UCLA Environmental Calendar
Events for 2010
Sustainability at UCLA
Nurit Katz, UCLA Sustainability Coordinator
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Young CS50
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Dinner for 8 with Clipper Wind CFO Michael Keane
We have a great Dinner for 8 coming up on Thursday, January 14th (next week!) with Michael Keane, the Senior Vice President and CFO of Clipper Windpower. It will be at 6:30 at a restaurant in Brentwood.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Sustainable Industries Economic Forum
Be inspired, connect, and get business done.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The Sheraton Delfina Gallery Ballroom
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"Sustainable Cities and Global Climate Change"
Global Citizenship Advocate and Oberlin Professor David Orr will speak in Santa Monica
Saturday, January 16, 2010
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
MLK Auditorium
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The Geography of Air Pollution
Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair, UCLA Department of Epidemiology and
John Balmes, M.D., Professor of Medicine, U.C. San Francisco
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Young CS50
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The Geography of Air Pollution: Where are Pregnant Women and their Children at Risk?
A joint Oppenheim Lecture by: Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair, UCLA Department of Epidemiology and John Balmes, M.D., Professor of Medicine, U.C. San Francisco
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Ray Anderson, Founder &Chairman, Interface Inc.
Join the Sustainable Business Council of Los Angeles and UCLA Anderson School of Management for a special presentation and book signing featuring world-renowned sustainability expert, executive and published author Ray C. Anderson of Interface, Inc.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Korn Hall
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Go Green Expo - Business to Business Expo
Go Green Expo is THE place to be if you are interested in eco-friendly alternatives to products and services you use everyday!
Friday, January 22, 2010
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center
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Go Green Expo
Go Green Expo is THE place to be if you are interested in eco-friendly alternatives to products and services you use everyday!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center
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"Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers & Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet"
Ed Humes, Author of Eco Barons
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Young CS50
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"Let's Talk!" Big Blue Bus Community Forum
Tell us what your thoughts are. It's not public transit without you!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Santa Monica Main Library
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Worker Bee Days: UCLA's On-Campus Organic Garden
Join E3-Ecology, Economy, Equity student organization in reinvigorating the on-campus organic garden!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
E3 Organic Garden
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Hilary Godwin - Climate Change, Environmental Justice and Public Health Preparedness in Los Angeles.
IOE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with PROF. HILARY GODWIN, UCLA
Department of Environmental Health Sciences,
School of Public Health and Institute of the Environment
Monday, February 01, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment
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Conservation International
Hari Balasubramanian, Outcomes Monitoring Manager, Conservation International, Global Conservation Fund
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Young CS50
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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 06, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek
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Toxic Tour
Learn about environmental justice and environmental racism through a tour of polluted neighborhoods of Southeast Los Angeles with the group Communities for a Better Environment.
Saturday, February 06, 2010
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Climate Change and Geoengineering
A talk by Dr. Wil Burns Editor in Chief, Journal of International Wildlife & Policy
Monday, February 08, 2010
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
UCLA School of Law
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Combating the Animal Trafficking Underground
A talk by Special Agent Ed Newcomer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
UCLA School of Law
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Kelp - I Need Somebody
Speaker: Tom Ford, Santa Monica Baykeeper
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Young CS50
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Climate change, sustainable eating and solar stoves
Presented by Climate Healers Founder/President Sailesh Rao
Thursday, February 11, 2010
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Viewpoint Conference Room
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Recology: Innovative and Sustainable Solutions to Managing our Waste. Why Zero Waste can be a Realityà</
Rachel Oster, Government Relations Manager, Recology
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Bunche 1209B
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Re-Opening the National Cemetery for Bicycle Traffic
Join campus and community stakeholders to discuss cyclist use of the National Cemetery.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Location TBD
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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 20, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek
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"Effects of temperature and rainfall on tropical rainforest productivity"
Presented by David B. Clark
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Life Sciences Building, Room 2320
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Information Session: UCLA Summer Travel Study Program: Thailand Sustainable Communities and Ecosystemsà<
Learn about this summer study abroad program in Thailand.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
La Kretz 120
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Harvesting Rain in Los Angeles
Catherine Tyrrell, Senior Associate, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Young CS50
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Dinner for 8 with Peter Trepp, CFO/COO of ServiceMesh
We have another exciting Dinner for 8 coming up next week with Peter Trepp, COO/CFO of ServiceMesh, and the test driver of the very first MINI E in the world (that's the prototype electric version of the MINI). Check out his full bio below.
