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 […]

  Confirmed Speakers The Honorable Scott Weiner, California State Senator  John Adams, Managing Director, Principal, Gensler Phil Ansell, Director, LA County Homeless Initiative  Dan Baer, Senior Vice President, National Planning Lead, WSP USA Margareth Bonds, Senior Vice President, Parsons  Alice Carr, National Head of Community Development Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Brad Cox, Senior Managing Director, Trammell Crow Company, Chair, LABC Institute  Andrew […]

Food Law Society- Eliminating Food Waste in LA: A Discussion of Food Waste under LA’s new Waste Hauling System Tuesday November 7th, 5:30-6:30 @ UCLA Law School Room 1347, RSVP to email FLS@lawnet.ucla.edu

Tuesday, November 7. 2017 6:00 – 8:00 pm La Kretz Garden Pavilion, UCLAPanel discussion on the community and health benefits of urban farming for the veteran population. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the 14 acre veteran garden, right here in Westwood. Moderator: Kris Skinner Panelists: Peter Capone-Newton Michael Deluca Jeremy Samson […]

Chasing Coral WEDNESDAY NOV 8, 2017 7:30PM  Copresented by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Marine Center and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles As the world’s coral reefs vanish at an unprecedented rate, a team of divers, photographers, and scientists race against time to preserve a sophisticated and vital part of our underwater […]

DESCRIPTION Join us as we watch a documentary about Dolores Huerta, a leader alongside Cesar Chavez during the fight for racial and labor justice for farm workers and notable feminist of the twentieth century. The film reveals the raw, personal stakes involved in committing one's life to activism. Parking will be available in Lot 3 […]

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 […]

Energy Jobs Fair Monday Nov. 20 5:30-8:00PM James West Alumni Center (Founder's Room) Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1339726742821115/ Description: Renewable Energy Association at UCLA (REA)'s annual Energy Jobs Fair is here! Each year, we bring energy companies to UCLA in the university's only sustainability-focused career fair. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to network with professionals and land one of many […]

Title: Career Up Now: Environment and Sustainability  Time: Thursday, November 30 6:30-9pm Place: Hillel at UCLA - 574 Hilgard Ave.  Website: https://www.careerupnow.org/ladec2017 Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/123432418324905/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2223%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D

SCREENINGS Human Flow, and Q&A with Ai Weiwei THURSDAY JAN 4, 2018 6:30PM  This epic film by renowned artist Ai Weiwei is a detailed and heartbreaking exploration of the global refugee crisis. Captured over the course of a year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent stories that stretches through Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Kenya, […]

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, and Q&A with Al Gore SUNDAY JAN 7, 2018 7:30PM  A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change to the fore of pop culture, Vice President Al Gore continues his fight to build a global network of advocates and influence international policy. Capturing moments both private and public, funny and poignant, this […]

Join us for our first Brown Bag of 2018! Meet Maher El-Kady, Postdoctoral Research Associate from UCLA's Kaner Lab and Chief Technology Officer of Nanotech Energy. He will discuss a smart city utilizing renewable energy sources such as solar and wind to produce electricity, an energy that is stored in batteries or hydrogen to run eco-friendly cars, consumer electronics, etc. […]