UCLA Environmental Calendar
Events for March 2013

Electricity – What’s Next?
Featuring: Dr. Jay Apt, Carnegie Mellon University,
Director of the Electricity Industry Center Tepper School of Business,
Dept. of Engineering and Public Policy
Friday, March 01, 2013
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CNSI Auditorium
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The Myth of Isolates: Ecosystem Ecologies in the Nuclear Pacific
Presented by Elizabeth DeLoughrey, Department of English
Monday, March 04, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
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“Toward Brain Computer Interfacing” Presented by Klaus-Robert Müller, Technical University Berlin
IPAM and CNSI invite you to this public lecture.
Monday, March 04, 2013
4:30 PM
CNSI Auditorium (CNSI Building)
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Building Healthy Paths to UCLA
Working to make UCLA the most bike friendly campus
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
UCLA Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium
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Pattern and Mechanisms of Plant Diversification across Two Biodiversity Hotspots
A Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar by Kathleen Kay, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar
“Marine methane seeps and gas hydrates under shifting environmental conditions: Potential effects of Global Warming, earth quakes, and other threats” presented by Tina Treude, GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room MSB 7124
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How to Talk About Climate Change
Presented by Jonathan Parfrey, Executive Director of Climate Resolve
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
4:30 PM - 6:15 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
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Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar
To be announced.
Thursday, March 07, 2013
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4275 Boelter Hall
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The Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences at UCLA
"The Tragedy of the Science-Communication Commons" presented by Dan Kahan, Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Psychology, Yale University
Friday, March 08, 2013
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2343 Public Affairs Building
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Global Ecologies: Nature/Narrative/Neoliberalism - A two-day conference
Global Ecologies: Nature/Narrative/Neoliberalism stages an interdisciplinary conversation about globally relevant environmental issues such as neo-liberalism, militarism, waste dumping, deforestation, and food, land, and water sovereignty.
Friday, March 08, 2013
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Royce Hall, Room 314
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Hot City, Cool Roofs
Climate Solutions For Los Angeles: Hot City, Cool Roofs Conference
Friday, March 08, 2013
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Los Angeles City Hall
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Global Ecologies: Nature/Narrative/Neoliberalism - A two-day conference
Global Ecologies: Nature/Narrative/Neoliberalism stages an interdisciplinary conversation about globally relevant environmental issues such as neo-liberalism, militarism, waste dumping, deforestation, and food, land, and water sovereignty.
Saturday, March 09, 2013
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Royce Hall, Room 314
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Dennis Aigner, UC Irvine
Sustainability and Competitiveness in Mexico
Monday, March 11, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Luskin School of Public Affairs
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The Federal Role in Water Resources for Southern California.
A Water Resources Student Group Seminar presented by William Steele, Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Southern California Area Office
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar
“Impacts of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events on Coastal Oceans” presented by Ming Li, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room MSB 7124
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Capacity Building to Protect Marine Resources
Presented by Gabrielle Johnson, Program Specialist, NOAA International MPA Capacity Building Program, NOAA
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
4:30 PM - 6:15 PM
La Kretz Hall, Room 110
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From genes, to populations, to communities: an integrative approach to avian ecology and conservation
Presented by Kristen Ruegg
Thursday, March 14, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large Conference Room
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
EcoEvoPub Series
Thursday, March 14, 2013
5:00 PM
154 BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BLDG
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The Resnick Sustainability Institute Chen-Huang Sustainable Energy Series Presents: A Discussion with Steve Koonin moderated by Caltech's Professor Nate Lewis
Please join us for an evening of compelling conversation, as two of America's most respected energy scientists come together for a free public discussion.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
8:00 PM
Caltech's Ramo Auditorium - Caltech Campus
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Natural history, aesthetics, and conservation
A Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar by HARRY W. GREENE, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building
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UCLA La Kretz Workshop in Conservation Genomics - March 23-28, 2013
This workshop will explore the relationship between conservation problems and their solutions using genomic-level data. Hand-on training, a high faculty-student ratio, and discussions with agency biologists are some of the course highlights.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
UCLA La Kretz Field Station
