environment

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.

A UCLA study suggests that VR can enhance learning if it is convincingly produced and if different subjects are taught in distinctive environments.

The higher levels of toxic pollution in certain areas compound other public health challenges.

The Nature Positive Universities Alliance commits higher education institutions to take action that helps ecosystems thrive.

A UCLA-led study finds that governments often change course after increasing gas taxes and reducing subsidies to producers.

The annual list compiled by Clarivate identifies scholars whose work has been referenced most often in studies published by other researchers.

The Kenyan entrepreneur and his company, Solar Freeze, receive a $100,000 prize for reducing food waste.

The 30-year study of 105 migratory species reveals how strongly temperature affects animals’ physical characteristics.

Insights about how the ecosystems vary from one another could help shape conservation initiatives and efforts to fight climate change.

In seeking alternative habitats, the endangered animals are more likely to experience dangerous — and fatal — encounters with freeways and foes.

The temperatures that baked the Pacific Northwest in 2021 should happen roughly once in 10,000 years.