Top UCLA stories of 2014: A year in images
The Sustainable LA Grand Challenge was featured in the top UCLA stories of the year!
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Happenings
UCLA ecologists save endangered turtles weakened by the drought
After being rescued by evolutionary biologist Brad Shaffer (department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), UCLA environmental science students and partners, a population of 28 genetically significant turtles were released back into the wild last May after living in captivity for eight months.
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UCLA researchers project Southern California rainfall levels through end of century
A UCLA study published today provides the most detailed scientific projections to date of how climate change will affect rainfall and snowfall in Southern California through the end of the 21st century. Alex Hall (department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences) and David Neelin (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences) worked on the project. The findings are directly relevant to the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge.
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UCLA law students join UN climate talks in Peru
Three UCLA law students tackled a school project with global impact last week by working as official delegates to the United Nations climate-change conference taking place in Lima, Peru under the supervision of Cara Horowitz, director of UCLA Law School’s Emmett Institute and Sustainable LA researcher. The UCLA group is submitting two reports demonstrating the success of cool-rooftop policies in Los Angeles and green building codes in California, research which parallels that of the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge.
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UCLA research helps guide L.A. City Council as it develops conservation policies
Stephanie Pincetl’s research informs L.A. City Council’s approach to foster conservation by city’s biggest energy and water consumers.
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