Events

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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Two speaker profiles for Science & Suds 92225

Science and Suds, Event 6

Hosted by CDLS and Los Angeles Ale Works

We believe science belongs in community spaces — not just classrooms and conferences. That’s why we’re teaming up with Los Angeles Ale Works – Culver City for Science & Suds,…

Special Event

The 2025 Pritzker Lunch & Learn

A conversation with this year’s Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award finalists

Event Overview Join us for a special Lunch & Learn with the finalists of the Ninth Annual Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award. This event offers a rare opportunity to hear…

Flyer featuring a picture of Ben Novak that reads: “The UCLA La Kretz Center 14th Annual Public Lecture. Biotechnology for Conservation Success: From Black-footed Ferrets to Passenger Pigeons. Saturday, October 11th, 2025. UCLA Boyer Hall, Room 159. 3pm - 5pm. Free Entry for All Ages. Ben Novak—Lead Scientist at Revive & Restore: Genetic rescue of endangered and extinct species.”

Lecture Series

The 14th Annual La Kretz Center Public Lecture

This year’s topic is Biotechnology for Conservation

The UCLA La Kretz Center of California Conservation Science is excited to be hosting the 14th Annual La Kretz Center Public Lecture on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, at Boyer Hall on the UCLA main…

Close-up of a teal fountain pen resting on a manuscript with cursive writing, symbolizing historical records and agreements.

Special Event

Reparations: A Transatlantic Conversation

Examining histories, debates and futures of repair

Event Overview Join us for a one-hour panel exploring how reparations are debated and practiced across different contexts, from Britain’s legacy of slavery to the United States’ ongoing struggle over…

PAST EVENTS

2018 IoES Gala | Sea CO2 Change

honoring Keely Shaye Brosnan Director and Producer of Poisoning Paradise Pierce Brosnan Executive Producer of Poisoning Paradise Van Jones Founder of Green For All & Dream Corps and host committee Courteney…

A Conversation on Politics, Ethics and Well-Being in the Anthropocene

Please join our expert panel as we explore the ways democratic politics, law and ethics can serve our collective well-being and public health in a world where climate change and…

Energy Policy Panel

The panel will be moderated by UCLA’s Chief Sustainability Officer, who is modernizing the university’s energy infrastructure to be more environmentally sustainable, and will feature experts in California state policy…

Holding Fossil Fuel Companies Liable for Climate Change Harms in California

Union of Concerned Scientists and the UCLA School of Law Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment invite you to a stimulating conversation exploring whether and how the fossil fuel industry can…