Events

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

Chinese Global Environmentalism: A Book Talk with Alex Wang

Prof. Alex Wang will discuss his new book Chinese Global Environmentalism, in conversation with Mary Nichols.

Video abstract We find ourselves in a remarkable moment in global environmental governance. China is actively promoting green development on the global stage, while the US under Trump has rejected…

Can Abundance Be Sustainable? Merging Affordability and Climate Policy

UCLA Emmett Institute’s 2026 Spring Symposium

Registration is open for “Can Abundance Be Sustainable?” Affordability concerns are ubiquitous in conversations on environmental and climate policy issues. Policymakers and advocates are wrestling with the question of whether…

Smog and Sunshine: A Book Talk with Ann Carlson

Join us for a conversation about an exciting environmental success story that too few Americans know in detail.

Join us for a conversation about an exciting environmental success story that too few Americans know in detail.  In “Smog and Sunshine,” UCLA Law professor and LA native Ann Carlson…

PAST EVENTS

How UCLA’s Sustainable LA Project envisions increased local water supply in Los Angeles County.

How UCLA’s Sustainable LA Project envisions increased local water supply in Los Angeles County. How the Southern California Water Replenishment District, serving over 4 million people in Los Angeles, has…

Blue Prosperity Symposium

The first year of research for the Blue Prosperity program at UCLA concludes with a series of presentations by student researchers from the Anderson School of Management, the Luskin School…

Bird LA Day at UCLA: a sensory exploration of birds of the world

As you wander through sections of the Garden representing Hawaii, Australia, South Africa, SoCal, and more, you can listen to the songs and calls of each area’s characteristic birds using our phone-based…

UCLA La Kretz Center Annual Public Lecture: California on Fire

Featuring Carla D’Antonio from UC Santa Barbara, Jon Keeley from US Geological Survey, and Seth Riley from the National Park Service. The event will be moderated by Victoria Sork, UCLA…

2019 Conservation Genomics Workshop

This annual workshop provides a comfortable, informal training environment for a small group of 20 motivated graduate students to explore how conservation problems can best be addressed with genomic-level data.…