As part of the dinner, he has also kindly offered to to give students a test ride in MINI E if interested. Please RSVP to christine.lee@ucla.edu by Friday, 2/19 at 5PM if you would like to attend, and include whether or not you'd like a test ride in your email. We will let you know if you are confirmed for the dinner later that Friday evening.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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Sustainable 20|10 20 people, 10 slides
The American Institute of Architects hosts a presentation featuring the latest in sustainable design.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
SPF: a Gallery
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Serve and Save the Environment
Mini-community service day for the environment. Hosted by the
Community Service Commission.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Bruin Plaza
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Federalism and Climate Change
IOE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with PROF. ANN CARLSON, UCLA Law School and Institute of the Environment
Monday, March 01, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment
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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, UC Berkeley
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Young CS50
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"The EV in LA: The Near Future of the Electric Vehicle in Los Angeles"
The LA Chapter of YPE sponsors a panel discussion and networking event.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management
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Smart Grid Thought Leadership Forum
The theme of this fourth Leadership Forum will be Securing, Scaling and Operating the Smart Grid.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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LIS Happy Hour/End of the Quarter Shindig at Brew Co (Wed 10-Mar)
Join us for the end of the quarter celebration at Westwood Brew Co!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
1097 Glendon Avenue
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AB 32.0 and the Rise of Green Digital Media
Part 1 of BREATHE LA Green Salon Series Examining the Green Streets of LA
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
California Endowment Center
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"Application of Game Theory to Conservation Planning and Prioritization"
Presented by Dr. Steven Phillips
Friday, March 19, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Life Sciences Building, Room 2320
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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, March 20, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek
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METROPOLITAN'S GLOBAL WATER & TECHNOLOGY FORUM
Please join the Metropolitan Water District on May 20th for a Global Forum on innovations in technology and water and resource conservation. The program features presentations, panel discussions and consumer how to sessions along with an exhibitors including JPL/NASA displaying working models and prototypes in emerging technologies.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Metropolitan's Visitor Center
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Plovers, Towers, and Trees: Science for Urban Conservation
Please join us for a special seminar by Dr. Travis Longcore
Monday, March 29, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
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Dan Kammen: Innovation for a Clean Economy
Dan Kammen, Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy at UC Berkeley; Professor in the Energy and Resources Group; Professor of Public Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy; Professor of Nuclear Engineering; Founding Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory; Co-Director, Berkeley Institute of the Environment
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall 110
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Dan Kammen: Innovation for a Clean Economy
Daniel M. Kammen, Ph.D.;
Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy, UC Berkeley;
An Oppenheim Lecture
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Yoram Cohen - Water Technology and Sustainability for Southern California
IOE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with PROF. YORAM COHEN, UCLA Chemical Engineering Department
Monday, April 05, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment
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Climate Change and Public Policy after Copenhagen
Center for Social Theory and Comparative History Annual Colloquium Series
Monday, April 05, 2010
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
History Conference Room, 6275 Bunche
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Green Jobs, Career & Internship Fair at UCLA
If an internship, job or career is on your horizon, come to this event to meet representatives from dozens of companies, non-profits, and governmental organizations that are leading the way in green and sustainable practices.
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ackerman Grand Ballroom
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Biodiversity of the Coastal Ocean - Past, Present and Future
Dr. Kaustuv Roy, Professor, Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall 110
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Water: Our Thirsty World
The Annenberg Space for Photography - March 27 through June 13, 2010.
Thursday, April 08, 2010
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
2000 Avenue of the Stars, #10
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Equity Pricing and Surface Transportation Politics
A special lecture at UCLA by Alan Altshuler, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard University.
