Events

Joshua Busby

Special Event

States and Nature: The Effects of Climate Change on Security

Why climate change may lead to violent conflict or humanitarian emergencies in some places but not others.

A webinar with Joshua W. BusbyProfessor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs,University of Texas, Austin Joshua W. Busby will talk about his book States and Nature: The Effects of Climate…

Symposium

Latina Futures and the Environment

Día de los Muertos: A Tribute to Cindy Montañez and Unfinished Struggles for Justice

Join us for a powerful event that explores the intersection of environmental justice and Latina futures, honoring the legacy of Cindy Montañez. This special Día de los Muertos tribute will…

Xin Liu, The Mothership, detail, 2023

Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Exhibition runs from Sep 14, 2024 to Jan 5, 2025

The exhibition considers environmental art practices that address the climate crisis and anthropogenic disasters and their inescapable intersection with issues of equity and social justice.

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PAST EVENTS

The Role of Preferential Sampling

Sponsored by UCLA Departments of Statistics and Biostatistics and the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Abstract: The notion of preferential sampling was introduced into the literature in the…

Urban Water Conservation in a Drought

About this event During the last drought (2011 -2017), California had to manage through emergency regulation which includes conservation mandates. Since then, new legislation was signed to “Make Conservation a…

The Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award Ceremony

Finalists David Diaz, Farwiza Farhan and Chook-Chook Hillman were selected from a pool of 18 candidates to move on to the final round of judging. Each of them takes a…

A Celebration of Environmental Heroes

With Al Gore & Shonda Rhimes Presenting Honors to  Jaden Smith & Amariyanna Copeny (Little Miss Flint) Also Featuring: Courteney Cox & Coco Arquette Natasha Bedingfield Gisele Bündchen Harrison Ford…

USGBC-LA’s Thought Leadership Series: Reducing California’s Fire Risk

USGBC-LA is hosting this event to bring together the sustainability, green building, and fire prevention communities to jointly address wildfire resilience across California. The event will begin with virtual tours…