Seven UCLA seniors mapped flood risks in Tobago to improve early warning systems with University of the West Indies 🇹🇹

Using GIS technology, they identified high-risk areas and explored sustainable solutions for flood prevention. #EnvironmentalScience
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This is the show that Kelly Turner will be on talking about #ExtremeHeat and shade with public officials and celebrity guests on Monday. Tune in to Netflix's Everybody's in LA. UCLA #UCLALuskin

We're honored to be a finalist in Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)'s 2024 #PowerPlayerAwards for guiding LADWP as it pursues the 1st equity-focused clean energy transition. Greg Pierce Stephanie Pincetl UCLA Environment @UCLA #UCLALuskin Learn more about our work here: bit.ly/3w8N1VI

📢To all early-career researchers in Africa - Apply for CARN ASPIRE research funding

The deadline is June 30

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A 2019 #UCLA study in the #SantaBarbara Basin reveals the crucial role of deep-sea elements like iron for marine life, impacting phytoplankton, large bacteria mats, and entire food chains. Key insights on how climate change affects ocean #Chemistry :
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Five #UCLA faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Academy of Arts & Sciences, including UCLA Environment Profs Thomas Smith, Ann Carlson & Jason Cong.

Congratulations also to @UCLA Profs Tyrone Howard & Paul Taylor!
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Five UCLA faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (@americanacad) including our Prof. Ann E. Carlson.

Congrats also to our colleagues Jason Cong, Tyrone Howard, Thomas Smith and Paul Taylor!

Prof. Yoram Cohen of UCLA Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & UCLA Environment sheds light on water injustice for disadvantaged communities in California and how @UCLA University of California is helping create a more equitable & sustainable future for all. #EarthWeek #engineerchange youtube.com/watch?v=1E-4u8…

#SB1947 to start a Climate Superfund passed the Judiciary Committee 7-2! Thank you Caroline Menjivar for your leadership. 40% of funds will go to disadvantaged communities. 70% of Californians support it. #JustTransition #GreenJobs #WorkerSafety #ClimateAction #HealthEquity UCLA

🌿 Meet UCLA Environment alumna & current UCLA EEB grad student Ari Amaya:

the #DoubleBruin is bringing together Indigenous environmentalists & #LAUSD students to support reforestation & the rematriation of traditional territories.

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2-year post-doc opportunity in #spatial #health #extremeheat and #shade research using #bigdata with me at UCLA Environment with Kelly Turner and Sahar Derakhshan. See link for details and application recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09365 pls RT. Image from previous work sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

As global warming affects protected areas, it's time to rethink the Wilderness Act, write UCLA Environment scientists Dan Blumstein and Tom Smith.
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Testifying tomorrow on #SB1497 Senator Tom Umberg UCLA Environment UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge @UCLA

So proud of #AryAmaya and all the work that she is doing to lead and uplift. 🤎💚🍃🌎 UCLA EEB UCLA Environment #Anawakalmekak Tongva Times #GabrielinoShoshoneNation

Edward Struzik Presents Future Arctic via @uclaioes ioes.ucla.edu/event/edward-s…

Happy Earth Day from UCLA IoES! 🌎🌱

We’re fueled by the energy, optimism and impatience of our students and faculty. Check out our Earth Month page to stay updated on the latest news & events: ioes.ucla.edu/earth-month/ #EarthDay2024 #UCLA

Many of today's environmental laws date to activism in the 1960s—including the Wilderness Act. But as the natural world is transformed by climate change, has the landmark 1964 law become counterproductive? zps.la/4477BlY

Is the Wilderness Act still protecting nature?

UCLA Profs. Daniel Blumstein & Thomas Smith say the landmark 1964 law is now limiting effective land management & critical climate research.

Explore their new Zócalo Public Square essay: #UCLA #ClimateAction
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Happy #EarthDay ! 🌎 🐻 Mark your calendar for the inaugural Clarkia Festival 🌸 taking place Saturday, May 18 from 10am - 4pm at the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden. Entry is free and open to the public — no RSVP required. ucla.in/3W7wtYN UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden UCLA Life Sciences

In honor of #EarthWeek , we’re highlighting UCLA engineering faculty & students who seek to protect our planet & create a more sustainable future. Jennifer Jay of UCLA_CEE and UCLAIoES researches the impact of contaminants at SoCal beaches and waterways. jaylabucla.org