UCLA Sustainability

The Graduate/Undergraduate Environmental Mixer!
2015-01-27 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | LATC Clubhouse (LA Tennis Center Clubhouse) – on campus, west of Pauley Pavilion
During this event, current UCLA graduate students from a variety of fields will share their academic, career, and personal experiences related to environment and sustainability during our panel. Following the panel, graduates and undergraduates can enjoy a mixer with fun networking activities and prizes! Food will be provided! We are also proud to announce this event has received the Green Event Seal from UCLA Events!
Date: Tuesday, January 27
Time: 5 – 7 PM
Location: LATC Clubhouse (LA Tennis Center Clubhouse) – on campus, west of Pauley Pavilion
Who: Any graduate and undergraduate students are welcome! No RSVP required!

Questions? Email the Graduate Student Association, Sustainability Resource Center at src@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu

A Gut Reaction to Obesity: The Impact of Diet, the Microbiome, and the Environment
2015-01-24 08:30 - 13:00 | UCLA Sunset Village Covel Commons, 200 De Neve Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
More than one third of adults in the United States are considered obese, creating one of the most pressing medical, public health, financial, and societal crises of our time. Please join us for the 2015 UCLA Healthcare Symposium, an annual event organized by students at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, to explore the obesity epidemic, its wide-reaching consequences, and possible solutions for the future. The symposium will feature lectures by Michael Moss, author of Pulitzer Prize-winning book Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us and NY Times reporter, Dr. Sarkis Mazmanian, Dr. Emeran Mayer, and Dr. Paul Simon with Dr. Wendy Slusser as emcee and panel moderator.
What: 19th Annual UCLA Healthcare Symposium: “A Gut Reaction to Obesity: The Impact of Diet, the Microbiome, and the Environment”
When: Saturday, January 24, 2015, Check-in starts at 8:30am
Where: UCLA Covel Commons, 200 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Breakfast and Lunch will be served.
Please register here: www.hcs2015.eventbrite.com/

Watermark: Film co-presented by Hammer and UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability
2015-01-22 19:30 - 21:30
Co-presented with the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

In this documentary, Edward Burtynsky and Jennifer Baichwal journey around the globe—from the man-made All-American Canal on the Colorado River to the sacred waters of the Allahabad in India to the immense Xiluodu Dam in China—exploring the massive impact that human intervention has had on the world’s water supply. A discussion with the filmmakers and Mark Gold, acting director, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability follows the screening. (2013, Dirs. J. Baichwal & E. Burtynsky, 92 min).

THE NEXT WAVE: QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF WATER IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Throughout 2015, the Hammer and the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability explore the most pressing issues surrounding the current and future state of water. Topics explored in this monthly series include California’s water supply, rising sea levels, hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), ocean acidification, plastic pollution, international water supplies, and water rights.

ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Tickets for assigned seating in the Billy Wilder Theater are required and available at the Box Office one hour before each program. Early arrival is recommended. Tickets are available one per person on a first come, first served basis.

As a benefit for their support, members enjoy priority ticketing and seat selection, subject to availability.

Parking is available under the museum for a flat fee of $3 after 6PM.

All Hammer public programs are free and made possible by a major gift from the Dream Fund at UCLA.

Generous support is also provided by Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy, Good Works Foundation and Laura Donnelley, an anonymous donor, and all Hammer members.

FACTS Los Angeles: Climate Ready Cities - Taking actions to mitigate climate change and adapt in urban areas
2014-11-14 10:00 - 14:30 | UCLA – Carnesale Commons – Palisades Room
Register Here
FACTS (French Ameri-Can Climate TalkS)
Building up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be hosted by France in December 2015 (COP 21-Paris Climate 2015), the Embassies of France in both Canada and the United States are organizing FACTS (French Ameri-Can Climate TalkS), a public conference series across seven cities in the US and in Canada involving renowned scientists, civil society representatives, NGOs, political figures, journalists and entrepreneurs.
Key speakers from both the US and France will be discussing the role of urban centers in regard to climate change policies: from the changing risks they have to face to the new opportunities they can benefit from.
Climate Ready Cities
Taking actions to mitigate climate change and adapt in urban areas
In partnership with the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative (LARC) for Climate Action and Sustainability, the Embassy of France in the United States and the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles will organize a conference to discuss the challenges climate change represents for cities around the world.
With more than half of humanity living in cities, urban centers are key actors for climate change. Climate change represents a major threat for many cities that will have to face a range of impacts from the consequences of the changing climate (sea level rise, increased frequency of extreme weather events, heat waves, etc.). However, the threats brought by climate change can also represent an opportunity and many cities are already taking action to become climate resilient by both decreasing their emissions and by preparing to mitigate the future impacts of climate change.

