environment

Welcome events for students will incorporate this year’s Common Experience book, “The Intersectional Environmentalist.”

A UCLA-led study identified characteristics from more than 100 types of plants that can be analyzed to determine their preferred temperature and rainfall amount.

UCLA-led research finds human-generated greenhouse gases are responsible for the troubling changes in the upper atmosphere.

Research by UCLA and La Brea Tar Pits scientists upends theory that saber-toothed cats, other large mammals were hunted out of existence.

Project Phoenix, which launches today, was developed by UCLA and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

Paper synthesizing latest research adds clarity to contentious debate with implications for lives and property.

The Academy Award–winning actor is an alumnus of the school.

A new study led by scientists at UCLA and Michigan State suggests that conservation strategies address avian responses to climate-driven shifts.

Task force gathers delegates from around the world to discuss how remote sensing can help stop deforestation.

Working with Agriculture for Africa, seven Bruins got their hands dirty during spring break.

The graduating psychology student has been honored with a Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity.

Genomic research led by UCLA scientists could support conservation efforts; the species is endangered in large part because of illegal hunting.

A UCLA-led study assesses the complex effects of environmental stressors on tropical species in the Usambara Mountains.

Over the past 20 years, UCLA’s Yongkang Xue has been learning how land temperature and moisture influence major climate patterns.

Professor Alex Hall’s work with native plants is in full bloom, with a weekend tour and an upcoming podcast.

A UCLA-led study predicts that an equitable ‘greening’ plan could add up to a million years in collective life expectancy.

A UCLA-led study reveals a “geography of inequality” across the region’s coastal areas.

Environmental institute director spreads UCLA’s expertise from Southern California to the southern tip of the world.

A UCLA study suggests emissions from basic American diet are equivalent to driving a car up to 20 miles per day.

Hall, who assumed the role March 1, focuses on developing regional climate models to help spur science-informed action on climate change.

“The Power of Nature,” edited by the UCLA anthropologist, explores how people have responded to volcanoes, epidemics and droughts.

UCLA Transportation’s first-ever EV Readiness Plan outlines electrification projects to help commuters and advance campus sustainability.

A demonstration in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach showed that non-academics can use the fast, inexpensive genetic test.

UCLA-led research on deer and elk could point the way toward crossing structures that are more effective for all species.

The first UC to guarantee on-campus housing for all undergraduates. Studying hate. NCAA championship in women’s soccer. “Sweater weather” on the moon. What a year.