UCLA Sustainability

Posibles Futuros Para Un Planeta Saludable / Futures for a Healthy Planet
2023-04-27 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Scriptorium at USC University Club, 705 W 34th St, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States
This is a Spanish-Language event.
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Climate Justice Forum
2023-04-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Barbara and Joseph Goldenberg Terrace at The Fowler Museum, 308 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
Be a part of the Climate Justice Conversations summit event and now four-year-long tradition, the 2023 Climate Justice Forum, an evening reception and speaker panel.
The night will start off with a reception filled with small plates from a local restaurant, mocktails, and music.
During the first portion of the event, we will be hearing from our keynote speaker, Jason Foster. Jason is the President & Chief Operating Officer of Destination Crenshaw – an open-air museum along Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles dedicated to preserving the history and culture of African Americans. Prior to Destination Crenshaw, Jason was Director of Strategic Partnerships at River LA, where he connected with River LA’s community partners, corporate representatives, and LA County residents to grow civic pride and social responsibility surrounding the LA River.
The second portion of the event will feature a conversation centering resilience and environmental justice between Jason and
Alesia Montgomery: Assistant Professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES). Alesia studies the social and environmental justice concerns of low-income, radicalized communities.
AnMarie Mendoza: Sawyer Seminar Fellow on Sanctuary Spaces for the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy, and PhD candidate in Urban Planning. AnMarie is also the Indigenous Waters Program Director for Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples.
Helen Campbell: Planning Director for Office of LA City Councilmember Eunisses Hernández, CD 1 and Board Member of LA Más, a community organization building collective power in Northeast Los Angeles. Helen previously served as a Senior Planner with the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
The panel will be moderated and introduced by Sebastián Solarte-Caicedo, PhD student at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) researching how energy policy should be designed to foster community well-being and peace building at a local level.
Through our opening speakers and the following conversations, we hope the Climate Justice Forum raises awareness about the contributions that people of color have made to the environmental sustainability movement; reframes conceptions of vulnerable communities; and stimulates critical dialogue about environmental racism and injustice issues and climate resilience at UCLA and beyond. Those who attend will be entered into a second-hand Patagonia jacket raffle, with 20 winners!
To learn more about the Climate Justice Forum and our other Climate Justice Conversations events, visit the Environmentalists of Color Collective (ECC) at UCLA website.
Admission is free, but a ticket is required for each attendee. Ticket does not guarantee entry, come early to secure a seat.
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Luskin Lecture Series: Catherine Coleman Flowers on Journey for Water, Climate, and Environmental Justice
2023-04-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Kerckhoff Grand Salon, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
This event features MacArthur “genius” award-winning activist Catherine Coleman Flowers and her groundbreaking, community-driven work on the previously invisible problem of inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure in rural communities in the United States. Flowers’ journey is discussed in the broader context of national climate and environmental justice advocacy.
The second half of the event will feature Catherine in discussion with Joaquin Esquivel, chair of the California State Water Resources Control Board (California Water Board), and Megan Mullin, faculty director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation (LCI). The discussion will include the sanitation equity work that will soon be launched by LCI’s Human Right to Water Solutions Lab in collaboration with the California Water Board and partners.
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Catherine Coleman Flowers is an internationally recognized environmental activist, MacArthur “genius” grant recipient, and author. She has dedicated her life’s work to advocating for environmental justice, primarily equal access to clean water and functional sanitation for communities across the United States.
Founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice (CREEJ), Flowers has spent her career promoting equal access to clean water, air, sanitation, and soil to reduce health and economic disparities in marginalized, rural communities. In addition, Flowers serves as Rural Development Manager for Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), is a Board Member for the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Climate Reality Project and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Flowers is also Co-Chair of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission on Accelerating Climate Action and Practitioner in Residence at Duke University.
In 2021, her leadership and fervor in fighting for solutions to these issues led her to one of her most notable appointments yet — Vice Chair of the Biden Administration’s inaugural White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Flowers was also named Levenick Resident Scholar in Sustainable Leadership at the University of Illinois for the spring 2021 and was awarded an honorary PhD in science from Wesleyan University.
As the author of Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret, Flowers shares her inspiring story of advocacy, from childhood to environmental justice champion. She discusses sanitation and its correlation with systemic class, racial, and geographic prejudice that affects people across the United States. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Guardian, and on PBS.
LOCATION
UCLA Kerckhoff Hall
Charles E Young Grand Salon (Walking Directions)
Check-in begins at 5:15pm with the discussion following at 6:00pm.
Part of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Lecture Series.
GUIDELINES
RSVP required for admittance.
Admission is free, but registration is required for each attendee.
Parking
Public transportation: Big Blue Bus (Routes 2 and 17), Culver CityBus (Line 6), Metro
Ride hailing locations: Gateway Plaza, Luskin Conference Center
On-site parking available for $14 (Lot 2, Lot 8)

