Preparing for Even Wilder Wildfires
REGISTER HERE Free webinar. Open to the public. Registration required. This session will explore the impacts of wildfires on health, low-income housing, and small water systems, as well as highlight innovative tactics to increase resiliency, especially for populations that are most vulnerable to wildfire. This session is part of the Luskin Summit series.
Sustainability Office Hours
Come chat with the UCLA sustainability team about anything and everything you're curious about each third Tuesday of the month from 3-4PM. ZOOM LINK
Nikole Hannah-Jones Fireside Chat
RSVP and Submit Questions Here Please join us for a keynote speaking event featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones, a MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the landmark 1619 Project. The event, moderated by Dr. Eraka Bath, will reflect on and explore Blackness, not only in the context of our […]
A Landmark Opportunity for Park Equity
REGISTER HERE Free webinar. Open to the public. Registration required. The pandemic has proved the importance of public parks for our physical and mental well-being, as well as the environmental health of our communities. During this watershed moment, new funding and initiatives offer an opportunity to improve access to public spaces for all. This discussion […]
Net Impact UCLA: Sustainability Impact Spotlight
REGISTER HERE Join us this February 17th for the annual speaker panel hosted by Net Impact UCLA! This winter quarter, we focus on leaders, innovators, and pioneers that are creating an impact within the field of sustainability. We will discuss topics ranging from social change to entrepreneurship, followed by an open Q&A session. If you […]
UCOP Sustainability at Home: Creating a spring herb and vegetable garden
ZOOM LINK The UCOP Sustainability Affinity Group, in partnership with the UCOP Department of Energy and Sustainability, invite the UC community to participate in “Sustainability at Home”, a three-part virtual speaker series event in celebration of Earth Month (April). Part one of the speaker series will kick-off on Wednesday, February 24th from 12-1pm with a presentation […]
The Impact of Climate and the Physical Environment on Human Health
REGISTER HERE About the speaker: Richard Joseph Jackson, MD MPH FAAP HonAIA HonFASLA, is Professor emeritus at the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was Department Chair in Environmental Health Science. A pediatrician, he has served in many leadership positions with the California Health Department, including the […]
High Impact Tea with Dr. Richard Jackson, MD MPH
REGISTER HERE Richard Joseph Jackson, MD MPH FAAP HonAIA HonFASLA, is Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, where he was Department Chair in Environmental Health Science. A pediatrician, he has served in many leadership positions with the California Health Department, including the highest as the State Health Officer. For nine years […]
DGSOM EDI Lecture Series – Dr. Okanlami – Disabusing Disability
REGISTER HERE Nationally, he serves as the Disability Issues representative on the Steering Committee for the Group on Diversity and Inclusion at the AAMC, and the National Medical Association’s Council on Medical Legislation. He speaks around the country on topics related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including, but not limited to the lack of black […]
Careers in Sustainability Event
On Monday, March 1st, from 5-6pm PT, Residential Life will be hosting a Careers in Sustainability Panel. Four recent UCLA graduates, Megna Patel, Nick Caton, Elias Platte-Bermeo, and Valeree Catangay, will speak about their job search process, what it is like to be a recent UCLA graduate working in sustainability, and what opportunities are out […]
Making Climate History at the Supreme Court
Please join the Emmett Institute this Wednesday, March 3, at 12:15 p.m. PST, for a talk with Harvard Law professor Richard Lazarus to discuss his book, The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court, on the landmark Massachusetts v. EPA decision and the court's role in environmental law and policy. REGISTER HERE When […]
Free Virtual Film Screening of “2040”
Free with REGISTRATION Now, more than ever, we need positive voices in the ecological crisis. Join us to see director Damon Gameau's 'exercise in fact-based dreaming', 2040. The film takes a solutions-based approach to how we can, using the technology we already have, mitigate the enormous global issues we currently face. The main themes/solutions looked at […]
Southern California Native History, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Culture
We're hosting a class on Southern California Native History, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Culture, led by Nicholas Hummingbird. Nicholas is an Indigenous advocate and educator from Southern California focused on cultural revitalization and native ecosystem restoration. His class will explore the intersection of California’s cultural and natural history through the perspective of Indigenous stories and […]
UC Berkeley Students of Color Environmental Collective Convention 2021
Why are people of color excluded from the environmental movement? Why do so few Black and Brown folks go camping or to national parks? Why is it that Indigenous communities, who are stewards of the land, don’t get represented on larger environmental decisions? Why do so many students of color feel disconnected from nature and […]
Who is at the Table? Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Waste and Recycling
REGISTER HERE SPEAKERS Moderator: Arley Owens, Executive Director, Ohio Recycling Coalition and convener and organizing member of the NRC JDEI Council Sophia Huda, Vice President, Ohio Recycling Coalition, Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board member and Adjunct Sustainability Professor, The New School, New York Faye Christoforo, Executive Director, Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) Felisia Castañeda, Environmental Learning […]
The Global Balancing Act: Population Growth vs. Dwindling Resources
About Truffle Truffle is an annual discussion at the intersection between the financial markets and politics of critical issues facing the world today. A Thought Leadership event where COMPLEX TOPICS and RESPECTFUL DISCUSSION are the foundation behind each program. Our guests include, but are not limited to: institutional investors, treasury, pension funds, family offices and […]
One Year Later: ESG in a Post Pandemic World
Now over a year into the global pandemic, our “new normal” is no longer so novel. Even after sickening and killing millions and impacting billions, COVID-19 continues to rage. Throughout it all, businesses across industries have worked to adapt to these unprecedented circumstances — with sweeping implications for environmental, social, and governance (ESG). From supply […]
Sustaining a Community Garden
In 2016, Palo Alto College launched a survey campaign to identify the most pressing issues for student retention and learning. The results showed that one of the most pressing issues was food insecurity. This concern caused Palo Alto College to partner with the San Antonio Food Bank to address the issue of student hunger with […]
Sustainable Works Eco Star Awards
SUSTAINABLE WORKS ECO STAR AWARDS 2021 "Out of Crisis & Intro Resiliency" Join us for a Sustainable Wine, Honey Tasting & Vegan Dinner Experience hosted by special guest emcee Billy Harris! The Sustainable Works Eco Star Awards 2021 is going virtual with a fun and interactive at-home fundraiser celebrating the achievement of influential environmental leaders making […]
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Learn More Students receive 50% discount code STUDENT50 after registering a free account on Qudio. Presented by the Mono Lake Committee Join us for an evening of short films on hiking, biking, paddling, surfing, conservation, community, and wild places. This year, for the first time, you can join us from anywhere with an internet connection. […]