Events

Grand Theft Eco: The iBear in the River

LENS screening of the first episode of Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles.

Grand Theft Eco is a machinima series and pedagogical engine that repurposes the video game Grand Theft Auto to explore possible eco-futures of LA in the year 2050.

burned down homes and scorched trees

Wildfire disaster, recovery, and resilience: what have we learned?

2024-2025 Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series

Wildfire recovery in the U.S., particularly in California, is a slow and complex process hindered by unique post-fire challenges like housing shortages, regulatory hurdles, and underinsurance, but innovative solutions are emerging to improve resilience and equity.

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.

On Campus

UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar

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PAST EVENTS

3 Climate Change Art Exhibits Under 1 Roof

Join Avenue 50 Studio and the Los Angeles Center for Urban Natural Resources Sustainability for a closing reception and panel discussion featuring 3 climate change-themed art shows under one roof...all in the birthplace of Los Angeles, El Pueblo.

Our Path Forward: Addressing the Alzheimer’s Epidemic

Addressing the Alzheimer’s Epidemic, the inaugural episode of Our Path Forward, will be held on Tuesday, November 15 at 12:00 p.m. PST via Zoom webinar. Dr. Brookmeyer will host Dr. Claudia…

Protected: “Imagining and Reflecting on Partnerships” — A Pritzker Genius Award gathering

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2022 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award ceremony

The Pritzker Award aims to recognize an environmental leader, under the age of 40, who is on the verge of making lasting change in the field of environmental sustainability.

Sustainability and ESG

With rising income inequality, a rapidly changing climate, and global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, the stakes have never been higher. Businesses are increasingly vowing to become more sustainable and…