• Making Merch Sustainable

    How can the proliferation of music industry merchandise align with artists’ and society’s environmental and social expectations? Merch is one of music's fastest-growing revenue streams — and one of its most scrutinised. As fans and artists alike demand higher environmental and social standards, the industry faces a pressing question: can merchandise ever be truly sustainable?...

  • Get Ready for COP17 in Armenia! Come Together to Learn and Discuss How to Engage

    Armenia takes center stage this October as host to one of the most important global summits for the future of life on earth, COP17 – the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) 17th Conference of Parties – under the theme “Taking Action for Nature.” You’re invited to a special virtual meeting hosted in collaboration with...

  • How Worried Should You Be About This Air?

    Join L.A. Material’s Antonia Cereijido and Jessica Garrison for a conversation with experts about Los Angeles air quality amid the ongoing Boyle Heights warehouse fire. Guest experts include: - Yifang Zhu, professor at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences - Sam Silva, assistant professor of Earth Sciences, Civil and Environmental...

  • Solution Series: Reuse Wins in Food Service, Stadiums, and Beyond

    For a world overrun by single-use plastics, reuse systems offer a clear path forward. Reuse systems can drastically cut plastic use and pollution and build local economies. Non-toxic, plastic-free reuse is the ultimate solution to protect our health—but is not without its challenges. Plastic Pollution Coalition will host a webinar to present exciting reuse applications...

  • Livestream: APAICS Energy & Commerce Summit

    This is a non-UCLA event posted here as of interest to the community. The APAICS Energy & Commerce Summit brings together industry and community leaders alongside Asian American & Native...

  • Curator Talk: Digital Production of Mountain Spirits

    This behind-the-scenes conversation explores the digital production of Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines, an exhibition that immerses audiences in the sacred landscapes and living...

  • Can the Energy Crisis Finally Unite Us?

    This is an off-campus, non-UCLA event posted here in case of interest to the broader community. Climate debates are going nowhere. Highly ideological, they end in gridlock more often than...