UCLA Sustainability

Creating Impact: How To Carve Your Own Path In Environmentalism
2024-04-18 09:00 - 09:40 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Royal Sayewitz brings a wealth of experience in sustainable agriculture and community empowerment to his role at Umaro Foods.
Previously, he made significant contributions at Grow NYC, where he developed programs to promote urban agriculture and support local farmers markets.
Prior to that, his time at Irving Farm New York provided insights into ethical sourcing and culinary craftsmanship. Through his diverse background, Royal champions sustainability and fosters connections within the food industry, driving positive change and empowering communities.
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AI LA Earth Summit 2024
2024-04-18 10:00 - 20:00 | UCLA South Bay, 30800 Palos Verdes Dr E, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, 90275, United States
​The annual AI LA Earth Summit is back for its landmark fifth year, illuminating the intersection of technology and sustainability while empowering participants with education, inspiration, and connectivity.
​The summit is a collaborative environment bringing together Los Angeles’ foremost sustainability advocates, tech innovators, startups, and enterprises, catalyzing a community-driven movement toward sustainable development. By emphasizing innovation, practical solutions, and strong partnerships, we aim to foster a culture of sustainability that drives impactful change across the city and beyond.
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Keynote Speaker
​Featuring Evan Rapoport from Google as our keynote speaker, you will learn how your choices and innovations can drive significant change, from battling climate change to enhancing biodiversity. This session will inspire you to reflect on your legacy and the positive impact you can create by merging technology with a deep commitment to our planet.
​Event Highlights
​Educate, Inspire, Connect: Through a series of panels, talks, and networking opportunities, attendees will gain valuable knowledge, find inspiration, and build connections with fellow change-makers in the AI and sustainability space.
​Panels & Lightning Talks: Topics will range from discussing innovations on land and in water to understanding the complexity of green investing and environmental media.
​Networking: Plentiful time for attendees to connect, share ideas, and discuss future sustainability projects. After the event, join us for a happy hour with local LA founders, investors, and climate experts.
​Panels & Talks
​Speakers include leading industry experts from Google, NASA JPL, Starburst, Hydrosat, Blue Bear Capital, Aegeon Asset Management, and more! Check back soon for the full list of speakers and programming.
​Venue
​The AI LA Earth Summit 2024 marks the inaugural event at UCLA’s newly-opened South Bay Campus, offering breathtaking views of Catalina Island and the Pacific Ocean.
​Earth Summit 2024 is hosted by ​AI LA, and supported by Starburst, EZ-AI, BioscienceLA, Justworks, Cooley and LAVA.

​About AI LA
​​AI LA Community, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that’s been building community around the responsible development and applications of AI since 2016. We host over 40 events a year, including AI on the Lot, Earth Summit, Life Summit, Responsible AI Symposium, and monthly community meetups across various sectors.
​About Starburst Aerospace
​Founded in 2012, Starburst Aerospace is an innovation catalyst in the global Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry. Combining three complementary activities—startup accelerators, strategy consulting, and ventures—they help A&D stakeholders innovate, navigate, and invest in the dynamic ecosystem. Starburst has a portfolio of 140+ startups and has operated over 20 accelerator programs. Learn more about Starburst at www.starburst.aero.

Reflecting on the Past to Advance the Future: Celebrating a Decade of the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy
2024-04-18 10:30 - 2024-04-19 17:30 | To be announced
Join the Resnick Center to celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a conference on the past, present, and future of the field of food law and policy.
On April 18, the Resnick Center and the Academy for Food Law and Policy (AFLP) will co-host a day of panel sessions on the history of and models in teaching the field of food law and policy, as well as a workshop for selected new works in food law and policy. This day is designed for those teaching or interested in teaching food law and policy, though all are welcome.
On April 19, the Resnick Center will hold panels on climate change and food; nutrition policy, labelling, and healthy living; and how systems thinking can impact food law and policy locally, nationally, and globally. The day will include reflections on the past decade of the Center and recognition for the generosity of its founder, the Resnick Family Foundation.
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Botany Brown Bag Public Lecture - "Trees of Trees: Historical insights about trees in the Garden," with Dr. Felipe Zapata
2024-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 | UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Drop in for a new lunch and learn series. Enjoy a lunch break in the Garden and take home some new ideas about plants, people, and animals. RSVP not required; BYOL aka bring your own lunch!

