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
UCLA La Kretz Center and EEB Department Special Virtual Seminar – Billie Beckley
Disturbance and Recovery in California Kelp Forest Ecosystems
Join us to hear from guest speaker Billie Beckley as they present their proposed research for the 2026 UCLA La Kretz Center Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. This seminar is co-sponsored by the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department.
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
Managing the Mid-Transition from Fossil to Clean Energy
Featuring Emily Grubert Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy PolicyKeough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame Emily Grubert, a civil engineer and environmental sociologist, will share insights on how…
La Kretz Center Seminar: What is Wild Animal Welfare?
This seminar explores Wild Animal Welfare Science, an interdisciplinary field focused on assessing and improving animal welfare in natural environments. Researchers will present case studies and discuss applications. Agenda Speakers…
Optimism, Optopia and Climate Change Stories
How can science fiction balance hopeful stories about environmental futures with current realities? What theory of social change should inform these stories? With dire climate change impacts already happening, what kinds of stories can inspire audiences to care about and become active on large-scale environmental issues?
Archaeology of Water Management in the Nile
Please join us in-person at UCLA Geology Building, Room #3814, or join us via Zoom on February 27 from 1pm PT. To confirm your attendance, RSVP. Masking is optional, although…
Grand Theft Eco: The iBear in the River
Grand Theft Eco is a machinima series and pedagogical engine that repurposes the video game Grand Theft Auto to explore possible eco-futures of LA in the year 2050.
