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UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability
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In Los Angeles, Tony Pritzker applies an engineer’s discipline to environmental philanthropy—from stormwater systems keeping runoff out of Santa Monica Bay to a global prize at UCLA supporting emerging innovators.
“Science is science—and it’s fact-based,” he told @Mongabay.com 🧬🧪 ucla.in/4pZ8sQh
“Science is science—and it’s fact-based,” he told @Mongabay.com 🧬🧪 ucla.in/4pZ8sQh
October 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
In Los Angeles, Tony Pritzker applies an engineer’s discipline to environmental philanthropy—from stormwater systems keeping runoff out of Santa Monica Bay to a global prize at UCLA supporting emerging innovators.
“Science is science—and it’s fact-based,” he told @Mongabay.com 🧬🧪 ucla.in/4pZ8sQh
“Science is science—and it’s fact-based,” he told @Mongabay.com 🧬🧪 ucla.in/4pZ8sQh
🐘🌱🔊 From decoding software to decoding elephants: 2025 Pritzker finalist Seema Lokhandwala leads the Elephant Acoustics Project, creating early-warning systems that save lives and draw on community wisdom. "Coexistence in India is not led by ecologists and scientists alone." ucla.in/4plAlBW
September 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
🐘🌱🔊 From decoding software to decoding elephants: 2025 Pritzker finalist Seema Lokhandwala leads the Elephant Acoustics Project, creating early-warning systems that save lives and draw on community wisdom. "Coexistence in India is not led by ecologists and scientists alone." ucla.in/4plAlBW
As chytrid fungus wipes out frogs — 90 species lost and counting — 2025 Pritzker finalist Anthony Waddle of Macquarie University is testing ways to tip the balance back toward survival. “Many in the field have given up, viewing the problem as hopeless, but I see it differently.” ucla.in/3JP1lJz
September 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
As chytrid fungus wipes out frogs — 90 species lost and counting — 2025 Pritzker finalist Anthony Waddle of Macquarie University is testing ways to tip the balance back toward survival. “Many in the field have given up, viewing the problem as hopeless, but I see it differently.” ucla.in/3JP1lJz
A new #UCLA study shows how African elephant poop helps ebony trees grow, the slow-growing source of wood used for guitars and pianos 🎸 In areas where elephants are poached, researchers found nearly 70% fewer ebony saplings.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A new #UCLA study shows how African elephant poop helps ebony trees grow, the slow-growing source of wood used for guitars and pianos 🎸 In areas where elephants are poached, researchers found nearly 70% fewer ebony saplings.
ucla.in/47NATtO
ucla.in/47NATtO
‘It burns my hands, my eyes, my lungs. But what choice do I have?’ For Denica Riadini-Flesch, hearing those words changed everything. Now a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, she’s proving fashion can restore soil, dignity and women’s futures 🪡🧵🌱 ucla.in/3JxH9ff
August 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
‘It burns my hands, my eyes, my lungs. But what choice do I have?’ For Denica Riadini-Flesch, hearing those words changed everything. Now a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, she’s proving fashion can restore soil, dignity and women’s futures 🪡🧵🌱 ucla.in/3JxH9ff
What does environmental genius look like in 2025? Maybe it’s a frog sauna outside Sydney, a high-tech greenhouse in Appalachia, or a furniture studio bringing back Kenya’s mangroves 🐸 ✨ 🇰🇪
Meet the final set of nominees for the 2025 Pritzker Award 🙇♂️ ucla.in/3J6ZLT5
Meet the final set of nominees for the 2025 Pritzker Award 🙇♂️ ucla.in/3J6ZLT5
August 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What does environmental genius look like in 2025? Maybe it’s a frog sauna outside Sydney, a high-tech greenhouse in Appalachia, or a furniture studio bringing back Kenya’s mangroves 🐸 ✨ 🇰🇪
Meet the final set of nominees for the 2025 Pritzker Award 🙇♂️ ucla.in/3J6ZLT5
Meet the final set of nominees for the 2025 Pritzker Award 🙇♂️ ucla.in/3J6ZLT5
Campus in bloom 🌼🩵🌿 If you need a nature walk between classes, Sage Hill has you covered.
📸 Andrew Kleinhesselink, Sage Hill director
📸 Andrew Kleinhesselink, Sage Hill director
April 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Campus in bloom 🌼🩵🌿 If you need a nature walk between classes, Sage Hill has you covered.
📸 Andrew Kleinhesselink, Sage Hill director
📸 Andrew Kleinhesselink, Sage Hill director
🧬 Have dire wolves truly been resurrected?
“Probably not,” says UCLA’s Brad Shaffer. “Does it have some of their features? Yeah. And my guess is that’s as much as they hoped to accomplish.” He tells @Gizmodo.com it’s still ‘big accomplishment’ for conservation biology. gizmodo.com/has-the-dire...