Thursday, April 08, 2010
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
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Amazonian and Andean forest diversity in space and time
Miles R. Silman, Associate Professor of Biology, Wake Forest University
Friday, April 09, 2010
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
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India and Climate Change Conference
Presented by the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment, Evan Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Program and UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. Cosponsored by the UCLA Institute of the Environment's Center for Climate Change Solutions and the Asia Society of Southern California.
Friday, April 09, 2010
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
UCLA School of Law
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Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek
Heather Burdick, Santa Monica Baykeeper
Saturday, April 10, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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America's Climate Choices
Dr. Albert Carnesale, Chancellor Emeritus & Professor Public Policy/Mechanical & Aerospace
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall 110
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Free Screening of Food Fight
Attend a free screening of the important and timely documentary film followed by a panel discussion featuring the film's director.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
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"Is Water the new Oil?"
An evening with journalist Steven Solomon.
Monday, April 19, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The RAND Corporation
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Green Collar Jobs: Making a Difference in our Environment
Learn about how to pursue a career in the new green economy.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UCLA Career Center
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The Search for Sustainable Fuels: The AQMDs Clean Fuels R D + D Program
Paul Wuebben, Clean Fuels Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Technology Advancement Office
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall 110
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Earth Day Fair
It's the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and UCLA students groups and departments are merging to bring you exciting activities related to waste, water, food, and climate issues!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Kerckoff Grand Salon
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Nanotechnology: small is big
What is nanotechnology, and why is it big now? Join researchers from UCLAs Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN) for a panel discussion, Q&A, and interactive science activities.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
2:00 PM
MLK, Jr. Auditorium
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3rd Energy Efficiency Symposium
"The Future of Energy Efficiency in Buildings"
Monday, April 26, 2010
UCLA Covel Commons
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The Green Workshop
If you are interested in sustainability, please come to the student-run Green Workshop. We seek to teach participants on how to live a sustainable lifestyle.
Monday, April 26, 2010
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Murphy Sculpture Gardens
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An Environmental Perspective: From Media to Politics to Business
Bonnie Reiss, Secretary of Education, State of California
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall 110
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Sustainability Sale
UCLA Recreation is getting rid of outdoor and sports equipment at bargain prices!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
John Wooden Center
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Annual California Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC) Convergence!
On April 30-May 2, the California Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting its 8th annual Spring Convergence at UC San Diego.
Friday, April 30, 2010
7:00 PM
UC San Diego
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Charting the renewable energy future of Los Angeles
IOE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with J.R. DeShazo, School of Public Affairs and Institute of the Environment.
Monday, May 03, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
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The Green Workshop
If you are interested in sustainability, please come to the student-run Green Workshop. We seek to teach participants on how to live a sustainable lifestyle.
Monday, May 03, 2010
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Food 2.0
Sustainable Agriculture, Social Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Food.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Anderson School
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The Impact of Infectious Diseases on Ecosystem Health
Dr. Ryan Harrigan, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall 110
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GLOBAL WARMING: COMING READY OR NOT!
The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, California NanoSystems Institute, Institute of the Environment, Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences present a public lecture by Kevin E. Trenberth, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
5:00 PM
Haines Hall, Room 39
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California Clean Innovation Conference
The California Clean Innovation (CACI) Conference provides a forum for entrepreneurs, investors, and managers to review current clean technology trends and commercially viable innovations.
Friday, May 07, 2010
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Covel Commons
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The Green Workshop
If you are interested in sustainability, please come to the student-run Green Workshop. We seek to teach participants on how to live a sustainable lifestyle.
Monday, May 10, 2010
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Sustainable use of ocean resources: challenges and opportunities
Dr. Richard Ambrose, Professor and Director Environmental Sciences & Engineering Program
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall 110
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Leaders in Sustainability Commencement Ceremony - RSVP Now!
Join us in celebrating this year's commencement ceremony for LiS graduates!
Friday, May 14, 2010
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Anderson School of Management, D301
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Smart Grid Thought Leadership Forum
Creating the Future Smart Grid with Innovation, Investment and Infrastructure.