Human Transit, Book Talk by Jarrett Walker
2024-04-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Luskin School of Public Affairs, room 2355, UCLA
Join UCLA ITS to celebrate the revised edition of Jarrett Walker’s Human Transit, Revised Edition: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives. The new edition will deepen its explanations about the basic principles of public transit, informed by his work as a network planning consultant. New topics include the problem with specialization; the role of flexible or “demand response” services; how to know when to redesign your network; and responding to tech-industry claims that transit will soon be obsolete. Finally, he added a major new section exploring the idea of access to opportunity as a core measure of transit’s success.
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Free Food from the Dining Halls
2024-04-18 22:00, 2024-04-23 22:00, 2024-04-24 22:00, 2024-04-25 22:00, 2024-04-30 22:00 | Conference Room 1 in the Student Activities Center Basement, 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Get a plate of free hot dining hall food in the SAC basement. Please bring your own containers and utensils. Bruin Dine is operating Tuesdays, Wednesdays, AND Thursdays this quarter.

Symposium: China & the Environment - Taking Stock of Domestic and Global Developments in Law & Governance
2024-04-19 08:30 - 17:30 | UCLA School of Law, Room 1314, 385 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Chinese environmental law and governance has undergone dramatic change in recent decades. The UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal (PBLJ) and the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment are organizing an all-day symposium to assess these developments and to examine their impacts within China and globally. Scholars and advocates from China, the United States, and elsewhere will bring a range of perspectives and experiences to the discussion and explore possible pathways forward.
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Lessons in Climate Storytelling
2024-04-19 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
How can we tell stories that engage people on climate change in ways that other communications strategies do not? Join the Yale Center for Environmental Communication for a discussion moderated by Sara Peach, Editor-in-Chief of Yale Climate Connections, with Antonieta Cadiz, Deputy Executive Director of Climate Power en Acción, Dominique Browning, co-founder and Director of Moms Clean Air Force, and Dr. Francesca Polletta, sociology professor at UC Irvine and author of It Was Like a Fever: Storytelling and Protest Politics. They will explore how climate organizations are currently using storytelling in their work, the impacts of these stories, and lessons learned from other movements.
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The Role of Civil Society in Protecting China’s Environment
2024-04-19 12:15 - 13:30 | UCLA School of Law, Room 1357, 385 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Scholars from around the world will converge on the UCLA School of Law to explore recent developments in Chinese environmental law and governance that are sure to have global ramifications. In concert with an all-day symposium, the Emmett Institute and others are also co-hosting a lunchtime talk on the role of civil society in protecting China’s environment.
The focus of global attention in recent years has been on China’s top-down, state-driven approach to environmental protection and “ecological civilization.” What role is there for China’s civil society groups these days? How do they approach their work? What are the opportunities and risks involved? Several of China’s leading environmental advocates will join to discuss this important topic. Lunch will be provided.
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Easton Innovation Challenge: Live Pitches in Sustainability
2024-04-19 14:15 - 18:00 | Room G419, Marion Anderson Hall, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
The Easton Center Innovation Challenge is a great example of the spirit of collective effort which is essential to success, exemplifying an invaluable partnership between the Anderson school and the greater UCLA campus, our many students, faculty and alumni who are committed to innovation and advancements in healthcare and sustainability. This initiative brings together UCLA students from all disciplines and backgrounds to create new ventures that can drive a positive change in society.
As part of UCLA’s commitment to addressing the climate crisis and creating a more equitable and livable world for all Angelenos and beyond, the UCLA Anderson School of Management and the UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge are partnering to invite applications to UCLA’s Innovation Challenge for technological solutions (digital or otherwise) to the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
Join expert judges Julia Thayne, Jim McDermott, and Eric Hoek and hear student teams present their promising innovations in sustainability.
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A Conversation on Climate Change and Activism with Jane Fonda and Dr. Naomi Oreskes
2024-04-19 19:00 - 20:30 | David Geffen Theater, 6067 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, United States
Join lifelong activist and two-time Academy Award® winner Jane Fonda for a conversation with world-renowned earth scientist at Harvard, Dr. Naomi Oreskes, about the impact of storytelling through film, climate change, the powerful forces working to undermine solutions, and how we can get to a just, sustainable, green economy.
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3rd annual Seeds of Unity Festival
2024-04-20 11:00 - 15:00 | Harvard Park, 1535 West 62nd St., Los Angeles, CA, 90047, United States
Join SCOPE-LA for a transformative celebration at the “Seeds of Unity Fest,” where community, culture, and climate justice intertwine in South Central Los Angeles. This Earth Day, join in sowing the seeds of Black, Brown, and Indigenous unity to protect our land, air, and water. Seeds of Unity is about celebrating our shared commitment to climate justice and community power! Resources, food, music, art, and goodies will be available.
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E3's Earth Day Fair
2024-04-22 11:00 - 15:00 | Dickson Court North
Join this Earth Day event for fun activities, live music, giveaways, and more!
Earth Month celebrates the earth, the communities it houses, and work that promotes sustainability.
As a campaign under UCLA’s student organization E3, Earth Month emphasizes the three E’s of sustainability: Ecology, Economy, Equity. Understanding that environmentalism and sustainability extends outside of our “natural” environment, we…

