This is the third session of the series: Now, More Than Ever: Movement Building for Climate, Racial, and Health Justice. There has never been a more critical time for advancing health, equity and social justice while addressing climate change. This session will focus on the synergies between climate and racial justice movements and their promise […]

You're invited to our next installment of our Engineering in Action series, which will bring together a panel of experts from L.A. to D.C. to discuss transportation equity. Discover how transportation planning and implementation impacts communities and the innovative solutions being developed to transform the cities of the 21st century. This series was created in […]

Our 2021 theme is The Time is Now! The unprecedented events of 2020 punctuated the urgency of the climate crisis, the pervasiveness of racial inequities and environmental injustices, the deep impacts of housing unaffordability, and the vulnerability of our societal systems to handle extreme disruptions. “The Time is Now!” is a recognition that our actions to […]

Love and laughter are essential to sustain our visions of futures beyond settler colonial borders. Join us on zoom for performances of poetry, song, and movement by acclaimed queer migrant artists Alan Pelaez Lopez, Yosimar Reyes, and Soultree. As we journey to a place of spirit and soul-based connection where joy, care, and kinship are […]

Do you want to save the environment while jamming out to music? How about learning what you can do to be more sustainable? Coastalong Music & Sustainability Festival has you covered. Hop on over and come watch our performers COAST MODERN, DARK DAZEY, WHITE JAGG, and LOVESICK CLUB and hear from key note speakers from United […]

Featuring: The UCLA Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center Eudaimonia Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation Jeanie Buss, Governor of the Los Angeles Lakers   Health Equity and Social Justice Panelists: Metta Sandiford-Artest, NBA World Champion Dr. Nicole Green, Director of CAPS Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Professor Jessica Arzola, Nurse and MPH Student Miranda Kim, Assistant Student Wellness […]

Event Schedule 4:00pm Program Introduction 4:10pm Research Project Presentations ASUCLA Licensing (4:10-4:25pm) Academic Waste Diversion (4:25-4:40pm) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (4:40-4:55pm) Green Games (4:55-5:10pm) Green Labs (5:10-5:25pm) Plastic Policy Implementation (5:25-5:40pm) Outdoor Spaces (5:40-5:55pm) 5:55pm Concluding Thoughts ZOOM LINK Sustainability Action Research (SAR) is a student-initiated, student-designed, and student-facilitated research program offered through the Institute of […]

We're hosting another class on traditional ecological knowledge led by native plant expert and cultural educator Nicholas Hummingbird! The class will be Thursday, May 27 at 7-9 pm via Zoom. Fill out this form to reserve your spot in the class. All are welcome to attend! The first 70 UCLA-affiliated sign-ups can reserve a spot for free. We ask […]

Join us for a live stream for the 2021 annual GreenShorts Award Ceremony where we will celebrate wining short environmental films created by Southern California and Louisiana high school students. With Greenshorts, high school students get a chance to sit in the director’s chair and win cash prizes. The contest invites two-minute-or-less films to showcase […]

The closing event of the Sanctuary Spaces Sawyer Seminar, Freedom and Fugitivity, thinks across Black feminism and Indigenous studies to foreground “beautiful experiments” of flight, refusal, and rebellion. Featuring: Saidiya Hartman, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University; 2019 MacArthur Fellow In conversation with: Aisha K. Finch, Associate Professor of Gender Studies and African […]

USGBC-LA is hosting this event to bring together the sustainability, green building, and fire prevention communities to jointly address wildfire resilience across California. The event will begin with virtual tours and expert interviews provided by local green building chapters in Northern and Southern California, lead to multiple keynotes from community leaders, feature panels from industry […]

Dr. Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 100+ research articles and taught Insect Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, Humans and Nature, and other courses for 40 yrs. His book Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens was published […]

Jane Breckinridge is the director of the Euchee Butterfly Farm located in Leonard, Oklahoma, and an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She has spent the last twenty years raising and exhibiting butterflies throughout the United States and Canada, as well as providing community and youth education on butterflies. In 2013, Ms. Breckinridge founded […]

Helen Cavallo is of Colombian and Italian descent, and that background has dictated her love of food and family. Helen's cooking style focuses on big, bold flavors, while always highlighting the main ingredient. Her culinary education came from her upbringing, having learned to cook from some of the best...her family, pros at feeding an army […]

Mylea Bayless leads Bat Conservation International (BCI) Network & Partnerships Division with more than 20 years of experience in building collaborative teams for conservation, research, and wildlife management. “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” The wisdom of this African proverb defines her approach to conservation. […]

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Come to our workshop and learn about the risks that climate change presents to communities and infrastructure. Preview our mapping tool and explore ways you can use the assessment to empower your community to be climate resilient. https://tinyurl.com/lacountycva

About SISE The Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE) is usually described as an annual two-week "boot camp" on energy and sustainability — but it’s much more. SISE is a “we,” a community invested in broad issues related to energy, the environment, and sustainability, and a space that values diverse people, disciplines, perspectives, and experiences. Within this […]

On July 14, we invite you to the unveiling of UCLA’s Sustainable LA Grand Challenge report card on ecosystem health in L.A. County — the region’s most comprehensive evaluation of ecosystem health and proposed strategies and actions to move us toward a more sustainable Los Angeles. We will be joined by: • Alina Bokde, Chief […]

The Envision Framework is a globally recognized approach to sustainable infrastructure and certification process. The ENV SP designation is becoming an increasingly important credential for any professional involved in urban planning, sustainability planning, civil infrastructure, and many more fields. Since its inception, more than 8,000 professionals have obtained their ENV SP credential, which has equipped them […]