“Climate Emergency and the Future of Democracy,” Robyn Eckersley

HYBRID: Royce Hall, Room 314 / Zoom 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A lecture series presented by the UCLA Division of Humanities and the Berggruen Institute | Robyn Eckersley is Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in Political Science at the University of Melbourne and a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Featuring a discussion with moderator Alex Hall. Alex Hall is a professor in […]

Free Food from the dining halls

Student Activities Center ROTC Room 120P 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Bruin Dine is a student-run organization founded in 2018 that works to bridge the gap between food waste and food insecurity by recovering food from the UCLA dining halls that would have otherwise been thrown away and redistributing it. Open to everyone, bring your own container and utensils.

Post Disaster Resilience and Recovery: Learning from disasters and creating safer cities

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Cities are facing more and more severe weather events in recent years, having a catastrophic impact on communities and their ability to recover. There is an urgent need for cities to better prepare themselves to withstand the adverse impact of these disasters which can enable an effective recovery and minimize losses. In the Bordeaux region […]

Sandwiches 4 Smiles

Bruin Plaza 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

THIS THURSDAY is the quarterly Sandwiches for Smiles, located at Bruin Plaza from 9am-1pm. See you there! Swipe Out Hunger hosts two main events each quarter where any UCLA student can participate in combating food insecurity. Sandwiches for Smiles is a daylong PB&J-making extravaganza held in the quad, where Bruins can roll up their sleeves, […]

ROADMAP 2035: Cars, Carbon and Climate Change – How Do We Meet California’s Zero Emissions Goals?

HYBRID: 1414 K Street, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95814 / Zoom

Join Capitol Weekly for a conference examining California’s climate goals – specifically the plan to move beyond gas-powered vehicles. ROADMAP 2035: Cars, Carbon and Climate Change – How Do We Meet California’s Zero Emissions Goals? will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Sacramento. A remote-viewing Zoom option is available HERE. SPACE IS LIMITED […]

What We All Deserve: Basic Needs Resource Fair

Bruin Plaza 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join the Student Coalition for Basic Needs Event - to learn, access, and share all the amazing resources available at UCLA! Everyone deserves to have their basic needs met. Join the newly established Student Coalition for Basic Needs to: • Learn about food and housing insecurity on campus • Claim FREE FOOD and oral hygiene […]

GRID Talks | Green Jobs + Equity = Restorative Justice

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Join GRID Alternatives for a discussion on how our workforce development program helps returning citizens with new career pathways. With our three panelists, you will learn how our regional offices embed equity into their workforce development programs to train community residents and provide new career paths for individuals who were justice-involved. We look forward to […]

Art Reception – Nature Always Wins: A Photography Exhibit

Kerckhoff Art Gallery 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Nature is active in conquering us not only through the occasional earthquake or flood, but in the subtleties of vegetation that turn every settlement into an ongoing archaeological site. What do we see when we look down? Grass growing in the cracks of freeway pavements, and plants taking root in the little crevices of buildings […]

On the Sustainability of Games

Powell Library Building, CLICC, Classroom B 10740 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Professor Alenda Chang (UC Santa Barbara) will present her talk "On the Sustainability of Games."

Free Food from the dining halls

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

Bruin Dine is a student-run organization founded in 2018 that works to bridge the gap between food waste and food insecurity by recovering food from the UCLA dining halls that would have otherwise been thrown away and redistributing it. Open to everyone, bring your own container and utensils.

Pollinator Palooza

Bruin Plaza 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join UCLA CALPIRG’s Pollinator Palooza to learn more about how we can save our bees from harmful pesticides called neonicotinoids that are killing them! There will be postcard making, trivia to win cool prizes, and you can make your very own seed bomb! You don’t want to miss out on learning how YOU can help […]

Clothing Swap and Refillery Event on the Hill

Sunset Village 330 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

ONE MORE Clothing Swap and Refillery Event - the Bruin community will have a chance to swap out clothing they no longer wear for other pieces of clothing available! This Friday, May 26th, come to the Sunset Village Plaza Stage from 12PM-4PM to participate in a clothing swap! Don’t forget to bring your own bottles […]

Bruinwalk Basic Necessity Bundles

Bruin Walk 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Need a couple more hygiene products to last you til the end of the quarter? Looking for new pieces for your wardrobe? Stop by our Bruinwalk Basic Necessities Bundles event on Tuesday, May 30th! We’ll be on Bruinwalk from 12-3PM with our hygiene refill station and some clothes from our center. All completely FREE! Please […]

LIVESTREAM EVENT: Advancing the Bold Decadal Vision for Fusion

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In March 2022, the White House held a Fusion Summit that laid out a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy. One of five priorities in the White House Net-Zero Game Changers Initiative, commercial fusion energy has the potential to deliver abundant, clean, reliable electricity and many other benefits. With strong support from Congress and […]

UCLA on-campus Farmers Market

Bruin Plaza 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Every few weeks, the Farmers' Market at UCLA descends on Bruin Plaza with a smorgasbord of fresh produce to provide healthy, sustainable nourishment.

Geoengineering and Human Rights: The False Promise of Techno-Salvation

IoES Conference Room La Kretz Hall - Suite 300, 619 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, AR, United States

Geoengineering promises to mitigate the climate crisis. From a human-rights based perspective, however, it currently causes more harm than good. Patrycja Sasnal will provide a glimpse into the contents and drafting process of the first United Nations report on geoengineering and human rights before its publication in the fall of 2023. Dr. Patrycja Sasnal is […]

IUSSC Sustainability Research Summit 2023

Kaplan Hall 169 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The International Urban Sustainability Student Corps (IUSSC) is an interdisciplinary think tank at UCLA that participates in student-led sustainability research projects. We are hosting our first annual summit here on UCLA's campus open to anyone who would like to learn more about pressing sustainability issues and engage in greater discussions with peers. It will feature […]

ICARP Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program – Listening Session: General Audience

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The Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program funds and supports local, regional, and tribal efforts to reduce the impacts of extreme heat. The Program coordinates the state’s efforts to address extreme heat and the urban heat island effect. The Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP) team is hosting a series of listening sessions for […]