Events for 10/29/2012 - 11/4/2012

Environmental Economics Seminar

"RENTS AND RENT-SEEKING IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPORT POLICIES" presented by Professor Tae-Hyeong Kwon, Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea, & Visiting Scholar, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Monday, October 29, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room

Novel biosurfactants for petroleum biodegradation in Rancho La Brea tar pits

An Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar presented by Dr. Richard Belcher, UC Riverside
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall

ESLP Lecture Series - 10/31/12 - Yastel Yamada

Today's class features Yastel Yamada, an Engineer and the Co-Founder of the Skilled Veteran Corps for Fukushima.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
1178 Franz Hall

Promoting Cycling and Walking for Sustainable Cities: Lessons from Europe and North America

Presented by John Pucher, Rutgers University
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
3:30 PM
Room 2355, Public Affairs Building

Ocean circulation, ice volume, and CO2 in the late Pleistocene

A Department of Earth and Space Sciences Colloquium presented by Lorraine Lisiecki, UC Santa Barbara
Thursday, November 01, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Geology 3656

Physical Sciences Lecture Series: Life After the Degree - “Science & Finance”

A lecture series aimed at educating students on career options beyond the scope of traditional scientific research.
Thursday, November 01, 2012
4:30 PM
CNSI Auditorium (between Boelter Hall and La Kretz Hall)

EcoEvoPub Series

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Presentations
Thursday, November 01, 2012
5:00 PM
154 Biomedical Sciences Research Building

Food, Inc.

Join Assemblymember Holly Mitchell for a Screening and Discussion of the documentary.
Thursday, November 01, 2012
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Agape International Spiritual Center

Green Salon - Southern California: International Hub of Green Technologies

BREATHE California of Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA) 5th annual Green Salon Series focuses on fostering environmental and economical sustainability: Green Industries/Green Jobs
Thursday, November 01, 2012
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The California Endowment

Application deadline

Friday, November 02, 2012
12:00 AM - 11:45 PM

"Amazon Gold" screening at the Artivist Film Festival

Luskin School of Public Affairs/IoES Professor Susanna Hecht and Center for Tropical Research Senior Research Fellow Sassan Saatchi are featured in the documentary.
Friday, November 02, 2012
7:00 PM
Barnsdall Theatre

Net Impact: SEER Symposium for Socially, Environmentally, and Ethically Responsible Business

Symposium for networking between students and social entrepreneurs while hosting speakers who are inspirational business leaders.
Friday, November 02, 2012
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Saving Public Transit - Strategies for an Era of Shrinking Budgets

Please join UCLA Law School's environmental programs and UC Berkeley Law for a symposium on saving public transit.
Friday, November 02, 2012
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
School of Law