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.

Hills and a stream with rocks and trees either side.

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

Luskin Innovators Speaker Series: Parks and Technology

Join the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation in welcoming Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris to discuss her research and new report, SMART Parks: A Toolkit. The evening event will include a reception with…

Animation and Environment: A Conversation with the Creator of Wall-E, Finding Nemo, and A Bug’s Life

DUE TO OVERWHELMING INTEREST, THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. If you are still interested in attending, we will be starting a waitlist in front of the CNSI auditorium at 6:15…

Parrots of Pasadena

Parrots of Pasadena walk, talk & cocktail reception with Professor Ursula K. Heise. A Bird LA Day event sponsored by UCLA’s Lab for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS) of the Institute…

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…

Climate Justice Forum

By hosting a Climate Justice Forum, the Environmentalists of Color Collective at UCLA hopes to accomplish three things: Raise awareness about the contributions that people of color have made to…