Bats have fascinated Joseph Curti since he first encountered them in seventh grade. Now, as a postdoctoral fellow for the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, Curti not only researches and works with different bat populations but also works to get other people interested in bats as well. Read more...
Photo: Joseph Curti is pictured showing attendees the use of ultrasonic microphones to track bats as he leads a bat walk. (Courtesy of Zoya Alam)
UCLA and the University of Cambridge faculty members shared academic and personal connections to modern and historical reparation efforts during an Oct. 24 panel. The event was held at St. Read more...
Photo: La Kretz Hall, where the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability is located, is pictured. The reparations event was co-sponsored by the IoES. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Día de los Muertos event mourned environmental destruction. The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden hosted a free public event called “Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering Through Ecological Change” on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Attendees of “Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering Through Ecological Change” at the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden sit at a table. The event, co-hosted by several on-campus organizations, combined ofrenda memorials with reflections about the environment. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 2 at 12:29 p.m. In October, wearing pink isn’t just a personal style choice – it’s a show of support for those affected by breast cancer and a way to highlight the work scientists have done to improve outcomes. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Juwon Park/Illustrations director)
This post was updated Oct. 30 at 11:34 p.m. California’s surgeon general said at an Oct. 20 UCLA event that addressing adverse childhood experiences – which can negatively impact maternal health – is a state priority. Read more...
Photo: Amander Clark sits with Dr. Ramos. Ramos, an obstetrician gynecologist and public health leader who earned her master’s degree in public health from UCLA, discussed how adverse childhood experiences – such as incarceration, parental abuse, neglect and divorce – affect maternal health outcomes. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Oct. 28 at 11:31 p.m. Yu Huang, a UCLA materials science and engineering professor, became the first woman to win the Global Energy Prize in July for her non-traditional energy research. Read more...
Photo: Yu Huang is pictured in front of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. The UCLA materials science and engineering professor, became the first woman to win the Global Energy Prize for non-traditional energy research in July (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin staff).
Sustainability experts gathered in Hershey Hall on Oct. 17 to discuss food recovery solutions. The UCLA Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies and local organizations Los Angeles Food Policy Council, FoodCycle and End Hunger LA presented the event titled “Closing the Circle 2025: From Excess to Access,” which focused on improving food recovery systems. Read more...
Photo: Kayla de la Haye, an associate professor of psychology and spatial sciences at the University of Southern California, presents about the use of food systems data in addressing food surpluses and community food needs. (Alyssa Wong/Daily Bruin)
