Free Food from UCLA Dining Halls!

Conference Room 1 in the Student Activities Center Basement 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join Bruin Dine for our food recovery events every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10PM in the SAC Basement! Bring your utensils, containers, and appetite! Hit the follow button (https://www.instagram.com/uclabruindine/) to see what we’re serving up each week!

Los Angeles County Town Hall: Protecting Your Health after Wildfires

Online

L.A. County Department of Public Health is hosting a virtual town hall on air quality, soil and water safety, and safe cleaning after a wildfire. Livestreams will also be held here: https://www.facebook.com/lapublichealth, https://x.com/lapublichealth and youtube.com/lapublichealth. Submit your questions in advance: TinyURL.com/AskPublicHealth

Guided Garden Tour – February 1

La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on February 1, 2025 at 10 am. Explore a living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion […]

Botany Brown Bag: Changing Behavior in Changing Cities by Joey Di Liberto and Suu Zhou

La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join a new lecture in the Botany Brown Bag Series, continued by Joey Di Liberto and Suu Zhou, who will give a talk entitled “Changing Behavior in Changing Cities: Shifting Trends in Urban Bird Behavior Across Seasons and Cityscapes” on Monday, February 3 at 12pm. As cities expand, more and more animals have been forced […]

Can Democracies Deal with the Climate Crisis?

UCLA Law School, Room 1447

The environmental consequences of the 2024 presidential election are coming into sharper focus as the U.S. confronts one of the largest climate-fueled disasters in its history. But the U.S. is not the only country where climate politics are complicating climate policy. Some political scientists are asking whether democracies are adequately equipped to deal with the […]

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

California NanoSystems Institute 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join the first event in the 2024-2025 Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series, a three-part special seminar exploring critical environmental challenges. The first seminar in this series, to be given by Prof. Crystal Kolden from UC Merced, has been rescheduled to Monday, February 3 from 2-4 pm in the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) auditorium. Light […]

Les is More: An Hour with the Mayor

Beverly Hills City Hall, Municipal Gallery 455 N Rexford Dr, Beverly Hills, CA, United States

Come be part of an insightful panel discussion with the City of Beverly Hills’ sustainability experts and Mayor Friedman regarding how the City is preparing for a sustainable and resilient future. This special event will discuss important sustainability initiatives and how to make Beverly Hills even more eco-friendly. Whether you have questions, suggestions, or just […]

Marschak Colloquium series: Generationally Parochial Geoengineering?

HYBRID: Charles E. Young Research Library, Main Conference Room 11360 and online 280 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Presented by the UCLA Library and the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences Speaker: Stephen M. Gardiner, professor of philosophy and Ben Rabinowitz Professor of the Human Dimensions of the Environment at the University of Washington, Seattle Gardiner maintains that the threat of intergenerational tyranny ought to be a core concern […]

Grand Theft Eco Screening #1

Darren Star Screening Room 1422 Melnitz Hall, 235 Charles E. Young Dr. East, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles repurposes the game engine and design of Grand Theft Auto 5 to creatively imagine environmental change and its consequences for Los Angeles in the year 2050. The first of three “machinima” (video game cinema) episodes, titled “The iBear in the River,” will make its debut on February […]

Grand Theft Eco Screening #2

Darren Star Screening Room 1422 Melnitz Hall, 235 Charles E. Young Dr. East, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles repurposes the game engine and design of Grand Theft Auto 5 to creatively imagine environmental change and its consequences for Los Angeles in the year 2050. The first of three “machinima” (video game cinema) episodes, titled “The iBear in the River,” will make its debut on February […]

Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions

Burbank Buena Vista Branch Library 300 N Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, United States

In Search of Life, the Cosmos, and our Future Paleontologist Neil Shubin, in conversation with JPL's Alex Gardner, explains the dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers, what they tell us about our past, and what they portend for our future. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE

Psychological First Aid and Communal Support for Acute Stress

Online

Immediately after climate disasters, it is critical to help people who are impacted get access to psychological first aid tips and community support. The University of California is sponsoring a six-part webinar series for the UC community and the public titled “Urban Wildfire Response and Recovery Webinar Series,” focusing on the physical health, mental health […]

UCLA Technology Development Group Climate Action Day

UCLA Sunset Village Covel Commons 200 De Neve Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Climate change is upon us and research is an important part of finding solutions to this environmental crisis. In 2022, the State of California designated grants to the UC to develop innovations that address critical needs across the state. UCLA scientists have worked to provide novel solutions to some of our greatest climate challenges. Be […]

Community Impacts and Models of Community Recovery

Online

The University of California is sponsoring a six-part webinar series for the UC community and the public titled “Urban Wildfire Response and Recovery Webinar Series,” focusing on the physical health, mental health and social impacts of wildfires, providing a blend of scientific information and practical skills, and highlighting environmental justice issues. The goal is to […]

Well-Being Community Forum, “Cultivating a Well-Being Toolkit in 2025”

Online

The goal of the event is to highlight UCLA health and well-being resources and services which can support your well-being in 2025. Perhaps you’ve set intentions for the new year, whether they be related to emotional and social well-being, physical vitality, or overall sense of balance – throughout this interactive, online community forum, experts will […]

UCLA Anderson Energy Innovation Conference – Sustainable Cities

UCLA Anderson School of Management 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, United States

In light of the recent wildfires that have impacted our Los Angeles community, we stand together in support and solidarity. Now, more than ever, it's crucial to unite and explore innovative solutions for a sustainable future. UCLA Anderson Energy and Cleantech Association invites you to join the Energy Innovation Conference, a gathering of professionals, students, […]

Recycled Water Facility Tour

Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility 1935 S. Hughes Way, El Segundo, CA, United States

FREE Recycled Water Facility Tour! Join West Basin Municipal Water District for a tour of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility in El Segundo. West Basin water industry experts will take you behind the scenes of the recycled water facility. Learn all about West Basin's role in recycled water and how the entire purification […]

Wildfire Impacts on Brain & Cognition

Online

This webinar will cover the impacts of climate disasters such as wildfires on the brain and vital cognitive functions, and will discuss important climate resiliency efforts that protect brain health. The University of California is sponsoring a six-part webinar series for the UC community and the public titled “Urban Wildfire Response and Recovery Webinar Series,” […]

Book Talk: Real Food, Real Facts – Processed Food and the Politics of Knowledge

Royce Hall 314, Humanities Conference Room 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join Dr. Charlotte Biltekoff, Professor of American Studies and Food Science and Technology at University of California, Davis, for a discussion on her newly released book Real Food, Real Facts. Bilitekoff’s work explores “the role science and scientific authority play in food industry responses to consumer concerns about what we eat and how it is […]

Carbon Politics, American Power, and the Almighty Dollar

Bunche 4276 Bunche Hall, 11282 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Lunch will be served for registered attendees. Mark Blyth, William R. Rhodes '57 Prof International Economics & Acting Director, Climate Solutions Lab If a Trump administration doubles down on carbon, the short-term boost to growth through lower input prices plus deregulation will be huge. Climate denial can be profitable. But the rest of the world, […]