Monday, May 17, 2010
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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The Work Environment of Socially Responsible Firms
Presented by Sanja Pekovic, IoE Visiting Scholar, Paris University, Economics
Monday, May 17, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
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Go Green with Shrek
If you are interested in learning how to live more sustainable lifestyles, come to this weeks exciting session
Monday, May 17, 2010
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Royce Hall 190
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Communicating Climate Change
Presented by Mel Harte, Ph.D.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building
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New Guinea
Professor Jared Diamond, Department of Geography
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall 110
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Young Environmental Policy Leaders Panel
Hosted by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Redwood Room, Faculty Center
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Bike to Work Breakfast
Ride your bike to school on Bike to Work Day for free breakfast and fantastic raffle prizes!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Bruin Plaza
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Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek
Please join Santa Monica Baykeeper upstream at the UCLA Lab School as we continue restoration work on this section of Stone Canyon Creek.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Lunch seminar with the visiting delegation from Torino Polytechnic University
Chancellor Francesco Profumo & Professor of Economics and Management of Innovation Mario Calderini
Monday, May 24, 2010
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
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Action Research Teams Public Presentation
Please join us to learn how students, staff, and faculty have effected sustainable, collaborative change at UCLA.
Monday, May 24, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Ackerman Union
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The Green Workshop
If you are interested in sustainability, please come to the student-run Green Workshop. We seek to teach participants on how to live a sustainable lifestyle.
Monday, May 24, 2010
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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The Built Environment, a Strategy to Promote Health and Protect the Environment
Dr. Richard Jackson, Professor and Chair, Environmental Health Sciences
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
La Kretz Hall 110
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Final Capstone Presentations: Environmental Science Senior Practicum Group and Individual Projects
Please join the Institute of the Environment Colloquium on June 2, 2010 at 3:15pm for our end of the year reception in the loge area ground floor of La Kretz Hall, followed by the Senior Environmental Science Practicum Capstone Presentations at 4:00pm in the La Kretz 110 auditorium.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
3:15 PM - 6:00 PM
La Kretz Hall 110
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Conversation on the Global Reporting Initiative with Mike Wallace, Director of Sustainability Reporting Framework
Hosted by the Center for Corporate Environmental Performance and UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management
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UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science Inaugural Public Lecture & Reception
Featuring Dr. Peter Raven, "Why Conserving California's Biodiversity Matters."
Sunday, June 06, 2010
4:00 PM
King Gillette Ranch
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Has the Great Recession Chilled Interest in Environmentalism and Battling Climate Change?
IOE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with PROF. MATTHEW KAHN, UCLA Institute of the Environment, School of Public Affairs and Economics Department
Monday, June 07, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment
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Spring Green Expo
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is hosting a unique one-day educational event.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
700 N. Alameda Street
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Lunch with Jay Jensen, Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment, USDA
Jay Jensen is an alumnus of the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Geography at UCLA, and will be delivering the commencement address at the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology graduation on Sunday, June 13.
Friday, June 11, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LA KRETZ 300A
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Environmental Issues in the 21st Century - Focus on the City of Toronto
A special discussion with Canadian Fulbright Scholar Radha Rajagopalan.
Monday, June 14, 2010
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
IoE Large Conference Room
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Venice Eco-Fest 2010
The Venice Chamber of Commerce and Earth Day LA present L.A.'s largest outdoor green festival.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Winward Ave & Ocean Front Walk
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Stone Canyon Creek Restoration
Help the Santa Monica Baykeeper restore Stone Canyon Creek.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Organic Gardening 101
This hands-on class is designed for those who wish to learn the basics of how to grow their own fresh fruits , vegetables and herbs in their own backyard gardens, container gardens or at a the new community garden here at UCLA.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, E3 Garden
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Free Showing of "Countdown to Zero"
July 31 at the ArcLight Hollywood.
July 30, 31 and August 1 at the Landmark Westwood.
Friday, July 30, 2010
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Volunteers Needed! Stone Canyon Creek Restoration
Help the Santa Monica Baykeeper restore Stone Canyon Creek.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Lab School
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Bag It! A Film Festival
The Plastic Pollution Coalition invites you to a screening featuring: Bag It!, Plastic Bag and PSAs supporting AB1998.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The UCLA James Bridges Theater
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"Bag It! A Film Festival"
The Plastic Pollution Coalition presents "Bag It! A Film Festival"* at the UCLA James Bridges Theater.
