UCLA Environmental Calendar
Events for 2011
Reflections on the Gulf Oil Spill
Presented by Professor Rich Ambrose, UCLA School of Public Health and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
The Future of Water Quality
UPDATE -This meeting will be rescheduled for Spring 2011.
A Presentation of the Final Report from the Metropolitan Water District's Blue Ribbon Committee.
Thursday, January 06, 2011
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
The Southern California Transit Advocates meeting
The Southern California Transit Advocates is a non-profit group dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of public transportation in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Saturday, January 08, 2011
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Angelus Plaza, 255 S. Hill St., Fourth floor meeting room #422
Phi Beta Kappa Lecture Series Presents: Elon Musk on "The Future of Energy and Transportation."
Please join us to hear engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Elon Musk speak on the subject of sustainability in energy production and transportation.
Saturday, January 08, 2011
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Fowler Museum
Development and Use of Rapid Methods for Enumerating Fecal Indicator Organisms in Urban-Impacted Watersheds presented by Dr. Christine Lee, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Development and Use of Rapid Methods for
Enumerating Fecal Indicator Organisms in
Urban-Impacted Watersheds
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
Sustainability in Los Angeles
SET Group is hosting a Speaker Series on Sustainability in LA with city representatives, architectural firms, and community environmental representatives from Santa Monica, Glendale, West Hollywood and LA County Office of Sustainability.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center
Energy and Climate Policy in the Obama Administration: What happened? (And what's next?)
Lunch lecture by Jody Freeman, former Counselor for Energy and Climate Change in the White House
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
UCLA School of Law
Gerald Haug presents "Climate and Societies"
The renowned Professor of Climate Geology takes a look back into the 9th century to find out the effects that the migration of the tropical rainfall belt had on the de-urbanization and eventual collapse of the Mayan civilization.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Slichter Hall, room 2853
Geoengineering of Earth Climate – Setting the Earth Thermostat
Presented by Professor Wolfgang Buermann, Institute of the Environment and
Sustainability
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
January Steering Committee Meeting
January 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Atmospheric Deposition of Contaminants: A Study of Air, Water and Earth
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel on "L.A. Environmental Priorities and a Time of Fiscal Limitations."
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
Linking Large Carnivores and Biodiversity in the Western North America
Presented by William Ripple, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building
Linking Large Carnivores and Biodiversity in the Western North America
Presented by Dr. Bill Ripple, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
VX2011: The 4th Annual VERDEXCHANGE Green Marketmakers Conference
The 'One' Global Event for Accessing the California and Western States Clean and Green Marketplace
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Physical and Chemical aspects of Pedogenesis
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
California Landscape Conservation Cooperative Workshop
Hosted by the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
Evaluating the different trade-offs of alternative energy technologies: The principle and technique of lifecycle assessment
Presented by Professor Deepak Rajagopal , UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Reflections of a Green Business Pioneer, an Oppenheim Lecture by Yvon Chouinard, Founder of Patagonia
Held Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at UCLA Anderson School of Management's Korn Convocation Hall.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Korn Convocation Hall
AOS 277 Coastal Ocean Seminar
Nitrogen fixation in the water column associated with hypoxic marine basins of the Southern California Borderlands presented by Robert Hamersley, Soka University of America
Thursday, January 27, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Math Bldg. Room 7124B
Global Nutrient Limitation on Land Carbon Uptake presented by Ying-Ping Wang, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar 271
Thursday, January 27, 2011
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Math Bldg. Room 7124
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Stability, Bioavailability, and Bacterial Toxicity of ZnO and Iron-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles in Aquatic Media
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
CleanTech Career Night
Join us at the CleanTech Career Night hosted by CleanTech LA, USC, UCLA, and CalTech.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
USC Davidson Conference Center
Sustainable Urban Landscapes - Re-thinking the Lawn
Presented by Renee Gunter, Urbanscapes, Los Angeles
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and Value of Information Analysis: Applications for Conflict Resolution - Dr. Igor Linkov,Carnegie Mellon University
Presented by the UCLA School of Law Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program.
Thursday, February 03, 2011
5:00 PM - 6:45 PM
UCLA School of Law Moot Court Room (Room 1310)
Coral Reefs: Fighting Back Against Climate Change
Presented by Stephen Palumbi, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University
Thursday, February 03, 2011
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
CNSI Auditorium
Climatopolis
IoE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with Professor Matt Kahn, Institute of the Environment, UCLA Department of Economics and School of Public Policy
Monday, February 07, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Moving from Estimates of Biomass to Actual Biomass in Wastewater Treatment
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
Vertical-axis Wind Turbines, a Promising Innovation?
Presented by George Wagner, Chairman of the Board Wind Harvest International
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Unite for Green: Hustle & Flow
Unite for Green is putting on an event to raise awareness about sustainable water practices.
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ackerman Grand Ballroom
The Third Industrial Revolution
Speaker Woodrow W. Clark II, PhD, co-recipient Nobel Peace Prize
Thursday, February 10, 2011
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
School of Public Affairs Bldg
February Steering Committee Meeting
February 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
Climate Forcing of Phytoplankton Floral Composition, Biomass, and Primary Productivity in Mid-Atlantic Estuaries
Presented by Lawrence W. Harding, Jr. (Larry), Research Professor, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Friday, February 11, 2011
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
The Southern California Transit Advocates meeting
The Southern California Transit Advocates is a non-profit group dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of public transportation in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Angelus Plaza, 255 S. Hill St. Fourth floor meeting room #422
Community Sustainability Workshops
FREE, quarterly Community Sustainability Workshops for people ready to take on the role of making their community more sustainable
Saturday, February 12, 2011
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
"Environmental Justice/Injustice and SCAQMD's Dry-Cleaners Initiative."
