Love Food Studies, but are unsure of how it translates into a profession? Join us for an upcoming event, "Careers in Food Studies", where you may explore the world of food studies as a profession and have the opportunity to engage with key experts in diverse food related fields. In attendance will be a dynamic...
Renewable Energy Association and Environment California are partnering for a Renewable Energy Policy Panel on campus at Boelter Penthouse on the evening of January 31st. The panel will be moderated by UCLA’s Chief Sustainability Officer, who is modernizing the university’s energy infrastructure to be more environmentally sustainable, and will feature experts in California state policy...
Activists and scholars will offer live reflections on how the past lurks in our shared food future, and what to do about it. FEATURED PANELISTS Food justice and food waste activists: Tanya Fields (Founder and Executive Director, The BLK Project) Lisa “Tiny” Gray-Garcia (Co-Editor, Poor Magazine; author of Criminal of Poverty: Growing Up Homeless in America) Rick Nahmias (Founder and Executive Director, Food...
Part of the series Future L.A.: Engineering a Sustainable Supercity Los Angeles and 100% Renewable Energy WEDNESDAY FEB 7, 2018 7:30PM In 2016, the Los Angeles City Council tasked the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power with determining how the city can achieve a clean energy future. Part of an ongoing nationwide conversation, this panel...
We will be giving out FREE seedless oranges kindly provided by Food Forward, a non-profit organization in Socal that fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people in need. So come down pick up an orange or two and learn more about how you can join us...
DESCRIPTION Adam Gromis is Uber's global lead on sustainability and environmental impact. Adam will give a brief presentation on Uber's current sustainability efforts and future plans, followed by an open discussion with the audience. 4PM - 5PM Presentation and Q&A 5PM - 6PM Cocktail Reception Use code LACIUber for $20 off two trips (two trips...
DESCRIPTION Hear from Anuradha and Dhimant Parekh, founders of The Better India. In conversation with Max Schorr, Co-Founder and CEO, GOOD Inc. The Better India Anuradha & Dhimant Parekh are founders of Asia's largest solutions-based media platform, The Better India (www.thebetterindia.com), which reaches out to over 30 million unique people very month. The Better India...
DESCRIPTION Changing the World Through Food Systems: A Call For Radical Food Activism Date: February 20, 2018 Time: 5:00 p m Venue: Glorya Kaufman Hall, Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater (Room...
A Conversation on Politics, Ethics and Well-Being in the Anthropocene In collaboration with UCLA IoES, UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters in the...