More information at: http://facts.france-science.org/program/#losangeles
Sponsored by:

3rd Annual Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference
2014-11-11 08:00 - 2014-11-12 17:00 | UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Please join us at the 3rd Annual Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference: Reintegrating Ag: Local Food Systems and the Future of Cities (http://conference2014.seedstock.com) in which I will be participating. The conference will explore the economic impact as well as the community and environmental benefits that can result from the development of a robust local food system.
Slated for Tuesday and Wednesday, November 11 – 12, 2014 at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, the first day of the conference will offer an Urban Agriculture Field Trip on which attendees will get a sneak peak at Los Angeles’ first multi-faceted food production business incubator for local entrepreneurs along with a tour of a blossoming 1.5-acre high school campus urban farming operation in Pasadena and a visit to a hydroponic shipping container farm in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District.
The second day of the conference will feature panels and keynotes that will explore, among other topics, the following:
* Reintegrating Agriculture into the City
* The local food production and commercial potential of controlled environment agriculture in cities;
* How city and county policy can encourage investment in and support of local and urban agriculture;
* Business models and technological solutions from irrigation technology to supply chain innovations necessary to augment the growth of local food systems
I would love to see you there. Below are some more details on the conference as well as a link to register along with a promo code that will provide you with a ‘friend’s discount’ of 20% off the ticket price.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Nurit Katz – Chief Sustainability Officer at UCLA
A.G. Kawamura – Former Secretary of California Dept. of Food and Agriculture
Mud Baron – Muir Ranch
Sasha Kanno – Long Beach Local and Farm Lot 59
Nicola Kerslake – New Bean Capital
Rob Trice – Better Food Ventures and The Mixing Bowl
Erik Cutter – Alegría Fresh
Clare Fox – Los Angeles Food Policy Council
Daniel Allen – Farmscape
Erika Block – Local Orbit
Nicola Kerslake – New Bean Capital
Dwight Detter – Whole Foods Market
Mark Glassock – Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust
Michel Algazi – Freshology and Food Centricity
Kimberly Kessler – Resnick Program for Food Law & Policy
Erik Oberholtzer – Tender Greens
John Mesko – Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota
David Rosenstein – EVO Farm
Rickey Smith – Urban Green
Colin Archipley – Archi’s Acres and VSAT
REGISTRATION & TICKETS: A limited number of discount tickets for those of you in my network are available at 20% off the list price. So register quickly to reserve your spot by going to http://seedstockconference.eventbrite.com and entering the promotional code SEEDSTOCKFRIEND to receive your discount!
Conference Website:
http://conference2014.seedstock.com
http://conference2014.seedstock.com/program
Conference Ticket Purchase Page:
http://seedstockconference.eventbrite.com

Farmers Market at UCLA
2014-10-29 14:30 - 18:30 | Bruin Plaza
E3, USAC SWC and ASUCLA are proud to present the Farmers Market at UCLA! Stop by Bruin Plaza on Wednesday, October 29th (Week 4) to support local and responsible farmers in the most delicious and healthy way possible!
Expect to see some delicious seasonal produce, nut products and dried fruits, as well as some student performers!
E3 will also be collecting e-waste for recycling.
More info may be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1531266893753916/?fref=ts
Don’t forget to bring cash!
Want to help out?? Email us at uclafarmersmarket@gmail.com
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FOOD WEEK: Local dinner at Bruin Plate
2014-10-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Bruin Plate Dining Hall
UCLA’s award winning healthy sustainable dining hall, Bruin Plate, will feature a meal with local ingredients. $14.50 for residents, $15.25 for others.

FOOD WEEK: Film Screening: Food Chains -- Is Your Food Fair?
2014-10-24 15:30 - 18:00 | UCLA School of Law, 385 Charles E. Young Drive East , Los Angeles , CA, 90095, United States
UCLA School of Law will be screening Food Chains — Is Your Food Fair?
Following the screening, there will be a discussion with a distinguished panel of experts, including the film’s director.

FOOD WEEK: For student groups: Healthy Campus Initiative Funding Application Workshop
2014-10-24 11:30 - 12:45 | Powell Library Building, CLICC, Classroom B, 10740 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Healthy Campus Initiative
Funding Application Workshop
Does your student group have a great idea to promote
health on campus? Are you looking for funding?
Learn how to apply for grants up to $2,500 to make
your idea happen.
WHEN: October 24, 2014, 11:30 am – 12:45 pm
WHERE: Powell Library Building, CLICC, Classroom B
(take any elevator to the third floor in the Powell
Library)
Box lunches will be served. Space is limited. Reserve
today! RSVP to https://ucla-live-well.eventbrite.com.

FOOD WEEK: UCLA-Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Conference: Transparency in the Global Food System: What Information and to What Ends?
2014-10-24 08:00 - 15:00 | UCLA Faculty Center, California Room
UCLA School of Law Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy & Harvard Law School Food Law Lab presents the first inaugural UCLA-Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Conference:
Transparency in the Global Food System: What Information and to What Ends?
Friday, October 24, 2014, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | UCLA Faculty Center
Food Chains private screening, 3:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. | UCLA School of Law
Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. Program begins promptly at 9:00 a.m.
UCLA School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.
This activity qualifies for 4.75 hours of general MCLE credit.
Every day brings increasing news articles, intensified citizen concern, and political focus to the problems of our food system, accompanied by a building consensus to address the known challenges. However, both the factors shaping and the implications of our current food system are often opaque and difficult to analyze, due to both the complexity and lack of transparency in our system. Most Americans are not aware of the consequences of the supply chains that they participate in, and in some cases health information about food products is also obfuscated or unclear. Yet there is debate among policy makers and food producers about the amount and type of information that consumers should be entitled to. This conference will examine the issue of transparency in the food system, with the guiding questions of what do we mean when we say transparency, the role of the consumer in using information, and what more information can achieve and not achieve.
Registration will include entrance into conference, light breakfast, and lunch. See website for more details, program schedule and registration

