Events
CicLAvia: Data Collection Work Opportunity
CicLAvia: Data Collection Work Opportunity CicLAvia (Southeast Cities) will hire up to seven data collectors to conduct intercept surveys at their event on Sunday May 15th from 8:30am -4:30pm. This is the last CicLAvia we will be evaluating, so take advantage of this unique opportunity! It’s a fun way to learn field-skills, while seeing L.A....
Green Building – Innovation in Health and Wellness Series
Innovations in Health and Wellness Series We believe that health and wellness are imperative to green building and market transformation in this generation. The built environment, natural environment, and humankind should exist together to optimize health and foster wellness. Join us for a four-part series exploring the innovations in design exemplified in the workplace, higher education, healthcare,...
D r o w n i n g W o r l d – Presentation by Award-Winning Photojournalist Gideon Mendel, Followed by “The Art of Teaching Climate Change” Roundtable
Over the past three years this London-based South African photographer has traveled to flood events in the UK, India, Pakistan, Australia, Thailand, Nigeria, Germany, The Philippines, Brazil, Bangladesh, and the United States. At each location he outfits himself in waders and submerges himself into the floodwaters to connect with victims and document their stories. The...
Break Free From Fossil Fuels March
Our Health, Our Climate, Our Communities On May 14, 2016 Californians from across the state will convene in Downtown Los Angeles, the city that is home to the nation’s largest urban oil field in the country. We will march through the heart of L.A. which has become California’s stronghold of the fossil fuel industry and...
UCLA Conference on Smart and Sustainable Cities
Conference Flyer Registration Required
Curbing Carbon Emissions in Dining: A Conversation with ZeroFoodprint (Ticketed Event)
Curbing Carbon Emissions in Dining: A Conversation with ZeroFoodprint with Peter Freed, Chef Anthony Myint and Chris Ying Did you know? Kernza, a new grain variety from the Land Institute, is derived...
Creating a Complete LA River Greenway for All (Please Register)
• Explore new opportunities • Learn from past projects • Engage with other movers and shakers Agenda 8:30 Registration & Breakfast 9:00 Welcome J.R. DeShazo, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation 9:10 Morning Keynote Patt Morrison, journalist, author, and radio-television personality 9:30 Plenary Panel: Visions and Opportunities for a River Greenway for All...
Sustainability Action Research Teams (Formerly ART) – Final Presentations
Sustainability Action Research (SAR) is an entirely student-run program that gets students out of the classroom to tackle sustainability issues by doing research projects around campus with the help of UCLA faculty stakeholders. Join us to discover more about this year's innovative projects – including a stormwater capture system, green purchasing, native habitat restoration..and much more....