Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Special Event

The Sea Within Us: Caring for the Deep

Co-presented with the UCLA Hammer, Department of Media Arts and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

We are pleased to invite you and members of the UCLA IoES community to The Sea Within Us: Caring for the Deep at the Hammer Museum on Thursday, May 21, 2026, featuring UCLA IoES faculty member Tina Treude.

Out of Plain Sight

Special Event

Out of Plain Sight

Co-presented with the UCLA Hammer Museum, Department of Media Arts and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

From the Los Angeles Times and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Rosanna Xia, Out of Plain Sight is a cinematic exposé of an environmental disaster lurking just off the coast of Southern California.

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UCLA ESN & D. ENV Career Panel

Hosted by UCLA IoES in collaboration with ESN

Join UCLA IoES and ESN for a virtual career panel featuring professionals working across environmental health, wildfire science, hazardous substances management, water resources planning, and environmental safety.

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Science, Environment, & Community Spring Symposium 2026

A space for students, faculty, and community members to share ideas, strategies, and stories including research, community, and environmental justice.

[Please note that in-person seats have been filled. However, you can still register to join us via Zoom] Join CDLS for a powerful hybrid gathering bringing together students, faculty, researchers,…

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

Life on the Move | It’s Time to Leave, The Causes of Migration

Life on the Move Lecture Series All plants and animals, including humans, move during their lifetimes, but some take truly harrowing or magnificent journeys to new lands and habitats. This…

Advancing Sustainability through Supply Chains

Join business leaders to explore topics in supply chain sustainability. An increasingly integral part of sustainable business strategies, integrating sustainability throughout the supply chain can provide benefits for consumer transparency,…

Desalination: Should salt water play a role in our sustainable future?

Sixty percent of L.A.County’s water comes from hundreds of miles away. Obtaining and transporting trillions of gallons each year requires a lot of energy and puts enormous strain on ecosystems…

The Green Bundle

Thursday, August 16 7:30-8:30pm conversation  8:30-9:30pm reception with wine provided by Fetzer Vineyards La Kretz Garden Pavilion  UCLA Botanical Gardens   Join UCLA environmental economist Magali A. Delmas, writer David Colgan, Environmental Media Association…

Does environmentalism need to make peace with capitalism?

Some see markets and corporations as obstacles to saving the planet, while others seek to weaken the capitalist system through government regulation, litigation, and appeals to the public to limit…