Tackling Climate Change Nationally and Globally
2014-10-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Hammer Museum
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
7:30 PM

Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus that global warming is a danger to the planet, little progress has been made to reduce CO2 emissions. Climatologists Brenda Ekwurzel and Michael Mann join us to examine the issue. Ekwurzel works with the Union of Concerned Scientists leading education aimed at increasing support for strong climate legislation. Mann shared the Nobel Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and is the author of The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches From The Front Lines and Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming.
Hammer Forum
This ongoing series of timely, thought-provoking events addresses current social and political issues.
Hammer Forum is moderated by Ian Masters, journalist, author, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, and host of the radio programs Background Briefing, Sundays at 11AM, and The Daily Briefing, Monday through Thursday at 5PM, on KPFK 90.7 FM.
ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Tickets for assigned seating in the Billy Wilder Theater are required and available at the Box Office one hour before each program. Early arrival is recommended. Tickets are available one per person on a first come, first served basis.
As a benefit for their support, members enjoy priority ticketing and seat selection, subject to availability.
Parking is available under the museum for a flat fee of $3 after 6PM.
Hammer Forum is made possible in part by Bronya and Andrew Galef.
All Hammer public programs are free and made possible by a major gift from the Dream Fund atUCLA.
Generous support is also provided by Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy, Good Works Foundation and Laura Donnelley, an anonymous donor, and all Hammer members.
For more information visit: http://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2014/10/tackling-climate-change-nationally-and-globally/

FOOD WEEK: WHEN ORGANIC MAY NOT BE ENOUGH: Are farm to table, foraging and eating local really sustainable or merely elitist?
2014-10-22 18:00 - 20:30
An Oppenheim Lectures Series moderated by Jonathan Gold, Pulitzer Prize Winning Restaurant Critic for the Los Angeles Times
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Lenard Auditorium
Fowler Museum at UCLA

RSVP by Wednesday, October 15, 2014
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
Moderator:

Jonathan Gold is the restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times. He won the Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2007 and was a finalist again in 2011. A Los Angeles native, he began writing the Counter Intelligence column for the L.A. Weekly in 1986, wrote about death metal and gangsta rap for Rolling Stone and Spin among other places, and is delighted that he has managed to forge a career out of the professional eating of tacos.
Panelists:

Evan Kleiman, Host of Good Food on KCRW
Evan Kleiman is Host of Good Food on KCRW. She’s a culinary multitasker whose work no matter what form it takes (interviewing, teaching, writing, cooking) has food as the focus in a quest to create and reveal connections we make with one another.

Michael Cimarusti, Executive Chef/Owner, Providence
At his acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant Providence, Executive Chef Michael Cimarusti has created contemporary seafood-centric cuisine for almost a decade, yielding several James Beard Award nominations and two highly coveted Michelin stars. He combines his knowledge and appreciation of the dynamic nature of seafood with an advocacy for sustainable fishing practices evident in every dish.
The New Jersey native was first lured to L.A. by Wolfgang Puck to become chef de cuisine at the original Spago, followed by stints at New York City’s Osteria del Circo; the Michelin three-starred Arpège; and Le Cirque, where he cooked with legends such as Paul Bocuse, Roger Vergé, and Gérard Boyer. He then spent six years at Water Grill, earning a national reputation for his fish mastery.
Michael’s culinary career was cultivated early on by fishing with his grandfather and cooking with his grandmother. After graduating with honors from the Culinary Institute of America, he cooked at An American Place with his mentor Chef Larry Forgione, a restaurant that is recognized as leading the farm-to-table movement now omnipresent in American cuisine. While working in Forgione’s kitchen, he also met his future wife and business partner, pastry chef Cristina Echiverri.
Today, he and Echiverri operate Providence and Connie & Ted’s. Outside of his restaurants, Michael actively supports the Special Olympics and always finds time to go fishing with his two children.

