Free Food from the Dining Halls

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

Get a plate of free hot dining hall food in the SAC basement. Please bring your own containers and utensils. Bruin Dine is operating Tuesdays, Wednesdays, AND Thursdays this quarter.

LENS Poetry Reading with Harryette Mullen

Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Professor Harryette Mullen (UCLA English) will read a selection of poems from her new poetry collection, Open Leaves / poems from earth, followed by a conversation with Professor Ursula Heise (UCLA English and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability). A reception will follow the discussion with light refreshments. REGISTER HERE

Free Food from the Dining Halls

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

Get a plate of free hot dining hall food in the SAC basement. Please bring your own containers and utensils. Bruin Dine is operating Tuesdays, Wednesdays, AND Thursdays this quarter.

Tour: Port of L.A. Air Quality Monitoring Station

Port of LA Multi-use terminal (Berth 46 in the Outer Harbor) 3011 Miner St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Port of Los Angeles will host a site tour of one of its recently upgraded air quality monitoring stations, allowing stakeholders access to air monitoring equipment. The tour is open to the public with no reservations required. Port Environmental Management staff and equipment technicians will be available to answer questions. The outdoor air monitoring […]

Hydrogen and the Region’s Energy Future, a Roundtable for Debate

UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA

Join environmental justice groups in conversation about the emerging role of hydrogen in our community and across the state, and whether hydrogen can be thoughtfully deployed as an equitable climate solution. REGISTER HERE

Gen Z Wellness Summit

UCLA Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join inspiring and engaging conversations on mental health and wellness. Admission is FREE for high school and college students and adults, but registration is REQUIRED. Don’t miss out! RESERVE NOW to secure your spot! Parents, teachers, counselors, and school administrators are welcome to attend. REGISTER HERE

Native Edible Plants Workshop

jane b semel Healthy Campus Initiative Community Garden Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, 111 Easton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Some native edible plants get a bad rap for being difficult to grow. During this workshop UC Master Gardener Sara Reihani will demystify the process of growing native plants and will demo how to smoke start White Sage from seed! REGISTER HERE

Land, the Arts, and Black Culture: Intersecting Pathways

Online

This Black History Month Park Bench Chat brings together an esteemed panel of speakers, each providing a unique perspective on how outdoor spaces can be transformative for communities. REGISTER HERE

High Impact Tea with Jaclyn Allen

Marion Anderson Hall Grand Salon 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join the UCLA Anderson Center for Impact, Net Impact, and UCLA Anderson students who interested in social impact and sustainability for another engaging High Impact Tea. Jaclyn Allen, Senior Manager, ESG, at Beyond Meat, and UCLA Anderson Professor Magali Delmas will discuss the relationship between plant-based food and environmental sustainability, efforts to measure the impact […]

“Cooperating for the Climate” Book Talk with Joanna Lewis

UCLA Law School, Room 1457 385 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

China is the world’s largest producer of both CO2 emissions and green technology, so that nation is playing an outsized role in deploying green energy technologies to address the climate crisis. What is the current state of international climate cooperation with China and what does history teach us? Joanna Lewis will present the results from […]

Women Founders Shaping LA

Covel Commons, Room 203 330 De Neve Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join this panel discussion featuring 3 innovative founders changing the game in Los Angeles, moderated by Founder & UCLA alum Alice Kao. Come for an engaging conversation between LA entrepreneurship leaders and connect with the UCLA entrepreneurship community. REGISTER HERE

Botanical Garden Tour

UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA

Explore this living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join Garden Educators for a free guided tour of the garden, and hear the stories of a selection of plants in the garden, and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. We will meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at […]

Do Green Laws Make Red Tape? Rethinking how we build for climate success and equity

UCLA Law School, Room 1457 385 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The climate crisis requires a monumental effort to build green infrastructure, high-density housing, and transit. But America is not moving fast enough. That much, the environmental movement can agree on. But the debate over what exactly is standing in our way and how to clear the path to a healthier future remains a subject of […]

Hazel M. Johnson Fellowship Info Session #1

Online

In honor of the mother of the environmental justice movement, Hazel M. Johnson, Black Girl Environmentalist (BGE) will be debuting its fellowship program in the Summer of 2024. Join BGE to get the scoop on the fellowship and get the opportunity to ask any clarifying questions regarding the application and experience. REGISTER HERE

Native Bees with Krystle Hickman

UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA

Learn about ecosystems through the eyes of bees! Join speaker, conservation photographer, community scientist, and artist Krystle Hickman for a talk on California native bees and their fascinating relationships to plants, people, and environments. This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP required.

Turning Targets into Action: How Food Companies Are Tackling Their Emissions

Online

With the food sector responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, companies must act quickly to transition their businesses toward a zero emissions economy. More food companies are disclosing their emissions, setting emissions targets, and considering how they will reach those targets by developing climate transition plans. Join Ceres experts and representatives of Food […]

Clean Energy Transition and Critical Minerals: Opportunities and Challenges for Chile amidst Shifting Geopolitics

UCLA Law School, Room 1447

Chile is one of the world’s largest producers of lithium, a critical mineral essential to batteries and the global clean energy transition. Eduardo Bitran will join us to talk about the opportunities and challenges for the country, including how Chile is navigating increasingly complex geopolitical and economic competition among the US, China, the EU, and […]

Emmett Institute 2024 symposium: “Powering the Future”

UCLA School of Law 385 Charles E. Young Drive East , Los Angeles , CA, United States

This is an in-person event: an all-day symposium of 3 different panel discussions plus a reception. Free but RSVP required. Mining is mission-critical to addressing the climate crisis. And so is confronting the legal and environmental issues surrounding mineral extraction. Jurisdictions across the globe are racing to transform their energy sources to meet decarbonization goals […]

ClimateCAP MBA Academy: “Activating Systems Change: Decarbonizing the Fashion Supply Chain”

Online

Join this virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate. Through this series, experts will talk on topics across the climate x business continuum to prepare the business leaders of tomorrow—today’s MBA students— to anticipate and manage climate risks and opportunities in their careers. This event's speaker is Lewis Perkins, President of […]