Presented by Dr. Paul Ong, Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare and Asian American Studies
Monday, February 14, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
3rd annual Global Health Awareness Week
This year's events will focus on the theme of Sustainable and Responsible Programs in Global Health.
Monday, February 14, 2011
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
Amazonian Rainforest Conservation and the Role of Natives
Presented by Gregor MacLennan, Amazon Watch
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Direct Potable Reuse: The Path Forward presented by Professor George Tchobanoglous, UC Davis
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
2011 Mautner Memorial Lecture Series at UCLA
February 22-23, 2011 featuring Dr. James E. Hansen, Leading Climate Scientist
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ackerman Union & Covel Commons
"What Caused the Gulf Oil Spill? -- The Challenges and Opportunities of Investigating the Spill for the President"
Lunch lecture by Richard Lazarus, Executive Director of the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Commission
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
UCLA School of Law (room TBA)
The Southern California Water Dialogue
News from the Underground: Innovation and Opportunities for Southern California's Groundwater Basins.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California headquarters
The Language of Culture in the Environment, Science and our Communities
Presented by Miguel Luna, Executive Director of UrbanSemillas
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Environment Now's Speaker Series
Laura Cunningham, Environmental Activist, Artist, and Author
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Environment Now
BAG IT!
"BAG IT!" award-winning documentary about why we're banning plastic bags and looking at our relationship with single-use plastics.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Culver-Palms United Methodist Church 4464 Sepulveda Blvd
Go Green Expo
The nation's most invigorating & diverse eco-friendly events, Go Green Expo will be at the Los Angeles Convention Center from February 25-27th, 2011. Sponsored by CBS Television, CBS Radio and the Los Angeles Times.
Friday, February 25, 2011
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
LA Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St
The Warriors of Qiugang Screening, Discussion & Reception
Presented by the Walter and Shirley Wang Endowed Chair in U.S. / China Relations and Communications, Asian American Studies Center and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Friday, February 25, 2011
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Recycling of Nuclear Fuel: A Global Perspective presented by Professor Mikael Nilsson, Chemical Eng. and Materials Science, UC Irvine
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
Special AOS 271 Seminar
"Searching for subsurface plumes following the Deepwater Horizon blowout" presented by Dr. Chris Reddy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
MSB 7124B
What Environmental Lawyers Think About When They Think About Climate Change: Challenges for Regulationà<
Presented by Professor Cara Horowitz, UCLA Law School
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Peace Corps
Evening panel, exhibit opening & dessert reception
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Royce Hall
Built Environment, Travel, Nutrition and Health in Chinese Cities
IoES/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with Professor Rui Wang, UCLA School of Public Affairs
Monday, March 07, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Reclamation Efforts to Manage Water Resources Under Changing Climate Conditions Over the Colorado River Basin presented by Dr. Paul Miller, US Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
LARC Spring Quarterly Meeting
The Spring 2011 public Quarterly Meeting of the L.A. Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability. The focus will be GHG emissions protocols.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Metropolitan Water District Headquarters
6th Annual Responsible Sourcing Summit
Integrated CSR Models for the New Economy
Thursday, March 10, 2011
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UCLA - De Neve Plaza 351 Charles E. Young Drive West
The Southern California Transit Advocates meeting
The Southern California Transit Advocates is a non-profit group dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of public transportation in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Angelus Plaza, 4th Floor Community Room
Hyperion Treatment Plant Onsite Walking Tour
Would you like to tour LA's oldest and largest wastewater treatment plant and the largest treatment plant west of the Mississippi?
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Hyperion Treatment Plant
13 Annual Law of the Colorado River Conference - March 17-18, 2011
Presented by the Water Law Institute, CLE International
Thursday, March 17, 2011
The Cosmopolitan
Aquarium of the Pacific Lecture Series
"The Tao of Urbansim" presented by Nan Ellin
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
7:00 PM
Aquarium of the Pacific, Honda Theater
Introduction to healthy eating...and where our food comes from - A Talk by Andrew Korza- co-founder and director of Deepening Roots.