Craig McNamara, President/Owner, Sierra Orchards & President, California State Board of Food and Agriculture
Craig McNamara is the president and owner of Sierra Orchards, a diversified farming operation producing primarily organic walnuts.
By connecting people, policy and agricultural best practices, Craig works to protect the land that feeds us, to promote social justice and support the next generation of farmers.
In that capacity, he serves as the founder of the Center for Land-Based Learning, an innovative program that helps high school students build greater social and human capital in their communities.
He is President of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture, on the UC President’s Advisory Commission and the UC Davis Dean’s Advisory Council. He is an advisory board member of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute, and active in the American Farmland Trust, Roots of Change, and the Public Policy Institute of California.
He is the recipient of several awards including California Agriculturalist of the Year 2014, James Irving Leadership Award, Leopold Conservation Award, the California Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award, the UC Davis Award of Distinction and Outstanding Alumnus Award.
He is passionate about sharing his knowledge in sustainable agriculture and leadership with the world around him. Together with his wife and three children he lives in Winters California.
Inquiries: CollegeEvents@support.ucla.edu or (310) 825-4038
Co-Hosted by: UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy at UCLA, and Food Law Society at UCLA

FOOD WEEK: Annual Sustainability Fair Food Themed
2014-10-22 11:00 - 14:00 | Bruin Plaza
This year Food Day and Campus Sustainability Day are in the same week, so our Annual Sustainability Fair will be Food themed! Join us in Bruin Plaza to learn how you can get involved in sustainability at UCLA. Student groups, departments and local organizations will be tabling with fun activities.

Sustainable Success Stories
2014-10-15 19:00 - 21:30 | UCLA CNSI Auditorium, 570 Westwood Plaza, , Los Angeles, CA 90095
Sustainable Success Stories
Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
The SBC & UCLA invite you to an evening of sustainable business development and insightful discussion dedicated to inspiring sustainable business practices! The event features:

Networking Reception with Sustainable Business Leaders.
Visionary panel discussion sharing great stories about how companies, products and or services use energy sustainably and reduce waste.
UCLA’s new California NanoSystems Institute, (CNSI) where event takes place.

Panel TBA Shortly:

Moderator:
Peter Arpin
Executive Vice President
Arpin Group, Inc.

About Arpin Group, Inc.’s Green Initiatives
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to RSVP by clicking HERE.
Moderator

Peter Arpin, Executive Vice President, Arpin Group, Inc.

IMPORTANT: Please be sure to RSVP by clicking HERE.

WHEN
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
LOCATION
UCLA’s CNSI located at:
570 Westwood Plaza,
Los Angeles, CA 90095
PARKING
For Extensive Parking Details Please Click HERE!
COST
$25 event price (UCLA students attend free)

SBC Board Members

Steve Glenn-(Chair,) Laura Berland-Shane, Rob Kramer,
Lee Wallach, Becki Ueno, Carrie Norton
SBC Steering Committee:
Alisha Auringer, Nicole Hansen,
Vivian P. Panou, Elana Pianko,
Jaime Nack, Nicole Landers,
Evan Birenbaum, Juli Schulz
Event Advisory Committee:
Christina Seskey

2014-10-15 14:30 - 18:30 | Bruin Plaza
E3’s FARMERS MARKET AT UCLA
WHEN: Wednesday October 15, 2:30-6:30pm
WHERE: Bruin Plaza
E3, USAC SWC and ASUCLA are proud to present Fall Quarter’s FIRST of FOUR Farmers Market at UCLA! Stop by the market in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday, October 15th (Week 2) to support local and responsible farmers in the most delicious and healthy way possible!
Expect to see some delicious seasonal produce, nut products and dried fruits, as well as some student performers!
E3 will also be serving free Fair Trade coffee, selling reusable bags for $2, and collecting e-waste for recycling.
More info may be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/425456574275538/?notif_t=plan_user_joined
Don’t forget to bring cash!

Want to help out?? Email us at uclafarmersmarket@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @uclafarmersmarket and tag your photos #uclafarmersmarket
Also, feel free to make the attached event flyer your Facebook cover photo! Thanks

The Great California Drought This Time, and Next
2014-10-10 13:30 - 15:00 | Law School, Room 1447
The Great California Drought This Time, and Next
Featuring Felicia Marcus Chair of the State Water Board
Friday, October 10th, 2014
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

UCLA Law School
Room 1447
385 Charles E. Young Drive East
Los Angeles, CA 90095

RSVP Here
How has the State Water Resources Control Board Managed Water during this Drought?
What has the Board learned about how to respond to the next Drought?

Featuring

Felicia Marcus, Chair, State Water Resources Control Board
Felicia Marcus was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the State Water Resources Control Board (Board) for the State of California in 2012, and designated by the Governor as Chair in April of 2013.The Board implements both federal and state laws regarding drinking water and water quality, and it implements the state’s water rights laws. Before her appointment to the Water Board, Marcus served in positions in government, the non-profit world, and the private sector.In government, Felicia served as the Regional Administrator of the U.S. EPA Region IX in the Clinton Administration. While at USEPA, Felicia worked extensively on the range of environmental issues under EPA’s jurisdiction, most heavily in air quality, Bay-Delta water, tribal, and US-Mexico border issues. Prior to that, Felicia headed Los Angeles’ Department of Public Works at a time when the City went from garnering lawsuits to garnering national awards for environmental excellence. Felicia came to Public Works after extensive experience as a public interest lawyer and community organizer in Los Angeles, including being a co-founder and general counsel for Heal the Bay.In the non-profit world, she was the Western Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a national environmental leader in bringing science, law, and policy expertise to solving our world’s pressing environmental and conservation challenges. Prior to joining NRDC, Felicia was the Executive VP/COO of the Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national non-profit devoted to conserving land for people.She is also currently an Obama Administration appointee to the Commission on Environmental Cooperation-Joint Public Advisory Council (US, Mexico, Canada) and was a Schwarzenegger Administration appointee to the Delta Stewardship Council prior to being appointed to the Water Board.

