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UCLA - UC Berkeley study shows how to increase local renewable energy, slow climate change

Report recommends harnessing energy potential of rooftops, roads, aqueducts.
Posted: 12/4/2009

Fire-proof future?

Institute of the Environment Researcher Stephanie Pincetl is quoted in a BBC News article about the economic and social consequences of year-round wildfires in California.
Posted: 12/3/2009

Golden state sticks to its green guns

IoE Director and Department of Geography and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Glen MacDonald is quoted in an article about California using its economic clout to tackle climate change.
Posted: 11/25/2009

Study finds higher air pollution near Santa Monica Airport

IoE researchers find ultrafine particle emissions are 10 times higher then normal 300 feet from the runway -- a range that includes many homes. The study calls for larger buffers at urban airports.
Posted: 11/24/2009

Working to restore a historic campus creek

Students and community members come together to restore the ecology of a campus sanctuary.
Posted: 11/24/2009

Too Much Pollution

Environmental advocacy group stages press conference to present new report on global warming pollution in the U.S.
Posted: 11/17/2009

Opportunity Green Business Conference held to promote eco-friendly practices

Corporations, non-profits, local government, and the UCLA community converge on Covel Commons to discuss business solutions to environmental problems.
Posted: 11/12/2009

UCLA experts take lead in regional climate plan

The (LARC) Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability hopes to transform the Los Angeles region.
Posted: 11/6/2009

Center for Tropical Research Fall 2009 Newsletter

CTR researchers report from the Coral Triangle and Mexico.
Posted: 11/4/2009

Conservation of the Endangered Central American Tapir, an Ancient Neotropical Megaherbivore

by Eduardo Mendoza Ramírez, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA and Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Posted: 11/4/2009

Evolution and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity in the Coral Triangle Hotspot

by Paul Barber, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 11/4/2009

Amarjeet Singh (LiS Class 2009)

Dr. Amarjeet Singh (Ph.D Electrical Engineering, LiS Class 2009) is traveling and working in India.
Posted: 11/1/2009

10 questions: ocean protector Richard Ambrose

Whether he's scuba diving in the Channel Islands, inspecting coastal Californian wetlands for signs of recovery or poking around in tide pools, Professor Richard Ambrose's research is almost literally a day at the beach.
Posted: 10/19/2009

The Annenberg Foundation helps the IoE Launch the Dorothy Green Water Leadership Course

The Institute of the Environment has received a five year, $100,000 grant from the Annenberg Foundation to launch the Dorothy Green Water Leadership Course.
Posted: 10/15/2009

Architect Thom Mayne, UCLA students create floating house for New Orleans residents

Responding to the past devastation in New Orleans and future predictions of sea level rise, UCLA architects find a new design.
Posted: 10/9/2009

Army of Bruin volunteers clean up city

An army of 4,300 UCLA students volunteered September 22, 2009, at sites across Los Angeles, possibly the nation's largest university-organized volunteer day.
Posted: 10/9/2009

UCLA Researcher Finds CO2 at Highest Levels in 15 Million Years

You would have to go back at least 15 million years to find carbon dioxide levels on Earth as high as they are today, UCLA chemist Aradhna Tripati and colleagues report Oct. 8 in the online edition of the journal Science.
Posted: 10/9/2009

The way to a student's heart

Tasty and sustainable food makes its way to UCLA's dining halls.
Posted: 10/5/2009

L.A. Thirsts for Water

As water restrictions take effect across Southern California, UCLA adapts and reassesses its conservation efforts.
Posted: 10/2/2009

Its Easy to be Green! UCLA Event Sustainability Volunteer Program

UCLA program to green campus events receives recognition from collegiate events planning association.
Posted: 9/15/2009

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