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

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PAST EVENTS

Environmental Science Practicum 2016-2017 Final Presentations

The Practicum partners undergraduate students with businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations to conceive and deliver science-based solutions to challenging environmental problems in Southern California and beyond. The Institute of…

Research Roundtable: Water Resiliency for Business

The Corporate Partners Program will conclude this year’s focus on Water Resiliency for Business with a Keynote from LA24 and interactive Research Roundtables

Will Farmed Fish Save Our Oceans, Delight Our Palates, and Provide Healthy Food for All?

Current projections estimate that the global population will surpass nine billion people by 2050 and total food demand will approximately double. Seafood is a major source of protein in many…

Panel Discussion: Biodiversity in the Anthropocene

Biodiversity is undergoing tremendous change at the hands of humanity. As some habitats disappear and many wild organisms face extinction, other species flourish in novel ecosystems. Join us for an expert panel discussion which will examine the current state of biodiversity and the narratives which shape related public opinion and policy as we ask the question: how can we successfully coexist with nature on an increasingly technological planet?

Our National Parks at 100: Confronting Change & Committing to Science

Please join us for our 8th public lecture as Dr. Ray Sauvajot, science director for the US National Park Service discusses the NPS on its 100th birthday. Ray will be joined by Dr. David Szymanski in what promises to be an exciting exploration of how the Service uses science to confront and meet the challenges they face in protecting our most important natural resources— our parks.