Events for 2009

Sustainable Sundays: A pursuit of Protection

The Museum becomes a forum in which visitors learn about international conservation issues, and then can interact with organizations that take action.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
LA Natural History Museum

The Anthropocene as Big Bang: Climate Change in a World of Slums

Apocalypse Now Colloquium Seminar with PROF. MIKE DAVIS, University of California, Riverside
Monday, January 12, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
History Conference Room

The Anthropocene as Big Bang: Climate Change in a World of Slums

Apocalypse Now Colloquium Seminar with PROF. MIKE DAVIS, University of California, Riverside
Monday, January 12, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
History Conference Room

Green Living Workshop by Sustainable Works

Get the latest eco-info! Save Money and Resources! Lower your Ecological Footprint! Classes meet 1.5 hours per week for 6 consecutive week
Monday, January 12, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Green Life

Oil, Gas, and Environment in the Caspian

A panel discussion presented by UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies, Asia Institute, the Institute of the Environment, and Department of Geography
Thursday, January 15, 2009
2:00 PM
1261 Bunche Hall

Oil, Gas, and Environment in the Caspian

A panel discussion presented by UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies, Asia Institute, the Institute of the Environment, and Department of Geography
Thursday, January 15, 2009
2:00 PM
1261 Bunche Hall

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Saturday, January 24, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Ecological Predictors of West Nile Virus in Southern California

Ryan Harrigan, Post Doctoral Researcher, CTR, UCLA
Monday, January 26, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
La Kretz 110

SB 375

Panel and Roundtable Discussion on Implementing California's New Anti-Sprawl Law
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UCLA School of Law

REINVENTING LOS ANGELES: EASING SPRAWL, GROWTH, AND GRIDLOCK

Hammer Forum: This ongoing series of timely, thought-provoking events addresses current social and political issues. Moderated by Ian Masters.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
7:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Hammer Museum

Brave New Ocean

Jeremy Jackson, Ph.D., Professor of Oceanography, Scripps Institute of Oceanography. An Oppenheim Lecture, presented in conjunction with the "Darwin Evolving" Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Bradley International Hall

Green Groups Retreat

A chance for all the "green" student groups at UCLA to bond, network, and go camping
Friday, January 30, 2009
1:00 PM

Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

Hilary Godwin, Professor, Environmental Sciences, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Public Health, UCLA
Monday, February 02, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
La Kretz 110

China vs UCLA debate: Environment and Economy

China's Debate Team versus UCLA's Debate Team on the topic, "Environmental concerns become less important during times of economic crisis".
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Royce Hall

Environmental history and Amazonia: how geoglyphs, pre-colombian urbanization, tropical landscape domestication and the rubber boom change conservation questions

Faculty Brown Bag Seminar with PROF. SUSANNA HECHT, Dept. of Urban Planning
Thursday, February 05, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

Our Solutions to Climate Change: Unveiling the UCLA Climate Action Plan

Join us for a reception and then a panel of UCLA faculty staff and students on UCLA's Climate Action Plan and how you can get involved.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
5:00 PM
De Neve Auditorium

Join in the Mayor's Day of Service

Join fellow Bruins and hundreds of volunteers. "Our Day in LA...Working together for a cleaner, greener community!"
Saturday, February 07, 2009
8:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Perpetual War?

Apocalypse Now Colloquium Seminar with PROF. WESLEY CLARK and PROF. MICHAEL MANN, UCLA
Monday, February 09, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
History Conference Room

"A Sea of Trash", Sailing, Science, and Marine Ecosystem Issues

Marcus Erikson, Ph.D. Director of Research and Education, Algalita Marine Research Center
Monday, February 09, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
La Kretz 110

The Business of Climate Change

Andrew Hoffman, Ph.D., Holcim Professor, Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan. An Oppenheim Lecture
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Saturday, February 21, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

The World Food Crisis

Apocalypse Now Colloquium Seminar with PROF. HARRIET FRIEDMAN, University of Toronto, and PROF. RAJ PATEL, Food First
Monday, February 23, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
History Conference Room