“Probably not,” says UCLA’s Brad Shaffer. “Does it have some of their features? Yeah. And my guess is that’s as much as they hoped to accomplish.” He tells @Gizmodo.com it’s still ‘big accomplishment’ for conservation biology. gizmodo.com/has-the-dire...
April 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🧬 Have dire wolves truly been resurrected?
“Probably not,” says UCLA’s Brad Shaffer. “Does it have some of their features? Yeah. And my guess is that’s as much as they hoped to accomplish.” He tells @Gizmodo.com it’s still ‘big accomplishment’ for conservation biology. gizmodo.com/has-the-dire...
“Probably not,” says UCLA’s Brad Shaffer. “Does it have some of their features? Yeah. And my guess is that’s as much as they hoped to accomplish.” He tells @Gizmodo.com it’s still ‘big accomplishment’ for conservation biology. gizmodo.com/has-the-dire...
You’ll find a pot of gold and Bruins at the end of every rainbow 🌈 🐻 ☘️✨ Throwback to UCLA IoES students sham-rocking a field trip at Mono Lake in 2016.
March 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
You’ll find a pot of gold and Bruins at the end of every rainbow 🌈 🐻 ☘️✨ Throwback to UCLA IoES students sham-rocking a field trip at Mono Lake in 2016.
Kim Stanley Robinson—author of The Ministry for the Future and one of the greatest science fiction writers of our time—will join #UCLAIoES on Thursday, March 6 at the Luskin Conference Center. RSVP now to secure your spot!
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February 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Kim Stanley Robinson—author of The Ministry for the Future and one of the greatest science fiction writers of our time—will join #UCLAIoES on Thursday, March 6 at the Luskin Conference Center. RSVP now to secure your spot!
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UCLA IoES Professor Travis Longcore joined #ABC7 News to discuss how North America has lost three billion birds since 1970, and what’s driving the crisis. “We know how to fix it if we have the will to do it.”
Full segment: ucla.in/4hDIqxp
Full segment: ucla.in/4hDIqxp
February 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
UCLA IoES Professor Travis Longcore joined #ABC7 News to discuss how North America has lost three billion birds since 1970, and what’s driving the crisis. “We know how to fix it if we have the will to do it.”
Full segment: ucla.in/4hDIqxp
Full segment: ucla.in/4hDIqxp
"We're still thinking that as humans, we can overpower nature. We're not that powerful.” UCLA’s Stephanie Pincetl tells CBS News that society must rethink land-use patterns rather than trying to “win” against wildfires.
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January 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"We're still thinking that as humans, we can overpower nature. We're not that powerful.” UCLA’s Stephanie Pincetl tells CBS News that society must rethink land-use patterns rather than trying to “win” against wildfires.
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Satellite imagery captures the destruction left by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles (via Maxar Technologies). Wildfire conditions will resurge today—though not as extreme as Tuesday. Stay prepared and stay safe.
January 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Satellite imagery captures the destruction left by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles (via Maxar Technologies). Wildfire conditions will resurge today—though not as extreme as Tuesday. Stay prepared and stay safe.
At least 1,000 structures have been lost in the #PalisadesFire, but UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain says he would not be surprised if it is in the multiple thousands. “Preliminary numbers are often quite conservative.” #CAwx
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January 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
At least 1,000 structures have been lost in the #PalisadesFire, but UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain says he would not be surprised if it is in the multiple thousands. “Preliminary numbers are often quite conservative.” #CAwx
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@weatherwest.bsky.social
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Julio Frenk to the UCLA family as our seventh Chancellor. Let’s make great things happen together! 🐻🌎
January 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Julio Frenk to the UCLA family as our seventh Chancellor. Let’s make great things happen together! 🐻🌎
UCLA professor Ann Carlson discusses the legal uncertainty surrounding California’s gas car ban for The Hill, sharing how the incoming Trump administration may attempt to undo the Biden administration’s recent approval.
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January 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
UCLA professor Ann Carlson discusses the legal uncertainty surrounding California’s gas car ban for The Hill, sharing how the incoming Trump administration may attempt to undo the Biden administration’s recent approval.
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Could data hold the key to sustainability? UCLA’s Stephanie Pincetl thinks so. Her work on the Energy Atlas, recognized at L.A. County’s 17th GIS Day, maps energy use to tackle inequities and climate challenges.
Read more: ucla.in/4fVqoWs
Read more: ucla.in/4fVqoWs
December 2, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Could data hold the key to sustainability? UCLA’s Stephanie Pincetl thinks so. Her work on the Energy Atlas, recognized at L.A. County’s 17th GIS Day, maps energy use to tackle inequities and climate challenges.