Max Gomberg, Water Conservation Policy Advisor, State Water Resources Control Board
Max Gomberg is the climate change advisor to the State Water Resources Control Board, where he has helped to develop emergency water conservation regulations among other initiatives. He is also a member of the Water-Energy Team of the state’s Climate Action Team (“WETCAT”), and was the lead author for the water section of the AB32 Scoping Plan update. Previously, he worked for the Office of Ratepayer Advocates at the California Public Utilities Commission where he worked on a range of water and energy rate-setting and rulemaking proceedings. He has worked as an investigator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and has served in the Peace Corps as an environmental studies teacher in Nicaragua. In addition, he serves as Chair of the Community Environmental Advisory Commission for the City of Berkeley. Mr. Gomberg holds a Masters degree in Public Policy from UCLA and a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of Chicago.
ABOUT THE LECTURE: Since last January, the State Water Board has been working the Governor’s Office and an interagency Drought Task Force to make crucial decisions about how and when to allocate and conserve water resources, including:
Deciding how much surface water is available to State Water Board Contractors and Central Valley Project Contractors through order.
Ordering all diversions by rightsholders established later than 1914, halted.
Overseeing the timing and volume of water released from all of the dams controlled by the SWP andCVP for users all over the state
Protecting the in-stream ecosystems and fish and wildlife
Requiring mandatory conservation for all urban water agencies, and
Requiring increased accountability for the urban water use.
Providing emergency drinking water to communities and schools who depend on water wells that are dry or polluted.
Supporting the development of comprehensive groundwater management legislation
Chair Marcus and Water Conservation Policy Advisor Gomberg will talk about and reflect on what has been accomplished to date, where the State Board was challenged in implementing regulations and what lessons learned will mean for their decisions in the next year of this drought, or the drought next time.
Complimentary Refreshments Following the Lecture
Cosponsored by: UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Environmental Law Society, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, and UCLA Water Technology Research Center
One of a series of lectures and discussions organized by the UCLA Water Resources Working Group to bring together experts on water policy, science, law and technology, to work on interdisciplinary solutions to water sustainability. For more information about the UCLA Water Resources Group visit www.environment.ucla.edu/water.

Environmental Graduate Student Networking Event
2014-10-07 17:00 - 19:30
​Environmental Graduate Student Networking Event
Presented by UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, School of Law, and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Tuesday, October 7th, 2014
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

School of Public Affairs Building
Luskin Center 3rd Floor Student Lounge & Patio

All graduate students interested in environmental sustainability and energy are invited to a free, cross-campus networking reception.
Learn more about campus environmental organizations, student research opportunities, internships, and other events, while you also meet your peers over hors d’oeuvres and refreshments.
RSVP Here
For more information please contact czarate@luskin.ucla.edu

GLO SHO: Global Cleantech Showcase
2014-10-06 - 2014-10-07
This summit will attract a global audience of entrepreneurs, investors, technologists, industry executives, utility executives, and policy makers. Last year’s inaugural event attracted over 400 participants, and had 70 speakers from more than 20 nations. Participants in the 2013 Global Showcase saw entrepreneurs presenting their innovative businesses, expert panels debating current topics in their respective fields, and policy leaders describing their vision for the future. GloSho’14 is the signature event of LACI’s Global Innovation Network (GIN), which is a new transnational initiative, designed to foster global innovation and commercialization in the cleantech sector. The primary focus of this year’s event is linking up investors with entrepreneurs. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
GloSho’14 Program
http://glosho.la/program/
Video highlights from 2013 Global Showcase (featuring Mayor Eric Garcetti, Chief Sustainability Officer Matt Petersen, CARB Chair Mary Nichols, ARPA-E Director Cheryl Martin)
http://vimeo.com/93167305
Speakers/panelists/presenters:
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols
Governor Jennifer Granholm
NYSERDA Chair Richard Kaufman
Nancy Sutley, Chief Sustainability and Economic Development Officer, Los Angeles Dept of Water and Power (LADWP)
Stephen Cheung, Director of International Development, Port of LA
Assemblyman Anthony Rendon
LA City Councilman Paul Koretz
Jeff Kightlinger, General Manager of Metropolitan Water District
Matt Rogers, Director, McKinsey & Co.
David Nahai, Partner in the law firm of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith
Tom Soto, Managing Director, TCW/Craton
Mark Duval, President of American Chamber of Commerce – China
Bob Weisenmiller, Chair, California Energy Commission
Jim McDermott, Managing Director of U.S. Renewables Group
Mark Gold, Acting Director, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES)
Program includes:
Investment Bootcamp
Dinner with Your Favorite VC
Global Showcase
Investor Showcase
Funding Platform Panel
International Trade Symposium
International Partners Dinner
Global Company Showcase
International Market Showcase
Global Innovation Network Panel
Fireside Chat with Two Clean Economy Titans: How state policies drive technological innovation
A Tale of Two Green Cities
Extracting Value from Universities and National Labs
Participating investors:
Andrew Haughian
Partner
PangaeaVentures Ltd.
Anil Tammineedi
Principal
Angeleno Group
Bryon H. Lyons
Partner and CEO
SDDCO Brokerage Advisors LLC
Daniel Colbert
Managing Partner
North Energy Ventures
David DeWitt
Manager
Advanced Technology Research Honda R&D
Donald Ye
Founding Managing Partner
Tsing Capital
Erik Steeb
VP Programs LACI
Fran Seegull
Chief Investment Officer
ImpactAssets
James Zhang
Co-Founder and General Partner
Formation 8
James Magowan
Managing Director & Impact Investments Team
SRA Capital
Jim McDermott
Managing Director and Managing Partner
US Renewables Group
Joshua Haacker
Managing Director
US Renewables Group
Julien Creuze
Principal
Aster Capital
Larry Thrall
Managing Director
Vireo Energy
Matt Vitamente
Executive Vice President
California Global Innovation Exchange
Murray McCaig
Managing Partner
ArcternVentures
Rob Leclerc, Ph.D
CEO
Agfunder
Steve Foster
Managing Director
ClearSky Power & Tech Fund
Steve Hahn
Research Fellow, Ventures and Business Development
The DowChemical Company
Tom Soto
Managing Director
TCW/Craton
Vincent R Molinari
Founder/Chief Executive Officer
GATE Global Impact, Inc