Harmful Algal Blooms in Southern California Coastal Oceans

Rebecca Shipe , Assistant Professor, EEB
Monday, February 23, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
La Kretz 110

Priestley, Radcliffe, and the Gothic Grammar of Atmosphere

Mellon Lecture Series with JAYNE LEWIS, University of California, Irvine
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
306 Royce Hall

Climate Brown Bag

At the February Climate Brown Bag, Rob Lempert of the RAND Corporation will discuss "Climate Vulnerability and Response Option Analysis for Water Managers: A New Approach to Assessing and Communicating the Uncertainty"
Thursday, February 26, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
IoE Large Conference Room

Conservation Biology in the Amazon and the Choco Rainforests

Renata Duraes, Post Doctoral Researcher, CTR, UCLA
Monday, March 02, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
La Kretz 110

UCLA Alliance Supplier and BruinBuy Trade Show

For UCLA Faculty and Staff only This event will showcase over 78 suppliers who have been awarded long-term Strategically Sourced supplier agreements based on providing UCLA the best blend of pricing, service and quality, as well as the suppliers featured on BruinBuy. The focus of this years event is Sustainability. As you come meet your suppliers and see the latest products, you can also learn about what your suppliers are putting into practice to be GREEN!
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ackerman Grand Ballroom

What was Pastoral (Again)? More Versions

Mellon Lecture Series with JULIAN YATES, University of Delaware
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Humanities 193

Greenhouse Gas Reductions or Greenwash?: The DOEs 1605b Program

Faculty Brown Bag Seminar with PROF. TOM LYON, School of Natural Resources and Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and Director, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise
Thursday, March 05, 2009
12:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

Strategy and the Business Environment Conference

On Friday, March 6, and Saturday, March 7, the Ninth Annual Strategy and the Business Environment Conference will be held at the UCLA Anderson School.
Friday, March 06, 2009
12:00 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management

LA's New Low Carbon Diet: what AB 32 means for Los Angeles

This day-long symposium at UCLA will focus on the response of actors in the L.A. region and identify the open questions faced by governments, industry, and communities. The goals of this event are to explore the specific responses of the region and to lay the groundwork for future collaborative initiatives and research that will help all of us in the Los Angeles region to meet our obligations.
Friday, March 06, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
De Neve Commons Auditorium

Economic Meltdown: Cause and Consequences

Apocalypse Now Colloquium Seminar with PROF. ROBERT BRENNER, UCLA, and PROF. Gary Dymski, UC Riverside
Monday, March 09, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
History Conference Room

No Talk of Trees: Environmental Literature and the Question of Cultural Difference

Mellon Lecture Series with URSULA HEISE, Stanford University
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Humanities 193

Dr. Gary Geller of JPL: The Ecological Model Web and a Vision for a Modeling Infrastructure

The UCLA Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering, Geography, and Center for Embedded Network Sensors invite you to join us for a lecture with Dr. Gary Geller, Deputy Manager of the NASA Ecological Forecasting Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Friday, March 13, 2009
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
UCLA Institute of the Environment

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Introduction to ENVIRONMENT 170 Course

Monday, March 30, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz 110

Choose the Best Answer: Organizing Climate Change Negotiation in the Obama Administration

Faculty Brown Bag Seminar with PROF. Jonathan Zasloff, UCLA School of Law
Thursday, April 02, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

Non-Profit Social Justice Career Fair

If you are interested in a career in social justice, come and meet representatives from over 75 non-profit groups.
Monday, April 06, 2009
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
UCLA Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)

Climate Change: Causes, Consequences and How to Respond

Apocalypse Now Colloquium Seminar with PROF. DIANA LIVERMAN, University of Arizona, and PROF. GLEN MACDONALD, UCLA
Monday, April 06, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
History Conference Room

Stone Canyon Creek Restoration, Science, Policy, and Practice

Mark Abramson and Heather Burdick, Santa Monica Baykeepers
Monday, April 06, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz Hall 110

Green Jobs Career Fair

Come check out UCLA's 1st Annual Green Jobs Career Fair and Networking Event. Learn how you can incorporate sustainable practices into your dream career!
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ackerman Grand Ballroom