An Art of Living Event.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
7:30 PM
Art of Living Center Los Angeles
UCLA Extension - Global Sustainability Open House
Attend a panel to hear from certificate instructors, students, and industry experts.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Westwood Extension Lindbrook Center
Profit Plus Planet? Sustainability in Business Conference
The Profit Plus Planet? Sustainability Conference is the premier Southern California event for business leaders learning to harness the power of sustainability as a driver of innovation and profit.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
18000 Von Karman Avenue
“Bringing America Together over Energy”
Presented by Former Congressman Bob Inglis (R-S. Carolina)
Monday, March 28, 2011
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
UCLA School of Law
Hemp History Week: Hemp for Performance, Profit, and the Planet
Brendan Brazier and John Roulac have promoted the powerful health benefits of hemp through elite sports, business, writing, and advocacy.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Broad Art Center 2160E, UCLA Campus
Energy conservation behavior
IoES/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with Prof. Magali Delmas, IoES & Anderson School
Monday, April 04, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Role of Advanced Oil/Water Separation Technology in the BP Deepwater Horizon - Prof. Eric Hoek, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
The Green Generation: Redefining Success, Progress and Innovation
Featuring: Charles Tsai, Founder and Executive Director, Global Youth Fund
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
DeNeve Hall, DeNeve Auditorium
Integrating Science into Environmental Policy and Resource Management
Presented by Dr. Felicia Federico, UCLA La Kretz Executive Director
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Electric Vehicle Integration and Deployment Into the Smart Grid of the Future
Thought Leadership Forum
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
7:45 AM - 4:45 PM
Edward K. Rice Conference Room, 6764 Boelter Hall
A conversation with Michael R. Bromwich, Director, U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
Director Bromwich will discuss the new environmental science-related opportunities created through the bureau's re-organization. BOEMRE will be hiring environmental scientists in the coming months to do work in fields ranging from environmental studies to NEPA review to environmental compliance; all of which are critical to the balanced development of offshore resources.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
NRB Auditorium
LiS Spring Quarter Happy Hour
Please join us for our monthly social hours every first Thursday of the month at Barney's Beanery in Westwood, 1037 Broxton Ave, from 6:30-8:30. LiS affiliates will receive 20% off your entire bill.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Barney's Beanery, Westwood
The Southern California Transit Advocates meeting
The Southern California Transit Advocates is a non-profit group dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of public transportation in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Angelus Plaza, Fourth floor meeting room #422
Earth Day 2011 Event
Hosted by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Saturday, April 09, 2011
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
SANITATION DISTRICTS PARKING LOT
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
New Technologies Always Impact Health: Public Health’s Experience with Lead and Pesticides and Lessons for Future Decisions - Professor Richard Jackson, Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
An Idea for a Sustainable Transportation System and New Town Plan: How We Can Have Safe, Clean, Convenient, Inexpensive, and Pleasant Transportation Without Making People Drive Less or Give Up Suburban Living
Dr. Marc Delucchi, UC Davis
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
EHS M411 Seminar on: “Health Impact Assessment of the Santa Monica Airport”
Community Health & Advocacy Training
(CHAT) Program in Pediatrics
Thursday, April 14, 2011
12:00 PM
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
BIKE NIGHT at the HAMMER
Grab your bike and ride down to the Hammer Museum for an evening of cycling activities, movies, music, and more!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Hammer Museum - courtyard
April Steering Committee Meeting
April 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event)
Thursday, April 14, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
Go Green Expo
The nation's most invigorating & diverse eco-friendly events, Go Green Expo will be at the Los Angeles Convention Center from April 15-17th, 2011. Sponsored by CBS Television, CBS Radio and the Los Angeles Times.
Friday, April 15, 2011
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
LA Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St
Southern California Green Jobs Fair
Are you interested in Sustainability? Then don't miss out on the first-ever Southern California Green Jobs Fair hosted at UCLA!
Friday, April 15, 2011
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Perspectives on Climate Change, Pollution and the Clean Air Act 2011 Environmental Law Symposium
What is EPA's strategy for tackling climate change under the Clean Air Act? Is its approach the best way forward? And how will climate change affect the regulation of traditional air pollution?
Friday, April 15, 2011
9:15 AM - 4:30 PM
UCLA School of Law
The Fukushima Meltdown - Lessons from Japan and future energy sources in California and the U.S.
A panel discussion and Q & A on nuclear energy concerns and its future in California and the United States.
Monday, April 18, 2011
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Neuroscience Research Building (NRB) Auditorium
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
"Modeling Groundwater Flow and Subsidence in the Antelope Valley, CA" presented by Adam Slade, USGS
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
Wildfires in Southern California: Investigations on Short- and Long-term Hydrologic Response
Presented by Terri Hogue, Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
A Conversation with Environmental and Social Justice Activists Julia Butterfly Hill & Daryl Hannah
Moderated by Dr. Cully Nordby, Academic Director of UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Farmer's Market
Check out the Farmers Market on campus!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
De Neve Quad
Achieving Regional Sustainability for Water Resources … and Living Things
Nancy Steele, Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
17th Annual USC Green Symposium
The 17th Annual USC Construction Management Symposium: Sustainability in Transportation will be held at the premier downtown Los Angeles sports and entertainment complex, LA Live!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Earth Day Fair
UCLA students groups and departments are merging to bring you exciting activities related to waste, water, food, and climate issues!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Bruin Plaza
Green Gold Rush: A vision for energy independence, jobs and national wealth with Robert F. Kennedy, Jrà<
An Albert Lewis Lecture
Thursday, April 21, 2011
7:30 PM
Temple Isaiah
Coastal Seminar
"Development of an unmanned survey platform and application in coastal bays and estuaries" presented by Chunyan Li, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, School of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University
Friday, April 22, 2011
11:00 AM
MS 7121
Earth Day Fair at LA Live
Celebrate the Earth and get Eco Educated!
Friday, April 22, 2011
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Nokia Plaza at LA Live
The Green Initiative Fund Application deadline for Spring Quarter 2011 is Friday, April 22nd
The Green Initiative Fund Application deadline for Spring Quarter 2011 is Friday, April 22nd, by 5pm.
