• Opening Celebration: Mountain Spirits

    Celebrate the opening of Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines, with an evening of music and dance honoring cultural pride and the enduring connections between the Philippines and Los Angeles. LEARN MORE HERE

  • Exhibition Walk-through: Mountain Spirits

    Join an exhibition walk-through of Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines, led by guest co-curators Stephen Acabado (UCLA) and Marlon Martin (Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement). The walkthrough offers unique perspectives on the research, community partnerships, and ancestral knowledge that shaped this exhibition. Visitors will gain deeper insight into the...

  • Botany Brown Bag with Dr. Theresa Ambo

    Join for another installment of Botany Brown Bag. Dr. Theresa Ambo will give a talk titled “Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgements.” Formal land acknowledgments are an evolving practice designed to recognize local Indigenous Peoples and lands. Despite this uptake, land acknowledgements remain understudied and often misunderstood with regard to purpose, tone, responsibility, significance for educational equity,...

  • “Evolutionary Theory and the Unification of Life Sciences in the 21st Century” – Eva Jablonka, Prof. Emerita, Tel Aviv University

    Eva Jablonka is Professor emerita, The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel-Aviv University. At present, she is a visiting fellow in the Simons Center for Systems Biology in the IAS, Princeton. This lecture is part of the Frank Marlowe Memorial Lecture Series, in the Center for Behavior, Evolution and...

  • Music Sustainability Summit

    The Music Sustainability Summit returns for its third year, convening professionals from across the live and recorded music ecosystem to advance sustainability in the industry. MSS26 focuses on the ideas and initiatives that reshape how music is made, performed, and experienced. Join artists, venue operators, tour managers, promoters, and more for a day of learning,...

  • Building a Resilient Climate Career

    ​Join for an evening focused on how to build a meaningful and resilient career in climate, energy, and sustainability. The program will begin with a dynamic panel exploring diverse pathways across the climate landscape, from corporate roles to startups and nonprofits, highlighting the many ways professionals are driving impact. ​The evening concludes with a networking...

  • Water for Life: Film Screening and Discussion

    Water For Life tells the story of three extraordinary individuals: Berta Cáceres, a Lenca Indigenous leader in Honduras; Francisco Piñeda, a subsistence farmer in El Salvador; and Alberto Curamil, an Indigenous Mapuche Chief in Chile, all of whom refused to let government-supported industry and Transnational Corporations take their water and redirect it to mining, hydroelectric,...

  • 2026 Luskin Summit, Building Power Through Local Solutions

    The 2026 Luskin Summit, Building Power Through Local Solutions, will examine how California communities can build power to address vulnerability through locally driven policy action that advances equity, and well-being. The Summit will emphasize that lasting change comes not from one-size-fits-all approaches, but from empowering local governments, institutions, and communities to shape solutions that reflect...

  • Foundations of Green Building

    Join to learn about the foundations of green building design, materials, and jobs. Earn 4 GBCI credits & a certificate after a quiz. Buildings wield significant influence over our environment, neighboring communities, and the individuals who inhabit them. Recognizing and mitigating these impacts through building modernization is crucial. In this course, you will delve into...