What if you discovered you have the power to change the world? Reception, Presentation, Panel Discussion, Author Q&A, and Book Signing. Panelists to be announced. RSVP HERE About the Book Dig Where You Are is about the potential in each of us to make a difference in the world by simply taking what we already know...
Hungry for Change: Food Insecurity, Stress & Obesity Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 9:30am-4:30pm UCLA Ackerman Ballroom HUNGRY FOR CHANGE SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE Hungry For Change is presented by The UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment (COAST) & the UCLA Resnick Program for Food Policy and Law. This event invites critical exchange between forward-thinking researchers, healthcare providers, and...
A Varied Path: Female Leaders Driving Clean Energy PolicyThis unique event will showcase the careers of LA-based women who have impacted clean energy policy on federal, state, and local levels. Our illustrious panelists will discuss the unique and varied approaches they navigated in their career paths, the challenges they faced, and the forces that drove...
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Screening and Livecast Q&A with Al Gore 10/26/17 7-10PM Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/122419365073179/ Renewable Energy Association at UCLA is proud to partner with UCLA Housing to take part in a national screening event of the newly released An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power on Thursday, October 26th at 7PM in...
Renewable Energy Research Panel 11/1/17 at Engineering V, 5101 6-7:30PM Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1745209102447436/ Come to REA's first research panel! You will have the opportunity to learn more about current renewable energy research happening at UCLA, several professors' personal views on renewable energy, and for a chance to ask questions and talk to professors in a...
Food Evolution WEDNESDAY NOV 1, 2017 7:30PM In the GMO (genetically modified organisms) debate, both pro and anti camps claim science is on their side. Who’s right? Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, this "scrupulous, optimistic" (Forbes) documentary by Academy Award–nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy goes to Hawaiian papaya groves, Ugandan banana farms, and Iowan cornfields...
"Let's Talk Climate: Expert Communications Strategies for the LA-Regional Health Community and Beyond" on November 2, 2017, 11:15am - 12pm PT. Climate Resolve's Kristina von Hoffmann and ecoAmerica's Dan Barry will cohost this webinar to address the health impacts of climate change in LA and nationwide. Participants will gain insight on research-based strategy for empowering a diverse audience...
Luskin Innovators Speaker Series Featuring Robert McDonald Reception, Presentation, Panel Discussion, Author Q&A, and Book Signing. Panelists to be announced. RSVP HERE About the Book It's time to think differently about cities and nature. Understanding how to better connect our cities with the benefits nature provides will be increasingly important as people migrate to cities...
Climate change is the existential crisis of the 21st century. How it plays out, how we can curb it, and how we adjust to the changes already underway will define our generation. This fall, the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, in collaboration with UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, has designed a new...