UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

10/26/2022

Calling all UCLA students interested in environmental sustainability!

Join us for lunch on November 17 — learn about environmental orgs, funding opportunities, and jobs and internships while getting to know your peers across campus.

Registration is required.

Glad to be co-hosting with the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and our partners across campus:

UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
UCLA Sustainable L.A. Grand Challenge
UCLA Sustainability
UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
UCLA Anderson School of Management Center for Impact
UCLA Easton Technology Management
UCLA Graduate Student Water Resources Group
UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions

Join us for a free, cross-campus networking reception to learn about environmental opportunities across UCLA.

09/13/2022

We are thrilled to welcome Megan Mullin as our new faculty director!

In January, she will join as the Meyer and Renee Luskin Endowed Professor of Innovation and Sustainability.

Environmental politics scholar joins Luskin Center for Innovation leadership team as urgent climate change challenges face California and the country

09/12/2022

How will a carbon-neutral transportation sector impact California’s businesses and workers?

Our new report anticipates important employment trends over the next 25 years that can help inform a just transition to zero-emissions vehicles.
https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Workforce-Impacts-of-Achieving-Carbon-Neutral-Transportation-in-California.pdf

09/08/2022

We're delighted to host two visiting scholars this academic year!

Sara Hughes joins us from the University of Michigan and C.J. Gabbe is visiting from Santa Clara University.

We're looking forward to collaborating on upcoming climate, water and environmental planning projects.

We are pleased to host two visiting scholars during the 2022-2023 academic year.

08/04/2022

Rainwater provides tremendous potential to boost LA's water supply and provide multiple ecosystem and community benefits.

Our new research with Stantec is helping ensure that stormwater investments equitably benefit all Angelenos.

Findings from new UCLA report emphasize the need for community-selected and benefiting projects

07/19/2022

Get to know our newest team members, Ariana and Elena!

Both have been working with us for several years as graduate students — we are pleased they are continuing as full-time associate project managers.

This summer, we are excited to welcome two new staff members to the Luskin Center for Innovation, Ariana Hernandez and Elena Hernandez. Both have been working with the center for several years as graduate student researchers — we are pleased they are continuing as full-time associate project manag...

06/23/2022

We're excited to launch our California Healthy Places Index (HPI): Heat Edition!

Learn how hot your community will get, explore its resilience to climate change and check out available resources — all in our new mapping tool.

The tool is a joint partnership with the Public Health Alliance of Southern California (Public Health Institute) and UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, and funding was provided by the California Strategic Growth Council.

Find out more 👇

New online mapping tool helps the state prepare for extreme heat

06/16/2022

More frequent and intense heat waves are on the horizon.

Yet cities are underprepared to deal with the challenge, according to research led by our co-director V. Kelly Turner.

UCLA-led analysis highlights gaps in municipal planning for often dangerous heat

06/15/2022

Interested in community-led climate action? Check out our new research!

Our progress reports found that California's Transformative Climate Communities program improved the quality of life for residents in profound ways.

New UCLA progress reports show how the Transformative Climate Communities program is improving the lives of Californians

03/29/2022

Reserve your ticket by this Thursday!

What would a bold, equity-focused roadmap to cleaner transportation look like? Join us on April 4 to learn from leading environmentalist Mary Nichols, in conversation with transportation equity scholar Tierra Bills and our co-director Colleen Callahan.

Meyer and Renee Luskin Lecture Series

03/01/2022

How should we take bold action to cut emissions in the transportation sector? Join us on April 4 to learn from leading environmentalist Mary Nichols, in conversation with transportation equity scholar Tierra Bills and our co-executive director Colleen Callahan.

We're glad to co-host this with the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

April 4, 2022 at 6:15pm | Environmentalist Mary Nichols helped lead California’s internationally recognized efforts to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions during four terms as chair of the California Air Resources Board. Her legacy includes support for policies to cut emissions from ...

02/08/2022

We’re excited to announce the launch of our Human Right to Water Solutions Lab, led by our co-director Greg Pierce!

The lab will address the most pressing challenges in realizing safe and affordable water nationwide, focusing on equitable solutions.

Supporting policy and advocacy, civic engagement, and leadership development solutions to advance the Human Right to Water across the United States