OUR VISION
Heat-resilient communities that protect people’s health and well-being where they live, learn, work, and play
OUR APPROACH
We inform and lead new governance, policy, and program strategies to protect communities and populations vulnerable to heat.
“The Center has helped us policymakers address the growing threat of extreme heat on schoolchildren.”
—HONORABLE LISA CALDERON, California Assemblymember
EXPERTS
V. Kelly Turner, Associate Director
Edith B. de Guzman, Cooperative Extension Specialist
Lana Zimmerman, Project Manager
Zach Wampler, Project Coordinator
Gregory Pierce, Senior Director
Lauren Dunlap, Project Manager
Jean Claude Iradukunda, Data Scientist
Camille Burrus, Project Manager
MEDIA INQUIRIES
Contact Dr. V. Kelly Turner
NEWS
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation 2025 Impact Report
Informing effective and equitable environmental policy solutions.
Keeping California children cool: strategies for safe schools and homes
New UCLA report highlights actionable solutions for legislators to protect kids from heat.
MEDIA COVERAGE
The Top 25 Bruinventions of the 21st Century (So Far) (UCLA Newsroom)
Across the US, cities combine art, shade and education to help people beat the heat (Associated Press News)
