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

The Center for Diverse Leadership in Science Presents: A Discussion with Critical Ecology Lab’s Suzanne Pierre & Em Whalen

Please join the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science and Critical Ecology Lab for a lunch discussion on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, from 12:30-1:30pm in Geology Room 4667. Lunch will be provided to attendees.…

Sage Hill Fall Restoration Volunteer Day

Help us restore UCLA’s Sage Hill by removing invasive plants and planting native plants. We’ll be planting native plants such as California brittlebrush, milkweed, black sage, and yucca. Meet at…

Overheated: What to watch for, and ignore, at the UN climate talks

Join the Emmett Institute’s faculty experts, including several who will be on the ground in Dubai, for a panel discussion that previews the top challenges and opportunities for international negotiation,…

Designing our Future: Environment, Community and Technology

DataX presents Professor of Information Studies, Ramesh Srinivasan, in conversation with an interdisciplinary group of UCLA professors focused on environmental issues such as climate change and their intersection with questions of…

LiS Kick-off Information Session

What is the LiS Program? Leaders in Sustainability is a free certificate program offered through the IoES that attracts graduate students across all disciplines who are interested in sustainability and multi-disciplinary opportunities. At the…