CNPS NPW Postcard Final The Los Angeles Chapter of the California Native Plant Society and the Theodore Payne Foundation are co-hosting a Native Plant Week celebration on Saturday, April 16, from 9am-4pm. The event includes a wildflower show, 3 speakers (see below), book and plant sales, exhibits, and refreshments.  

Registration Required. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Baking Social Mission into Your Brand C315 A lively discussion between thought leaders who are changing the world through food. Speakers: Amy Yip, Google Foods Ethan Brown, CEO and Co-Founder, Beyond Meat Claire Schmidt, Senior Director of Giving, Thrive Market Moderator: Hal Hershfield 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Keynote...

Learn-at-Lunch Presentation on “Greening” Your Office with Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, Bonny Bentzin presented by UCLA Staff Assembly & sponsored by UCLA Facilities Management Location:  2102A Facilities Management Building (Emergency Response Conference Room, 2nd Floor)  Spaces Available:  45   Did you know that the University of California has a Sustainable Practices Policy, developed by the...

Registration Required. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch Discussion: Law and Order SVU – Impact through Entertainment C315 A conversation focused on how an extremely popular TV series can not only provide entertainment, can also have a strong social impact by bringing important issues to light. Speaker: Sandra de Castro Buffington, Founding Director, Global Media...

Registration Required. 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Evening Movie Screening: Spotlight C-Atrium A very special screening by Participant Media of the Oscar winning film, followed by an intimate conversation with the studio about what inspired the film’s message. Speaker: Participant Media

Registration Required. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch Panel: The Future of LA: Making a More Sustainable, Resilient City C315 A lunchtime panel examines Los Angeles in the coming decades, and what private industry, civic leaders and philanthropies are doing to ensure LA is developed in a resilient, forward-thinking manner. Speakers: Richard France, Senior Associate,...

Registration Required. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch Speaker: Technology in Education: Focus on Coding C315 A lunchtime chat centered on the challenges and importance of teaching coding to today’s youth. Speaker: Oscar Menjivar, Founder and CEO or UrbanTXT

Event passports are free, limit 4 per person, available starting April 5th (week 2) at UCLA Central Ticketing Office. To request a special block of tickets for your group, department, or class please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/P3v7vy During the celebration our student groups, faculty and staff will be sharing and exploring all the ways in which...

15th Annual MGBCE: Road to Greenbuild, Water Resilience For Cities The Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo returns in its 15th year to offer knowledge, resources, recognition, and networking opportunities. The effects of global warming on water supply represent one of the greatest challenges for cities in Southern CA. City administrations are seeking ways to...

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  It is that time of the year again when UCLA Staff Assembly partners with UCLA Life Sciences to coordinate a tour of the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden (MEMBG) for staff and faculty. This year the event falls on Earth Day, making it the perfect opportunity to celebrate the beautiful planet we live on....

Hosted by the UCLA Anderson Energy Management Group and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Policy, with support from and the students at USC Marshall, the 3rd annual Energy Innovation Conference is the premier energy convention that brings together the leading executives, industry experts, and scholars from the southern California energy community in fields including solar,...

Join us for a beautiful day learning about and getting involved with sustainability at UCLA! Enjoy FREE GOODIES from various on and off-campus organizations and participate in activities to be entered in a raffle to win COOL PRIZES!! Check out our FAIR TRADE BOUTIQUE and stop by THE GREEN FOOD TRUCK! Vote on sustainable art...

    Registration Required. You are invited to join the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and The Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in welcoming James Salzman, as he discusses his new book, Drinking Water: A History, over lunch and refreshments. Panel: James Salzman, Donald Bren Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law, UCLA Law...

2016 Earth Day LA flyer - FINAL LA Sanitation's First Annual City-wide Earth Day Celebration: Earth Day LA - Zero Waste, One Water Food - Fun - Giveaways Family Friendly!  

Join us for our 7th Annual Public Lecture, presented by Dr. Heather Tallis of The Nature Conservancy. Heather's talk, “Rethinking the Value of Nature from Education to Health”, will be followed by a Q&A session with local experts, and promises to be both stimulating and informative.