Friday, April 22, 2011
- 5:00 PM
Rethinking Growth
Presented by Roberto Peccei, Professor & Former UCLA Vice Chancellor for Research
Monday, April 25, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco to Global Warming
Presented by Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D., Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego
Monday, April 25, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
UCLA School of Law
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Unit Processes in Stormwater Treatment and Innovations Thereof - Prof. John Gulliver, University of Minnesota
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
A Sustainable Movie Series
The Sustainable Resource Center Presents a weekly film series.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Public Affairs Student, Faculty, and Staff Lounge (5th floor, Room 5391)
Decentralization and the Environment: does environmental attitude influence local decision making?
Presented by Dr. Hugo Cardona Castillo, International Institute and IoES Fulbright Visiting Scholar & Distinguished Professor, University of San Carlos, Guatemala.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
Plastic: A toxic love story
Susan Freinkel, Author
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Bonsai - A documentary film on Dr Muhammad Yunus
Exclusive pre-screening + Q&A with filmmaker Holly Mosher
Thursday, April 28, 2011
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
The Rave Theatre @ The Howard Hughes Center
Special AOS 270 Seminar
“Limiting Global Warming Below Dangerous Levels: Practical Approaches and Major Issues” presented by Professor Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Friday, April 29, 2011
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
MSB 7124B & MS 4000A
UCLA Target Green Case Competition
Interested in working with companies that are becoming leaders in sustainable practices? B Green Consulting and Bruin Consulting are proud to announce the first UCLA Target Sustainable Case Competition.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Ackerman
A Grand "Solar" Lining for the 3rd Annual Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase
Free Citywide Garden Showcase Hosts American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour
Saturday, April 30, 2011
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Multiple locations in Mar Vista, CA 90066
The 22nd Annual Great Los Angeles River Cleanup
Join up to 3000 volunteers as we pull 20 tons of trash from 13 sites along the Los Angeles River from the Valley through Downtown to Long Beach.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Cove Benefit Screening at UCLA
SPECIAL EVENT/BENEFIT SCREENING of Academy Award-winning film "The Cove" - put on by the UCLA's Roosevelt Institute.
Sunday, May 01, 2011
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Kerckhoff Grand Salon
Beyond Risk Assesssment: Prevention-Based Chemical Policy
IoE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with Tim Malloy, UCLA Law School
Monday, May 02, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall
Conference: Keeping our heads above water - Adapting to climate change in Southern California
Co-sponsored by the Center for Climate Change Solutions
Monday, May 02, 2011
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Northrop Grumman Presentation Center
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Technologies Prof. Deepak Rajagopal, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
A Sustainable Movie Series
The Sustainable Resource Center Presents a weekly film series.
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Public Affairs Student, Faculty, and Staff Lounge (5th floor, Room 5391)
Sustainable Works Green Living Workshop
Come and learn solutions to some of today’s biggest environmental challenges and begin taking
positive steps to lower your ecological footprint, protect our local and global environments,
improve your health, and save money in the process!
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Math Science 5200
Implementing a Risk Prevention Paradigm: The Role of Alternatives Analysis in Chemical Policy Legislation in Europe and California
Presented by Peter Sinsheimer, Executive Director, UCLA Sustainable Technology Policy Program (STPP)
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Air Emissions and Environmental Justice in Los Angeles
The Department of Urban Planning invites you to a panel discussion on Air Emissions and Environmental Justice in Los Angeles.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Public Affairs Building, Room 2343
LiS Spring Quarter Happy Hour
Please join us for our monthly social hours every first Thursday of the month at Barney's Beanery in Westwood, 1037 Broxton Ave, from 6:30-8:30. LiS affiliates will receive 20% off your entire bill.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Barney's Beanery, Westwood
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Local Scale Spatial and Temporal Gradients in Air Pollution - Prof. Suzanne Paulson, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
A Sustainable Movie Series
The Sustainable Resource Center Presents a weekly film series.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Public Affairs Student, Faculty, and Staff Lounge (5th floor, Room 5391)
Adventures in Data Publication
Presented by James Frew, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Climate Change: Global Consequence--Local Action a Film Screening & Panel Discussion Event
Presented by The League of Women Voters Presents
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
6:30 PM
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
Net Impact Presents: Food 2.0
The Business and Policies of Sustainable Agriculture
Thursday, May 12, 2011
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Anderson School Room C315
May Steering Committee Meeting
May 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event)
Thursday, May 12, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science 2nd Annual Public Lecture
"California, Conservation, and the Globe: Why we need to close the culture gap and all become Mahbsters", by Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich, Stanford University Bing Professor of Population Studies
Sunday, May 15, 2011
4:00 PM
King Gillette Ranch
Sustainability Communications: Is Public Relations Delivering on the Green Promise?
When it comes to sustainability, public relations professionals are increasingly becoming change agents, facilitators and corporate strategists.
Monday, May 16, 2011
7:30 AM - 1:30 PM
The Fairmont Miramar Santa Monica
C&EE 259A: Selected Topics in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Harnessing advances in climate and streamflow prediction and projection to improve Colorado River water management by Dr. Andy W. Wood, NOAA/NWS Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
11:00 AM
4275 BOELTER HALL
Bike to Campus Week
UCLA Transportation is proud to be a sponsor of Metro's annual Bike to Work Week.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
A Sustainable Movie Series
The Sustainable Resource Center Presents a weekly film series.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Public Affairs Student, Faculty, and Staff Lounge (5th floor, Room 5391)
Global Ocean Carbon Sink
Presented by Curtis Deutsch, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Dr. John Marzluff - The Improbable Crow
Los Angeles Audubon, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and the UCLA Center for Tropical Research present a lecture by world renowned urban ornithologist Dr. John Marzluff of the University of Washington.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
Sustainability Workshop
The Green Workshop will be giving a presentation on sustainability with free giveaways including sustainable notebooks and water bottles.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
7:00 PM
Sproul Lecture Room
The Environmental Performance of Multinationals: Analyzing Differences between Host and Home Countries.à
A lecture by IoES Visiting Scholar J. Alberto Aragon Correa, Professor of Management, University of Granada, Spain
Monday, May 23, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Action Research Team Presentations
The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability's Action Research Teams will present their 10 research projects. Come hear what the teams have accomplished in areas such as campus recycling, sustainable food systems, energy metering and much more!
