Class of COVID: Leah Likin dives deep into pandemic anxieties with her honors project
The graduating psychology student has been honored with a Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity.
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UCLA State of the Commute report highlights progress on sustainability, takes a look ahead
Notable developments include the growing use of electric vehicles and a decrease in student commuters thanks to more on-campus housing.
Growing impact: UCLA reports gains 1 year into comprehensive sustainability plan
An array of new initiatives has further embedded responsible stewardship into the campus’s operations, education and research, and community engagement.
Law students advocate for equitable groundwater rules at state Capitol
Proposed legislation, which grew out the students’ work in a legal clinic project, would benefit small farmers who can’t afford big legal fees.
TFT student Elizabeth Schiffler serves up performance art dining experience with ‘Imagine Dinner’
Her cookbook, which combines storytelling and sustainability, features recipes created by L.A.-based chefs using recovered food.
How does your garden grow?
Professor Alex Hall’s work with native plants is in full bloom, with a weekend tour and an upcoming podcast.
Marilyn Raphael brings us the cold facts about Antarctica and climate change
Environmental institute director spreads UCLA’s expertise from Southern California to the southern tip of the world.
Alex Hall appointed interim director of UCLA’s Sustainable LA Grand Challenge
Hall, who assumed the role March 1, focuses on developing regional climate models to help spur science-informed action on climate change.
Sustainable LA Grand Challenge launches initiative focused on transportation
TRACtion — for Transformative Research and Collaboration — will begin with a two-year endeavor called Transforming Transportation in Los Angeles.
New campus plan targets electric vehicle adoption at UCLA
UCLA Transportation’s first-ever EV Readiness Plan outlines electrification projects to help commuters and advance campus sustainability.
Sustainable LA Grand Challenge receives $543,000 commitment for clean water research
The funds will support undergraduate, graduate and faculty activities.
UCLA-led research could lead to more durable solar cells
Using enhanced halide perovskite in place of silicon could produce less expensive devices that stand up better to light and heat.
Go ahead: Tell Gaurav Sant his ideas won’t work
The UCLA engineering professor and colleagues take approaches to mitigating climate change that are considered unlikely by some.
UCLA expands dedication to protecting biodiversity, joins international nature coalition
The Nature Positive Universities Alliance commits higher education institutions to take action that helps ecosystems thrive.
Popular strategies for reducing gasoline use aren’t getting a chance to work
A UCLA-led study finds that governments often change course after increasing gas taxes and reducing subsidies to producers.
Dysmus Kisilu wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovators
The Kenyan entrepreneur and his company, Solar Freeze, receive a $100,000 prize for reducing food waste.
Understanding what makes rainforests distinct from one another could advance conservation efforts
Insights about how the ecosystems vary from one another could help shape conservation initiatives and efforts to fight climate change.
UCLA receives $1.5 million to further waterworks project at Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
The gift from Charlie and Peggy Norris will allow UCLA to bring sustainable practices to the garden and campus.
To the Rescue
Since 2017, the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award has honored those who are bringing bold ideas and energy in the fight to save the planet.
How a UCLA team smashed government targets for hydrogen fuel cell performance
By wrapping platinum-alloy crystals in tiny graphene “nanopockets,” scientists generated far more catalytic activity and power than expected.
Program primes students to tackle real-world urban sustainability issues
More than 60 graduate students have received training through the NSF-funded INFEWS initiative at UCLA.
UCLA teams up with LADWP for equitable solutions to reach 100% renewable energy
Researchers are lending their expertise to help make sure everyone in Los Angeles can benefit from the efforts.
UCLA-led study could be step toward cheaper hydrogen-based energy
Researchers have devised a method for more quickly predicting the performance of potential catalysts in fuel cells.
Bike Week back in full gear at UCLA with series of events
From May 17 to 19, UCLA Transportation will sponsor on-campus activities designed to promote biking as a sustainable commuting option.
UCLA releases first comprehensive sustainability plan
The plan includes initiatives focused on transportation, energy, water and food systems.