• Movie + Dinner: Screening of “Designing Healthy Communities”

    DESCRIPTION We will be screening Episode 3: Social Policy in Concrete of the "Designing Healthy Communities" PBS series, narrated by our very own, Richard Jackson, MD, MPH. Episode 3: Social Policy in Concrete Summary Dr. Jackson believes it is every citizen’s right to live in a clean, healthy environment. This isn’t the case for many...

  • Coastalong Bicycle Powered Music Festival

    Sunset Canyon Recreation Center 111 Easton Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    We are Coastalong, a bike-powered, student-run music festival and sustainability fair. Our goal is to spread awareness about alternative energy sources in a funky, cool, and creative space, so we host a variety of activities, booths, and installations each year in addition to all our stellar performers and DJs. We look forward to seeing you on...

  • Botanical Birding for Citizen Science and Academic Research

    Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden (North Entrance)

    Join graduate students Andy Kleinhesselink, Samuel Bressler, and the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden staff for a morning of birding in our 7.5 acre urban oasis in Westwood! We’ll...

  • Parrots of Pasadena: Walk, Talk and Cocktail Reception

    EVENT DETAILS WHEN 5.12.2018 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM WHERE La Pintoresca Park 45 E Washington Blvd Pasadena, CA 91103 Parrots of Pasadena walk, talk & cocktail reception with Professor Ursula K. Heise. A Bird LA Day event sponsored by UCLA’s Lab for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS) of the Institute of the Environment & Sustainability.  Meet at the...

  • Oppenheim Lecture: Animation and Environment: A Conversation with the Creator of Wall-E, Finding Nemo, and A Bug’s Life

    UCLA CNSI Auditorium 570 Westwood Plaza, , Los Angeles, CA 90095

    What narratives can animation share about our environment? Andrew Stanton of Pixar Studios, creator and director of Academy Award-winning animated films, joins Ursula K. Heise, Professor of English and co-founder of UCLA’s Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS), for a conversation about animated film as a vibrant and popular medium of environmental communication. Andrew Stanton Oscar-winning filmmaker...