UCLA First Thursdays has two parts: daytime activations at the Westwood Village Farmers’ Market and evening block parties with different thematic experiences. We invite you to discover something new in Westwood! Westwood Village Farmers' Market 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. UCLA Climate Justice Conversations Farmers’ Market Pop-Up| April 6th, 2023 Let’s kick off Earth Month with...

Join the USC Fisher Museum of Art, Wrigley Institute faculty affiliate Dr. Carly Kenkel, and Wrigley Institute graduate fellow Adib Mustofa for a special lecture on the impact of climate change on coral reefs. This program complements the Fisher Museum exhibition Mulyana: Modular Utopia, which is composed of intricately constructed, knit modules of marine life...

With Sue Burak, former Sierra Avalanche Center forecaster. Join WMRC and Sue Burak as she discusses the science behind recent Eastern Sierra avalanche activity and climate changes implications on the phenomenon. Sue Burak has been fascinated by snow, weather and avalanches in the eastern Sierra for many winters. Past project include study of snow properties...

Tickets are live for this LA comedy show. Between each set, the best and funniest narrative climate writing tips will be shared - Sponsored by NYU Los Angeles, Good Energy Stories Generation 180 and YEA Impact! Tickets are free and pay-what-you-can with donations going to Meztli Projects, an Indigenous-based arts and culture collaborative in LA....

Volunteers will have the opportunity to construct care packages and baggies containing hygiene products, daily essentials, & clothes. After construction of the packages, volunteers will go out into Westwood and/or the surrounding LA community to distribute the resources and provide support for individuals experiencing homelessness. REGISTER HERE

One person’s trash is another’s sweet ride! Transportation’s popular Bike Recycling Day returns on Saturday, April 8, to the northwest corner of the Parking Structure 8 rooftop from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Members of the UCLA community with a valid BruinCard will have an opportunity to receive a used bike or bike parts for...

Counterforce Lab Salon, ep. 5 Augmented Reality + Interspecies Friendship + Community-Storytelling Dr. Francesca Albrezzi (UCLA Digital Humanities) and Yogan Müller (UCLA DMA) will explore how digital methodologies can open up immersive experiences for sensory modalities of engagement between the human and the more-than-human. This newly-to-be-built AR interface will offer a virtual space where viewers...

Background With increasing market share of zero emission vehicles in California and reductions of tailpipe emissions, non-combustion sources have become the dominating source of traffic emissions. Non-combustion sources of traffic emissions include brake and tire wear. Emissions studies have been conducted on vehicular non-combustion emissions through various study designs, including ambient measurements, laboratory modeling, and...

UCLA Water is hosting an online seminar on the Climate-Wildfire-Stormwater Nexus: featuring the research insights of Sanjay Mohanty and Onja Raoelison, with framing remarks and panel discussion from Faith Kearns and Ken Susilo. REGISTER HERE

Have Energy Efficiency (EE), Building Electrification (BE), Transportation Electrification (TE), and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) got you feeling like you’re in over your head? If so, join this Overview of Building Electrification! This class, the second in a BE series, being offered by the Energy Education Centers (EECs) will expand upon topics introduced in ‘Building...