A Panel Discussion on Critical Topics in Sustainability

The Sustainable Urban Network at UCLA and the UCLA GSA Sustainable Resource Center cordially invites you to attend a panel with practitioners from food security, transportation, water resource management and urban design to discuss critical topics in sustainability. Panelists will discuss the broad implications of sustainable development on their professions, while talking about their professional role in addressing these topics. Event participants also will have an opportunity to meet the panelists in small groups, learning more about these critical topics as well as career opportunities related to sustainability.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management

Mercury, arsenic, and pathogens: three pollutants affecting large populations in developing and developed countries

Dr. Jenny Jay, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, UCLA
Monday, April 13, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz 110

Movie Night: The Garden

The Sustainable Resource Center in conjunction with the Weyburn Community Support Agriculture program are hosting a free film screening of Oscar-nominated documentary, The Garden. The film is free and there will also be free dinner served. After the movie we will have a Q&A session with members from the South Central Farm, who are the main subjects of the film.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Penguins as Marine Sentinels

P. Dee Boersma, Ph.D., Wadsworth Endowed Chair of Conservation Science, University of Washington. An Oppenheim Lecture
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Monthly Climate Brown Bag Seminar -- Prof. Wolfgang Buermann

Faculty Brown Bag Seminar with PROF. Wolfgang Buermann, UCLA Institute of the Environment
Thursday, April 16, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Institute of the Environment

Movie Night: "Disney's Earth"

From the maker of Planet Earth and The Blue Planet comes Disney's first full-length nature documentary.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Working Conference on Nanotech Regulatory Policy

Attendance is free! Registration is required as space is limited!
Friday, April 17, 2009
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
UCLA School of Law

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Saturday, April 18, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Lecture by Dr. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Join us for a lecture by Dr. Wangari Maathai, an environmental and political activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.
Monday, April 20, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UCLA Fowler Museum Auditorium

Earth Day Fair

For 101 ways to make your life more Earth-friendly, stop by the Earth Day Fair in Bruin and De Neve Plazas! Drop in on informative workshops, listen to live music, and chat with members of student groups that are working to make UCLA greener.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Earth Day at the Wooden Center

UCLA Recreation celebrates Earth Day with green ideas for an active lifestyle.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Time to be announced.

International Coffee Break- GO GREEN

Please join the Dashew International Center for our Spring Quarter International Coffee Break GO GREEN We will have plenty of activities as well as door prizes to go along with our Earth Day theme!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Dashew Center

Of Creole Pigs and Other Vanishing Species: The Environmental Costs of Colonialism in the Caribbean

Mellon Lecture Series with LIZABETH PARAVISINI-GEBERT, Vassar College
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Humanities 193

Healthy People, Healthy Places, Healthy Planet

Linda Rudolph, MD MPH, Deputy Director, California Department of Public Health, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Thursday, April 23, 2009
12:00 PM
Court of Health Sciences, Room 53-105A

Are Environments Gendered?

Dr. Sandra Harding, Professor, Social Science and Comparative Education, UCLA
Monday, April 27, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz 110

Touring the Dead Lands: Emily Eden, Indian Famine and the Imperial Apocalypse

Mellon Lecture Series with PABLO MUKHERJEE, Warwick University
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Humanities 193

Climate Change and the Mathematics of Sea Ice

Kenneth Golden, Professor of Mathematics, University of Utah
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
4:30 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110

Conservation Behavior Insights From Marmots

Faculty Brown Bag Seminar with Daniel T. Blumstein, PhD, UCLA, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Thursday, April 30, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

The Science, Art and Politics of Conservation

Ileene Anderson, Center for Biological Diversity, Biologist, Public Lands Desert Director
Monday, May 04, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz 110

Research Opportunities in California's National Parks

Seminar with Christy Brigham, PhD and Raymond Sauvajot, PhD, National Park Service
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
La Kretz 300A, Large Conference Room

The Planet and Postcolonial Studies; or, Caution--Progress Narratives Ahead!