Monday, May 23, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Kerckhoff Hall - Charles E. Young Grand Salon (248)
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
Lecture title TBA - Dr. Henryk Melcer, Brown and Caldwell
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
UCLA Water Resources Group Inaugural Meeting
The Future of Water in Southern California, A Presentation and Discussion on the Metropolitan Water District’s Blue Ribbon Committee Report
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA School of Law, Room 1357
A Sustainable Movie Series
The Sustainable Resource Center Presents a weekly film series.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Public Affairs Student, Faculty, and Staff Lounge (5th floor, Room 5391)
Offshore Renewable Energy along the Pacific Coast: Technology Review and Potential Environmental Impacts
Presented by Donna Schroeder, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
“Tapped”
Why are you paying so much for bottled water every day? Is it really better?
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
School of Public Health: Room 13-105
Coastal Seminar
"A first map of fjord sediment plumes around the Greenland Ice Sheet: Hydrologic controls of sediment plume behavior" presented by Vena Chu, UCLA, Dept. of Geography
Thursday, May 26, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
MS 7124B
Accurate Hour Ahead Wind Energy Forecasts: Off-site Observations and Numerical Weather Prediction
A special presentation on highly accurate predictions of wind power for producing renewable energy. Presented by Kristin Larson of 3Tier.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
Footprint Benchmarking and the Bottom Line: Finding the Value in Measurement and Management of Your Environmental Footprint.
A Corporate Partners Program Event.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management, Room B210
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
"Managing Water Resource Risks: A Robust Decision Approach" presented by Dr. Robert Lempert, Rand Corporation
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
A Sustainable Movie Series
The Sustainable Resource Center Presents a weekly film series.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Public Affairs Student, Faculty, and Staff Lounge (5th floor, Room 5391)
Greening Your Restaurant And Food Service
A class designed for any business that handles food!
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Community Services Building, 150 N. Third Street
Information management for Regional Conservation Planning "Building Connections"
Free Conference!
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
ESRI Auditorium
Coastal Seminar
"Global rates of water column denitrification derived from nitrogen gas measurements" presented by Tim DeVries (UCLA, DAOS)
Thursday, June 02, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
MS 7124B
UCLA Lewis Center - Featured Transportation Lecture
"Anticipating and Evaluating the Impacts of Changes to Highway Networks and their Operations" presented by Kara Kockelman, Professor of Transportation Engineering, University of Texas, Austin
Thursday, June 02, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2101 Engineering V
The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It)
Book signing & discussion with authors Chalres Saylan and Daniel T. Blumstein.
Thursday, June 02, 2011
5:00 PM
UCLA Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium
Neighborhood scale air pollutant gradients
IoE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with Suzanne Paulson, UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Monday, June 06, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall
Energy And Water Savings For Businesses
Designed for the Savvy Business Owner who wants to reduce their carbon footprint and improve their bottom line by saving watts, drops and dollars.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Community Services Building, 150 N. Third Street
Green-Economics Growth-Engine Opportunity
Presented by Michael P. Totten, Chief Advisor, Climate, Energy & Green Technologies,
Conservation International, Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, Washington, DC
Thursday, June 09, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
C301 Anderson
June Steering Committee Meeting
June 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event)
Thursday, June 09, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
CANCELED - Food Forward Productions to Screen Pilot Episode on Urban Agriculture
Food Forward is an all volunteer grassroots group of Angelenos who care about reconnecting to our food system and making change around urban hunger.
Friday, June 10, 2011
7:30 PM
The LA Brewery Artist Loft Space
Natural Gas and Southern California's Renewable Energy Future
Renewable energy is crucial to California’s future and natural gas plays an important role helping renewable energy technologies meet consumer expectations of reliability, consistency and quality.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The Center at Cathedral Plaza 555 W. Temple Street
Sustainable Business Strategies
Discover ways to save money, build customer loyalty, and create a competitive advantage.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Community Services Building, 150 N. Third Street
Net Impact LA Welcomes the Class of 2011
A panel of Net Impact LA members will discuss their career paths in Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility and beyond.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Downtown Independent Theater 251 South Main St
Solar Exchange West – 2011
Join us on June 16th, 2011 to prepare for world wide Solar Day - Los Angeles, CA
Thursday, June 16, 2011
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
UCLA
Author Lecture: Charles Fishman - The Secret Life of Water?
Hosted by the UCLA Chapter of American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UCLA Boelter Penthouse, Samueli School
Meet the Author - Book Signing and Lecture with Charles Fishman
Join West Basin for lunch, lecture and book signing with "The Big Thirst" author Charles Fishman.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility
Using Genomic Tools to Manage Healthy North American Oak Populations Symposium and Discussion
In collaboration with the Conifer Translational Genomics Network and the International Symposium on Genomics-Based Breeding in Forest Trees (June 22-24, UC Davis)
Friday, June 24, 2011
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Alpha Gamma Rho Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitor Center, UC Davis
The New World F.E.S.T.
