Megan Mullin
@mullinmeg.bsky.social
Political scientist @ UCLA & faculty director of Luskin Center for Innovation @luskininnovation.bsky.social. Research on climate, water, communities, politics. LA on an e-bike.
Rebuilding after fire requires community voices—but designing meaningful engagement processes is no easy task. We offer some guidance in this new report.
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
Read the report here: bit.ly/47T0n8W #UCLALuskin
Collaborative Community Engagement for Post-Disaster Transportation Rebuilding | UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Opportunities for Los Angeles After the January 2025 Fires…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Rebuilding after fire requires community voices—but designing meaningful engagement processes is no easy task. We offer some guidance in this new report.
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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“These projects are fully reinstated, and the letter dated July 31, 2025 is rescinded without conditions.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.”
“These projects are fully reinstated, and the letter dated July 31, 2025 is rescinded without conditions.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.”
September 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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“These projects are fully reinstated, and the letter dated July 31, 2025 is rescinded without conditions.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.”
“These projects are fully reinstated, and the letter dated July 31, 2025 is rescinded without conditions.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.”
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You know things are rough when the AAUP's advice on how to use social media is just "set all your accounts to private."
The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...
Advisory to Academic Workers
In a moment when it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict the consequences of our online speech and choices, the AAUP and Faculty First Responders are issuing guidance to AAUP members and othe...
www.aaup.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
You know things are rough when the AAUP's advice on how to use social media is just "set all your accounts to private."
Come work with Rachit!
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!
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!
September 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Come work with Rachit!
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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...
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
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Our team @luskininnovation.bsky.social brings the research power of #UCLA to confront climate change while improving people's lives. #ResearchPowersProgress
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
Read more: innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/u... #UCLA #UCLALuskin
innovation.luskin.ucla.edu
August 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Our team @luskininnovation.bsky.social brings the research power of #UCLA to confront climate change while improving people's lives. #ResearchPowersProgress
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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.
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 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
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
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@gregspierce.bsky.social l @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @mullinmeg.bsky.social
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
August 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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.
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.
Californians, our public higher ed system is an unmatched gem. Please join in the fight to protect it.
August 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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.
Californians, our public higher ed system is an unmatched gem. Please join in the fight to protect it.
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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
August 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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.
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.
www.latimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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.
And for instructors everywhere, click thru for a textbook example of how innocent use of AI can feed misinformation.
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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...
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.
www.urban.org
July 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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...
www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
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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 […]
www.descansogardens.org
July 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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...
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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!
Banging opener last night
Check it out through October if you’re in SoCal
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Check it out through October if you’re in SoCal
www.latimes.com/environment/...
A new art show brings L.A. climate inequities to life at Descanso Gardens
"Roots of Cool" is an all-women art show focused on the role trees (and the shade they provide) play in making urban life healthier.
www.latimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“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!
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
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
July 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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
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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July 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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.
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.
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
June 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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.
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.
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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.
www.latimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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
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@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.
www.latimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
@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
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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
June 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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
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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
sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
Supporting a Safe and Resilient LA Recovery
sustainablela.ucla.edu
June 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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
sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
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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
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@gregspierce.bsky.social l @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @mullinmeg.bsky.social
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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...
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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...
@gregspierce.bsky.social l @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @mullinmeg.bsky.social
👇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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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.
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
February 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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.
Here are a few. Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the platform.
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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
February 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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
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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/
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/
February 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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/
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/
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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
February 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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