News
Job Post: UCLA Sustainability Coordinator
UCLA currently recruiting for a sustainability coordinator position.
Posted: 6/23/2008
Students discards add up to a bonanza of recyclable goods
Finals week is a hectic time for students after taking all those exams they must pack their belongings and move back home for the summer. For many, getting rid of unwanted clothes and appliances is a huge challenge.
Posted: 6/12/2008
Orbach optimistic about solving energy, environmental crises
Under Secretary of Science Raymond Orbach of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently returned to his academic roots at UCLA with hopeful news about tackling the nation's twin demons, the energy and environmental crises.
Posted: 5/29/2008
Cutting clutter, recycling can change your life
Think differently about your stuff. In Los Angeles, much more is recyclable then ever before. Reduce that clutter and recycle!
Posted: 5/22/2008
Student journal examines energy power
A UCLA student group called the Forum for Energy Economics and Development (FEED) recently released a collection of academic articles about renewable solar power.
Posted: 5/13/2008
The Green Initiative Fund passed!
The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) passed 3 to 1 in the 2008 Undergraduate Student Election that ended last week. Starting in Fall 2008, TGIF will raise $200,000 per year for UCLA sustainability projects.
Posted: 5/12/2008
Seeing Green
With a series of small steps over the past year, the Center for the Study of Women has managed to turn their home in the Public Affairs Building into perhaps one of the greenest offices on campus.
Posted: 5/6/2008
No, the Cups at Caf Med Are Not Cheaper, Theyre Greener!
Nutritious foods. Regular exercise. Managing stress. These all contribute to our physical wellness and are factors that each of us can manage. Not to be overlooked is the importance of a clean environment to our health and what we can do to keep the environment as healthy as possible.
Posted: 5/1/2008
UCLA Health Systems Reduces Hazardous Materials
UCLA has been working to support the environment by reducing the amount of hazardous material that we dispose of, reusing and recycling wherever possible.
Posted: 5/1/2008
USC vs. UCLA: Sustainability
Which campus is more environmentally-friendly? Watch and find out!
Posted: 4/22/2008
Westwood businesses celebrate Earth Day
Whether a marketing tactic or true concern, different Westwood businesses are pitching in with their Earth Day programs and promotions.
Posted: 4/22/2008
UCLA Student Wins National Geographic Contest with a Film on Recycling
Alex Jeffries, a UCLA student and resTV staff member, received first place in the short film category of the National Geographic's Preserve Our Planet Film and PSA Contest for his film titled, "The Experimental Generation".
Posted: 4/21/2008
Opportunity Green Conference: Watch GLiving coverage of the event
Opportunity Green: The Future of Green Business at UCLA is an unprecedented gathering of the prime movers and shakers transforming the world of green business.
Posted: 4/20/2008
Advancing sustainability at UCLA
An $8.5-million shortfall in state funds to cover UCLA's energy costs is compelling Facilities Management to scour the campus looking for ways big and small to squeeze more energy out of every dollar spent on power.
Posted: 4/16/2008
Campus switches on greener light
UCLA is a large university and therefore uses a large amount of energy so much that it has its own cogeneration plant.
Posted: 4/16/2008
Restoration of Lowland Tropical Rainforests in Kalimantan, Indonesia
by Akane Nishimura, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 4/16/2008
Podcasts on iTunes U
We post lectures and other public information on the environment, climate and sustainability at UCLA on iTunes U.
Posted: 4/14/2008
UCLA Law School Establishs a Center on Climate Change
UCLA Law School Dean Dan A. Emmet and his family has provided a $10 million dollar endowment to establish climate change center at the Law School.
Posted: 4/9/2008
What is Sustainability?
A sustainable society is one that is environmentally viable, economically robust, and socially just and equitable one that meets the needs of the present without compromising the resources for future generations.
Posted: 4/7/2008
The "Green" Headquarters for the UCLA Institute of the Environment
In June, 2005, the UCLA Institute of the Environment moved its headquarters into the third floor of the newly constructed La Kretz Hall, a three-story, 20,000-square-foot facility named for UCLA alumnus Morton La Kretz, the principal donor to the $8.5 million project. It is the first certified "green" building on the UCLA campus.
Posted: 4/3/2008
UCLA Institute of the Environment Urges More "Green" Practices By Film and Television Industry
A growing number of individual film and television productions and studios are taking innovative steps to minimize their effect on the environment, but the industrys structure and culture hamper the pace of improvements, according to UCLA Institute of the Environment researchers.
Posted: 4/3/2008
Greening the Center
Pouria Abbassi '89 came to the United States from Iran in 1983 and quickly became immersed in Los Angeles the way a car-bound commuter rarely can be.
Posted: 4/1/2008
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
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