1. Greening Your Commute

• By improving the efficiency of air hybrid cars and hydrogen cars, researchers from UCLA will make your commute cleaner and greener.

2. Producing Next- Generation Biofuels

• UCLA developed a new method for producing next-generation biofuels. The secret ingredient? Genetically modified E. coli bacteria.

3. Building Better Climate Models

• By plane and by ship, UCLA will lead a global team of scientists in improving the accuracy of computer weather models ultimately providing better global warming and El Nio predictions.

4. Education

• UCLA is training the next generation of environmental stewards:
• UCLA School of Law receives gifts and pledges to create a $10 million Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment.
• The Business of Green: What's the Payoff?" conference is just one of UCLA Extensions Earth-friendly offerings.
• UCLAs Anderson Schools "Leaders in Sustainability" is a multidisciplinary emphasis for graduate students.
• Joined by departments across campus, the Institute of the Environment offers an undergraduate degree program in environmental science.

5. Climate Change and Health

• Nows the time to prepare for the potential impact of climate change on peoples health and UCLA is leading the discussion.

6. Solar Power Innovations

• Solar-powered curtains that cool and light your room? Solar technologies discovered in UCLA labs are making their way to market.

7. Desalinated Water

• UCLA researchers created a membrane, structured at the nanoscale, that promises to reduce the cost of turning seawater into drinking water.

Published: Thursday, February 08, 2007

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