4 Day Certificate in Regenerative Agriculture
2014-09-15 08:00 - 2014-09-18 17:00 | TreePeople
Note, there is a discounted rate for UCLA Students
For more detailed information, please view our course pack here.

Graeme Sait is one of the world’s foremost experts in Regenerative Agriculture. His work ranges from small urban community agricultural projects to large corporate farms like Dole. He trains health professionals and educators, around the world, teaching them how the microcosm of our soil is interconnected with human and planetary health. Graeme impeccably demonstrates that regenerative agriculture is a solution to the climate crises. He empowers people with tools to revitalize our farm lands, our bodies, and restore balance to our delicate global ecosystem. Come get trained in the next essential movement for mankind. See his TED talk.
Copresenter and leading biological agronomist, Steve Capeness, teaches cutting-edge strategies to improve the health of your farm, your garden, your planet and yourself. You will leave this course having learned a deep comprehension of connection between soil health, planetary health, human health, including a report card on your personal health.

Nutri-Tech Solutions (NTS) are undisputed leaders in high–production agriculture servicing a client base of over 15,000 growers and exporting products to over 40 locations worldwide. The in-depth training programs are rapidly becoming prerequisites for growers wishing to increase productivity and profitability and consultants who wish to increase their skills.

Ten Reasons to Attend

This a rare opportunity to hear two acclaimed, inspirational speakers.

This course may help you discover or reclaim a passion for food production – the single most important profession.

￼You will be provided with the tools to understand mineral relationships and their links to soil, plant and human health.

￼To increase your crop and soil monitoring skills and improve yield and quality.

To understand the secrets of harnessing soil biology as your hidden workforce.

￼You will be better equipped to handle the impact of peak oil, climate change and economic issues.

￼You will be given invaluable information to improve your own health and that of your family.

￼To gain an in-depth understanding of the relationship between nutrition and pest pressure.

￼This course will help you understand that Nutrition Farming® is the shape of the future.

￼To learn cutting-edge strategies to improve the health of your farm, your garden, your planet and yourself.

Extra Information
For more detailed information, please view our course pack here.

The course runs from 9am to 5:00pm for four days. Please arrive 30 mins early (8:30am) on the first day for registration.

Bookings are essential. Note: A $100 USD surcharge will apply for cancellations in the week of the seminar to help compensate for prearranged catering charges.

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Disclaimer: In the unlikely event of this course being postponed or cancelled, Nutri-Tech Solutions Pty Ltd is not liable for any associated costs such as accommodation, travel or any other related expenses. If you are booking flights it is advised you take out travel insurance (confirm conditions), and book tickets that are refundable or transferrable.

Sustainable Brands Innovation Open
2014-06-02 - 2014-08-05 | Paradise Point Island Resort, San Diego , United States
Sustainable Brands is an international community of learning and action focused on understanding and leveraging the role of brands in shaping a flourishing future. The Sustainable Brands Conference is ground zero for sustainability, brand and innovation professionals who come together from around the world to be inspired, engaged and equipped to succeed by building the better brands of tomorrow, while building a network of like-minded colleagues who can help.
As organizers, our goal is to amplify current leadership and success surrounding innovation for sustainability, to educate business leaders throughout an organization about how they can contribute to a more sustainable brand, and to grow the market for business solutions that can help companies reduce environmental and social impact and play a more positive role in the lives of their stakeholders.
From Learning to Action
The Sustainable Brands Conference was founded on the belief that unleashing the best of our human ingenuity and innovation can change the shape of business, and with it, the world. Our desire is to spark new ideas by connecting people from different perspectives and disciplines with each other in an optimistic, collaborative environment to create a shared vision of what’s possible.
It’s about replenishing the world through better brands…
Learn More at: http://www.sustainablebrands.com/

