UCLA Public Policy is hiring an Asst Prof in Global Public Affairs. The department, the university, the city, the weather all have my ringing endorsement. Apply to come join us! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11174

Please share info on the short workshop below with anyone you think might benefit. Thanks!

Guy Grossman@guygrossman.bsky.social · 4w ago

On Thursday, July 16 at noon (eastern), Mirya Holmes (@mirya.bsky.social) and I will hold a Zoom workshop on "How to do Tenure Track," designed to help new TT faculty navigate better their new position. To RSVP, please fill the form below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Some time back, at the request of @mullinmeg.bsky.social, I pulled together a whole host of maps derived from the Census of Governments that Census once published but seemingly no longer does. I’m currently sticking them in a lecture—the reason I assume most people want these maps—and so can you!

Map Gallery | Christopher B. Goodman

Christopher B Goodman is an associate professor at Northern Illinois University, researching special districts & preemption and teaching public finance.

cgoodman.com

Rebuilding after fire requires community voices—but designing meaningful engagement processes is no easy task. We offer some guidance in this new report.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation@luskininnovation.bsky.social · 9mo ago

When fires destroy transportation infrastructure, rebuilding often restores old risks instead of creating improved & safer mobility. Our new research explores how agencies can build meaningful partnerships w/ communities to guide resilient rebuilding Read the report here: bit.ly/47T0n8W #UCLALuskin

Here is the formal letter the NIH sent today to UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk. “These projects are fully reinstated, and the letter dated July 31, 2025 is rescinded without conditions. Funds will be made available immediately and are no longer suspended, terminated, or restricted.”

Jaweed Kaleem@jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The NIH has confirmed that it is complying with court orders and re-instating $500 million in frozen research grants to UCLA, Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto wrote today. He says workers “have shown great resilience in this challenging time.”

You know things are rough when the AAUP's advice on how to use social media is just "set all your accounts to private."

Kevin Reuning@reuning.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

Come work with Rachit!

Rachit Dubey@rachitdubey.bsky.social · 11mo ago

My lab at UCLA is hiring 1-2 PhD students this cycle! Join us to work at the intersection of cognitive science and AI applied to pressing societal challenges like climate change. More info about me: rachit-dubey.github.io My lab: ucla-cocopol.github.io Please help repost/spread the word!

My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up. NYT just covered it. 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...

Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups

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Our team @luskininnovation.bsky.social brings the research power of #UCLA to confront climate change while improving people's lives. #ResearchPowersProgress

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation@luskininnovation.bsky.social · 12mo ago

LADWP is planning for an equitable transition to renewable energy. Our new report shares on-the-ground insights and bold recommendations, including defining equity goals and establishing a new community advisory board. Read more: innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/u... #UCLA #UCLALuskin

Hydrology Paper of the Day @gregspierce.bsky.social @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @mullinmeg.bsky.social on understanding the sociohydrology of wildfires in the Los Angeles area: impacts of climate change and water systems underdesigned for firefighting; urban expansion; and the need for resilience.

Greg Pierce@gregspierce.bsky.social · last yr.

Our Nature Water comment “Redefining expectations for urban water supply systems to fight wildfire” is out ⬇️. I started working on this w/ @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and @mullinmeg.bsky.social 10 days after the fires started. We lay out 3 major implications from the fires for water supply systems

I moved to CA in 1994 as a 2x college dropout, lured by a university upholding access and excellence all at once. I returned two years ago for the very same reason; I couldn't stay away. Californians, our public higher ed system is an unmatched gem. Please join in the fight to protect it.

Well this is screwed up in all kinds of ways. UCLA is home to substantial medical and policy innovation, and one of the two best public universities in America, which will be devastated. As a proud Bruin for my postdoc (and lifelong UC devotee), I am livid. And donating to UCLA. giveto.ucla.edu

Glad to see @liamjdillon.com set the record straight on a conversation that has such importance for LA fire survivors. And for instructors everywhere, click thru for a textbook example of how innocent use of AI can feed misinformation.

Conspiracy theories thwart rebuilding plan after L.A. County wildfires

After a social media firestorm based on misinformation, a proposal to create a new housing authority to help rebuild after January's wildfires fails to pass in the state Legislature.

latimes.com

Whether we call it 'reforming' or 'eliminating' FEMA, the Trump Administration intends to shrink the role of the federal government in disaster management. Do states have the fiscal capacity to take on additional responsibilities? New analysis and state-by-state data: www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...

The Trump Administration Wants to Shrink the Federal Government’s Role in Disaster Management. Do States Have the Fiscal Capacity to Weather the Storm?

Taking on more disaster management responsibilities would be toughest for states at high risk of disasters with low fiscal capacity, such as Louisiana and North Carolina.

urban.org

Thrilled that the author of this provocative option piece @samkbloch.bsky.social will be on a panel to kick off A Celebration of Cool @descansogardens.bsky.social on Aug 2 at 10am. Moderated by @awalkerinla.bsky.social and part of the Roots of Cool exhibit. www.descansogardens.org/event/a-cele...

