Special Event
The 2025 Pritzker Lunch & Learn
UCLA Faculty Club · Hacienda Room
Events
On Campus
UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar
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UPCOMING EVENTS
CDLS Community Coffee Hour – October
Hosted by CDLS staff Alex and Susana
Please bring yourselves, a buddy, and a reusable cup for warm beverages. All are welcome to attend, but we kindly request that you please RSVP for location details. October 23…
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…
Lecture Series
Life After VRC-CDLS VSTEM
Alumni Presentations and Panel Discussion (Week 5)
A panel featuring VRC-CDLS VSTEM alumni who have successfully transitioned into STEM careers or advanced academic programs. Alumni will share their experiences in the VRC-CDLS VSTEM program and offer advice…
Special Event
Día de los Muertos
Mourning & Remembering through Ecological Change. Altars, live music, guest speakers & traditional food in a community celebration of memory & ecology
Event Overview Join us at the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden for a community celebration of Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering through Ecological Change. The event will feature altars,…
Lecture Series
Veterans Financial Talk
Vets in STEM Fall Quarter Programming (Week 6)
This is an informative financial workshop designed specifically for veterans. The session will feature an expert-led discussion on a key financial topic chosen by the speaker. Veterans in STEM (VSTEM)…
Lecture Series
Making a Ten-Minute Research Presentation
Vets in STEM Fall Quarter Programming (Week 7)
This workshop is designed to enhance your research communication skills. Participants will learn how to effectively structure a ten-minute research presentation, create compelling visuals, and deliver their findings in a…
CDLS Community Coffee Hour – November
Hosted by CDLS staff Alex and Susana
Please bring yourselves, a buddy, and a reusable cup for warm beverages. All are welcome to attend, but we kindly request that you please RSVP for location details. November 13…
Lecture Series
Exploring Green STEM Careers
Vets in STEM Fall Quarter Programming (Week 8)
Informative session on Green STEM careers. A speaker will share their personal journey in sustainability and science, offering insights and experiences relevant to veterans. Veterans in STEM (VSTEM) are hosting…
Lecture Series
Check-In – Finals
Vets in STEM Fall Quarter Programming (Week 11)
Offers an informal, supportive space for students to bring their questions and challenges, engage in small group discussions, and receive one-on-one guidance from mentors. This is the last of the…
PAST EVENTS
Universities Fighting World Hunger Virtual Summit
The University of California, Davis’ World Food Center will co-host the virtual student summit 2021 of Universities Fighting World Hunger (UFWH) alongside the University of California Global Food Initiative and…
Covering The Coast: Narrating DDT Pollution and other CA Coastal Stories
Rosanna Xia will discuss her work as an environmental reporter and storyteller for the Los Angeles Times, including the story she broke in the fall about decades of previously unknown…
CDLS Unheard Voices Workshop: Diversity and Inclusion in the Environmental Movement
CDLS’s Inclusive Sustainability Collective is hosting a two-part workshop on diversity and inclusion in the environmental movement. The first half of the day will be a training session on racial equity and infusing justice…
Resiliency: Adapting Sustainability Under Pandemic Conditions
Our lives have changed significantly in the last few months as the COVID-19 pandemic shifted how we work, live, and interact with the world around us. At this event, we…
Technology for Good: Easton Center Innovation Challenge Kickoff
Join Professor Terry Kramer, Easton Center Faculty Director, in a moderated conversation with Eric Hoek and Larry Leisure on these topics. And hear about the formal launch of the Easton Center Innovation Challenge – the innovation…