Tag Archive for: sustainability

Image of Marilyn Raphael, director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.Image credit: Ashley Kruythoff/UCLA

Talking environmental solutions with Marilyn Raphael

By David Colgan | April 21, 2022 Environmental news…
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UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability receives $1.5 million pledge from founding director

The gift from Richard and Linda Turco will support students…
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UCLA environmental experts featured in PBS series about sustainability

Faculty and others play a major role in shaping stories of accountability…
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Climate scientist Aradhna Tripati receives honors from two science organizations

Aradhna Tripati, an associate professor affiliated with UCLA’s…
A photo of powerlines in Southern California.

What the wildfires tell us about the shortcomings of California’s electric grid

In addition to the vast destruction they have caused, the…
A photo of a valley oak tree.

UCLA College Celebrates Earth Day

Not only does this mark its 50th anniversary, this Earth Day…
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Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership with Dr. Jane Goodall Postponed

Editor’s note: This story was updated on March 12 to include…
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Activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators

The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability presented…

The stone faces and human problems on Easter Island

In 1981, archaeology graduate student Jo Anne Van Tilburg…