​Highlight accomplishments in green innovation
​Promote accessible student opportunities to learn and practice sustainability
​Address environmental issues and consequences of environmental harm on community health and well-being

This year, E3 is going local and focusing on the topics of sustainability related to the ecosystems that surround us. Their theme is “Supporting Sustainable Ecosystems,” and with a focus on issues of biodiversity, buying local produce, supporting pollinators, and ecological restoration.

"Architecture is a Collective Act" - Lecture by Tatiana Bilbao + cityLAB Block Party
2024-04-22 17:30 - 20:30 | UCLA Perloff Hall, DeCafe, 365 Portola Plaza, Room 1302, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
UCLA cityLAB and Architecture and Urban Design (AUD) present: Tatiana Bilbao.
Exhibitions, music, tacos & drinks, AND limited-edition swag.
RSVP: rsvp@aud.ucla.edu
Tatiana Bilbao began her eponymous studio in 2004 with the aim of integrating social values, collaboration and sensitive designapproaches to architectural work. The work of the office intersects with research allowing to design for diverse circumstances and inreconstruction or crisis scenarios. Prior to founding her firm, Bilbao was an Advisor in the Ministry of Development and Housing of the Government of the Federal District of Mexico City, during this period she was part of the General Development Directorate of the Advisory Council for Urban Development in the City.
Bilbao holds a recurring teaching position at Yale University School of Architecture and has taught at Harvard University GSD, AA Association in London, Columbia University GSAPP, Rice University, University of Andrés Bello in Chile, and Peter Behrens School of Arts at HS Dusseldorf in Germany. Her work has been published in The New York Times, A + U, Domus, among others.
Also, Bilbao has been recognized with the Kunstpreis Berlin in 2012, was named in 2010 as an Emerging Voice by the Architecture League of New York, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture Prize by the LOCUS Foundation in 2014, as well as the Impact Award 2017 Honorees for Architzier A + Awards, the Marcus Prize Award 2019, Tau Sigma Delta Gold Medal of 2020, the Honorary Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) in 2021, the Richard Neutra Award in 2022, the AW Architect of the Year 2022, and most recently the Miller Prize in 2023.

Earth Month - Putting Nature First: The Seaweed Company with Joost Wouters
2024-04-23 10:30 - 23:10 | Online
Joost will cover the myriad benefits of seaweed cultivation, ranging from its capacity to sequester carbon to its role in fostering biodiversity and restoring degraded marine ecosystems.
Whether you’re a sustainability enthusiast, a food industry professional, or simply curious about the intersection of food production and environmental conservation, this webinar offers a wealth of knowledge and inspiration.
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5th annual Climate Justice Forum
2024-04-23 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
The 2nd annual Climate Justice Conversations (CJC) is centered around a theme of Envisioning Our Collective Future. The month will culminate in our Climate Justice Forum event! Our 5th annual Climate Justice Forum will be centered around a theme of abolition ecology! A night filled with critical dialogue, live music, dinner catered by Bé Ù, and so much more, followed by a panel of guest speakers Aishah Abdala, Ayasha Guerin, Royal Ramey, and Emiliano Lopez, moderated by Farah Hamouda.
*Tickets Required* REGISTER HERE
If you need any accommodations, please contact Anya at ecc.ucla@gmail.com to ensure that you can attend this event.
Accessible Route to Goldenburg Terrace (from Gateway Plaza/Bruin Plaza):