Sunday Aug 22 4-7pm. RSVP@plasticpollutioncoalition.org
Sunday, August 22, 2010
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
UCLA James Bridges Theater
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Women in Green Forum
The Women in Green Forum is the nation's only conference focused on women in environmental careers.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
300 E. Green Street
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UCLA Volunteer Day 2010
Community Volunteer Opportunity
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Time to be announced.
Emerson Middle School
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Opportunity Green
Opportunity Green inspires a collaborative culture of new thinking and unconventional ideas that pushes change in unexpected ways.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
480 S Bixel Street
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The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth presented by Eric Pooley
Hosted by the School of Public Affairs Luskin Center for Innovation.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
UCLA Law School
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Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek
Please join Santa Monica Baykeeper and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission at the UCLA Lab School on Saturday, September 25th from 10am-1pm to restore this section of Stone Canyon Creek.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Lab School
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Coastal Cleanup Day
Participate in coastal cleanup activities with Heal the Bay on Saturday, September 25, 2010.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Heal the Bay
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"Phytoplankton blooms detected by SeaWIFS along the central and southern California coast" presented by Nick Nezlin (SCCWRP)
Coastal Seminar/Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) 277
Thursday, September 30, 2010
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
7124B Math Bldg.
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The Alternative Energy & Transportation Expo
5th Annual AltCar Expo & Conference
Friday, October 01, 2010
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1855 Main Street
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Regulating lifecycle emissions: Where does the buck stop?
IoE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with Professor Deepak Rajagopal, Institute of the Environment.
Monday, October 04, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall
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Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek
Please join Santa Monica Baykeeper and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission at the UCLA Lab School on Saturday, October 9th from 10am-1pm to restore this section of Stone Canyon Creek.
Saturday, October 09, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Lab School
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"Yellow Dirt: Uranium, Navajos, and a Slow-Motion Environmental Tragedy"
Presented by Judy Pasternak
Monday, October 11, 2010
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Life Sciences Conference Room
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Lunch Talk with Peter Fox - Penner
Talk about his book "Smart Power", Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
School of Public Affairs, Faculty Lounge, Room 5391
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Nanotechnology Symposium VI: 'Progress in Protection'
Cosponsored by UCLA, Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology and Department of Toxic Substances Control.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
California NanoSystems Institute
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Name Change Celebration
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Fall Quarter Social
Thursday, October 14, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
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UCLA City-Global Reception at Solar Power International
Join us for an invitation-only reception welcoming colleagues from Beijing to Los Angeles.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Farm Restaurant @ LA Live
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Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative (LASC) Kick-off Event
Thursday, October 14, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
La Cachette Bistro
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October Steering Committee Meeting
October 2010 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event)
Thursday, October 14, 2010
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
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No on Prop 23 Rally
Sponsored by Clean Tech L.A., E3, Global Green, Union of Concerned Scientists, Clean Economy Network, CAP Action and others.
Friday, October 15, 2010
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Meyerhoff Park
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Climate Change and Urban Forests in Los Angeles
A forum to discuss the scientific and institutional lessons learned from the Los Angeles Million Tree Initiative.
Friday, October 15, 2010
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
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Learn How We Can Get LA Off Coal!
Every day, Los Angeles gets 44% of its energy from dirty, polluting coal plants. The Sierra Club is on a mission to change that!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
MVCC Green Booth at the Mar Vista Farmers Market Grandview at Venice Blvd.
