CLEANR & Newkirk Center for Science & Society Speaker Series
OnlineCharles Lee U.S. EPA’s Emerging Cumulative Impacts Framework: Implications for Research, Policy and Practice The UCI Law Center for Land, Environment and Natural Resources (CLEANR) and UCI Newkirk Center for […]
How Businesses Are Making a Social Impact in Hollywood
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, University of Southern California Room 450 (The Forum), 3607 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, United StatesThe 2022-2023 Jacobson Family Sustainable Impact Lecture Series addresses the topic “How Businesses are Centering Community in Social Impact.” We are excited to be back in person for a free […]
Fixing the Climate: Rethinking Climate Policy in an Uncertain World
UCLA Law School, Room 1430 385 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States5:30 - 7:00pm; Reception to follow Global climate diplomacy is stalling thanks to the same top-down approach used since the Kyoto Protocol. That’s the argument made by David Victor (UC […]
T.R.E.E. Talks: Can Art Save Nature?
OnlineJoin TreePeople for an insightful conversation on how the arts are being used to invoke inspiration as a means to address this dire need. REGISTER HERE While scientists, government, tech […]
Healthy Campus Initiative Seed Saving Workshop
jane b semel Healthy Campus Initiative Community Garden Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, 111 Easton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin this Seed-Saving workshop taught by a pair of visiting Master Gardeners! in this workshop, you’ll learn how to save seeds from your garden and discover the value of building […]
Eyes in the Sky, Birds in the Heart and Mind: Counterforce Lab’s new lecture series
HYBRID: UCLA, Broad Art Center, EDA Room #1250 and YouTubeKnowledge in environmentally-situated AR with Francesca Albrezzi (UCLA OARC). Eyes in the Sky, Birds in the Heart and Mind is Counterforce Lab’s new lecture series. As a point of departure, […]
Electrifying the Nation: Promoting Uptime in EV Charging
OnlineThe EV charging industry is poised to evolve rapidly in the upcoming decade, especially given the recent $5B investment in the NEVI Program following funding as part of Biden’s Infrastructure […]
After the Storms – A Timely Update on California’s Water Supply
OnlineJoin State water leaders as they share an update on the status of drought and water supply after the recent set of fierce winter storms. How has our water supply […]
Kiss the Ground Documentary Viewing
De Neve AuditoriumAttendance is free and open to all UCLA students. Free vegan snacks (ft. GOMacro & Lesser Evil) & a sustainable items giveaway The screening is hosted by Sustainagoals, the committee […]
Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action – Methane
OnlineMethane accounts for around 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions, behind only carbon dioxide. As methane is both more potent and shorter-lived than carbon dioxide, near-term efforts to reduce emissions […]
Environmental Justice and Community Organizing with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
Room 4357 Public Affairs Building 337 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAsian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) is an environmental justice organization with deep roots in California’s Asian immigrant and refugee communities. Since 1993, APEN has built a membership base of Laotian […]
The Settler Sea: California’s Salton Sea and the Environmental Consequences of Colonialism
OnlineThis talk presents a view of the Salton Sea and its surrounding Sonoran Desert ecosystem that destabilizes hegemonic, settler colonial perspectives on the sea and the desert, exploring the ways […]
Taxonomic and functional diversity of xeric alpine plant communities in a changing climate
OnlineKaleb Goff, PhD Student, North Carolina State University and 2022 WMRC Mini Grant recipient Kaleb will discuss findings that demonstrate climate change’s affects on plant diversity and functionality within the […]
Environmental Justice Series at the IoES Event #2
UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CAREGISTER HERE Cynthia Babich Executive Director of the Del Amo Action Committee Cynthia Babich serves as the Executive Director of the Del Amo Action Committee. The DAAC is a grassroots […]
Explore the L.A. Zoo with Family Nature Club
Griffith Park (below Old Zoo trail) 5400 Griffith Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFamily Nature Club is back! Join the Los Angeles Zoo for FREE nature play on the last Saturday of every month, from 9AM to 10:30AM. Family Nature Club participants will […]
Stepping Toward Sustainability
OnlineHave you heard about the food-waste program that LA Sanitation & Environment (LASAN) just rolled out to households they serve? Join the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance to learn […]
Elizabeth DeLoughrey at the Counterforce Salon
Experimental Digital Arts, UCLA Broad Art Center 240 Charles E. Young Dr. N, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSalon #5: Dr. Elizabeth DeLoughrey and Rebeca Méndez This fifth and final lecture in the series will feature Prof. Rebeca Méndez, the Chair of the Department of Design Media Arts […]
Beyond The Pail: A Virtual Organics Recycling Town Hall
OnlineJoin LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman on Monday, February 27th, from 6pm-7:30pm via Zoom for a virtual town hall. Learn more about the organics recycling process, and what the new […]
Two Years of Justice40: How the Initiative is delivering solutions to the climate crisis
OnlinePresident Biden has made addressing environmental injustices a priority by centering justice in his actions to address the climate crisis in the U.S. and abroad. A central pillar of the […]
Vital Matters: Jainism and Ecology
OnlineDrawing inspiration from the sacred landscapes depicted on devotional textiles presented in Visualizing Devotion: Jain Embroidered Shrine Hangings, Venu Mehta will discuss intersections of ascetic principles, spirituality and sociocentric environmentalism […]