The New World F.E.S.T. is a three-day, outdoor festival that celebrates eco-friendliness and forward-thinking science and technology.
Friday, June 24, 2011
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Santa Monica Beach Lot 5 - South 2600 Barnard Way (South of Pier)
Westwood Village Farmers Market
Sponsored and directed by the Westwood Village Improvement Association, a 501(c)(3) organization
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
1083 Broxton Avenue
10th Annual California Higher Education Sustainability Conference
The California Higher Education Sustainability Conference highlights cutting-edge research, as well as case studies with proven successes in curriculum development, operational programs, and community partnerships.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
California State University, Long Beach
So Right So Smart Film Screening
TSBLA, SBBEC and City of El Segundo event
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
El Segundo Joslyn Center Social Hall, 339 Sheldon St.
Westwood Village Farmers Market
Sponsored and directed by the Westwood Village Improvement Association, a 501(c)(3) organization
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
1083 Broxton Avenue
Communicating Science: A Kavli Workshop for Scientists
For years, actor, writer and director Alan Alda has been committed to deepening the public's understanding and appreciation of science. Now, he comes to UCLA for a workshop and series of open-to-the-public events aimed at helping scientists better communicate the excitement and importance of their research.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
UCLA California NanoSystems Institute
July Steering Committee Meeting
July 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns of chytridiomycosis after 10 years of research
A talk by Dr. Jean-March Hero, Deputy Director of the Environmental Futures Centre and Associate Professor, School of Environment, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
Westwood Village Farmers Market
Sponsored and directed by the Westwood Village Improvement Association, a 501(c)(3) organization
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
1083 Broxton Avenue
Global Warming Conference - Science and Activism
Presented by People's Climate Justice Coalition of Southern California. Initiated by GrassrootsKPFK
Saturday, July 23, 2011
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
3916 South Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230
Westwood Village Farmers Market
Sponsored and directed by the Westwood Village Improvement Association, a 501(c)(3) organization
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
1083 Broxton Avenue
Green Fair LA
Located in the heart of Los Angeles, surrounded by plenty of parking and easy access to the facilities, Green Fair LA has a lot to offer to greater your knowledge in the Green, Eco-friendly, Sustainable and Organic way of life.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Los Angeles Trade Tech College, 300 West 22nd Street
August Steering Committee Meeting
August 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event)
Thursday, August 11, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
West Coast Expo
The West Coast Expo is coming to Los Angeles, August 12, 13 & 14th.
Friday, August 12, 2011
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St.
Third Annual Clean Business Investment Summit
With such rapidly increasing rates of entrepreneurship paired with California’s support of green businesses, the California Coast Venture Forum (CCVF) is proud to announce the third annual Clean Business Investment Summit™.
Friday, August 12, 2011
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Corwin Pavilion, University of California, Santa Barbara
Women in Green Forum
The Women In Green Forum (WIGF) will bring together renowned female professionals from the sustainability field to highlight women’s impact on the environmental arena, promote sustainable products and emerging green companies, and provide opportunities for women to learn about careers in sustainability.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Sheraton Delfina 530 Pico Blvd.
"The Right to Breathe" Screening
The Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District proudly invites you to the exclusive premiere of “The Right to Breathe,” our signature documentary film on air quality.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sheraton Delfina Hotel, Penthouse Ballroom
Green Living Workshops by Sustainable Works - Environmental Education and Action
6 Tuesday Meetings Starting August 30, 2011: 8/30, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 10/4, and 10/11. NO MTG. 9/27
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Aldersgate Retreat Center & Buerge Chapel
The 40th Anniversary of the International MEDECOS Conference - MEDECOS XII - Linking Science with Resource Management
MEDECOS XII will be held September 6-9, 2011, in Los Angeles at the Covel Commons Conference Center on the UCLA campus.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
UCLA Covel Commons Conference Center
Covel Commons Giveaway
For UCLA Personnel, Covel Commons has an overstock of supplies available.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
228 Covel Commons
Sustainable Infrastructure - Building LA’s Clean Water Future
The Los Angeles Basin Section (LABS) of California Water Environment Association is organizing a Sept. 8th specialty conference to promote sustainable practices that help ensure we continue to enjoy the benefits of clean and safe water.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
MWD Headquarters #2-145
Good Food Festival & Conference
This unprecedented multi-day event will focus on regional and national issues integral to building a local and sustainable food system while supporting the needs of California family farmers. The event will take place in Santa Monica, September 14 – 18, 2011.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Santa Monica, California
Forks Over Knives Documentary Screening
This film examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
7002 Abbottswood Drive
Coastal Cleanup Day!
Team up with Heal the Bay on Coastal Cleanup Day, September 17, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Various locations
4th Annual Intelligent Use Of Water Film Competition
Hosted by wildlife expert and conservation advocate Jack Hanna.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
5:30 PM
The Paley Center for Media, 465 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Germany California Solar Day
Sponsored by The German American Chamber of Commerce Inc., Office for the Western U.S.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Covel Commons
6th Annual 2011 AltCar Expo & Conference
The Alternative Energy & Transportation Expo will feature expo exhibitors, expert speakers, and an opportunity to test drive electric cars!
