Join this interactive community event for an informed discussion with local leaders on how we address water use during this critical, and ongoing, time of drought across California and the Western US. REGISTER HERE.
All students are welcome to join ESN's first general meeting of the 2021-2022 academic year. This meeting's purpose is to introduce the club, talk about plans for the year, and meet everyone in the community. Environmental Student Network is a community of people who care about the environment. We foster environmental stewardship through our mentorship...
Join Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians President Rudy Ortega, Jr. and Pamela Villaseñor, Director of the Tribe’s Health and Social Wellness Department, in conversation with journalist and environmental historian Jon Christensen, from KCET and UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, to learn how the local tribe is working with allies in our broader...
UCLA's largest sustainability fair is back in person for its 11th annual year! Learn how you can live more sustainably and interact with all the sustainable organizations on campus. Come down to Sunset Village and discover what UCLA is doing to be more sustainable and find out how you can get involved.
Female birds are typically more drab and inconspicuous than males, leading over time to an unconscious bias towards male birds in birdwatching, photography, and even in our ornithology knowledge. This talk explores the history of focus on male birds, female vocalizations, conservation implications of overlooking female birds, and female bird identification tips. Joanna Wu is...
Every October, UCLA Transportation celebrates the many benefits of sustainable transportation. Commute with confidence when you take a greener way to go during Sustainable Transportation Month! Take the pledge to walk, ride a bike, share the ride, or take public transit for a chance to win an assortment of exciting prizes, including gift cards from the UCLA Store and businesses in Westwood Village. Also, join us for events on campus, including our...
The MindWell Team would love to welcome you back to campus with our KickOff event: MindWell Presents: Reflection, Restoration, Re-emergence. Join us at the Outdoor Amphitheater in the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Gardens at 707 Tiverton Drive as we create a safe space for pod members who would like to reflect on what life has...
Join Alexandria Douziech, founder of the Center for Plants & Culture, to see her new exhibit on botany’s “whitewashed” and exploitative legacy. This installation will focus on colonial injustices often excluded from plant displays: the forgotten figures of natural history, the cultural erasure of specimen collecting, and how plant commercialization benefited a select few. Viewers will also...
South Coast AQMD presents the 7ᵗʰ Annual Environmental Justice Conference, The Fight for Clean Air, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow In-Person and Online In-Person Event at Capacity REGISTER HERE We are excited to announce an exclusive fireside chat with our 2021 Keynote Speaker, Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger! Lou Calanche, Executive Director of Legacy LA, will serve...
These are fascinating times - tech-based innovation offers the promise of disruptive technologies which can lower cost and improve outcomes in critical areas of societal focus. The innovations and the businesses that drive them, however, are often subject to a rapidly emerging "techlash" with a growing set of concerns about potential monopolistic behavior of large tech companies, concerns...
In relational mindfulness, we practice mindfulness in interactions with other people. Paying attention to others and receiving attention from others can help us deepen concentration and mindfulness. Relational mindfulness is always grounded in the practices of kindness and joy. In these drop-in sessions we will cultivate curious, open attention amid live interactions with other people....
These are fascinating times - tech-based innovation offers the promise of disruptive technologies which can lower cost and improve outcomes in critical areas of societal focus. The innovations and the businesses that drive them, however, are often subject to a rapidly emerging "techlash" with a growing set of concerns about potential monopolistic behavior of large tech companies, concerns...