UCLA Bike Week T-shirt Contest
2014-05-13 08:00 - 2014-05-15 17:00
UCLA Transportation is asking for design submissions for the annual Bike Week T-shirt. Submit your most beautiful, clever, funny, one-of-a-kind designs and you could see it printed and worn by hundreds of UCLA bicyclists this May during Bike Week. You’ll also receive $75 in credit to your BruinCard!
UCLA Bike Week is May 13-15, but we’re looking for T-Shirt Designs now!
To enter your design, visit: http://beagreencommuter.com/enter-our-bikeucla-t-shirt-design-contest/

Ecochella! Bike powered concert
2014-05-09 16:00 - 22:00 | Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, 111 Easton Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1370, United States
E3’s Annual Bike-Powered Concert at UCLA is taking place on MAY 9th, 2014!! More details on event website: http://www,ecochella.com

Mission
Our mission is to educate and inspire UCLA students about unconventional uses of renewable energy while showcasing the link between sustainability, health, music and a wheel-y good time.

Description
Ecochella is UCLA’s annual outdoor concert featuring student and local bands and powered 100% by BICYCLES. Our mission is to educate and inspire UCLA students about unconventional uses of renewable energy while showcasing the link between sustainability, health, music and a wheel-y good time. Line up announced soon!!
At the pilot Ecochella on May 24, 2013, eight student groups and a popular local band played for four hours with a sound system powered by the energy of students’ legs for an audience of nearly one thousand. The night was filled not only with pedal-powered music but also bike-powered smoothies and ice cream, a giant sustainability fair, a solar powered food truck, a yoga class and a sassy bluegrassy moonlit dance/bike party to headliner Dustbowl Revival.

Energy Innovation Conference
2014-05-02 08:00 - 16:00 | Carnesale Commons, 350 De Neve Dr, Los Angeles , CA, 90024, United States
The Energy Innovation Conference seeks to:

Showcase innovative technologies with the potential to reinvent the energy industry;
Enable entrepreneurs, university researchers, and corporate executives to demonstrate technology; and
Provide an atmosphere of collaborative learning for all participants through a panel format.

Speakers & Panelists:

Keynote: Matt Petersen, Chief Sustainability Officer of the City of Los Angeles
Key Panelists: Ian Gardner, Chief Strategy & Investment Officer of the LA Cleantech Incubator and Greg Craig, CEO of Inupiat Energy and member of the Price Board of Advisors

Panel Topics Include:

Transportation (Electric and CNG)
Policy, Government, & Regulation
Storage
VC and Entrepreneurship
Exploration & Production of Oil & Gas
Biogas, Biomass, and Biofuels
Energy Efficiency
Solar
Utility of the Future / Smart Grid

RSVP now at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-innovation-conference-tickets-10962449983
Hosted by: Energy Management Group at UCLA Anderson

Food Waste Panel
2014-05-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Fowler Museum
Interested in learning about how food waste impacts our lives, our environment, and society? Come attend the Food Waste Panel hosted by The Student Food Collective and Food Recovery Network!
The panel will feature three speakers who will cover the three pillars of sustainability revolving around the subject of food waste: environmental impact, economic cost, and ethical implications.
The event is FREE and open to the public. The event will be preceded by a short reception with FREE refreshments and a small tabling fair with student groups!
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Event starts at 6:30 PM)
Location: Fowler Museum, Classroom A139
Cost: FREE + Free refreshments!
Facebook event
https://www.facebook.com/events/381360858670069/?context=create&source=49
Questions or want to help out? uclastudentfoodcollective@gmail.com

Challenges to Conserving the Congo Basin Rainforest: Climate Change and the Second Scramble for Africa
2014-04-30 18:00 - 20:30
An Oppenheim Lecture featuring Dr. Thomas B. Smith Director, Professor and Director, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
April 30, 2014
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Lenart Auditorium, Fowler Museum at UCLA

RSVP Here by Wednesday, April 23, 2014
6:00 PM Light Reception
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Lecture
Across Africa, a new scramble for natural resources is underway, and Cameroon is in its crosshairs. In this lecture, Dr. Smith will describe how the Center is leveraging the best available science to identify new protected areas in the face of resource extraction and climate change. He will also describe the unique effort to build the Center for Integrative Development in Central Africa. Finally, he will discuss a new initiative in Cameroon to reduce global emissions by avoiding deforestation in Cameroon, using emissions fees paid by climate gas emitters in the developed world.
About the Oppenheim Lecture Series
This special evening lecture series presents world class speakers to educate, inform, and build community discourse about the critical environmental problems of our time.