Friday, September 30, 2011
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Creating a Bike Friendly Los Angeles County Summit
The goal of this conference is to provide the tools and inspiration to staff and officials at the 88 cities in the County of Los Angeles to empower them to create bicycle friendly communities.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Long Beach Convention Center
Climate Warming and Southwest Aridity – Where we are going, where we have been, and where we are now?à</
Presented by Glen MacDonald, Director, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Monday, October 03, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
"Re-inventing Urban Water Infrastructure"
Hosted by The Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
11:00 AM
UCLA CNSI Auditorium
Green Living Workshops by Sustainable Works - Environmental Education and Action
6 Wednesday Meetings Starting October 5, 2011: 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/2, 11/9 & 11/16 No Mtg. 10/26
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
SMC Bundy Campus Room #123
Earth and Space Sciences Colloquium
"Megafloods" presented by Victor Baker, Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
Thursday, October 06, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
3656 Geology
The New World F.E.S.T.
The New World F.E.S.T. is a three-day, outdoor festival that celebrates eco-friendliness and forward-thinking science and technology.
Friday, October 07, 2011
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Santa Monica Beach Lot 5 - South
America's Climate Choices
An Oppenheim Lecture featuring Albert Carnesale, UCLA Chancellor Emeritus & Professor, Department of Public Policy and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, held on October 12, 2011 at UCLA's Fowler Museum.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
UCLA Fowler Museum, Lenart Auditorium
Time & Tide
GSA Melnitz Movies and the UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance present Time & Tide: 7:30PM - 10:00PM at James Bridges Theater, Melnitz Hall
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theater, Melnitz Hall
LARC Fall Quarterly Meeting
The Fall 2011 public Quarterly Meeting of the L.A. Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability will focus on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Power Programs for Local Governments.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pacific Center Building
Science and Art in a Climate of Change: A Dialogue of Nations
Part of the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance's Artist Alphabet Series. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance & UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
UCLA Glorya Kaufman Hall Theatre, 2nd Floor
Earth and Space Sciences Colloquium
"Thinking and Learning in the Geosciences" presented by Kim Kastens, Dept. Earth and Environment, Columbia University
Thursday, October 13, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
3656 Geology
Smart Grid: Get Plugged In
Join the SBCLA & UCLA for an evening of sustainable business development and insightful discussion on smart grid technology!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute, (CNSI)
The Parking Dilemma: Innovative Solutions for High-Density Parking and Automated Vehicle Storage
Presented by The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate
Thursday, October 13, 2011
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
De Neve Plaza | UCLA Campus
October Steering Committee Meeting
October 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event, please contact if you would like to attend)
Thursday, October 13, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
November Steering Committee Meeting
October 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event, please contact if you would like to attend)
Thursday, October 13, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
Water is Rising
Music and Dance Amid Climate Change
Saturday, October 15, 2011
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Royce Hall
Bike (Re)cycling Day
One person's trash is another's sweet ride! Stop by the rooftop level of Parking Structure 8 for Bike (Re)cycling Day on October 16, 2011 to find free abandoned bicycles and parts.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
4th floor (rooftop level) of Parking Structure 8
First National Plug In Day
Electric Car Drivers to Stage Country’s Largest Plug-in Parade on First National Plug In Day
Sunday, October 16, 2011
10:00 AM
Santa Monica Civic Center
DrainWatch!
Water Quality Monitoring Program with Santa Monica Baykeeper
Monday, October 17, 2011
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Santa Monica Baykeeper HQ: 120 Broadway, Suite 105, Santa Monica
Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative Social & Fundraiser: Honoring Terry O'Day
Please join LASC for our second annual LASC Social & Fundraiser on Tuesday, October 18, 6:30 - 8:30pm at the Victorian on Main Street in Santa Monica.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Victorian
Neil Chambers, author of "Urban Green: The Future of Architecture"
Author Neil Chambers has been at the forefront of cutting-edge, sustainable architecture for years, and Urban Green is his revolutionary vision for bringing the power of the conservation and design movements together.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Young Hall CS 76 (in the Court of Sciences)
TBA
Speaker to be announced.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Young CS76
UCLA Annual Sustainability Fair
Join us and learn more about campus sustainability!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
UCLA Bruin Plaza
Energy Conservation Strategies: What Can We Gain?
A Corporate Partners Program Workshop
Thursday, October 20, 2011
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
California NanoSystems Institute Auditorium, UCLA
Earth and Space Sciences Colloquium
"The Electrochemical Earth" presented by Abby Kavner, Dept. Earth & Space Sciences, UCLA
Thursday, October 20, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
3656 Geology
Stone Canyon Creek Restoration
Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper, the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation, UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and the UCLA Lab School to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Lab School - 330 Charles E. Young Drive North, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Speaker: Jeffrey Smith
Smith is a leading GMO researcher and consumer food advocate.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Young CS76
A State of Change: California's Forgotten Landscapes - A Lecture by Laura Cunningham
Sponsored by UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of History, La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, Audubon California, The Autry National Center, Environment Now, The G2 Gallery, HeyDay Books, & Los Angeles Audubon Society.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA California NanoSystems Institute Auditorium
Earth and Space Sciences Colloquium
"Booming Dunes and Beyond" presented by Melany Hunt, Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Caltech
Thursday, October 27, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
3656 Geology
The 11th Annual Greening of California
CALIFORNIA LEADS THE WAY, WILL AMERICA FOLLOW? Has regulation helped or hurt California's economy?