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2nd Annual FutureBuild LA 2010
This conference features high profile speakers, educational sessions, roundtable discussions, marketplace expo and an abundance of networking opportunities.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1201 South Figueroa Street
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4th Annual Sustainability Fair
Come find out more about what's happening on campus in sustainability and how you can get involved!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
UCLA Campus
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Proposition 23 and the Future of California's Economy and Environment
A public debate presented by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, KPCC Southern California Public Radio and the Los Angeles Times.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Korn Convocation Hall
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"CLIMATOPOLIS: How Cities will Thrive in the Hotter Future" presented by IoES Professor Matt Kahn
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The Actor's Gang
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Resnick Institute Inaugural Lecture with Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla is a venture capitalist and co-founder of Sun Microsystems. He came to the U.S. from India in 1976, and over the next 25 years, is said to have created six new jobs for every day he'd been in the country. In 1986 Vinod switched sides and joined venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), becoming a general partner.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Hameetman Auditorium, Cahill Building, Caltech Campus
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 277 Coastal Seminar
"COSEE-West: Building Bridges between Scientists and the Community"
Presented by Gwen Noda, COSEE-West
Thursday, October 28, 2010
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Math Bldg, 7124A
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"Environmental Compliance Programs at a Major Electric Utility"
Presented by Rick Greenwood, Southern California Edison, Environment, Health & Safety
Thursday, October 28, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall
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Modern lifestyle + old bodies = new diseases
IoE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with Professor Jared Diamond, UCLA Department of Geography and Institute of the Environment.
Monday, November 01, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
California NanoSystems Institute building
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Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Monthly Faculty Meeting
IoES faculty meetings occur the first Tuesday of every month from 1 - 2 PM.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
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IPAM: Historical, UCLA, NSF and Global Perspectives
IPAM's 10th anniversary is an occasion to reflect on its vision, inception and success.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
4:30 PM
1178 Franz
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City of LA Green Building Team Meeting
The Green Building Team holds public meetings and addresses technical issues, to review and suggest modifications to the Los Angeles Municipal Code, to oversee the Standards of Sustainability and Sustainable Excellence, and to establish and maintain city staff education and an educational public outreach program.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
City Hall Room 1050
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Mathematics for Air Traffic Control and Other Hybrid Systems
Updating the Air Traffic Control system with new algorithms, automation, and decision making tools is an important problem, yet the transportation needs in the United States today present challenges that are not answered by the kinds of control systems that have been built in the past.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
4:30 PM
1178 Franz
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Japan
"East Meets West: What is Moral Capitalism?" Come learn from Dr. Hiroshi Tasaka, a distinguished business philosopher, prolific author and founder of SophiaBank, a think tank that supports social entrepreneurs in Japan, and the Japan Social Entrepreneur Forum.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
B210, UCLA Anderson School of Management
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Cleantech Group Water Opportunities Series: Water Efficiency
Cleantech Focus Los Angeles brings together the biggest spenders of water technologies to talk about the dollars flowing into reuse technologies, ICT-based management technologies and demand side efficiency technologies.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
UCLA Sunset Village Meeting Facilities
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Wise Power Use Expo - November 3, 2010
Following up on last year's standing room only Wise Water Use Expo, the Mar Vista Community Council Green Committee announces The Wise Power Use Expo. This event is geared toward helping people learn about the numerous ways they can reduce their use of electricity or switch to clean fuels like solar power.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Gymnasium at Windward School
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Consulting
Are consulting firms socially responsible? Come learn from David Porges, U.S. Regional Operations & Pacific Southwest Leader National Community Involvement for Deloitte LLP.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
D310, UCLA Anderson School of Management
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Transit: Freedom through Geometry
Jarrett Walker is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. He has been a full-time consultant since 1991 and has led numerous major planning projects in North America, Australia, and New Zealand.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
2238 Public Affairs
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Watch TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch Live on Nov. 6!
On Saturday November 6, TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch will explore the insidious devastation of plastic pollution. Prominent thought leaders, innovators, and artists will share what they know, explore solutions, and present plans for action.
Saturday, November 06, 2010
8:30 PM - 6:00 PM
www.tedxgreatpacificgarbagepatch.com
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Group meeting with Vice Chancellor for Research Dr. James Economou
Learn more about the new leadership at the UCLA OVCR.
Monday, November 08, 2010
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
La Kretz Hall
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Leaders in Sustainability Info Session & Kickoff
Monday, November 08, 2010
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UCLA Anderson, B209
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Getting Around LA Without a Car: The Basics of Biking, Riding Transit + Other Alternative Transportation
A workshop organized by a coalition of undergraduate and graduate student leaders and clubs.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
School of Public Affairs Room 2232
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Resilience, Ecology and Adaptation in the Experimental City
Dr. James Evans is Director of the Masters of Science in Environmental Governance at the University of Manchester (UK). He is also a Visiting Scholar at UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
Friday, November 12, 2010
3:00 PM
1261 Bunche Hall
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Bringing Home the Ranch: Urban Agriculture in Southern California
This one-day symposium brings together academics and others interested in the future of urban agriculture and introduces the Huntington's experimental urban agricultural station, the Ranch.