Climate Equity LA Series: Community-Driven Climate Resilience
2023-04-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
The City of Los Angeles Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO) invites you to join the Climate Equity LA Series on Community-Driven Climate Resilience, on Thursday, April 27, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. This event will highlight the work of community experts and organizers in developing solutions for extreme heat in Los Angeles that are shaped and driven by community priorities, including mutual aid networks, local resilience surveying, and participatory heat mapping.
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La Oficina de Movilización de Emergencia Climática de la Ciudad de Los Ángeles le invita a unirse a nosotros para nuestra Serie Equidad Climática LA, Resiliencia Climática Dirigida por la Comunidad, el Jueves, 27 de Abril, de las 6:00 a las 8:00 pm. Este evento destacará el trabajo de los expertos y organizadores de la comunidad en el desarrollo de soluciones para el calor extremo en Los Ángeles que están moldeadas y dirigidas por las prioridades de la comunidad, incluidas las redes de ayuda mutua, las encuestas de resiliencia local y el mapeo de calor participativos.
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Free Food from the Dining Halls
2023-04-27 22:00, 2023-05-02 22:00, 2023-05-04 22:00 | Conference Room 1 in the Student Activities Center Basement, 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Bruin Dine is a student-run organization founded in 2018 that works to bridge the gap between food waste and food insecurity by recovering food from the UCLA dining halls that would have otherwise been thrown away and redistributing it. Open to everyone, bring your own container and utensils.