Mellon Lecture Series with JENNIFER WENZEL, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
306 Royce Hall

Human Exposure and Environmental Justice Implications of Novel Air Pollutant Measurements

Faculty Brown Bag Seminar with PROF. ARTHUR WINER, UCLA School of Public Health
Thursday, May 07, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

CSG Colloquium: Natalie Jeremijenko

Natalie Jeremijenko, Associate Professor of Visual Arts, Computer Science and Environmental Studies, NYU
Thursday, May 07, 2009
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
2125 Rolfe Hall

Aerosols in the United States: Observation from space and pollution-climate interactions

Public Lecture / AOS 271 by Daniel Jacob
Friday, May 08, 2009
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room 5200, Math Sciences Bldg.

Globalization and Living Standards in the Advanced Economies

Apocalypse Now Colloquium Seminar with PROF. RICHARD FREEMAN, Harvard University, and PROF. EDWARD LEAMER, UCLA
Monday, May 11, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
History Conference Room

Fair Trade and the Environment

Sam Bills, Manager, Ten Thousand Villages, and Dr. Tom Dietsch, Ph.D. Researcher, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Monday, May 11, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz 110

Bike to Campus Week: May 11-15

Gear up for Bike to Campus Week, May 11-15.
Friday, May 15, 2009
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM

100 Garden Challenge

Bringing together families and communities with a common cause: To plant 100 local food producing gardens in one weekend. From veggie gardens to fruit trees or herbs, in yards, pots, or window boxes ~ Everyone can garden!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Green Chemistry

Martha Dina Arguello, Director, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles
Monday, May 18, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz 110

Sustainable Business Council Panel- Green Jobs: Get to Work

Please join SBC and a panel of green job entrepreneurs and experts for a compelling discussion on jobs in the new green economy at 7 PM, May 19th.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Broad Art Center Patio and 2160E

Beautiful Soul Syndrome

Mellon Lecture Series with TIMOTHY MORTON, University of California, Davis
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
306 Royce Hall

Climate Brown Bag

Dave Jacobs, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology will discuss lessons that can be learned from Hypsothermal climatic changes and the ways in which species responded.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
IoE Large Conference Room

Symposium: Action Research Teams

8 teams, 45 students, 20 weeks, 7,500 hours of collective research resulted in: 2365 students surveyed 238 students monitored behaviorally for 5 days $2,700 saved switching to recycled napkins 250 lbs of waste diverted to compost in 14 days $32,000 dollars awarded for summer sustainability assessment research And thats just the beginning.....
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Saturday, May 30, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Peak Oil and the Future of Energy

Annual Colloquium Seminar with PROF. VACLAV SMIL, University of Manitoba, and PROF. DAVID GOODSTEIN, CalTech
Monday, June 01, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
History Conference Room

Comparative Environmentalisms: A Roundtable Discussion

Mellon Lecture Series Roundtable Discussion
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
4:30 PM
Bunche 10383

Morton lecture cancelled/ Announcing "Comparative Environmentalisms: A Roundtable Discussion" Wednesday, June 3, 4:30pm

Comparative Environmentalisms: A Roundtable Discussion
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Bunche 10383

Green Career Conference - Los Angeles

Join us for the first Los Angeles Green Career Conference.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
8:00 PM - 5:00 PM
UCLA

Film Screening: "End of the Line"

The world's first major documentary about the devastating effect of overfishing on global oceans.
Monday, June 08, 2009
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Bridges Theater

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Saturday, June 27, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Saturday, July 18, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Saturday, August 08, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Climate Change Forum: Creating Security & Prosperity for the 21st Century

A forum on AB-32, California's landmark climate change bill with Rep. Henry Waxman and Sen. Fran Pavley and Mary Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board.
Friday, August 21, 2009

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Sunday, September 20, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Forests, Climate Change and Community Benefits: Perspectives from the Amazon

A joint event sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund and the Institute of the Environment's Center for Climate Change Solutions to discuss how forestry practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions affect indigenous and local communities.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
California Room

AltCar Expo

Fourth Annual City of Santa Monica Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Business and the environment: When do firms adopt green practices?

