Events
Special Event
Ajay Singh Chaudhary presents The Exhausted of the Earth
An exploration of how the shared experiences of exhaustion can be the foundation for a new, radical climate politics.
Join us on Wednesday, April 17th, at the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, for a conversation with Ajay Singh Chaudhary and learn how he answers this question in his new book, The…
Lecture Series
The 2024 UCLA La Kretz Center Public Lecture
The Endangered Species Act at 50: Is it working for California?
Join us on Saturday, May 11th to hear from leading voices in endangered species listing and recovery speak about what is working best, what is not, and how we can improve California conservation actions in the future.
Special Event
Highly Charged: Panel Discussion
Panel discusses equity in rate design for decarbonizing electric power systems, featuring experts and advocates.
Panel discusses equity in rate design for decarbonizing electric power systems, featuring experts and advocates.
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Lecture Series
Edward Struzik Presents Future Arctic
Field Notes from a World on the Edge
Join us for a special seminar featuring popular science writer and arctic explorer Edward Struzik. This will be held April 24th, from 4:15-5:15 pm, in Terasaki Life Sciences Building 1100. Struzik is an educator and…
CDLS Science Communication Workshop Series: Science Journalism
Workshop on crafting compelling narratives and navigating the media landscape with Los Angeles Times Science Reporter Corinne Purtill
As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering inclusive and impactful science communication, the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science (CDLS) at UCLA is thrilled to invite you to a…
Special Event
50th Anniversary of the ESE Program: Celebration and Reunion
Join us on Saturday, May 4 to celebrate 50 years of environmental excellence.
Join us on Saturday, May 4 to celebrate 50 years of environmental excellence.
Grand Theft Eco: The iBear in the River
LENS screening of the first episode of Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles.
Grand Theft Eco is a machinima series and pedagogical engine that repurposes the video game Grand Theft Auto to explore possible eco-futures of LA in the year 2050.
Lecture Series
The 2024 UCLA La Kretz Center Public Lecture
The Endangered Species Act at 50: Is it working for California?
Join us on Saturday, May 11th to hear from leading voices in endangered species listing and recovery speak about what is working best, what is not, and how we can improve California conservation actions in the future.
Symposium
11th Annual UCLA Children’s Discovery and Innovation Institute (CDI) Symposium
The Science of Climate Change: Impact on Children
The UCLA CDI Institute is the research home of the Pediatrics Department and was established in 2013. The CDI Institute encourages multidisciplinary child health research and training at UCLA across…
PAST EVENTS
Energy Storage Solutions: Enabling the Expansion of Renewable Energy
In recent years, governments and corporations alike have joined in a global movement towards near-term net zero energy commitments. While the vision of a world running on renewable energy has…
A Botanist Comes Full Circle
Home to over 6,500 native plants, California is the most botanically diverse U.S. state. More than 30% of the state’s plants are considered endemic and are found nowhere else in…
Climate Change and Sustainability
In the conversation about how to address climate change, the focus is often on the technologies that can help us lower heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. But in reality, addressing climate…
The Future of Fire in Santa Barbara County
A conversation with leaders who study climate change and wildfire, manage fires and evacuations, and work to understand the economic and policy dimensions of increased fire risk in a changing…
Turning Climate Science Into Action
Join us as we kick off our California Climate Expedition with a party and discussion about climate science and action in California! As climate change continues unabated and California communities…