Easton Center Innovation Challenge: Live Pitches in Sustainability
2023-04-28 09:00 - 13:30 | Marion Anderson Hall, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
The Easton Center Innovation Challenge is a great example of the spirit of collective effort that is essential to success, exemplifying an invaluable partnership between UCLA Anderson and the greater UCLA campus, including our many students, faculty and alumni who are committed to innovation and advancements in health care and sustainability. This initiative brings together UCLA students from all disciplines and backgrounds to create new ventures that can drive positive changes in society.
Join expert judges William Hsu, Aaron Fyke and Cassie Rauser, and hear student teams present their promising innovations.
There will be a networking lunch from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m, when winners will also be announced.
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IDRE presentation: Stability and Resolvent Analysis of Fluid Flows - Methods and Challenges
2023-04-28 11:30 - 12:30 | Online
The Institute for Digital Research & Education (IDRE) Early Career Researchers (ECR) Group is happy to announce this presentation by Victoria Rolandi, an IDRE fellow.
Speaker: Victoria Rolandi, Ph.D.
IDRE Fellow
Mechanical and Aerospace Department
University of California Los Angeles
Understanding the transition of fluid flows has been and still is a crucial focus in fluid dynamics. Stability theory has greatly helped on this side and has opened the door to other branches in fluid dynamics, such as flow control. By leveraging insights on flow transition, flow control technology can help mitigate the human impact of environmental and noise pollution caused by fluid-based systems such as aircraft, automobiles, and wind turbines, all while improving their overall performance.
From linear stability analysis to resolvent analysis, this talk will cover some of the methods that enable such investigations and the limitations, in terms of computational resources, on applying them to turbulent flows.
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Urgent Actions Needed to Face Environmental Emergencies
2023-04-28 11:30 - 13:00 | USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center, 3607 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States
Four leading voices in the youth climate movement discuss the global fight for ocean justice with the 2023 Laureates of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, Dr. Daniel Pauly and Dr. Rashid Sumaila.
Join us for this special in-person conversation at the University of Southern California (USC) – moderated by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. USC is home of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement – which, in 2023, celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
T﻿his event will be hosted in-person as well as livestreamed.
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IoES Environmental Justice Symposium with Cynthia Babich
2023-04-28 14:00 - 16:00 | IoES Conference Room, La Kretz Hall - Suite 300, 619 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, AR, 90095, United States
The struggle for environmental justice defines many of the communities that make up Los Angeles. This winter we welcome you to come and hear from some of the region’s leaders about the issues communities have faced, continue to face, and to learn from their activism and commitment.
Cynthia Babich serves as the Executive Director of the Del Amo Action Committee. The DAAC is a grassroots community-based environmental justice organization concerned about DDT contamination and related health problems in the unincorporated Los Angeles Harbor Gateway neighborhood. The Del Amo area includes two superfund sites responsible for the presence of DDT and other contaminants within the community.
Cynthia successfully led a campaign that resulted in the relocation of residents from homes impacted by DDT contamination. She continues to work to protect public health within the Del Amo community while advocating for new approaches to environmental and chemical policies at the local, state, and national levels.
About the series
The struggle for environmental justice defines many of the communities that make up Los Angeles. This winter we welcome you to come and hear from some of the region’s leaders about the issues communities have faced, continue to face, and to learn from their activism and commitment.
Refreshments will be served.
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Blue + Green: Breaking New Ground in the Ocean
2023-04-29 10:00 - 12:30 | AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, 2451 Signal St, Los Angeles, CA, 90731, United States
The Blue + Green 2023 series is a 4 part series taking place in person and virtually in celebrating of Earth Day beginning Thursday April 13, 2023 and concluding on Saturday April 29, 2023.
The goal of the project is to shine a spotlight on emerging aquaculture sector in our economy. Aquaculture and the supporting technologies bring together all the key ingredients – future growth opportunities that support our coastal ecosystems, the economy, jobs, and our communities. This webinar hybrid series reimagines partnerships between business, government, universities, and communities through regenerative ocean research, exploration, and equity-based economic development.
You are registering to attend Session 4: Open House Breaking New Ground in the Ocean – Development of Offshore Aquaculture in the U.S. To be held at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles Featuring Nick Hajek and the Pacific Alliance Aquaculture Vessel
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Volunteer Opportunities: If you would like to volunteer for this Open House please email Dorothy Cardenas at: dcardenas@altasea.org to RSVP for an upcoming Volunteer Training Session on Saturday April 15, 2023

2023 Sage Hill BioBlitz
2023-04-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Sage Hill at UCLA, Lot 10 / Krieger Entrance, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
Take part in the annual City Nature Challenge and document the plants and animals on campus.
Join your fellow naturalists and help document the local plants, birds, insects, fungi and other living things on campus. Bring a smartphone or digital camera to photograph species and download the iNaturalist app before you come. A macro or telephoto lens is great if you have one. Bring water, a hat, and sunscreen. The closest visitor parking (paid) is in UCLA lot 11. There is no bathroom on site, but there is one in Hitch Hall. Come for a few minutes or stay all day. No dogs please!
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SAGE on UCLA Radio
2023-05-01 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
Join SAGE to digest the latest sustainability news. They will dive into local legislation, our campus’s sustainability initiatives and more.

