Net Impact UCLA: Sustainability Impact Spotlight
REGISTER HERE Join us this February 17th for the annual speaker panel hosted by Net Impact UCLA! This winter quarter, we focus on leaders, innovators, and pioneers that are creating an impact within the field of sustainability. We will discuss topics ranging from social change to entrepreneurship, followed by an open Q&A session. If you […]
UCOP Sustainability at Home: Creating a spring herb and vegetable garden
ZOOM LINK The UCOP Sustainability Affinity Group, in partnership with the UCOP Department of Energy and Sustainability, invite the UC community to participate in “Sustainability at Home”, a three-part virtual speaker series event in celebration of Earth Month (April). Part one of the speaker series will kick-off on Wednesday, February 24th from 12-1pm with a presentation […]
The Impact of Climate and the Physical Environment on Human Health
REGISTER HERE About the speaker: Richard Joseph Jackson, MD MPH FAAP HonAIA HonFASLA, is Professor emeritus at the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was Department Chair in Environmental Health Science. A pediatrician, he has served in many leadership positions with the California Health Department, including the […]
High Impact Tea with Dr. Richard Jackson, MD MPH
REGISTER HERE Richard Joseph Jackson, MD MPH FAAP HonAIA HonFASLA, is Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, where he was Department Chair in Environmental Health Science. A pediatrician, he has served in many leadership positions with the California Health Department, including the highest as the State Health Officer. For nine years […]
DGSOM EDI Lecture Series – Dr. Okanlami – Disabusing Disability
REGISTER HERE Nationally, he serves as the Disability Issues representative on the Steering Committee for the Group on Diversity and Inclusion at the AAMC, and the National Medical Association’s Council on Medical Legislation. He speaks around the country on topics related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including, but not limited to the lack of black […]
Careers in Sustainability Event
On Monday, March 1st, from 5-6pm PT, Residential Life will be hosting a Careers in Sustainability Panel. Four recent UCLA graduates, Megna Patel, Nick Caton, Elias Platte-Bermeo, and Valeree Catangay, will speak about their job search process, what it is like to be a recent UCLA graduate working in sustainability, and what opportunities are out […]
Making Climate History at the Supreme Court
Please join the Emmett Institute this Wednesday, March 3, at 12:15 p.m. PST, for a talk with Harvard Law professor Richard Lazarus to discuss his book, The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court, on the landmark Massachusetts v. EPA decision and the court's role in environmental law and policy. REGISTER HERE When […]
Free Virtual Film Screening of “2040”
Free with REGISTRATION Now, more than ever, we need positive voices in the ecological crisis. Join us to see director Damon Gameau's 'exercise in fact-based dreaming', 2040. The film takes a solutions-based approach to how we can, using the technology we already have, mitigate the enormous global issues we currently face. The main themes/solutions looked at […]
Southern California Native History, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Culture
We're hosting a class on Southern California Native History, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Culture, led by Nicholas Hummingbird. Nicholas is an Indigenous advocate and educator from Southern California focused on cultural revitalization and native ecosystem restoration. His class will explore the intersection of California’s cultural and natural history through the perspective of Indigenous stories and […]
Who is at the Table? Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Waste and Recycling
REGISTER HERE SPEAKERS Moderator: Arley Owens, Executive Director, Ohio Recycling Coalition and convener and organizing member of the NRC JDEI Council Sophia Huda, Vice President, Ohio Recycling Coalition, Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board member and Adjunct Sustainability Professor, The New School, New York Faye Christoforo, Executive Director, Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) Felisia Castañeda, Environmental Learning […]
The Global Balancing Act: Population Growth vs. Dwindling Resources
About Truffle Truffle is an annual discussion at the intersection between the financial markets and politics of critical issues facing the world today. A Thought Leadership event where COMPLEX TOPICS and RESPECTFUL DISCUSSION are the foundation behind each program. Our guests include, but are not limited to: institutional investors, treasury, pension funds, family offices and […]
One Year Later: ESG in a Post Pandemic World
Now over a year into the global pandemic, our “new normal” is no longer so novel. Even after sickening and killing millions and impacting billions, COVID-19 continues to rage. Throughout it all, businesses across industries have worked to adapt to these unprecedented circumstances — with sweeping implications for environmental, social, and governance (ESG). From supply […]
Sustaining a Community Garden
In 2016, Palo Alto College launched a survey campaign to identify the most pressing issues for student retention and learning. The results showed that one of the most pressing issues was food insecurity. This concern caused Palo Alto College to partner with the San Antonio Food Bank to address the issue of student hunger with […]
Sustainable Works Eco Star Awards
SUSTAINABLE WORKS ECO STAR AWARDS 2021 "Out of Crisis & Intro Resiliency" Join us for a Sustainable Wine, Honey Tasting & Vegan Dinner Experience hosted by special guest emcee Billy Harris! The Sustainable Works Eco Star Awards 2021 is going virtual with a fun and interactive at-home fundraiser celebrating the achievement of influential environmental leaders making […]
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Learn More Students receive 50% discount code STUDENT50 after registering a free account on Qudio. Presented by the Mono Lake Committee Join us for an evening of short films on hiking, biking, paddling, surfing, conservation, community, and wild places. This year, for the first time, you can join us from anywhere with an internet connection. […]
Sustainability Office Hours
Come chat with the UCLA sustainability team about anything and everything you're curious about each third Tuesday of the month from 3-4PM. ZOOM LINK
The Necessity to Move Beyond Hydrocarbons
We are pleased to invite you to the next lecture in the UCLA Global Health and Social Medicine Grand Round Series. The DGSOM Global Health Program (GHP) and Center for Social Medicine and Humanities are partnering to host a recurring lecture series during the 2020/2021 academic year. The goal of this Grand Round Series is to bring together individuals with […]
Greenspace Town Halls and Make-A-Thon
This webinar will outline the Greenspace Sustainability Design Make-A-Thon & Town Halls project. A team of students at the University of Central Florida (UCF) (Orlando, Florida) led a partnership between UCF Student Government, the UCF Office of Sustainability Initiatives, and UCF Landscaping and Natural Resources to host a series of events aimed at empowering the […]
Universities Fighting World Hunger Virtual Summit
Register here. The event is free of charge. The University of California, Davis’ World Food Center will co-host the virtual student summit 2021 of Universities Fighting World Hunger (UFWH) alongside the University of California Global Food Initiative and the Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources in partnership with the […]
Behavioral Strategies to Ditch Desktop Printers
Replacing individual desktop printers with shared ‘multi-function’ printers (MFPs) is one of the most impactful ways campuses can reduce paper use. It also generates a suite of other benefits, including cost savings on paper, energy, ink/toner, increased security, and reduced demand on IT staff time. Drawing on AASHE and Root Solution’s recent publication, Ditching Desktop Printers: […]