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Going native: UCLA gives green gardeners a boost

A new partnership between UCLA and the City of Los Angeles helps train gardeners in drought-tolerant practices.
Posted: 3/14/2010

UCLA engineers develop faster method to detect bacterial contamination in coastal waters

Method cuts testing time from a day or more to less than an hour.
Posted: 3/11/2010

Special Program: Executive Education in Environment and Sustainability - Summer 2010

Increase your knowledge of sustainability and environmental strategies to take full advantage of all the opportunities presented by this rapidly developing field.
Posted: 3/9/2010

For California vintners, it's not easy being green

IoE Professor Magali Delmas studies the economics of eco-labels for California wines.
Posted: 3/5/2010

Alex Hall joins the Institute of the Environment Center for Climate Change Solutions

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Associate Professor Alex Hall is appointed Faculty Director of the Center for Climate Change Solutions.
Posted: 2/24/2010

Study Abroad Program helps restore endangered species in Thailand

UCLA Environmental Science students aid Thailand's tsunami-affected villages.
Posted: 2/23/2010

Study Abroad Program's eco-tourism assignment

UCLA Environmental Science students build eco-tourism database on Thailand's North Andaman Seacoast.
Posted: 2/23/2010

Urban parks: a global warming downer?

Institute of the Environment Researcher Stephanie Pincetl is quoted in LA Times Environment Blog Greenspace.
Posted: 2/22/2010

Class taps into technology for green issues

Environment 185 class uses smart phone features such as GPS to research green issues on campus.
Posted: 2/17/2010

UCLA chemists create synthetic 'gene-like' crystals for carbon dioxide capture

UCLA professor Omar Yaghi and graduate student Hexiang Deng use the structure of DNA as inspiration to build crystals capable of capturing carbon dioxide.
Posted: 2/17/2010

Campus plans to renovate recycling program

The days of having to separate your paper from your aluminum cans are almost over. This spring, UCLA will transition to single-stream recycling.
Posted: 2/10/2010

La Kretz Center creates new possibilities for conservation of Los Angeles' ecosystem

UCLA alumnus and philanthropist contributes to Southern California conservation science research
Posted: 2/5/2010

Ecology, Economy, Equity and ASUCLA promote fair-trade coffee consumption on campus

E3, an environmental campus group, aims to spread the knowledge about fair-trade benefits.
Posted: 1/29/2010

Project aims to improve economy of Thai village

Years after Indian Ocean tsunami, students hope to help by marketing community's handicrafts.
Posted: 1/29/2010

USAC postpones bottled vs. tap water challenge

Posted: 1/29/2010

Center for Tropical Research receives major gift from Margery Nicolson

CTR is pleased to announce a generous gift of $60,000 to support new research aimed at linking the migratory routes of birds.
Posted: 1/27/2010

Preventing Haiti's Next Crisis

A paper by IoE Professor Matthew Kahn is referenced in New York Times blog Economix.
Posted: 1/19/2010

UCLA establishes La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science

Created through a gift from UCLA alumnus and philanthropist Morton La Kretz, the Center aims to preserve California's biodiversity and ecosystems through research, education and public outreach in a groundbreaking partnership with state and federal agenc
Posted: 1/19/2010

Building the "Smart Grid"

A $20 million grant will allow UCLA experts to demonstrate several ways of integrating renewable energy into the nation's coal-based power grid.
Posted: 1/15/2010

The Greeness of China

IoE Professor Matthew Kahn's current research endeavor is mentioned in The New York Times Freakonomics Blog.
Posted: 1/6/2010

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