Events

Upcoming Events

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Special Event

Celebrating the Inaugural Issue of LENS: The Journal of Environmental Narratives

Meet the students shaping the future of environmental storytelling.

Celebrate the launch of LENS: The Journal of Environmental Narratives, a new undergraduate journal at UCLA. Meet the student editors and contributors, explore the inaugural issue, and learn how to get involved. Refreshments will be served.

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The Snail Darter and the Politics of Taxonomy

The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability's Fall 2026 Lecture, presented by Yale Professor Thomas Near

The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability invites you to our Fall 2026 lecture with Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University Thomas Near

Michael Kimmelman

How to Tell the Story of a City

Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic, The New York Times

Michael Kimmelman is the architecture critic at The New York Times and founder of Headway. He has written from more than 40 countries and was for some years a columnist…

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Book Talk | The Myth of Sustainable Cities: Losing the Holocene

Professor Stephanie Pincetl discusses her new book with Professor of Anthropology Monica L. Smith

Join us for a conversation with IoES Professor and Founding Director of the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA Stephanie Pincetl about her new book, "The Myth of Sustainable Cities: Losing the Holocene"

On Campus

UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar

For those interested in more campus events on the environment and sustainability, follow our friends at UCLA Sustainability.

Past Events

Center for Tropical Research Social Mixer

🗓️ Date: January 17, 2024. 🕕 Time: 4pm — 6pm 📍 Venue: UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion

UCLA TDG x Aioi Cleantech for Mobility Technology Pitch Day

This event promises to be a dynamic forum for exploring the latest advancements in clean technology that are set to revolutionize the mobility and transportation ecosystems. Don’t miss the opportunity…

The Center for Diverse Leadership in Science Presents: A Discussion with Critical Ecology Lab’s Suzanne Pierre & Em Whalen

Please join the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science and Critical Ecology Lab for a lunch discussion on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, from 12:30-1:30pm in Geology Room 4667. Lunch will be provided to attendees.…

Sage Hill Fall Restoration Volunteer Day

Help us restore UCLA’s Sage Hill by removing invasive plants and planting native plants. We’ll be planting native plants such as California brittlebrush, milkweed, black sage, and yucca. Meet at…

Overheated: What to watch for, and ignore, at the UN climate talks

Join the Emmett Institute’s faculty experts, including several who will be on the ground in Dubai, for a panel discussion that previews the top challenges and opportunities for international negotiation,…