Spectrum News 1 reported that researchers at UCLA and the Nature Conservancy have pioneered a new gene-sequencing research project with the goal of saving native oak trees and creating a more heat- and fire-resilient native landscape across California. Victoria Sork, a distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCLA, partnered with the Nature Conservancy on a research program to identify native oak tree populations that are more adapted to heat and climate change by studying their genetics. Read more about UCLA in today’s Fast Company and Popular Science.