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Canadian Studies at UCLA
The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability did its part to strengthen Canadian-American relations by hosting two Canadian thought leaders on May 14th— Former Mayor of Toronto David Miller and Consul General of Canada David Fransen.
Posted: 5/15/2012
Education for Sustainable Leadership Program Year-end Action Research Team Presentations
Thursday, June 7th, 4:00 p.m., CNSI Auditorium (between Boelter Hall and La Kretz Hall)
Posted: 5/10/2012
Mother Nature Network highlights the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Read each article in the five-part series.
Posted: 5/10/2012
UCLA professor Alex Hall is teaching the next generation about climate change
Part Five in Mother Nature Network's series on the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
Posted: 5/9/2012
Climate change and the California energy system
Center for Climate Change Solutions Director Paul Bunje participated in a California Energy Commission hosted workshop on April 30th.
Posted: 5/2/2012
Institute's Brad Shaffer delivers keynote address
The IoES and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor and La Kretz Center Faculty Director was the guest speaker for the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation's 45th Annual Banquet held in Malibou Lake on April 27th.
Posted: 5/2/2012
University of California wins prestigious climate leadership award
The UC system's achievements in cutting the carbon footprint of its campuses is being recognized with a Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature and the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).
Posted: 5/2/2012
UCLA named to green colleges list
Eight UC campuses, including UCLA, have won accolades from the Princeton Review's green campus guide for being environmentally responsible.
Posted: 4/30/2012
A Lethal Beacon for Migrating Birds
The New York Times featured a blog about new research by IoES Associate Adjunct Professor Travis Longcore.
Posted: 4/25/2012
UCLA's Dr. Thomas Smith trains students to tackle Earth-changing issues
Part Four in the Mother Nature Network series on the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
Posted: 4/25/2012
Enroll in Environment and Sustainability Summer Classes 2012
Learn about current trends in the environment and sustainability while taking classes on campus or online!
Posted: 4/23/2012
UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center
IoES Affiliate and Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Professor Rajit Gadh is leading the charge to build and test innovative smart-grid technologies that could lead to major breakthroughs for power infrastructure and reliability.
Posted: 4/23/2012
Bike Nation to bring bike sharing to Westwood
The bike-share company Bike Nation recently announced plans to distribute 4,000 bikes across four communities in Los Angeles, including bringing hundreds of those bikes to Westwood and UCLA by mid-2013.
Posted: 4/20/2012
From environmental engineering to hotel sustainability
At UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, seniors graduate with real-world skills - Part 3 of Mother Nature Network's special series on the IoES.
Posted: 4/18/2012
Confronting Climate Change: A Focus on Local Government Impacts, Actions and Resources
IoES climate change scientists Paul Bunje and Alex Hall participated in a Governor’s Office of Planning & Research hosted Impacts and Adaptation Local Government Conference on April 9th.
Posted: 4/17/2012
Conservation consternation: Prof studies Amazon's forest people
UCLA Today spotlights IoES and Department of Urban Planning Professor Susanna Hecht's research in the Amazon Basin.
Posted: 4/13/2012
UCLA greens its campus
University sets the standard for environmental sustainability - Part Two of the special series on the IoES by Mother Nature Network.
Posted: 4/11/2012
UCLA Engineering researchers use electricity to generate alternative fuel
Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first time demonstrated a method for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel isobutanol using electricity.
Posted: 4/9/2012
Which plants will survive droughts, climate change?
New research by UCLA life scientists could lead to predictions of which plant species will escape extinction from climate change.
Posted: 4/9/2012
Windfall of cash could hit state treasury from global warming program
IoES Affiliate & Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment Executive Director Cara Horowitz was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the potential financial benefit to California from the state's cap-and-trade program.
Posted: 4/9/2012
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