Thursday, October 27, 2011
6:00 PM
Milken Institute, 1250 Fourth Street, Santa Monica CA 90401
California Native Plant Sale
Saturday and Sunday, October 29 & 30, 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday, October 29, 2011
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
SEPULVEDA GARDEN CENTER
Thinking Water Part II: Water, Energy, and Climate Challenges Facing the U.S. West
Hosted by the Arid Lands Institute in partnership with the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. This is a half-day seminar and briefing for designers on the critical water challenges facing the U.S. West.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Ahmanson Main Space, Woodbury University, 7500 Glenoaks Boulevard, Burbank, CA 91510
Earth and Space Sciences Colloquium
"Ocean Worlds of the Outer Solar System" presented by Kevin Hand - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Thursday, November 03, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
3656 Geology
Sustainability & the Global Shift to Clean-Tech
The LAWAC Young Professionals, and co-hosts CleanTechOC and CleanTechLA, invite you and your friends to engage in a riveting panel discussion with many of the Clean Tech Industry's top innovators and leaders.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
6:45 PM
350 S. Grand
UCLA TGIF Sustainable Enhancement Mini Fund Application
The goal of The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is to enable and empower students to take an active role in making UCLA a leader in sustainability. TGIF will provide much needed funding for projects that reduce UCLA’s negative impact on the environment.
Friday, November 04, 2011
SEER Symposium - The Entrepreneur's Tragedy of Choice
Entrepreneurs making strategic decisions with conflicting values embedded in their company's culture...The Tragedy of Choice.
Friday, November 04, 2011
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Pepperdine University
TBA
Presented by Professor Yoram Cohen, UCLA Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Monday, November 07, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
Working Together to Improve Our Industry and the Environment
Hosted by the California Waste Association
Monday, November 07, 2011
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
The Holiday Inn, 7000 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, CA, (714) 522-7000
Earth and Space Sciences Colloquium
"Solar Variability and the Sun-Earth Connection" presented by Karel Schrijver - Lockheed-Martin Advanced Technology Center
Thursday, November 10, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
3656 Geology
5th Annual Opportunity Green Business Conference
The Opportunity Green 2011 Business Conference is the "gathering place" for individuals and companies committed to building profitable + sustainable enterprises while solving some of the world's toughest problems.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Los Angeles Center Studios
November Steering Committee Meeting
November 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event, please contact if you would like to attend)
Thursday, November 10, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
Energy-Efficient Computing
Presented by Jason Cong, Director, Center for Domain-Specific Computing & Chancellor's Professor, UCLA Department of Computer Science
Monday, November 14, 2011
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
Green Chemistry: Innovations for an Environmental and Economic Prosperity
An Oppenheim Lecture featuring Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development Science Advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held on November 16, 2011.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Screening of The Harvest/la cosecha
In an effort to shed light on the hardships faced by children living in the migrant farm-working community, CenterScene Public Programs invites you to a screening of The Harvest/la cosecha.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
6:00 PM
The California Endowment
Cleantech Revolution
PricewaterhouseCoopers, in conjunction with Clean Tech Los Angeles, will bring together a diverse group of industry leaders in the automotive, cleantech, education, energy, finance, technology and utilities sectors.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center
Special Lecture: "Building Public Understanding of Climate Risks and Choices in a Distracted Age"
Peter Frumhoff, Chief Scientist of the Union of Concerned Scientists, presents a special lecture for the UCLA community. Please join us for a presentation and discussion of how science is communicated to the public and how public understanding of climate change intersects with efforts to build a more sustainable world. Lunch will be provided.
Monday, November 21, 2011
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
UCLA School of Law
Leaders in Sustainability Happy Hour
Current, new, and alumni members welcome. Come share brews, food, and community before Thanksgiving!
Monday, November 21, 2011
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Westwood Brewing Company
Does Fine Particulate Matter Kill Californians? An Epidemiologic and Regulatory Controversy
Presented by James E. Enstrom, Ph.D., M.P.H., Epidemiologist, School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
Monday, November 28, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
Earth and Space Sciences Colloquium
"Astrobiology of Lakes" presented By:Darlene Lim - NASA Ames Research Center
Thursday, December 01, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
3656 Geology
UCLA TGIF Sustainable Enhancement Mini Fund Application
The goal of The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is to enable and empower students to take an active role in making UCLA a leader in sustainability. TGIF will provide much needed funding for projects that reduce UCLA’s negative impact on the environment.
Friday, December 02, 2011
On the Origin of Health Disparities: Living and Reproducing in a Complex Environment
Presented by Patrick Allard, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Monday, December 05, 2011
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
2125 Rolfe Hall
China
Presented by Professor Matt Kahn, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Department of Economics, and School of Public Policy
Monday, December 05, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
The Clean-Green IGERT is pleased to present: Fall Symposium & Seminar: "A breakthrough technology for high efficiency solar-cells."
Featuring: Professor Eli Yablonovitch, University of California at Berkeley, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Dept. Director of NSF Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Co-Founder of Alta Devices
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
5:00 PM
CNSI Auditorium
December Steering Committee Meeting
December 2011 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event, please contact if you would like to attend)
Thursday, December 08, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
Accelerating Innovation in the Clean Energy Economy
A forum on cutting-edge technologies and how the public and private sectors are driving the industry
Thursday, December 08, 2011
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
California Nanosystems Institute
