Events

Upcoming Events

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The Snail Darter and the Politics of Taxonomy

The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability's Fall 2026 Lecture, presented by 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

Michael Kimmelman

How to Tell the Story of a City

Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic, The New York Times

Michael Kimmelman is the architecture critic at The New York Times and founder of Headway. He has written from more than 40 countries and was for some years a columnist…

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Special Event

Lessons for a Warming Country

Climate Politics & Environmental Policy After the Midterms

The second event in the LENS 10th anniversary series is a post-election discussion about the local, state, and national implications for environmental policy and politics with a panel of UCLA experts.

A book hovering over a cityscape in the background. The book is titled Myth of Sustainable Cities: Losing the Holocene

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"

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Special Event

Palisades/Eaton Fires Conference

A one-day conference on investigations into the destructive 2025 LA fires.

Topics include factors determining structural survival, the impact of zone zero on home survival, the role of fuels management, urban tree survival, landslides, and pathways to reducing future fire risk…

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

2020 Ag Innovation Showcase

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has yielded versions of scarcity everywhere, and has put a spotlight on long-standing issues. The constraints on the supply chain have severely affected farmers, producers, distributors…

2020 IoES Commencement

Where: Live on YouTube When: Sunday, June 14th Time: Ceremony begins at 1:30 PM. Graduates should log into the Zoom 1:00 PM. Zoom Reception with faculty members after the commencement…

2020 GreenShorts Award Ceremony

With GreenShorts, high school students get a chance to sit in the director’s chair and win cash prizes. The contest invites two-minute-or-less films to showcase ideas, commentary and vision for…

Natura Urbana: The Brachen of Berlin

In a time of physical distancing, come together to think about the similarities cities around the world share. Enjoy a personal screening of the film, followed by a recorded panel…

QSTEM & CDLS Winter Outreach and Research Symposium

Queers in STEM and Center for Diverse Leadership in Science present the Winter Research and Outreach Symposium 2020 on Monday, March 2nd from 2pm-4pm!   If you have any questions,…