Happenings

Using knowledge to quench a thirst

A UC-wide initiative to provide expertise in addressing California’s drought and water-related issues includes input from Glen MacDonald (Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and department of Geography) and Jay Famiglietti of the Scholarly and Technical Advisory Committee.

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UCLA Engineering’s mobile plant hits the road to treat polluted water

Yoram Cohen (Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering) has designed a water treatment pant called the Smart Integrated Membrane System- Brackish Water (SIMS-BW). The plant is a demonstration-scale field lab designed to test purification and desalination technologies developed at UCLA.

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Emmett Family Foundation gift will enhance UCLA Law leadership on environmental issues

A $1 million gift from the Emmett Family Foundation and a $1.5 million matching gift challenge will greatly increase UCLA School of Law’s capacity to advance law and policy solutions to pressing environmental issues and to train the next generation of environmental leaders. The newly-established Emmett Institute will be led by UCLA law professors Ann Carlson and Ted Parson, who will serve as faculty co-directors; Sean Hecht and Cara Horowitz, also of UCLA School of Law will be the institute’s co-executive directors.

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