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
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
Now Comes the Hard Part… Implementing Groundwater Management Under SGMA
Presented by: Eric Garner, Managing Partner, Best, Best & Kreiger LLP As one of the leading water attorneys in California, Eric Garner helped to write the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act…
Atlas of (Remote) Islands and Sea Level Rise
In a 2016 lecture titled “Let Them Drown,” Naomi Klein called attention to the nexus of climate change, colonial racism and poverty—as Rob Nixon has done in his book Slow Violence…
Big Coupled Data for Sustainable Urban Systems: Examples from Los Angeles
In an era where cities are actively developing urban sustainability goals, too often, the right kinds of “Big Data” are not adequately gathered to guide new programs and policies. Dr. Stephanie Pincetl, Director of…
2018 IoES Gala | Sea CO2 Change
honoring Keely Shaye Brosnan Director and Producer of Poisoning Paradise Pierce Brosnan Executive Producer of Poisoning Paradise Van Jones Founder of Green For All & Dream Corps and host committee Courteney…
A Conversation on Politics, Ethics and Well-Being in the Anthropocene
Please join our expert panel as we explore the ways democratic politics, law and ethics can serve our collective well-being and public health in a world where climate change and…