Read more: ucla.in/4fVqoWs
Read more: ucla.in/4fVqoWs
New UCLA study reveals that nearly half of Colombia’s culturally significant plants lack conservation protections, leaving artisans and ancient traditions at risk: ucla.in/3ALQTys
“These plants are effectively invisible to the international conservation community.”
“These plants are effectively invisible to the international conservation community.”
November 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM
New UCLA study reveals that nearly half of Colombia’s culturally significant plants lack conservation protections, leaving artisans and ancient traditions at risk: ucla.in/3ALQTys
“These plants are effectively invisible to the international conservation community.”
“These plants are effectively invisible to the international conservation community.”
Nina Gualinga wins the 2024 UCLA Pritzker Environmental Genius Award! Her advocacy for Indigenous rights has led to major policy wins for the Amazon 🌎🏆 With her $100K prize, she plans to build a center for Indigenous women in Ecuador 🇪🇨
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October 31, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Nina Gualinga wins the 2024 UCLA Pritzker Environmental Genius Award! Her advocacy for Indigenous rights has led to major policy wins for the Amazon 🌎🏆 With her $100K prize, she plans to build a center for Indigenous women in Ecuador 🇪🇨
ucla.in/4fmzk6w
ucla.in/4fmzk6w
Meet Callie Veelenturf, a UCLA Pritzker Award finalist who is revolutionizing conservation for sea turtles—and entire ecosystems. From securing legal rights for nature in Panama to founding the Leatherback Project, her work is driving global change 🌎⚖️🇵🇦 ucla.in/3BNJyyn
October 22, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Meet Callie Veelenturf, a UCLA Pritzker Award finalist who is revolutionizing conservation for sea turtles—and entire ecosystems. From securing legal rights for nature in Panama to founding the Leatherback Project, her work is driving global change 🌎⚖️🇵🇦 ucla.in/3BNJyyn
Congratulations to UCLA Professor Ursula K. Heise for receiving the prestigious 6th Biophilia Award from the #BBVA Foundation 🌿🌎
Her work in Environmental Humanities bridges the gap between culture, science, and global environmental policy. ucla.in/4eNydNB
Her work in Environmental Humanities bridges the gap between culture, science, and global environmental policy. ucla.in/4eNydNB
October 17, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Congratulations to UCLA Professor Ursula K. Heise for receiving the prestigious 6th Biophilia Award from the #BBVA Foundation 🌿🌎
Her work in Environmental Humanities bridges the gap between culture, science, and global environmental policy. ucla.in/4eNydNB
Her work in Environmental Humanities bridges the gap between culture, science, and global environmental policy. ucla.in/4eNydNB
The No. 1 Public University meets the Top 10 in Environmental Science! As #UCLA celebrates its 8th year in a row on top, we’re also proud to be ranked among the best in environmental science by Niche.com 🌎💛
Learn more: ucla.in/4ee2BjX
Learn more: ucla.in/4ee2BjX
September 24, 2024 at 9:39 PM
The No. 1 Public University meets the Top 10 in Environmental Science! As #UCLA celebrates its 8th year in a row on top, we’re also proud to be ranked among the best in environmental science by Niche.com 🌎💛
Learn more: ucla.in/4ee2BjX
Learn more: ucla.in/4ee2BjX
🎓 UCLA IoES Communications Student Team Member Anna Novoselov earned a B.S. in Environmental Science with a concentration in Health, and minors in Biomedical Research and Global Health at UCLA. Congratulations, Anna!
June 13, 2024 at 8:55 PM
🎓 UCLA IoES Communications Student Team Member Anna Novoselov earned a B.S. in Environmental Science with a concentration in Health, and minors in Biomedical Research and Global Health at UCLA. Congratulations, Anna!
135 #UCLAIoES students presented their Senior Practicum projects last Saturday, tackling diverse environmental issues and marking the end of their undergraduate journey. #Classof2024 #UCLA
June 10, 2024 at 9:44 PM
135 #UCLAIoES students presented their Senior Practicum projects last Saturday, tackling diverse environmental issues and marking the end of their undergraduate journey. #Classof2024 #UCLA
UCLA seniors partnered with the Los Angeles Raptor Study to identify key factors affecting owl distribution in LA 🦉🔬 They presented at the 2024 Southern California Academy of Sciences annual meeting at Chapman University. ucla.in/3QWfYLY
May 21, 2024 at 9:29 PM
UCLA seniors partnered with the Los Angeles Raptor Study to identify key factors affecting owl distribution in LA 🦉🔬 They presented at the 2024 Southern California Academy of Sciences annual meeting at Chapman University. ucla.in/3QWfYLY