Events

Upcoming Events

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Conserving California’s Coastal Waters

The 2026 La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science Public Lecture

Join us for a public discussion of recent advances in ocean conservation and a chance to interact with current UCLA conservation researchers, Zach and Mark Gold.

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The Snail Darter, Sturgeons, and the Politics of Taxonomy

The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability's Fall 2026 Lecture, featuring Yale Professor Thomas Near

The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability invites you to our Fall 2026 lecture with Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University Thomas Near

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Book Talk | The Myth of Sustainable Cities: Losing the Holocene

Professor Stephanie Pincetl discusses her new book with Professor of Anthropology Monica L. Smith

Join us for a conversation with IoES Professor and Founding Director of the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA Stephanie Pincetl about her new book, "The Myth of Sustainable Cities: Losing the Holocene"

On Campus

UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar

For those interested in more campus events on the environment and sustainability, follow our friends at UCLA Sustainability.

Past Events

Science & Suds, Event 3

We believe science belongs in community spaces — not just classrooms and conferences. That’s why we’re teaming up with Los Angeles Ale Works - Culver City for Science & Suds,…

Science & Suds, Event 2

We believe science belongs in community spaces — not just classrooms and conferences. That’s why we’re teaming up with Los Angeles Ale Works - Culver City for Science & Suds,…

Science & Suds

We believe science belongs in community spaces — not just classrooms and conferences. That’s why we’re teaming up with Los Angeles Ale Works - Culver City for Science & Suds, a new series where CDLS Fellows bring their research beyond the university and into the community.

Environmental Science Practicum 2024-2025 Final Presentations

Join us in-person (or via Zoom webinar) in celebrating the achievements of our Environmental Science seniors as they present the results of yearlong research projects developed in partnership with leading…

Novel Ecologies: Nature Remade and the Illusions of Tech

Please join us for a LENS book talk with Princeton Professor Allison Carruth on Wednesday, May 14 at 4pm.