Farmers Market at UCLA
2014-04-30 02:30 - 18:30 | Bruin Plaza, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
E3’s FARMERS MARKET AT UCLA
WHEN: Wednesday April 30, 2:30-6:30pm
WHERE: Bruin Plaza

E3, USAC SWC and ASUCLA are proud to present Winter Quarter’s second Farmers Market at UCLA! Stop by the market in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday, April 30 to support local and responsible farmers in the most delicious and healthy way possible!
Expect to see some delicious seasonal produce, nut products and dried fruits, as well as some student performers!
E3 will also be serving free Fair Trade coffee, selling reusable bags for $2, and collecting e-waste for recycling.
More info may be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/317229371759195/
Don’t forget to bring cash!

Want to help out?!?! Email us at uclafarmersmarket@gmail.com
Also, feel free to make the attached event flyer your Facebook cover photo! Thanks!

E3's Sustainable Art Competition
2014-04-29 12:00 - 14:00 | Kerckhoff Grand Salon, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
WHAT
E3’s third annual Sustainable Art Competition is an opportunity for students to showcase innovative artwork that conveys a sustainable message and utilizes recycled and reused materials. Pieces will be judged on creativity and sustainability.
WHEN
Artwork will be displayed in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon on April 29nd from 12pm to 2pm.
The exhibit is free and open to the public.
WHERE
The Kerckhoff Grand Salon is located on the second floor of Kerckhoff Hall, next to the Kerckhoff Art Gallery, Coffee Shop and patio.
PARTICIPATION
UCLA students, faculty, staff and alumni can compete as individuals or as groups. Participants must complete this participation form.
Submissions must be submitted to the Sustainable Resource Center (Kerckhoff 160) by Thursday April 24th either between 7:00am – 8:00am or 5:00pm – 6:00pm. If these times do not work please contact the emails below.
PRIZES
There will be first, second and third place prizes as well as three honorable mention prizes.
CONTACT
Please email: sustainable3art@gmail.com or uclaearthmonth@gmail.com with any questions or comments you may have.

Los Angeles Business Council Sustainability Summit
2014-04-25 07:00 - 14:00 | Getty Center

Justice Fusion: Creative Expression for Socio-Enviro Equity
2014-04-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Luskin School of Public Affairs, Third Floor Commons and Patio
Justice Fusion: Creative Expression for Socio-Enviro Equity
Sponsored by the UCLA Environmental Justice Initiative, this event explores the intersection between race, class, gender, and environmental issues using creative expression.
April 24, 2014
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

3rd floor commons & patio
Luskin School of Public Affairs

The event will feature contributions from students and artists at the crossroads of environmental activism and scholarship in order to share a broader understanding of the ways environmental burdens and benefits are differently experienced, and to expand our vision of mutually constructed equitable solutions for a better world.
RSVP Here
Program
4:00-5:00pm
Refreshments
4:00-5:00pm
Visual Exhibit featuring photography created by UCLA students, and mixed media and videography solicited from and submitted by the community groups including East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, NRDC, EcoJustice, and MDG7.
5:00-6:00pm
Live performance and spoken word poetry by community artists/activists Lewis MacAdams, David Buuck, Jane Sprague, and UCLA students Nerve Macaspac, Tira Helen Okamoto, Cristina Echeverria, and the Geography EJ collective.
Featured Videos:
MDG7 Ensuring Environmental Sustainability
NRDC & Giant Ant: Loud Voices Together Are Heard
EcoJustice & Giant Ant: Tale of Two Valleys

The Science of Sushi
2014-04-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Schoenberg Hall
The Science of Sushi
A 2014 Science & Food Public Lecture Series Event.
April 23, 2014
7:00 PM

Schoenberg Hall, UCLA

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Ole G. Mouritsen is a professor of molecular biophysics at the University of Southern Denmark. His research concentrates on basic science and its practical applications to biotechnology, biomedicine, gastrophysics, and gastronomy. He is an elected member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, and the Danish Gastronomical Academy. His books include Life: As a Matter of Fat; Sushi: Food for the Eye, the Body, and the Soul;Seaweeds: Edible, Available, and Sustainable and Umami. Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste.
Chef Morihiro Onodera trained as a sushi chef in Tokyo, and at seminal Los Angeles restaurants including Katsu, R-23, Matsuhisa, and Takao as well as Hatsuhana in NY. By the time he opened his first restaurant, Mori Sushi in Los Angeles, he was preparing many of the same handmade ingredients, harvesting his own locally grown rice and creating handmade pottery to be used in the restaurant. After selling Mori Sushi in 2011, Mori began creating handmade pottery for several Michelin Guide restaurants in Los Angeles and established a partnership with rice farmer, Ichiro Tamaki. Tamaki farms in Uruguay will harvest its first crop in May of 2013 and will be available for distribution world-wide.
~ Tickets will be available starting Monday, March 24 at 10am ~
General admission tickets are available for $25 from the UCLA Central Ticket Office (CTO) . Tickets can be purchased from the UCLA CTO over the phone or in person and will not include additional fees or surcharges. The UCLA CTO is located on-campus and is open Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-4:00PM. A UCLA CTO representative can be reached during these hours at 310-825-2101. Tickets can also be purchased online from Ticketmaster for $25 plus additional fees.
A limited number of $5 student tickets are available to current UCLA students. These must be purchased in person at the UCLA CTO with a valid Bruin Card.
www.scienceandfood.org