Opportunities for Enhanced Near-term U.S.-China Climate Action: Zero Emissions Vehicles
2023-05-02 17:00 - 18:15 | Online
The global vehicle market in 2021 was heavily influenced by the United States and China, who together accounted for over 50% of the market. Zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales saw significant growth, with 4% of total light-duty vehicle sales in the U.S. being ZEVs, doubling the previous year’s market share and reaching a penetration rate of 12.4% in California. Meanwhile, China leads the world in ZEV adoption, particularly in the commercial sector, with its New Energy Vehicles accounting for 50% of global sales. Join this webinar to hear from issue-experts from the U.S. and China, sharing the latest insights from a new report, Accelerating the ZEV Market in the U.S. and China, part of an 11-paper series on climate action opportunities for the U.S. and China.
Registration is free but required.
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Free Food from the Dining Halls
2023-05-03 22:00 | Student Activities Center ROTC Room 120P, 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

UCLA May First Thursdays: Joy Fest
2023-05-04 12:00 - 22:00 | Westwood Village Broxton Ave, 1031 Broxton Avenue , CA 90024, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
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.
Famers Market Pop-Up | May 4, 2023
Stop-in and smell the roses at UCLA’s pop-up! Bring home a touch of spring, discover the awesome lineup of Bruin talent at this year’s Spring Sing, and unearth “Virtue,” UCLA’s springtime installment of TEDx
Evening Block Party
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Joy Fest | May 4, 2023
UCLA First Thursdays presents Joy Fest—a celebration and showcase of Bruin talent! Hosted under the stars on Broxton, the evening features an eclectic mix of student performances, art exhibitions, photo moments, food and giveaways that’ll make you smile.
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Climate Action Night: Your Voice for Our Planet
2023-05-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Bruin Plaza, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
ANNUAL CLIMATE ACTION NIGHT presenting a bunch of environmental bills : there will be tasty food and refreshments provided! Come learn about environmental legislation!

Coastalong Sustainable Music Festival
2023-05-06 14:00 - 19:30 | Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, 111 Easton Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1370, United States
Coastalong Festival is a 100% bike and solar-powered eco-friendly concert run entirely by students. Our aim is to demonstrate methods of alternative energy, while providing a fun, entertaining venue to increase awareness about sustainability, clean energy, and the environment.

Philip Rundel Herbarium Library Dedication and Open House
2023-05-08 13:00 - 17:00 | UCLA Botany Building, 618 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Come visit the Philip Rundel Herbarium Library collection. Explore rare and informative botanical books. Tour our recently renovated herbarium that includes over 150,000 dried and pressed plant specimens which focus on the Western United States, Mediterranean-climate regions of the world, and the Santa Monica Mountain ecosystems. These important materials assist with the study of people, plants, conservation science, and ecology.
RSVP to attend the Dedication and reserve a spot on the Garden Tour.
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Climate and Wildfire Institute at UCLA Inaugural Event
2023-05-08 17:30 - 20:00 | California NanoSystems Institute, 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
The UCLA Division of Physical Sciences and the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability invite you to the inaugural event for the Climate and Wildfire Institute to discuss UCLA’s work as the leading institution producing actionable solution-oriented research to mitigate the worsening wildfire crisis and to share our vision to launch the Climate and Wildfire Institute at UCLA.
featuring a presentation by Alex Hall
Professor, UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Director, Center for Climate Science at UCLA; Interim Director, UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge
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Climate and Wildfire Institute at UCLA is producing actionable solution-oriented research to mitigate the worsening wildfire crisis.

BuiltEnvironmentWell (BEWell) Pod Meeting
2023-05-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Monthly meeting to discuss current project and upcoming events.

Free Mobile Bike Repairs
2023-05-10 11:00 - 15:00 | Court of Sciences, 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
As part of UCLA Bike Month, free bike repairs will be available to students and staff with a valid BruinCard. Stop by for a complimentary tune-up provided by Velofix. There will be a charge for additional repairs and replacement parts.

