Events

Special Event

The 2025 Pritzker Lunch & Learn

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

UCLA Faculty Club · Hacienda Room

Flyer featuring a picture of Ben Novak that reads: “The UCLA La Kretz Center 14th Annual Public Lecture. Biotechnology for Conservation Success: From Black-footed Ferrets to Passenger Pigeons. Saturday, October 11th, 2025. UCLA Boyer Hall, Room 159. 3pm - 5pm. Free Entry for All Ages. Ben Novak—Lead Scientist at Revive & Restore: Genetic rescue of endangered and extinct species.”

Lecture Series

The 14th Annual La Kretz Center Public Lecture

Saturday, October 11, 2025

UCLA Campus; Boyer Hall; Room 159 (611 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA)

On Campus

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UPCOMING EVENTS

UCLA La Kretz Center Fellowship candidate, Billie Beckley, seminar Promotion

Lecture Series

UCLA La Kretz Center and EEB Department Special Virtual Seminar – Billie Beckley

Disturbance and Recovery in California Kelp Forest Ecosystems

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

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.

Jason Williams (left), Jade Knighton, and Tyrus Korecki. Members of the Vet in STEM group, standing next to the US flag, in front of a wall with US military insignia displayed.

Lecture Series

Check-In – Finals

Vets in STEM Fall Quarter Programming (Week 11)

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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

2.3.2025

Wildfire disaster, recovery, and resilience: what have we learned?

Wildfire recovery in the U.S., particularly in California, is a slow and complex process hindered by unique post-fire challenges like housing shortages, regulatory hurdles, and underinsurance, but innovative solutions are emerging to improve resilience and equity.