Friday, November 12, 2010
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
The Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road
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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, November 13, 2010
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Angelus Plaza, 255 S. Hill St. Fourth floor meeting room #422
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Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek
Please join Santa Monica Baykeeper and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission at the UCLA Lab School on Saturday, November 13h from 10am-1pm to restore this section of Stone Canyon Creek.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Lab School
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Saving Green$ By Being Green
Presented by the Producers Guild of America, Green Committee West
Saturday, November 13, 2010
9:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sony Pictures Entertainment
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UCLA Travel Study Info Sessions
Learn more details, meet the faculty director, and chat with former participants of the programs.
Monday, November 15, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
11377 Bunche Hall
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L.A. LIVE and AEG Host America Recycles Day
L.A. LIVE is hosting the largest America Recycles Day Event in LA on Monday November 15th.
Monday, November 15, 2010
7:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Nokia Plaza at L.A. LIVE 800 W. Olympic Blvd.
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CEE 259A: Selected Topics in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
ANODE-RESPIRING BACTERIA — ELECTRICITY-PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS presented by César I. Torres, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
11:00 PM - 12:00 PM
4275 BOELTER HALL
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Fall Oppenheim Event: Climate Refugees - A private screening and panel discussion after the film
"Climate Refugees" is a documentary film about "the human face of climate change."
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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Was the Mexican Revolution Ecologically Sustainable?
A Lecture by Mikael D. Wolfe. Presented by the Center for Mexican Studies.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
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November Steering Committee Meeting
November 2010 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event)
Thursday, November 18, 2010
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
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The Great Los Angeles Walk 2010
The Great Los Angeles Walk 2010 takes place tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Global Reproductive Health and the Environment
Come to an educational workshop on how you can make a difference for global poverty, gender inequity, lack of access to reproductive health care, and climate change.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room 33-105, UCLA Center for Health Sciences Building
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Winter Quarterly Meeting
The Winter 2010 public Quarterly Meeting of the L.A. Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability. The focus of the roundtables will be EVs - electric vehicles.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Metro Headquarters
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Plug-and-Play: Cities on Smart Grid
Smart Grid technology will fundamentally change how energy is priced and how we think about and use energy, both at work and at home. Join us as we examine the path that cities-the first line of Smart Grid development-are taking to a smarter, greener and more efficient grid.
Thursday, December 02, 2010
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
LA Center Studios 1201 West 5th Street
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EHS M411 Seminar
"Landscapes and Human Health" presented by William Sullivan, PhD, Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois
Thursday, December 02, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Public Health Building, 23-105 CHS, UCLA
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What Drives Discretion in Vehicle Emissions Testing Outcomes?
IoE/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar with Professor Jason Snyder, UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Monday, December 06, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall
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Green California Schools Summit
The Green California Schools Summit & Expo is the largest green school event in California.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Pasadena Convention Center 300 E Green Street
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Financing Renewable Energy: Alternative Sources of Capital
Morrison & Foerster's Cleantech practice group, Cleantech Los Angeles and LARTA Institute are pleased to invite you to our Annual Cleantech Roadshow Seminar.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE 900 West Olympic Boulevard
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December Steering Committee Meeting
December 2010 Meeting of the LARC Steering Committee (not a public event)
Thursday, December 09, 2010
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
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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, December 11, 2010
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Angelus Plaza, 4th Floor Community Room 255 S. Hill Street
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Volunteers Needed! Help Restore Stone Canyon Creek
Please join Santa Monica Baykeeper and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission at the UCLA Lab School on Saturday, December 11th from 10am-1pm to restore this section of Stone Canyon Creek.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Lab School
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Pacific Cities Sustainability Initiative
At this PCSI forum, sustainability experts from academe, public utilities, and private firms will provide their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of moving California towards a more sustainable future.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Davidson Conference Center 3415 South Figueroa Street
