News

Institute of the Environment and Sustainability welcomes new Affiliates

Accomplished professionals of various disciplines join the IoES roster.
Posted: 7/1/2010

Making the world a better place: Senegal travel study program

Offered by the African Studies Center and Institute of the Environment, this eight-week research and training program is focused on sustainable community development in Senegal.
Posted: 6/30/2010

Bees as "biodetectives"

Professor Suzanne Paulson is quoted in a New York Times article about analyzing airport atmopshere quality by studying honey produced by bees.
Posted: 6/29/2010

Man's best friend

A study led by Professor and Center for Tropical Research scientist Robert Wayne was profiled by U.S. News and World Report.
Posted: 6/29/2010

The nuttiness of climate engineering

10 Questions with Professor Rich Turco, founding director of the Institute of the Environment.
Posted: 6/29/2010

Deciding between organic or locally grown food

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but does it matter where the apple is from or how it is grown? As awareness of the negative health effects of the pesticides and synthetic fertilizers used in conventional agriculture has increased, consumers have
Posted: 6/28/2010

Research finds tree diversity, growth link

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Distinguished Professor Stephen Hubbell is quoted in a Seattle Times article about research on tree growth and tree diversity in forests.
Posted: 6/28/2010

Turning green: UCLA's James Liao wins EPA award for transforming CO2 into fuel

On June 21 in Washington, D.C., Professor Liao was presented with the 2010 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award.
Posted: 6/25/2010

Los Angeles Regional Collaborative receives major donation

A new gift will enable the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability to continue efforts to address climate change in L.A.
Posted: 6/22/2010

Campus partners create showcase for sustainable landscaping

A unique partnership among undergraduate students in the Institute of the Environment, post-baccalaureate students enrolled in Extensions Landscape Architecture Program and UCLA staff has completed a water-efficient garden demonstration project at one of
Posted: 6/21/2010

UCLA's James Liao receives Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from EPA

This award promotes research on and development of less-hazardous alternative technologies that reduce or eliminate waste particularly hazardous waste in industrial production.
Posted: 6/21/2010

Sneak Peek: Clean Tech LA Video Series

A new video series about Clean Tech Los Angeles features Institute of the Environment Director Glen MacDonald and Electrical Engineering Department Associate Professor Diana Huffaker.
Posted: 6/18/2010

Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis

Alex Hall, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences and faculty director of the Center for Climate Change Solutions selected as Lead Author for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment.
Posted: 6/17/2010

Area politicians weigh in on Obama's oil speech

Institute of the Environment Professor Matt Kahn analyzes President Obama's address on the Gulf oil spill in a San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.
Posted: 6/16/2010

Sour Grapes - Consumers have little thirst for green wine

A study on wine and eco-labels led by Institute of the Environment and Anderson School of Management Professor Magali Delmas is featured in Conservation Magazine's Journal Watch.
Posted: 6/16/2010

U.S. experts want severe penalty, strict regulations to prevent future oil spill

Environmental Health Sciences Professor Rich Ambrose discusses the BP oil spill in a Xinhua News Agency article.
Posted: 6/16/2010

UC awarded for leadership in sustainability

Global Green USA is honoring the University of California for the environmental commitment the university has demonstrated through its academic, research and sustainability practices.
Posted: 6/16/2010

Congratulations Class of 2010!

The Institute of the Environment celebrated the first independent Environmental Science commencement.
Posted: 6/15/2010

IoE receives gift to establish Pritzker Fund for Environment and Sustainability Education

An endowment from business leader Tony Pritzker will stregthen the Institute of the Environment's undergraduate academic program.
Posted: 6/14/2010

A conversation on corporate sustainability reporting

The Institute of the Environment and Center for Corporate Environmental Performance hosted an event with Global Reporting Initiatives' Michael Wallace.
Posted: 6/9/2010

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