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Results For May 2013
Resistance is Not Futile: Water Use By Tank Bromeliads
A Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar by Gretchen North, Department of Biology, Occidental College
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building
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Smart Grid – Opportunities and challenges in the creation of the 21st century power grid
Presented by Professor Rajit Gadh, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CS50 Young
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Volunteer Efforts to Bring Clean Water to Third World Countries: Adventures in Africa, South America, and Sri Lanka
An Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar presented by Dr. Cathy Fitzgerald, Civil/Environmental Engineer, The Planning Center|DC&E
Thursday, May 02, 2013
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Boelter Hall 4275
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Mitigating climate change by sequestering carbon in wetlands: scientific and policy issues
Presented by Rich Ambrose, School of Public Health and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Monday, May 06, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
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Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental Nanoinformatics
Hosted by the UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
8:30 PM - 5:30 PM
UCLA California NanoSystems Institute
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Movement in the Matrix: Restoration Ecology and Pollination Services Across Human-Altered Landscapes
A Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar by Shalene Jha, Department Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building
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Spotlight on Sustainability
A Spring 2013 Corporate Partners Program Workshop and Leaders in Sustainability Event
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Portola Plaza Building (IPAM) at UCLA
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Global Challenges, Global Solutions: The Nature Conservancy's Framework for Conservation
Presented by Alfredo Gonzalez, Director, The Nature Conservancy, Los Angeles Chapter
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CS50 Young
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Celebration of the Graduates
Join us in celebrating sustainability at our end of the year networking event. UCLA's Leaders in Sustainability, past and present, will be recognizing this year's graduating class.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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"One Day Everything Will Be Free" screening + director Q&A
E3 and the UCLA Geography Association are proud to present the screening of One Day, Everything Will Be Free, as well as a Q&A with the film’s director and filmmaker Joseph Redwood-Martinez following the film.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Young Hall, Room CS50
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UC CEIN Nano EH&S Forum: Scientific Advances Towards Reducing Complexity in Decision Making
The University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) is pleased to announce a one-day conference on recent advances in environmental health and safety of Engineered Nanomaterials (ENMs).
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
8:30 PM - 5:30 PM
UCLA California NanoSystems Institute / Webcast
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Rui Wang, Urban Planning
Restricting Driving for Better Traffic and Cleaner Sky: Did It Work in Beijing?
Monday, May 13, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Luskin School of Public Affairs
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California NanoSystems Institute Special Lecture
“Innovative solutions for sustainable energy and personalized healthcare: A role for nanotechnology”
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
3:30 PM
CNSI Auditorium
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16th Annual Biology Research Symposium
“Hotspots: Cetacean Species Richness Patterns in the Oceanic Eastern Tropical Pacific” presented by Lisa T. Ballance, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin (NOAA)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
4:00 PM
Hershey Hall, Room 158
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Los Angeles Good Food Purchasing Pledge
Presented by Alexa Delwiche, Food Policy Coordinator, Los Angeles Food Policy Council
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CS50 Young
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L.A.'s Climate Future: What's Coming and What We Can Do
An Oppenheim Lecture featuring Alex Hall, Professor, UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
UCLA Fowler Museum, Lenart Auditorium
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Clarifier Modeling on a Personal Computer
An Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar presented by Prof. J. Alex McCorquodale, Civil Engineering, University of New Orleans
Thursday, May 16, 2013
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Boelter Hall 4275
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Environmental Justice: A Community Perspective
An Environmental Justice Initiative Lecture Series by Robin Cannon, Co-founder and President of Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles and Carl Maida, Professor, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Thursday, May 16, 2013
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
IPAM
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Cultural Politics of Seeds
The symposium is part of the multi-year “Life (Un)Ltd” research project, which is addressing the question of what impact recent developments in the biosciences and biotechnology have had on feminist studies. In this year, the group is exploring the rich connections between food, ecology, propagation, and metabolism.
Friday, May 17, 2013
8:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Charles E. Young Reference Library, Presentation Room
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Surrogate Species in Conservation: Conceptual Issues and the Curious Case of Retaliatory Lion Killing
Tim Caro, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, UC Davis
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building
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The microbial nitrogen cycle in a changing ocean: Linking genomes and geochemistry
An Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar presented by Dr. Alyson Santoro, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
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Observations of 'sub-grid scale mixing' in coastal ecosystems
An Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar presented by Dr. Nick Nidzieko, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Math Sciences Building, Room 7124
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Water, Energy, and the Design of Adaptation: How Hydrologic Adaptation will Shape City Form
Presented by Hadley + Peter Arnold, Co-directors, Arid Lands Institute
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CS50 Young
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Fair Trade Panel on Coffee and Chocolate
E3 at UCLA would like to invite you to come to our Fair Trade Speaking Panel on Coffee and Chocolate!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Bruin Reception Room, 2nd Fl Ackerman Union
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Where to Live: Freeway Pollution Plumes in the Early Morning
An Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar presented by Prof. Suzanne Paulson, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA
Thursday, May 23, 2013
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Boelter Hall 4275
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Seed Banks & Seed Networks: Narratives, Images, Infrastructure
Presented by Allison Carruth, Department of English
Thursday, May 23, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
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California Fish and Game Commission Meeting
Conservation Genomics presentation by Brad Shaffer and Mark Gold
Thursday, May 23, 2013
9:00 AM
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Ecochella
Bike-powered concert hosted by E3!!
Friday, May 24, 2013
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunset Canyon Recreation Center
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UCLA Science Faculty Research Colloquium
“Host-seeking behaviors of parasitic nematodes.” presented by Elissa Hallem, assistant professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
4:00 PM
Physics and Astronomy Building, Room 1425
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Diversification of tanagers, the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds
A Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar by Kevin Burns, Department of Biology, San Diego State University
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building
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Environmental Science Practicum Presentations
Environmental Science seniors will present the findings of their capstone research experience.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
CS50 Young Hall
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Recycled Water Use at the BP/Arco Los Angeles Refinery
An Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar presented by Ken Letwin, Lead Process Engineer, British Petroleum
Thursday, May 30, 2013
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Boelter Hall 4275
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What Climate Change Means for LA: Likely Impacts and Proactive Policies
A half-day seminar featuring groundbreaking climate prediction research by Alex Hall, UCLA climate scientist and professor, followed by a panel discussion with climate policy experts.
Friday, May 31, 2013
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Luskin School of Public Affairs
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