Applications for the Food Studies Graduate Certificate Program are now open! Completed applications are due Friday, February 16th. If you would like to learn more about the program or ask questions about the application process please join us for an Open House on Tuesday, January 30th. Tuesday, January 30th 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm 3333 […]

Love Food Studies, but are unsure of how it translates into a profession? Join us for an upcoming event, "Careers in Food Studies", where you may explore the world of food studies as a profession and have the opportunity to engage with key experts in diverse food related fields. In attendance will be a dynamic […]

Renewable Energy Association and Environment California are partnering for a Renewable Energy Policy Panel on campus at Boelter Penthouse on the evening of January 31st. The panel will be moderated by UCLA’s Chief Sustainability Officer, who is modernizing the university’s energy infrastructure to be more environmentally sustainable, and will feature experts in California state policy […]

Activists and scholars will offer live reflections on how the past lurks in our shared food future, and what to do about it. FEATURED PANELISTS Food justice and food waste activists: Tanya Fields (Founder and Executive Director, The BLK Project) Lisa “Tiny” Gray-Garcia (Co-Editor, Poor Magazine; author of Criminal of Poverty: Growing Up Homeless in America) Rick Nahmias (Founder and Executive Director, Food […]

 Part of the series Future L.A.: Engineering a Sustainable Supercity Los Angeles and 100% Renewable Energy WEDNESDAY FEB 7, 2018 7:30PM  In 2016, the Los Angeles City Council tasked the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power with determining how the city can achieve a clean energy future. Part of an ongoing nationwide conversation, this panel […]

We will be giving out FREE seedless oranges kindly provided by Food Forward, a non-profit organization in Socal that fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people in need. So come down pick up an orange or two and learn more about how you can join us […]

DESCRIPTION Adam Gromis is Uber's global lead on sustainability and environmental impact. Adam will give a brief presentation on Uber's current sustainability efforts and future plans, followed by an open discussion with the audience. 4PM - 5PM Presentation and Q&A 5PM - 6PM Cocktail Reception Use code LACIUber for $20 off two trips (two trips […]

DESCRIPTION Hear from Anuradha and Dhimant Parekh, founders of The Better India. In conversation with Max Schorr, Co-Founder and CEO, GOOD Inc. The Better India Anuradha & Dhimant Parekh are founders of Asia's largest solutions-based media platform, The Better India (www.thebetterindia.com), which reaches out to over 30 million unique people very month. The Better India […]

DESCRIPTION Changing the World Through Food Systems: A Call For Radical Food Activism Date: February 20, 2018 Time: 5:00 p m Venue: Glorya Kaufman Hall, Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater (Room 208) Ticket Price: Free Seed the Commons director Nassim Nobari offers a critique of the food movement’s celebration of to livestock grazing as the centerpiece […]

A Conversation on Politics, Ethics and Well-Being in the Anthropocene In collaboration with UCLA IoES, UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters in the Fielding School of Public Health. For civil society to face the threat of climate change and thrive, we need bold, creative ideas from people of […]

>> RSVP here << How do discussions and plans for the future of transportation and new innovative mobility services account for women’s travel patterns? Women tend to commute shorter distances and conduct more household serving trips than their male counterparts. This gender gap exists even in dual-income households and widens further for child-serving trips, even among households […]

What: Sustainability Professionals Panel. This event will feature alumni of the UCLA Leaders in Sustainability Graduate Certificate Program and the Luskin School of Public Affairs. When: Tuesday, March 13th from 6 – 8 PM. Registration and dinner will begin at 6 PM. The panel discussion and audience A and Q will be from 6:30 to […]

The Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) would like to invite you to the 6th Annual Gathering of the Green Teams conference in Los Angeles. The event will be held at the SoCalGas Energy Resource Center in Downey on Thursday, March […]

CONVERSATIONS  Part of the series Future L.A.: Engineering a Sustainable Supercity Cohabitation: Cities, Nature, and the Evolving Ecosystem WEDNESDAY MAR 21, 2018 7:30PM  The mountain lions P-22 and P-55 have become unlikely stars of Los Angeles nightlife—and symbols of the complicated relationship between nature and cities. This panel examines the intersection of the built environment and […]

RISING TIDE SUMMIT MARCH 28TH AND 29TH AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles Innovations for Solutions RISING TIDE SUMMIT PRESENTED BY #RisingTideSummit With support from XPRIZE Ocean Initiative and AltaSea, the two day Rising Tide Summit will be held on March 28 and 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at AltaSea at the Port […]

DESCRIPTION Calling all food entrepreneurs! Looking for resources to help start or grow your business? Hoping to connect with other local businesses to meet your sourcing or retail needs? Join us for the "Good Food Entrepreneur Mixer: From Farm to Fork and Beyond" where we bring together entrepreneurs from across the food chain to connect, […]