IOE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with PROF. MAGALI DELMAS, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Anderson School of Management
Monday, October 05, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

The Los Angeles River: Past, Present and Future

SHELLY BACKLAR, Executive Director, Friends of the LA river (FoLAR)
Monday, October 05, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz Hall 110

California Climate Action Plans and Performance: When Do Promises Translate into Action?

Executive Director of the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies J. R. DeShazo will share findings from his recent research on Californias local governments climate commitments.
Monday, October 12, 2009
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
UCLA School of Public Affairs

Don't Forget the Second "D": The Importance of Including Degradation in a REDD Mechanism

DAVID GANZ, Director, Global Fire Initiative, The Nature Conservancy Visiting Scholar, University of California-Berkely
Monday, October 12, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz Hall 110

Rural Livelihoods and Urban Food Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mali

Seminar with PROF. JUDY CARNEY, UCLA Department of Geography
Thursday, October 15, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

Environmental Policies in the New Economy

Join local leaders and state legislators in a forum moderated by David Ono.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
The Milken Institute

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Saturday, October 17, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Implementing SB 375: The Regional Targets Advisory Committee

Former State Assemblyman and Metro Board Member Richard Katz, will discuss his experience on the SB 375 Regional Targets Advisory Committee and its mission of establishing emission reduction goals.
Monday, October 19, 2009
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
UCLA School of Public Affairs

But, Its a Dry Heat... Climate Warming, Increased Aridity and its Impacts in Southwestern North Americaà

GLEN M. MACDONALD, Director, Institute of the Environment, UC-Los Angeles Professor, IoE, Dept. of Geography, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA
Monday, October 19, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz Hall 110

Join us for the debut of FutureBuild Los Angeles

FutureBuild LA brings together experts, service professionals, vendors, and customers in the sustainable real estate sector in Los Angeles.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center

Annual UCLA Sustainability Fair

UCLA will host its third annual Sustainability Fair. Come find out more about whats going on at UCLA in sustainability and how you can get involved
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Bruin Plaza

Greening the North American Energy Relationship

Building a Stronger US-Canada Environmental Partnership
Thursday, October 22, 2009
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Covel Commons

Is Plastic Washed Up?

A film series about plastic pollution
Friday, October 23, 2009
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
James Bridges Theater

Support India's Sustainable Development @ Grassroots

Association for Indias Development (Los Angeles Chapter) Invites you to the seminar event of 2009.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Kerckhoff State Room 131

The Future of Development in the Los Angeles Region

Los Angeles City Planning Commissioner Michael Woo will talk about how he sees climate and policy changing the built environment of Los Angeles.
Monday, October 26, 2009
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
UCLA School of Public Affairs

Audubon: 100 years of Citizen Science

GARRY GEORGE, Director, Audubon California
Monday, October 26, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz Hall 110

Leaders in Sustainability Program Kick-off Meeting

Come meet your fellow students from a variety of graduate programs at UCLA, learn about the requirements of the program, and hear about the events we have planned for this year. There are already Dinners for 8, speakers and happy hours in the works!
Monday, October 26, 2009
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management

Acid Test

A film about the largely unknown problem of ocean acidification
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
UCLA School of Law Room 1347

Nanotechnology for Solar Harvesting

IOE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with PROF. DIANA HUFFAKER, UCLA Electrical Engineering Department
Monday, November 02, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

Making Green Affordable: Barriers to Creating Energy Efficient Non- Profit Housing

Abode Communities Vice President and Director of Architecture Tim Kohut, AIA and LEED AP, speaks about challenges to building green affordable housing.
Monday, November 02, 2009
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
UCLA School of Public Affairs

City of Los Angeles Biosolids Management Program

DERRICK K. LEE, EMS Coordinator, Bureau of Sanitation, City of Los Angeles
Monday, November 02, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz Hall 110

Adapting to Wildfires on the Urban Edge in Southern California

Jon E. Keeley, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Resource Ecologist, USGS Western Ecological Research Center
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

UCLA Engineering SmartGrid Seminar

John Garrity from GE Global Research delivers his talk, "Advanced Photonic & Wireless Instrumentation for a Smarter Grid From Research to Relevant Products and Services".
Thursday, November 05, 2009
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
38-138 Engineering IV

