Events

Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on February 1, 2025 at 10 am. Explore a living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion...

Join a new lecture in the Botany Brown Bag Series, continued by Joey Di Liberto and Suu Zhou, who will give a talk entitled “Changing Behavior in Changing Cities: Shifting Trends in Urban Bird Behavior Across Seasons and Cityscapes” on Monday, February 3 at 12pm. As cities expand, more and more animals have been forced...

The environmental consequences of the 2024 presidential election are coming into sharper focus as the U.S. confronts one of the largest climate-fueled disasters in its history. But the U.S. is not the only country where climate politics are complicating climate policy. Some political scientists are asking whether democracies are adequately equipped to deal with the...

Join the first event in the 2024-2025 Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series, a three-part special seminar exploring critical environmental challenges. The first seminar in this series, to be given by Prof. Crystal Kolden from UC Merced, has been rescheduled to Monday, February 3 from 2-4 pm in the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) auditorium. Light...

Presented by the UCLA Library and the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences Speaker: Stephen M. Gardiner, professor of philosophy and Ben Rabinowitz Professor of the Human Dimensions of the Environment at the University of Washington, Seattle Gardiner maintains that the threat of intergenerational tyranny ought to be a core concern...

Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles repurposes the game engine and design of Grand Theft Auto 5 to creatively imagine environmental change and its consequences for Los Angeles in the year 2050. The first of three “machinima” (video game cinema) episodes, titled “The iBear in the River,” will make its debut on February...

Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles repurposes the game engine and design of Grand Theft Auto 5 to creatively imagine environmental change and its consequences for Los Angeles in the year 2050. The first of three “machinima” (video game cinema) episodes, titled “The iBear in the River,” will make its debut on February...

In Search of Life, the Cosmos, and our Future Paleontologist Neil Shubin, in conversation with JPL's Alex Gardner, explains the dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers, what they tell us...

Immediately after climate disasters, it is critical to help people who are impacted get access to psychological first aid tips and community support. The University of California is sponsoring a six-part webinar series for the UC community and the public titled “Urban Wildfire Response and Recovery Webinar Series,” focusing on the physical health, mental health...

Climate change is upon us and research is an important part of finding solutions to this environmental crisis. In 2022, the State of California designated grants to the UC to develop innovations that address critical needs across the state. UCLA scientists have worked to provide novel solutions to some of our greatest climate challenges. Be...

The University of California is sponsoring a six-part webinar series for the UC community and the public titled “Urban Wildfire Response and Recovery Webinar Series,” focusing on the physical health, mental health and social impacts of wildfires, providing a blend of scientific information and practical skills, and highlighting environmental justice issues. The goal is to...

The goal of the event is to highlight UCLA health and well-being resources and services which can support your well-being in 2025. Perhaps you’ve set intentions for the new year, whether they be related to emotional and social well-being, physical vitality, or overall sense of balance – throughout this interactive, online community forum, experts will...

In light of the recent wildfires that have impacted our Los Angeles community, we stand together in support and solidarity. Now, more than ever, it's crucial to unite and explore innovative solutions for a sustainable future. UCLA Anderson Energy and Cleantech Association invites you to join the Energy Innovation Conference, a gathering of professionals, students,...

FREE Recycled Water Facility Tour! Join West Basin Municipal Water District for a tour of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility in El Segundo. West Basin water industry experts will take you behind the scenes of the recycled water facility. Learn all about West Basin's role in recycled water and how the entire purification...

Join the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and partners for a virtual town hall on the post-fire air, soil, and water assessment plan addressing: Air Quality Soil & Water Testing Initial Results and What They Mean Next Steps Watch on: Facebook: facebook.com/lapublichealth X: x.com/lapublichealth YouTube: youtube.com/lapublichealth For more information visit: ph.lacounty.gov/media/Wildfire/

This webinar will cover the impacts of climate disasters such as wildfires on the brain and vital cognitive functions, and will discuss important climate resiliency efforts that protect brain health. The University of California is sponsoring a six-part webinar series for the UC community and the public titled “Urban Wildfire Response and Recovery Webinar Series,”...

Join Dr. Charlotte Biltekoff, Professor of American Studies and Food Science and Technology at University of California, Davis, for a discussion on her newly released book Real Food, Real Facts. Bilitekoff’s work explores “the role science and scientific authority play in food industry responses to consumer concerns about what we eat and how it is...

Join Bruin Dine for our food recovery events every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10PM in the SAC Basement! Bring your utensils, containers, and appetite! Hit the follow button (https://www.instagram.com/uclabruindine/) to see what we’re serving up each week!

Lunch will be served for registered attendees. Mark Blyth, William R. Rhodes '57 Prof International Economics & Acting Director, Climate Solutions Lab If a Trump administration doubles down on carbon, the short-term boost to growth through lower input prices plus deregulation will be huge. Climate denial can be profitable. But the rest of the world,...

You are invited to a public community gathering in honor of the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. Fire Kinship challenges the attitudes of fear and illegality around fire, arguing for a return to Native practices, in which fire is regarded as a vital aspect of land stewardship, community well-being, and tribal...

University of California (UC) Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Water Webinar Series with Edith de Guzman, UCCE Cooperative Extension Specialist in Water Equity and Adaptation Policy, & Greg Pierce, Co-Director, Luskin Center for Innovation, UCLA The webinar series is open to all. Talks are held the fourth Monday of a month from 12-1pm PT over...

Speaker: Jay Maddock, Texas A&M - https://health.tamu.edu/experts/jay-maddock.html Project ReConnect brought to you by UCLA Ecological Medicine & Psychedelic Studies Initiative (EMPSI) REGISTER HERE

The Southern California Horticultural Society will host a live program, to be presented by Allison Keeney, the assistant director of the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden, who has been overseeing various aspects of the garden’s renovation. The focus of her talk will be on a large-scale waterworks project that includes a comprehensive irrigation and stream system,...