Two UC-affiliated companies that focus on climate change solutions have won the 2021 UC Startup Innovation Challenge, while five others take home awards for social impact.

During any other year, these groundbreaking advances would have been big news. Here’s some of what you may have missed while you were busy washing your hands.

UCLA researchers take aim at a surprisingly large source of greenhouse gas emissions: concrete.

How UC research sounded the alarm on the ozone layer.

Alum Sebastian Kennerknecht’s passion for animals drives him to use wildlife photography to fight for their survival.

The University of California received a 2021 Green Power Leadership Award today for accelerating the transition to clean energy.

The University of California is once again a leader in sustainability leadership and achievement, according to new rankings.

Policies, and especially attitudes toward water, will have to shift as climate change makes drought more severe, says urban planning professor David Feldman.

Social skills can give squirrels an advantage.

Allowing conservationists to bid on public resources — held to a “use it or lose it” standard — could be a game-changer, experts say.

Scientists investigate what homes are best at keeping the smoke out and what we can do to keep our air cleaner.

Law students work alongside tribal leaders to assist in a longstanding project to restore access to ancestral resources.