Lunch for 8 with Jim McDermott

We have an exciting opportunity for a lunch for 8 people with Jim McDermott, a Managing Director and Partner at US Renewables Group, one of the largest private equity firms focused exclusively on investing in renewable power, biofuels and clean technology infrastructure. USRG was founded in 2003 and has mobilized $575 million of capital commitments to invest in renewable projects.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management

UCLA CIBER Key Regions/Critical Issues Lecture Series: The United Nations Climate Change Conference

A Conversation with Ambassador Friis Petersen of Denmark on the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
Thursday, November 05, 2009
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Anderson School

Opportunity Green

Being Green + Being Profitable
Saturday, November 07, 2009
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
UCLA Covel Commons

Opportunity Green

Being Green + Being Profitable
Sunday, November 08, 2009
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
UCLA Covel Commons

Performance-Based Policies and Measuring GHGs from Transportation

Director of the UCLA Program on Local Government Climate Action Policies Juan Matute talks about the policy implications of measuring GHG emissions from transportation.
Monday, November 09, 2009
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
UCLA School of Public Affairs

Invasive species and other threats to California's biological diversity

JOHN M. RANDALL, Associate Science Director, South Coast & Deserts, The Nature Conservancy - California Chapter & Plant Sciences Department, University of California, Davis
Monday, November 09, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz Hall 110

Al Gore at Saban Theater

Join former Vice President Al Gore as he presents and signs his new book, "Our Choice".
Thursday, November 12, 2009
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The Saban Theater

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Saturday, November 14, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Twenty-First Century Environmental Challenges and the Emerging Science of Regional Earth System Modeling

Monday, November 16, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

Moving Locally: 10 Ways Local Governments Can and Have Reduced Their Transportation GHG Footprint

Environmental Defense Fund Director Kathryn Phillips will speak about what local governments are doing to reduce GHG intensity of transportation.
Monday, November 16, 2009
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
UCLA School of Public Affairs

Making Los Angeles A Global Capital of Clean Technology

SEAN ARIAN, Director of Economic Development, Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Monday, November 16, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz Hall 110

Film Screening: No Impact Man

A free screening of the acclaimed documentary about a family set on living a year with as little environmental impact as possible.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theater

UCLA Engineering SmartGrid Seminar

Dan Ton presents "DOEs Perspectives on Smart Grid Technology: Challenges, & Research Opportunities"
Thursday, November 19, 2009
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
38-138 Engineering IV

CANCELED - Spatial Diffusion of Environmental-Friendly Technology: The Case of Dry Cleaners in Southern California. A notice will be sent when a new date is set for this seminar.

Seminar with PROF. PAUL ONG, UCLA School of Public Affairs and Asian American Studies
Thursday, November 19, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

Fair Trade Fashion and Trade Show

A fashion show at UCLA with an ambitious mission: address global social issues and human rights with conscious consumerism.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Ackerman Grand Ballroom

Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek

Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and the UCLA Institute of the Environment to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus
Saturday, November 21, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek

Residential Electricity Consumption

UCLA Professor and author of the 2006 Brookings Institution book Green Cities Matthew Kahn will share his latest research on how we use energy at home.
Monday, November 23, 2009
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
UCLA School of Public Affairs

World's Most Endangered Forest

THOMAS GILLESPIE, Department of Geography, UC-Los Angeles
Monday, November 23, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz Hall 110

Presentation of Individual Practicum Project

NANCY TSENG, Environmental Science Senior
Monday, November 30, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
La Kretz Hall 110

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Thursday, December 03, 2009

Wind and Solar Energy: Environmental Solutions?

IOE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with PROF. RICHARD WIRZ, UCLA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
Monday, December 07, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment

Screening of the Film "Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy"

In honor of the International climate change negotiations happening in Copenhagen, Denmark this week, UCLA is presenting a screening of "Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy" followed by a panel discussion and book signing.
Monday, December 07, 2009
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The UCLA James Bridges Theater

Strategies to Accelerate the Development of the Wilshire Subway

What you can do to help implement the Measure R 30-year plan in 10 years!
Monday, December 14, 2009
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Los Angeles County Museum of Art