A Celebration of Cool

In conjunction with the Roots of Cool exhibition, celebrate shade throughout Los Angeles at A Celebration of Cool! Roots of Cool explores the topic of shade equity as installations throughout […]

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“There’s a lot of reasons to despair right now, but if we change our radio frequency a little bit, we can connect to a whole different feeling. We can actually create the city we want, in the neighborhoods that we deserve.” @edithdeguzman.bsky.social Go see this show if you can!

Greg Pierce@gregspierce.bsky.social · last yr.

Banging opener last night Check it out through October if you’re in SoCal www.latimes.com/environment/...

In a warming world, shade saves lives. What provides shade where you live? Trees, tall buildings, rainbows of umbrellas floating up above you? So proud of my UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation colleagues for their work to advance shade equity -- and shade beauty too. @luskininnovation.bsky.social

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As climate change keeps pushing wildfire into our cities, how will we respond & prepare? We worked with research leaders & LA fire survivors to inform a plan for rebuilding that prioritizes resilience & community-centered recovery. But plans are just paper or pixels unless leaders take action.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation@luskininnovation.bsky.social · last yr.

Big release! UCLA Research Informing Resilient Rebuilding & the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action & Fire-Safe Recovery Policy Recommendations. Civic leaders, fire survivors & 40+ scholars led by @mullinmeg.bsky.social @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social bit.ly/3SYRTov

With strong guidance, government can streamline rebuilding "that makes these communities more fire-safe, more climate-resilient,” says @mullinmeg.bsky.social, who led the UCLA team & spoke w/ @ianjames.bsky.social @latimes.com @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social bit.ly/40grypH

L.A. needs new authority to oversee rebuilding after firestorms, panel says

An independent panel is urging California lawmakers to create a new authority to oversee rebuilding after the firestorms in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.

latimes.com

@mullinmeg.bsky.social: “We can make it as easy as possible for people to rebuild, but to rebuild in a way that will leave them more protected going forward.” www.latimes.com/environment/... @luskininnovation.bsky.social

L.A. needs new authority to oversee rebuilding after firestorms, panel says

An independent panel is urging California lawmakers to create a new authority to oversee rebuilding after the firestorms in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.

latimes.com

Big release! UCLA Research Informing Resilient Rebuilding & the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action & Fire-Safe Recovery Policy Recommendations. Civic leaders, fire survivors & 40+ scholars led by @mullinmeg.bsky.social @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social bit.ly/3SYRTov

Out today: the final Blue Ribbon Commission report on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery as well as the backdrop UCLA Research Context and Considerations Report sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA

Supporting a Safe and Resilient LA Recovery

sustainablela.ucla.edu

Out now! A Comment in Nature Water discusses major implications for water supply after the Los Angeles Fires @gregspierce.bsky.social l @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @mullinmeg.bsky.social 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Redefining expectations for urban water supply systems to fight wildfires - Nature Water

Three major implications stemming from the water supply narratives around the Los Angeles fires have emerged: the need for greater infrastructure resilience, considering the uneven costs of new expect...

nature.com

There are so many reasons university endowments can't make up for the dramatic cuts the Trump administration has planned for science. Here are a few. Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the platform.

No, University Endowments Can’t Replace Federal Science Funding

How Endowments Actually Work

donmoynihan.substack.com

Join us Feb 20, 2:15-3:30 PM, for "After Wildfire: Migration & Neighborhood Change Post Disaster" with Kathryn McConnell. Explore how communities adapt post-wildfires, focusing on resilience, displacement, & urban change. Register now: innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/after-... #UCLA #UCLALuskin

After Wildfire: Migration and Neighborhood Change Post Disaster | UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

Join us for an engaging talk by Kathryn McConnell on how communities transform in the aftermath of wildfire events.

innovation.luskin.ucla.edu

FANTASTIC ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?) You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have www.datalumos.org/datalumos/

What does equitable, resilient LA fire recovery look like? Led by LCI'S @mullinmeg.bsky.social, UCLA research experts will provide data-informed policy recommendations to rebuild; retrofit buildings & catalyze climate-resiliency measures & investments @uclasustainablela.bsky.social bit.ly/40PRo3u

Supporting A Safe and Resilient LA Recovery

sustainablela.ucla.edu

“We have not built for the hazards we face now.” @mullinmeg.bsky.social told @umairfan.bsky.social @vox.com; who also spoke to water, engineering and policy experts. We need a fire strategy, hardened buildings, flexible insurers, and to address the housing and climate crises. bit.ly/42K0K3i

Los Angeles has a chance to protect itself from the next fire. It shouldn’t squander it

5 key steps to prepare for the next wildfire, according to experts.

vox.com

Honored to serve as UCLA PI on this effort. We'll bring expertise from across UCLA & other area universities to support the Commission in rebuilding communities that are resilient to the climate conditions of our present & future. @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social

Alissa Walker@awalkerinla.bsky.social · last yr.

Another rebuilding effort being announced this morning by LA County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath in partnership with UCLA. This one is the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire Safe Recovery, developing "safer, fire-hardened communities given the 21st century reality of climate change"