News
'Cash for clunkers' program encounters criticism
IoE Professor Matthew Kahn is quoted in a New York Times column about the federal government's "cash for clunkers" automobile trade-in program.
Posted: 8/11/2009
Umbrellabird Study Featured in Ecuadorian Newspaper
The Ecuadorian newspaper, El Comercio, featured a story on May 10, 2009 based on a study of the Long-wattled Umbrellabird that is being conducted by Dr. Jordan Karubian, the Latin America Director for the Institute of the Environment's Center for Tropical Research, in the Choco rainforest in Ecuador.
Posted: 8/7/2009
Environmental Governance book published by IoE faculty
Magali Delmas, associate professor at the Institute of the Environment and Oran Young, professor at UC Santa Barbara just published an edited book,"Governance for the Environment: New Perspectives" at Cambridge University Press.
Posted: 8/3/2009
Droughts of past yield lessons for a warming world
Glen MacDonald, the new director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment (IoE), has spent much of the last year conducting research in the subtropical areas of the Northern Hemisphere that are particularly prone to drought, both recently and in the distant past.
Posted: 7/27/2009
Researchers achieve major breakthrough with water desalination system
UCLA Engineering's new M3 helps cut costs, time in producing clean water
Posted: 7/27/2009
Congratulations to our graduating class of 2009!
The Institute of the Environment celebrates the third graduating class of Environmental Science students.
Posted: 7/8/2009
IOE Welcomes New Director
The UCLA IOE is pleased to welcome Professor Glen MacDonald as its new Director. Dr. MacDonald was appointed Director on July 1, 2009 following a national search. He replaces former Director Mary Nichols who took leave in 2007 when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed her to chair of the California Air Resources Board, and Acting Director Tom Smith, who remains Director of the IOE Center for Tropical Research.
Posted: 7/8/2009
Green tech could save UCLA $2.5 million
A team of computer support coordinators suggest many ways to save money and the environment.
Posted: 7/7/2009
Low-cost solution processing method developed for CIGS-based solar cells
Researchers at UCLA's Henry Samueli school of engineering develop a new method that could provide an answer to a manufacturing challenge.
Posted: 7/7/2009
Staff excellence in sustainability recognized with award.
April de Stefano, assistant director of the Center for the Study of Women, is named the winner of the Chancellor's Excellence in Service Award in sustainability
Posted: 6/22/2009
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
Summer HVAC Reduction program 2009
As summer approaches, we are once again initiating the Summer HVAC reduction program to save energy and reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions.
Posted: 6/16/2009
Students see Baldwin Hills as environmental case study
Environmental Science students at UCLA participate in fieldwork to study and address issues of environmental concern in the greater Los Angeles area.
Posted: 6/4/2009
A 'one-stop shop' for greening your office
UCLA team develops a new resource to help UCLA staff make their offices more sustainable.
Posted: 6/3/2009
UCLA's roadway recruiter coaxes commuters to carpool
Alternative-transportation coordinator Jumy Rollins takes to the cafes and the net to expand carpooling at UCLA.
Posted: 5/30/2009
Achieving Laboratory Energy Efficiency
Lab Manager Magazine puts the spotlight on UCLA program to save electricity in campus labs.
Posted: 5/28/2009
Children's lead poisoning drops but exposure remains most common among poor
The Institute of the Environment releases Spring 2009 Southern California Environmental Report Card Article: "Lead Poisoning and Exposure in Children" by Hilary A. Godwin, Ph.D.
Posted: 5/28/2009
Student Profile: Bryan Moy
An Environmental Science student discusses how his experiences at UCLA prepared him to work with the CDC last summer and led him to pursue graduate studies in environmental epidemiology this fall.
Posted: 5/27/2009
Environmental Science featured at Valley College Career Week
Representatives from a handful of schools who were on campus to speak with students about transferring, major options and guidance.
Posted: 5/26/2009
Music festival focuses on sustainability
Upcoming Jazz Reggae Festival will focus on "A Culture of Change".
Posted: 5/21/2009
UCLA to build turbine lab
Cleantech LA partnership fosters cutting-edge research at UCLA Engineering.
Posted: 5/21/2009
Bike to Campus Week: May 11-15
Gear up for Bike to Campus Week, get a free bike tune-up, and take a break at a bike pit stop.
Posted: 5/11/2009
DOE to fund multimillion-dollar energy research center at UCLA Engineering
The White House has announced that the Dept. of Energy will invest $700 million in spending on energy research at 46 research centers across the country.
Posted: 5/11/2009
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Last
2 of 9 pages. Total Records: 224. Displaying 25 records per page.
