Environment + Climate

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

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.

Environmental justice has been the cornerstone of Luskin School efforts related to the city’s hot weather policies.

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.

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

A UCLA study using environmental DNA provides the most comprehensive picture to date of wildlife in the region’s surf zones.

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

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.

Proposed legislation, which grew out the students’ work in a legal clinic project, would benefit small farmers who can’t afford big legal fees.

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.

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

UCLA researchers say climate change could accelerate slightly if dust levels stop climbing.

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.

UCLA researchers found that about 20% of the population visits facilities designated to help residents when temperatures spike.

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.