Continue straight from Gateway Plaza past the UCLA Store and Bruin Bear. Go straight through Bruin Plaza and continue past the Student Activities Center to your right.
At Wilson Plaza, turn right at any of the pathways and continue down to the end. Then turn left and continue until you get to the ramp leading to the Fowler Museum main entrance.
Turn right onto the ramp and enter the Fowler Museum.
Turn right after entering and take the elevator up to the second floor. The entrance to the terrace will be on your left.

The Pérez-Silverman Symposium on Water and Food Security in Los Angeles
2024-04-24 09:00 - 17:00 | Golden Eagle Ballroom, California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, United States
The Pérez-Silverman Symposium on Water and Food Security in Los Angeles will consist of three panels: Water Resources and Security, WELL Leaders Combat Local Water Issues, and Urban Agriculture and Food Security in Los Angeles. The panelists will include faculty speakers from Cal State LA and representatives of notable community organizations in Los Angeles, including Water Education for Latino Leaders, Community Services (WELL), Unlimited, Green Grounds, and South Central Farm.
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Building Bridges, Connecting Communities: Creative Approaches to Public Health Communication in Black Communities
2024-04-24 12:00 - 13:30 | UCLA Health Equity Hub – CHS 17-242B, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Join the Collaborative Research on African American Wellness & Longevity (CRAAWL) Lab for its next event, part of their Black Health Seminar Series, which showcases leading voices from across the nation to discuss critical issues on the health of Black Americans.
Get ready for a stimulating panel discussion diving into innovative approaches in public health, health risk communications, research translation, and cultivating authentic engagement with Black communities. Our interdisciplinary conversation will explore practical and ethical challenges, as well as the benefits of “thinking outside the box” when engaging with Black communities to improve health outcomes, enhance well-being, and foster community empowerment. Learn more about the ways that scholars, public health professionals, and community partners are shaping healthier futures together.
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Chatsworth Nature Preserve Earth Day Open House
2024-04-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Chatsworth Nature Preserve, Chatsworth, CA, 91311, United States
Celebrate Earth Day at the only Nature Preserve in the City of Los Angeles.
Event Highlights:
Ceremony with Native American Blessing, Guided Nature Hikes, Live Animal Exhibits, and Environmental & Community Resource Fair.
What to bring:
Hats, refillable water bottles, sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes.
What not to bring:
Dogs, drones, cigarettes of any kind, bikes or scooters.
Location & Parking:
Entry gate on Valley Circle Blvd, west of Plummer St. Street parking available with limited on-site parking, and overflow parking at Chatsworth Lake Church, 23449 Lake Manor Dr., Chatsworth 91311.

Music in the Garden: Garden Party, Old Growth, 287vinyl
2024-04-27 14:00 - 16:00 | UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Kick back at a free public concert in the Garden! 287vinyl will kick off the music at 2pm, followed by Old Growth and Garden Party.
Meet at La Kretz Garden Pavilion (707 Tiverton Drive). No RSVP required. Free and open to the public.