Enhanced Geothermal Shot™ Summit
2023-05-11 07:30 - 13:30 | Online
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will virtually convene stakeholders to discuss the Enhanced Geothermal Shot™—an ambitious initiative to cut the cost of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) by 90% by 2035.
Agenda at a glance:
• Introductory plenaries
• Overview of DOE’s Energy Earthshots™ initiative
• EGS in context
• Environmental justice and geothermal energy
• The geothermal energy workforce
• DOE-wide efforts in support of the Enhanced Geothermal Shot™
• Enhanced Geothermal Shot™ roadmap
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Surplus Stop Yard Sale
2023-05-12 12:00 - 16:00 | Bruin Plaza, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Come to Bruin Plaza, and find treasures to make spring quarter even better! We have office chairs, lamps, so many school supplies, CDs, clothes hangers, and UCLA MERCH.
As per usual, everything is FREE.

May 13 Botanical Garden Tour
2023-05-13 11:00 - 12:00 | UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Explore this living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join Garden Educators for a free guided tour of the garden. We’ll hear the stories of a selection of plants in the garden, and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. We will meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the garden. Restrooms are available at this location.
Important: Plan on arriving a few minutes early as the tour will leave on time at 11 a.m.
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Westwood Greenway & Democracy Vouchers
2023-05-13 12:00 - 15:00 | Westwood Neighborhood Greenway, 2598-2596 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90064, United States
This event will start with a tour of the Westwood Neighborhood Greenway from 12 to about 12:30. Then there will be some networking and a brief discussion of democracy vouchers, and then weeding.
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Energy Insecurity & Energy Transitions — Obstacles & Opportunities
2023-05-15 11:00 - 12:30 | Online
Panelists will share takeaways from their research and policy work at the nexus of energy insecurity and energy transitions. After a discussion of how to identify and measure energy insecurity, panelists will share their findings on how the energy security of low-income populations might be affected by different aspects of the energy transition. Panelists will also examine possible solutions, such as energy cost assistance programs and post-crisis opportunities. Finally, panelists will reflect on their research design strategies for ensuring that their research processes and results serve and benefit the communities they are engaging.
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1st Annual Student Vendor Fair
2023-05-15 12:00 - 15:00 | Bruin Plaza, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Good Clothes Good People (GCGP) and Bruin Bazaar would like to highlight student-run small businesses. As sustainability-based organizations, we want to provide an emphasis on shopping small and local. Multiple students will be able to sell jewelry, clothing, crafts, etc. at this fair, all handmade by each seller.
GCGP and Bruin Bazaar presents the 1st Annual Student Vendor Fair! Stop by Bruin Plaza on Monday, May 15th from 12-3 PM to support 18 student vendors selling clothes, jewelry, art, and much more. Prices are as low as $3! See you all there!

Heat Equity Planning Event: Perspectives from Engaged Research and City Leaders on Partnerships to Advance Resilience for All
2023-05-15 12:15 - 14:15 | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Room 2343, 337 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
The climate crisis is increasingly felt in communities across California and the nation. But studies find that the impacts of urban heat are particularly severe in areas formerly targeted for disinvestment through redlining.
What are large cities like LA doing in response and what else needs to be done to ensure heat resilience for all? How can UCLA and the broader research community help inform emerging city heat planning and cooling efforts to address past and future injustices?
Featuring:

CJ Gabbe, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Santa Clara University; and Visiting Scholar, Luskin Center for Innovation
Sara Hughes, Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan; Visiting Scholar, Luskin Center for Innovation
Miguel Miguel and Michelle Gallarza, Master in Urban and Regional Planning Students, UCLA Luskin
Marta Segura, Chief Heat Officer and Director, Climate Emergency Mobilization Office, City of Los Angeles
Gregory Pierce, Co-Director, Luskin Center for Innovation

Lunch and registration will open at 12:15 pm with program following at 1pm. RSVP required for admittance.
Admission is free, but registration is required for each attendee.
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