Luskin Center for Innovation experts uplift the work of about 50 students a year

Our 2025 students shine with research opportunities and mentorship.

Local climate champions build a resilient future during tumultuous times

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation reports on Transformative Climate Communities' accomplishments and personal stories of impact.

Introducing our new project manager and researcher, Alex Aguirre Levitas

Learn about Alex's role supporting transformative climate action in South LA.

UCLA partners with new independent Blue Ribbon Commission for climate-resilient L.A. fire recovery

UCLA scholars will provide research-informed options to inform policy recommendations to rebuild, retrofit, and catalyze climate-resiliency investments.

For the Press: UCLA research and commentary on the L.A. fire response and recovery

Our experts are available to comment on: 1) water supply and urban water systems; 2) air quality and public health impacts; 3) land use and governance considerations; 4) politics of disaster and response; and 5) climate whiplash and extreme weather.

On the fires, from UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

In the coming weeks, we will work with our colleagues at UCLA and partners across the region to help shape efforts that expedite recovery while advancing equity and resilience in our rapidly changing environment.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation releases Strategic Roadmap

Journeying through 15 years of impact, our priorities for the next few years, and opportunities to partner

The Luskin Center for Innovation develops an equity framework to identify and invest in plastic-burdened communities

The plastic pollution exposure crisis is an environmental justice issue.

The Luskin Center for Innovation co-hosts the first-ever Southern California urban forest equity symposium

With more than 170 researchers, practitioners, community members, and representatives from government and nonprofit organizations

La acción climática impulsada por la comunidad genera beneficios económicos

Nuevos informes de UCLA documentan cómo las inversiones del estado en Transformative Climate Communities traen ganancias financieras para hogares, trabajadores y la economía local.