Grants and Awards
The primary purpose of the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects and the Office of Grant Evaluation and Statistical Support is to support faculty and staff in obtaining funding from sources external to the…
Considering Ballona and the Tongva People
By Eric Strauss and Lisa Fimiani In my 11 years here at LMU I have gotten to know members of the indigenous community, engaged students in their stories and undertaken research projects on their…
Huntington Beach Oil Spill’s Complex Legacy
The recent oil spill along nearby Huntington Beach is a stark and unpleasant reminder of the vulnerable relationship we have with our coastal urban community and the technological infrastructure that supports it. As ecologists,…
City Dwellers Swelter In Heat Islands As High Temps Hit Neighborhoods Unequally
“The question is who gets the trees?” said Eric Strauss, executive director of LMU’s Center for Urban Resilience. “In urban areas, trees just don’t happen,” he said. “They have to be planted and be…
Experts Weigh In: Living With Our Neighbor, The Coyote
Presenter Eric Strauss, a Ph.D. at Loyola Marymount, began his part of the presentation by saying, “There’s an awful lot that’s known about coyotes, and some of it’s even true.” Melinda Weaver, also a…
Impact Of Pandemic on Local Wildlife
Eric Strauss, executive director of LMU’s Center for Urban Resilience, was interviewed about Anthropause, slowdown of human activity during the pandemic, on Inside the Issues with Alex Cohen. Source: Spectrum News Impact Of Pandemic On…
Cheryl Tawede Grills Named President’s Professor
President Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D., has appointed Cheryl Grills, professor of psychology and director of the Psychology Applied Research Center (PARC) at Loyola Marymount University, as President’s Professor in the LMU Bellarmine College of…
