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UCLA, UC system save millions annually through energy efficiency

UC has won national praise for its 50 LEED-certified facilities, the most of any U.S. university. Many are considered shining examples of the latest in energy-efficient technology.
Posted: 5/25/2011

Energy: America's top climate cop

Nature News profiled former Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Director Mary Nichol's efforts as Chair of the California Air Resources Board.
Posted: 5/23/2011

Global species extinction isn't quite so dire, study finds

The LA Times documented a new study co-authored by Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and IoES Distinguished Professor Stephen Hubbell.
Posted: 5/23/2011

Students give their peers a taste of sustainable foods

An action research team of six provides locally grown organic meals to attendees in hopes of gaining support.
Posted: 5/23/2011

HercUCLAs works to advance hydrogen fuel cell research with go-karts

The taste of the exhaust from a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle is familiar, like water from a hose.
Posted: 5/19/2011

Hybrid owners look to extend carpool privliege

IoES Professor Matt Kahn is quoted in a New York Times article about the expiration of California legislation that gave hybrid cars automatic access to carpool lanes.
Posted: 5/19/2011

Biofuels technology is latest example of UCLA spurring economic growth

A company that is commercializing a next-generation biofuels platform and has licensed intellectual property co-developed by a preeminent UCLA professor recently completed a $107 million initial public offering.
Posted: 5/18/2011

MEDECOS XII - Linking Science with Resource Management - Registration Now Open

The international MEDECOS Conference will take place September 6-9, 2011, in Los Angeles at the Covel Commons Conference Center on the UCLA campus.
Posted: 5/18/2011

Species extinction rates have been overreported, new study claims—however, researchers say, global extinction crisis remains very serious

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and IoES Distinguished Professor Stephen Hubbell co-authored a new Nature paper.
Posted: 5/18/2011

America's Climate Choices final report released by The National Research Council

Chancellor Emeritus and IoES Affiliate Dr. Albert Carnesale is the Chair of the report's authoring committee.
Posted: 5/17/2011

Greening the U.S.

Fiji TV's weekly current affairs magazine program, Close Up, interviewed UCLA climate change experts including: Paul Bunje, Executive Director of the IoES Center for Climate Change Solutions & IoES Affiliate faculty members Laurence Smith, Aradhna Tripat
Posted: 5/17/2011

Environmental education has failed and must be revamped, new book argues

Schools must revamp how they teach about the environment to prevent ecological collapse, conservationist Charles Saylan and UCLA life scientist Daniel T. Blumstein argue in "The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It)," published this w
Posted: 5/16/2011

Greening lesson plans

The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It)
Posted: 5/16/2011

The Dry Garden: Looking at redesigned LADWP bill and considering the true cost of water

IoES Professor Matt Kahn and IoES Advisory Board member Mark Gold are cited in a LA Times blog about the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power redesigning the monthly bill its customers receive.
Posted: 5/16/2011

Water shortages threaten the American West lifestyle

Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Director Glen MacDonald is quoted in a Miller-McCune magazine article about water shortages in the western United States.
Posted: 5/16/2011

A sweeter ride for campus bike commuters next week

UCLA Transportation and UCLA Recreation will be "sweetening" your bike ride to work next week with free giveaways, light refreshments and opportunities to share inside info on routes and other tips with others in the two-wheeled world.
Posted: 5/13/2011

Energy efficiency programs save UC $21 million per year

UC has won national praise for its 50 LEED-certified facilities, the most of any U.S. university. Many are considered shining examples of the latest in energy-efficient technology.
Posted: 5/13/2011

Student research team uses Android app to monitor trees on campus, improve environment

The Education for Sustainable Living Program's Action Research Teams will deliver their final presentations on May 23rd at 4 PM at Kerckhoff Hall - Charles E. Young Grand Salon (248).
Posted: 5/13/2011

UCLA study predicts L.A. will be a top market for electric vehicles

Los Angeles will be a U.S. leader in the market for electric vehicles, with such vehicles accounting for nearly one out of every 10 automobiles purchased in the city in 2015, according to a new study published by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation.
Posted: 5/13/2011

Center for Tropical Research Spring 2011 Newsletter

CTR researchers investigate stripe variation in the African plains zebra and monkeypox transmission in the Congo Basin.
Posted: 5/12/2011

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