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Sustainable LA Grand Challenge receives $543,000 commitment for student programming, equitable clean water research

Jonathan Van Dyke | February 03, 2023 The UCLA Sustainable…
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Sustainable LA Grand Challenge receives $543,000 commitment for clean water research

Jonathan Van Dyke | February 2, 2023 UCLA has received…
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Understanding what makes rainforests distinct from one another could advance conservation efforts

Even when they’re located near each other, not all rainforests…
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Dysmus Kisilu wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovators

Kenyan entrepreneur and his company, Solar Freeze, receive $100,000…
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Are extreme heat waves happening more than expected? UCLA research says not yet.

The temperatures that baked the Pacific Northwest in 2021 should…
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UCLA receives $1.5 million to further waterworks project at Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

The gift from Charlie and Peggy Norris will help bring sustainable…
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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…