
Review
Wildfire experts lay out causes and solutions for California’s worsening blazes
David Colgan
Academic and government experts offered insight at an event co-produced by The Nature Conservancy and UCLA
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Peter Kareiva talks business, activism — and the ‘existential threat’ we all face
David Colgan
Peter Kareiva joined reporter David Nazar to talk about how business and activists could come together for the future of the planet.
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Cool for You: Q&A with Marianna Linz, author of climate change book for kids
Nicki Aviel
Linz is a climate scientist with UCLA Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and a fellow with the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science. She’s also author of Cool for You, a…
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Paper outlines how L.A. County can adapt its water supply for climate change
David Colgan
UCLA report calls for conservation, policy and infrastructure improvements
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A new home? Event series looks at the science of migration
Nicki Aviel
But migration is also a scientific issue. How different are we from other species? UCLA joined La Brea Tar Pits and Museum and explored the topic in a three-night conversation…
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Student research teams aim to bring island nations Blue Prosperity
Allison Bell
UCLA research program challenges students from across campus to develop strategies for sustainable ‘blue’ growth on islands
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Solving the ‘green wine puzzle’ (Video)
David Colgan
Eco-friendly wines taste better, but they don’t command higher prices in the marketplace. Learn why from UCLA professor Magali Delmas and Bonterra Organic Vineyards
Profile
White Mountain Research Center offers a range of scientific possibilities (Video)
Sonia Aronson
With 5,000 year-old pine trees, 10,000 feet of elevation and an abundance of animal and insect species, the four field stations of the White Mountain Research Center are prime territory…
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After 31 years, a strange bird brings UCLA professor’s career full circle
David Colgan
Advances in genetics and computing helped Tom Smith determine why seedcrackers’ bills vary in size
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One of two buildings at UCLA research station burned in Woolsey fire
Alison Hewitt
Main building of La Kretz Center Field Station reduced to ash but second structure will remain a ‘foothold’ until rebuilding begins
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Miranda Wang and BioCellection win 2018 Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
David Colgan
24-year-old founder of BioCellection receives $100,000 award from UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
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UCLA researchers and partners work with sushi restaurants to reduce seafood fraud
Stuart Wolpert
The Los Angeles Seafood Monitoring Project is seeking to reduce sushi fraud and the mislabeling of fish.
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Without electric grid upgrades, heat-related power outages in L.A. County are guaranteed by midcentury
Alison Hewitt
UCLA researchers recommend upgrading power grid and smarter construction choices
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LENS at UCLA elevates ethnic media perspectives on watersheds
Sonia Aronson
The stories, which appeared in newspapers, on television, and in online publications, were produced with support from a fellowship and training provided by UCLA’s Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies and Ethnic Media…
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New hope for Southern California’s besieged wetlands
David Colgan
Study shows fast public action could actually result in more wetlands
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UCLA student wins award for climate action and social justice
David Colgan
Senior Valeree Catangay recognized with the Brower Youth Award for her advocacy
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Animal Collective’s “Tangerine Reef”: A Q&A with Ursula Heise
Colin O'Brien-Lux
“Music is not an easy medium for discussing environmental stuff,” said Ursula Heise, a UCLA expert on environmental art and narratives. That doesn’t mean it’s ineffective. For Animal Collective and…
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Corporate leaders break down the challenges of supply chain sustainability
Nicki Aviel
A Corporate Partners Program event