News

Opportunity Green Business Conference held to promote eco-friendly practices
Corporations, non-profits, local government, and the UCLA community converge on Covel Commons to discuss business solutions to environmental problems.
Posted: 11/12/2009
UCLA experts take lead in regional climate plan
The (LARC) Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability hopes to transform the Los Angeles region.
Posted: 11/6/2009

Architect Thom Mayne, UCLA students create floating house for New Orleans residents
Responding to the past devastation in New Orleans and future predictions of sea level rise, UCLA architects find a new design.
Posted: 10/9/2009

Army of Bruin volunteers clean up city
An army of 4,300 UCLA students volunteered September 22, 2009, at sites across Los Angeles, possibly the nation's largest university-organized volunteer day.
Posted: 10/9/2009

UCLA Researcher Finds CO2 at Highest Levels in 15 Million Years
You would have to go back at least 15 million years to find carbon dioxide levels on Earth as high as they are today, UCLA chemist Aradhna Tripati and colleagues report Oct. 8 in the online edition of the journal Science.
Posted: 10/9/2009

Its Easy to be Green! UCLA Event Sustainability Volunteer Program
UCLA program to green campus events receives recognition from collegiate events planning association.
Posted: 9/15/2009

Screen Scene: No Impact Man
A new film by UCLA alumna Laura Gabbert documents a year in the life of the Beavan family as they puruse a commitment to having zero environmental impact.
Posted: 9/10/2009

UCLA students seek latest eco-friendly classes
UCLA Extension offers new environmental program that integrates multiple disciplines
Posted: 9/10/2009

Undergraduate students find green opportunities
UCLA offers resources for students to get involved and understand environmental issues
Posted: 9/10/2009

Building's green makeover wins high score UC-wide
The recent LEED certification of the Public Affairs Building adds another super-efficient building to UCLA.
Posted: 6/18/2009
Climate Action Plan
UCLA set to meet green house gas emission reduction goals eight years early!
Posted: 1/30/2009

New sustainability coordinator looks ahead to year's green projects
The sustainability pipeline at UCLA is bulging with new initiatives, from the campus's first-ever Climate Action Plan to student-run delivery of locally farmed produce on a weekly basis.
Posted: 11/21/2008

UCLA students play a role in success of critical LA County transportation measure
UCLA undergraduate and graduate student efforts contribute to passage of Measure R, a half cent sales tax that will fund transportation improvements throughout LA county
Posted: 11/6/2008
Event Sustainability Volunteer Program
The UCLA Event Sustainability Committee and the UCLA Events Office announce the new Event Sustainability Volunteer Program.
Posted: 10/28/2008
Environmental courses signal a shift in learning
Green studies are among the fastest-growing degree programs at some universities.
Posted: 7/30/2008

Integrating Wildlife Conservation into the Management of Cameroons Cacao Agricultural Landscapes
by Thomas Dietsch, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles
Posted: 4/1/2008




