Earth Month 2026

Designated by the Re:wild Your Campus organization, UCLA joins a nationwide network of educational institutions in maintaining landscapes free of toxic chemicals. 

Jared Diamond celebrates his 58-year UCLA career and reflects on his landmark sighting of the long-lost golden-fronted bowerbird.

Una nueva investigación vincula la intensificación de la alternancia entre condiciones húmedas y secas con la cualidad tipo esponja de la atmósfera para dejar caer y absorber agua.

A recent El Niño drought paved the way for the new discovery.

UCLA climate scientists’ analysis links climate change to about a quarter of the extreme vegetation dryness when the Palisades and Eaton fires began.

New research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere’s sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water.

Based at the Luskin School of Public Affairs, the new initiative will be led by Greg Morrow, a real estate expert, educator and UCLA alumnus.

On view Jan. 12–July 13, the show centers on the expertise of Tongva, Cahuilla, Luiseño and Kumeyaay communities through objects, images and new works.

A tribute program honored the late California Assemblywoman’s strong legacy of community activism and work on social justice.

The South Bay campus CFO and COO is leaning into a startup mentality to expand the university’s geographic footprint.

The two institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at creating new opportunities and a more sustainable future for the city.

The grant will support California’s first wireless charging roadway and BruinBus expansion.

Biophysicist Amy Rowat spearheads new graduate fellowship program to cultivate leaders in sustainable food systems.

The ocean-based carbon removal technology he helped develop could provide an affordable way to mitigate climate change.

Pure Water LA/Operation Next would increase the resiliency of drinking water supplies to future costs, earthquakes and climate-induced drought.

The Indigenous rights activist was honored for her grassroots leadership and policy advocacy in the Ecuadorian Amazon and beyond.

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses weather modification, as well as contrails, conspiracies and solar radiation management.

The UCLA team will be co-led by engineering professors Sarah Tolbert, Bruce Dunn and Yuzhang Li.

The new “ZeroCAL” method could remove 98% of the CO2 emissions associated with the production of lime for use in cement, the team said.

It’s here. It’s going to change life as we know it. Are you ready? Are you sure?

They aim to provide agricultural therapy and create a space for veterans to find a sense of community and safety.

In admiration of our feathered friends and fellow denizens of Earth, we invite you to take a bird’s-eye view of the ways they inspire art, science and more across the UCLA College.

What’s in a (bird-related) name? Plenty, for these Bruins who hail from diverse areas of the UCLA College academic community.

UCLA’s chief sustainability officer Nurit Katz draws deep inspiration from nature — and hopes you will too.

Doctoral student Joey Di Liberto reflects on a nuanced breeding season on campus for the dark-eyed junco.