Events

Upcoming Events

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Special Event

Lessons for a Warming Country

Climate Politics & Environmental Policy After the Midterms

The second event in the LENS 10th anniversary series is a post-election discussion about the local, state, and national implications for environmental policy and politics with a panel of UCLA experts.

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Book Talk | The Myth of Sustainable Cities: Losing the Holocene

Professor Stephanie Pincetl discusses her new book with Professor of Anthropology Monica L. Smith

Join us for a conversation with IoES Professor and Founding Director of the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA Stephanie Pincetl about her new book, "The Myth of Sustainable Cities: Losing the Holocene"

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Special Event

Palisades/Eaton Fires Conference

A one-day conference on investigations into the destructive 2025 LA fires.

Topics include factors determining structural survival, the impact of zone zero on home survival, the role of fuels management, urban tree survival, landslides, and pathways to reducing future fire risk…

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

A Scrap of Nature: Rediscovering UCLA’s Native Plants at Sage Hill

Bring your lunch for Botany Brown Bag, “A Scrap of Nature: Rediscovering UCLA’s Native Plants on Sage Hill with Dr. Andy Kleinhesselink Join us on Thursday, February 26 from 12-1…

CTR Lightening Talks

CTR community meetings connect tropical researchers by providing space to discuss research and build community.

Living Minerals: Nature, Trade, and Power in the Race for Lithium

The Climate Politics Working Group invites you to the book talk "Living Minerals: Nature, Trade, and Power in the Race for Lithium" by Professor Javiera Barandiaran (UCSB). Registration: This is a public event. To confirm…

Fire Tender: Documentary Screening and Discussion

Join the UCLA Center for the Study of Women | Streisand Center for a screening of the short film Fire Tender, directed by Roni Jo Draper (Yurok) and Marissa Lila.…

The Barn Owl Project

An Ecological Solution in Agriculture for Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians