Ursula K. Heise

Ursula K. Heise

@uheise.bsky.social

Distinguished Professor of English and Environmental Studies at UCLA, 2024 Biophilia Award winner. Major research interest in environmental storytelling, especially biodiversity. Passionate birdwatcher and birdkeepter.

145 Followers 19 Following 2 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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I hearby rename this bird "The Goose of America."

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Opinion | There Is No Way to Retreat From the Risk of Wildfires Some more realistic ways to think about the challenges ahead.

Excellent op-ed on Mike Davis' "Case for Letting Malibu Burn" and finally not just agreement, but a clear-sighted alternative vision by our outstanding UCLA colleague Liz Koslov @koslov.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/o....

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Thankful on this day for this stimulating conversation with a multidisciplinary group of students and researchers at Ghent University's Green Hub today about "Science and Its Stories," and diving deeper into how we can all tell the stories that our times need.

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