Meow! A Cat Discussion
New studies indicate that cats have a negative impact on native biodiversity and are a threat to human health. So what’s a cat lover to do?
Projects
Reintroducing Threatened Western Pond Turtles Into Southern California Ecosystems
In addition to developing a recommendation for creating a self-sustaining population of western pond turtles in the wild, we hope that this project will serve as an educational tool for the nearby community.
Rethinking Water at UniCamp (Year 2)
Students: Jalmeen Dhaliwal, Emily Donnelly, Shalini Kannan, Kristina Kayatta, Sharline Kim, Ethan Singer Client: UCLA UniCamp Advisor: Dr. Michael McGuire (UCLA Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering) Final Report
Setting Targets for Emissions Reductions
Students: Clayton Cosbie, Pei Kong, Mikael Matossian, Matthew Schulte, Christine Shen, Kylie Wagner Client: City of Santa Monica Advisor: Dr. Juan Matute (UCLA Lewis Center and the Institute of Transportation…
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) University Challenge (Year 2)
Students: Christine Kim, Kevin Qiu, Margot Stert, Anne-Marie Theriault Client: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Advisor: Prof. Magali Delmas (IoES) Final Report
Waste Diversion at University Apartments
The University Apartments Team worked toward increasing the diversion of waste to recycling at the UCLA University Village graduate apartments on Sawtelle and Sepulveda Avenues. The team educated residents about…
Water Conservation in Campus Buildings
The focus of the 2015 Water Action Research Team was to decrease water consumption in on-campus restrooms. The team worked towards getting aerators installed on faucets across campus. Aerators attach…
Action Research Team: Hospital Sustainability
The 2014 Hospital Sustainability Team focused efforts on three main sustainability projects for the UCLA Health System: assessing the sustainability of the food system, assisting with the Earth Day Fair at Ronald Reagan Medical Center (RRMC), and improving educational initiatives through an online module for new hospital staff.
An assessment of the economic, environmental and social conditions that will allow the commercial exploitation of solar energy harvesting on Southern California water canals
Student(s): Taylor Cam Briglio, Jessica Marcy Galvan, Kelsey Marie Ivan, David Lee Mun, Brandon Michael Pullen, Elizabeth Anna Schneider, Ashley Chew Verhines Client: The ADEPT Group, Inc. Advisor: Prof. Matt…
Analysis of motile invertebrate data from MARINe rocky intertidal monitoring at Channel Islands National Park
Students: Kim Lee Bowen, Thomas Dickson Folker, Rachel Ker, Melissa Grace Klose, Julianne Louise Marshall, Sargam Saraf, Anna Ly Tram Client: National Park Service Advisor: Dr. Felicia Federico Final Report
ART on ART
ART On ART is the first-ever auditing team, responsible for reviewing previous teams' results and gaining insights to improve future teams. The team researched, analyzed, and identified past teams' research methodologies, metrics, and goals in order to evaluate their efficacy.
Assessing community choice aggregation for the City of Hermosa Beach and South Bay Cities
Students: Jessica Reid Hampton, Jonathan Godfrey Ho, Jessica Lynn Ryan Leigh, David Banas Limjoco, Steven H Odom, Adrian Daniel Salazar, Francis Vincent Villanueva Client: City of Hermosa Beach Advisor: Juan…