Events

On Campus

UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Two speaker profiles for Science & Suds 92225

Science and Suds, Event 6

Hosted by CDLS and Los Angeles Ale Works

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,…

Special Event

The 2025 Pritzker Lunch & Learn

A conversation with this year’s Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award finalists

Event Overview Join us for a special Lunch & Learn with the finalists of the Ninth Annual Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award. This event offers a rare opportunity to hear…

Flyer featuring a picture of Ben Novak that reads: “The UCLA La Kretz Center 14th Annual Public Lecture. Biotechnology for Conservation Success: From Black-footed Ferrets to Passenger Pigeons. Saturday, October 11th, 2025. UCLA Boyer Hall, Room 159. 3pm - 5pm. Free Entry for All Ages. Ben Novak—Lead Scientist at Revive & Restore: Genetic rescue of endangered and extinct species.”

Lecture Series

The 14th Annual La Kretz Center Public Lecture

This year’s topic is Biotechnology for Conservation

The UCLA La Kretz Center of California Conservation Science is excited to be hosting the 14th Annual La Kretz Center Public Lecture on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, at Boyer Hall on the UCLA main…

Close-up of a teal fountain pen resting on a manuscript with cursive writing, symbolizing historical records and agreements.

Special Event

Reparations: A Transatlantic Conversation

Examining histories, debates and futures of repair

Event Overview Join us for a one-hour panel exploring how reparations are debated and practiced across different contexts, from Britain’s legacy of slavery to the United States’ ongoing struggle over…

PAST EVENTS

Environmental Graduate Students Networking Reception

Environmental Graduate Students Networking Reception All UCLA graduate students interested in environmental justice, sustainability, and resilience are invited to a free, cross-campus networking reception. Learn about environmental organizations, student funding…

Environmental Graduate Students Mixer Event photo

Fall 2023 Restoration Kickoff at Sage Hill!

Join other UCLA students this Saturday at Sage Hill and help prevent invasive plants from taking over! Meet at Krieger parking lot below Sage Hill (see map) at 10 AM…

Sage Hill Landscape with oak in the background

The Center for Diverse Leadership in Science Presents: A Meet & Greet with Catalina Martinez

The Center for Diverse Leadership in Science Presents: A Meet & Greet with Catalina Martinez. Ocean Scientist & Equity Advisor for NOAA Ocean Exploration shares her Circuitous Journey Navigating a Sea of Options, Opportunities and Obstacles

Catalina Martinez in front of the Ocean / Credit: Nora Lewis

Geoengineering and Human Rights

We are learning how to efficiently capture carbon from the atmosphere, fertilize oceans and imitate volcano eruptions to cool the climate. The greatest emitters pride themselves in having found techno-fixes to…

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage facility

Nature Always Wins: A Photography Exhibit

Nature is active in conquering us not only through the occasional earthquake or flood, but in the subtleties of vegetation that turn every settlement into an ongoing archaeological site. What…

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