Marschak Colloquium Spring 2023-24 - "The Big Myth: How American Business Taught us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market," with Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D., Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
2024-04-30 13:00 - 14:30 | HYBRID: Charles E. Young Research Library, Main Conference Room 11360 and online, 280 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Presented by the UCLA Library and the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences
Speaker: Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D., Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University
Throughout the 19th century, the U.S. government played a major role in economic life, promoting economic development through infrastructure and education and regulating many markets. But then something changed. Americans started to reject “big government” and to believe in the “magic of the marketplace.”
The ideology of “limited government” would define the next two centuries across Republican and Democratic administrations, giving us a housing crisis, the opioid scourge, climate destruction and a baleful response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Why? How did so many Americans come to have so much faith in markets and so little faith in government? The short answer: a long-durée propaganda campaign, organized by American business leaders.
This talk will be held in person and via Zoom.
Light refreshments will be served.
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Naomi Oreskes is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. An internationally renowned scientist and historian, she is the leading voice on the reality on anthropogenic climate change and the history of efforst to undermind climate action and scientific truth.
Oreskes is an author of nine books, including, Why Trust Science? (2019) and Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don’t Know about the Ocean (2021), and over 150 scholarly and popular articles. Her opinion pieces have been appeared around the globe, including on The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Times (London), and the Frankfurter Allgemeine. In 2015, she wrote the Introduction to the Melville House edition of the Papal Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality, Laudato Si. Her 2010 book with Erik M. Conway, Merchants of Doubt, has been translated into nine languages, sold over 100,000 copies, and made into a documentary film. In 2018, she became a Guggenheim Fellow, and in 2019 was awarded the British Academy Medal. Her new book with Erik Conway, The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market, was published by Bloomsbury Press in February 2023.

XPRIZE Water Scarcity Introductory Webinar
2024-05-01 08:00 - 09:00 | Online
XPRIZE Water Scarcity is a $119 million, 5-year global competition designed to drive widespread access to clean water by creating reliable, sustainable, and affordable seawater desalination systems.
This session is an opportunity to meet the XPRIZE staff and learn more about the competition, the benefits of competing, upcoming events, and more.
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Award Ceremony - Eudaimonia 2024: Connectors
2024-05-01 16:30 - 18:30 | James West Alumni Center, Tom Davis Founders’ Room and patio, 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Food and refreshments will be served! Reception starts at 4:30pm and Program starts at 5pm.
The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) Eudaimonia Award is an annual recognition award given to a member of the UCLA community past or present who exemplifies a life full of purpose and meaning.
This year our theme is: “Connectors” which is to acknowledge UCLA community members who exemplify this theme, have committed to bringing good to society, and who build up community members through care, service and advocacy.
The 2024 Eudaimonia Award recipient will be honored.
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CANCELLED - Free Food from the Dining Halls
2024-05-01 22:00 | Conference Room 1 in the Student Activities Center Basement, 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED – follow @uclabruindine for updates about future events.
Get a plate of free hot dining hall food in the SAC basement. Please bring your own containers and utensils. Bruin Dine is operating Tuesdays, Wednesdays, AND Thursdays this quarter.

CANCELED - UCLA First Thursdays: Farmers' Market Pop-Up and Evening Block Party
2024-05-02 12:00 - 22:00 | Westwood Village Broxton Ave, 1031 Broxton Avenue , CA 90024, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
UCLA May First Thursdays (CANCELED)
From @UCLA:
“Due to the distress caused by the violence that took place on Royce Quad and the ongoing tension regarding campus demonstrations, UCLA First Thursdays, scheduled for May 2, has been canceled. While Bruins hold a variety of perspectives on this conflict, we must all protect the wellbeing of our peers and maintain an environment safe for learning.”
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Join the final First Thursdays series event for the academic year! The evening party on Broxton Ave. will be a vivid celebration of music, art and food.
Check out amazing performances from the Beatboxing Bruins, UCLA Bruinettes, Mariachi de Uclatlán, Top Shelf Brass Band, and Leela Dance Collective.
In addition to a full showcase of Spring Sing preview performances by Ella Gibson, Juliana Simone, Resonance, Icarus Contemporary Dancy Company, and Free the BLVD.

**Event Cancelled** Culture, Power, Social Change presents....The Hindu Home Kitchen and the Internet of Landlords
2024-05-02 12:15 - 13:45 | Haines Hall Room 352, 375 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
The following RFI event has been cancelled:
Please feel free to contact RFI if you have any questions or concerns.
Dr. Sucharita Kanjilal of Bard College will examine the ‘creator economy’ through an ethnographic account of Indian ‘home chefs’ — those who make a living by producing content about domestic cooking for YouTube and Instagram. Specifically, she will analyze the material and cultural mechanisms through which Indian creators’ home kitchens are being re-imagined and re-signified as start-up infrastructures.
