2025

The HAPPIEST Project empowers undergraduate students from communities most affected by air pollution to conduct hands-on research on air quality and public health. Through faculty mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world applications, the program equips future environmental health scientists with the tools to drive meaningful change.

Fire exploded in northwest Los Angeles County. Fueled by roaring offshore winds, it’s grown to more than 10,000 acres and counting, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.

Establishing identity is a deeply human experience. Scholars attribute our success as a species to the ability to form coalitions and cooperate.

Horrific and unprecedented fires burned through the Los Angeles area communities of Pacific Palisades and Altadena last week ESS faculty respond.

Using Census data, researchers untangle interplay between urban development patterns and socioeconomic outcomes.