The national environmental movement has faced growing pressure to recognize that meaningful, enduring progress is more likely achieved through "big tent" organizing that reaches across social, economic, and racial justice movements. Morally and philosophically, environmentalists increasingly see their cause as intertwined with longstanding fights for economic justice and civil rights. Under a Biden administration, there is more […]

One year later, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to radically impact working patterns around the world. In a largely virtual world, it is important to consider the impacts of cloud computing, big data and web conferencing on corporate sustainability. Some of the benefits of widespread virtual work made the news during lockdowns last Spring: declines in […]

Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered both plastic generation and plastic waste management systems. With increased demand for household products, takeout dining, and personal protective equipment, came increased generation of plastic, and particularly single-use plastic. Consequently, many of the existing environmental problems related to plastic generation, disposal, and management were exacerbated. Even before […]

Economic relief to individuals is playing a major role in helping people in LA make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Expanded unemployment payments and sporadic federal relief checks provided cash to people struggling to make rent and buy food. These pandemic-related cash supports are drawing attention to the role that guaranteed income programs can […]

The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative & MindWell team invites you to the 5th annual Eudaimonia Event! REGISTER HERE

Join us for a live stream of the 2021 Annual ‘La Kretz Center Lecture’ which features our first decade of UCLA La Kretz Center Postdocs. The event will highlight our panelists’ current conservation work and goals.Our postdoctoral program has been one of the main accomplishments at the La Kretz Center. Our awardees are an incredibly […]

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave many of us grieving all that we've lost in its wake. We might find ourselves longing for a much-needed hug, the holding of a fearful hand, or the joy of sharing a belly laugh with one another. There is also the uneasiness & fear of living with uncertainty. How do I make plans for the future? Where will my […]

This is the third session of the series: Now, More Than Ever: Movement Building for Climate, Racial, and Health Justice. There has never been a more critical time for advancing health, equity and social justice while addressing climate change. This session will focus on the synergies between climate and racial justice movements and their promise […]

You're invited to our next installment of our Engineering in Action series, which will bring together a panel of experts from L.A. to D.C. to discuss transportation equity. Discover how transportation planning and implementation impacts communities and the innovative solutions being developed to transform the cities of the 21st century. This series was created in […]

Our 2021 theme is The Time is Now! The unprecedented events of 2020 punctuated the urgency of the climate crisis, the pervasiveness of racial inequities and environmental injustices, the deep impacts of housing unaffordability, and the vulnerability of our societal systems to handle extreme disruptions. “The Time is Now!” is a recognition that our actions to […]

Love and laughter are essential to sustain our visions of futures beyond settler colonial borders. Join us on zoom for performances of poetry, song, and movement by acclaimed queer migrant artists Alan Pelaez Lopez, Yosimar Reyes, and Soultree. As we journey to a place of spirit and soul-based connection where joy, care, and kinship are […]

Do you want to save the environment while jamming out to music? How about learning what you can do to be more sustainable? Coastalong Music & Sustainability Festival has you covered. Hop on over and come watch our performers COAST MODERN, DARK DAZEY, WHITE JAGG, and LOVESICK CLUB and hear from key note speakers from United […]

Featuring: The UCLA Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center Eudaimonia Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation Jeanie Buss, Governor of the Los Angeles Lakers   Health Equity and Social Justice Panelists: Metta Sandiford-Artest, NBA World Champion Dr. Nicole Green, Director of CAPS Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Professor Jessica Arzola, Nurse and MPH Student Miranda Kim, Assistant Student Wellness […]

Event Schedule 4:00pm Program Introduction 4:10pm Research Project Presentations ASUCLA Licensing (4:10-4:25pm) Academic Waste Diversion (4:25-4:40pm) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (4:40-4:55pm) Green Games (4:55-5:10pm) Green Labs (5:10-5:25pm) Plastic Policy Implementation (5:25-5:40pm) Outdoor Spaces (5:40-5:55pm) 5:55pm Concluding Thoughts ZOOM LINK Sustainability Action Research (SAR) is a student-initiated, student-designed, and student-facilitated research program offered through the Institute of […]

We're hosting another class on traditional ecological knowledge led by native plant expert and cultural educator Nicholas Hummingbird! The class will be Thursday, May 27 at 7-9 pm via Zoom. Fill out this form to reserve your spot in the class. All are welcome to attend! The first 70 UCLA-affiliated sign-ups can reserve a spot for free. We ask […]

Join us for a live stream for the 2021 annual GreenShorts Award Ceremony where we will celebrate wining short environmental films created by Southern California and Louisiana high school students. With Greenshorts, high school students get a chance to sit in the director’s chair and win cash prizes. The contest invites two-minute-or-less films to showcase […]

The closing event of the Sanctuary Spaces Sawyer Seminar, Freedom and Fugitivity, thinks across Black feminism and Indigenous studies to foreground “beautiful experiments” of flight, refusal, and rebellion. Featuring: Saidiya Hartman, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University; 2019 MacArthur Fellow In conversation with: Aisha K. Finch, Associate Professor of Gender Studies and African […]

USGBC-LA is hosting this event to bring together the sustainability, green building, and fire prevention communities to jointly address wildfire resilience across California. The event will begin with virtual tours and expert interviews provided by local green building chapters in Northern and Southern California, lead to multiple keynotes from community leaders, feature panels from industry […]

Dr. Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 100+ research articles and taught Insect Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, Humans and Nature, and other courses for 40 yrs. His book Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens was published […]

Jane Breckinridge is the director of the Euchee Butterfly Farm located in Leonard, Oklahoma, and an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She has spent the last twenty years raising and exhibiting butterflies throughout the United States and Canada, as well as providing community and youth education on butterflies. In 2013, Ms. Breckinridge founded […]