Calendar of Events
Events for 2008
Preventing the Introduction of Invasive Plants through the Horticultural Trade
Ashley Boren, President, Sustainable Conservation
Monday, January 14, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Climate Change and the Law
Sean Hecht, Executive Director, UCLA Environmental Law Center
Monday, January 28, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Focus the Nation
Focus the Nation is an all-day event to promote sustainability and to allow students a chance to learn about and discuss issues of climate change.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
12:00 PM - 10:30 PM
UCLA Campus
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A Blueprint for Healing the Bay
Mark Gold, President and CEO, Heal the Bay
Monday, February 11, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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A Blueprint for Healing the Bay
The UCLA Institute of the Environment Oppenheim Lecture Series
Presents: Dr. Mark Gold, President, Heal the Bay.
Monday, February 11, 2008
6:00 PM
Lenart Auditorium
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Energy Efficiency: the first, and most profitable way to delay Climate Change
Arthur Rosenfeld, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Presented in Conjunction with the Department of Physics and Astronomy:
Monday, February 25, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Place-Based Management of Ocean Ecosystems
Gail Osherenko, Bren School of the Environment, University of California at Santa Barbara
Monday, March 10, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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The Santa Ana Winds of California
MARILYN RAPHAEL,
Geography, UCLA
Saturday, April 05, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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Balancing Fire Hazard Reduction and Resource Protection in California's Fire Prone Ecosystems
Jon Keeley, Research Ecologist, USGS; Adjunct Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA
Monday, April 07, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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From a tangle of challenges on a greenhouse planet - depleted energy and resources, crashing species, crushing health costs - can we weave wholecloth solutions? We must - it's this century's work.
Richard Jackson,
Director, Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan
Monday, April 14, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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Earth Week events start April 22
Blue plus gold = green during UCLA Earth Week 2008.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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Earth Day
Blue + Gold = Green!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
38-138 & 47-124 Engineering IV
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The Return of Stone Canyon Creek
Then you saw it, now you don't. Someday soon, you may see it again. A presentation of ongoing efforts to restore the often overlooked Stone Canyon Creek on UCLA campus.
Monday, April 28, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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California Clean Innovation 2008: Driving Technology, Business and Policy Innovation
A day-long conference to review the current state of the Clean Technology sector, explore applications on the horizon, and discuss the importance of each discipline & success factor across the clean tech value chain.
Friday, May 09, 2008
7:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Thomas Bradley Hall
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2041 Voyage for Cleaner Energy
ROBERT SWAN,
Polar Explorer and Environmental Leader
Monday, May 12, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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Complexity, Resilience, and Uncertainty in Urban Ecosystems: Linking Observations, Models, and Scenarios
MARINA ALBERTI,
Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington
Monday, May 19, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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Renewable Energy 101
FEED is hosting several very distinguished scientists and professionals to speak on a variety renewable energy issues. Dr. Woodrow Clark, Co-Recipient of the Nobel Prize in 2007 for his work on the IPCC, is one of our keynote speakers.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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2008 Current Trends in University Mail
This session teaches how to deliver mail campaigns that support the environment, improve your mail deliverability, eliminate waste, and combine the power of mail with the internet. The session also provides tips to lower postage costs, maximize readability, and more.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Designing Climate Change Policy: Implementing California AB 32
Speakers from academia, industry, government, and policy-making
communities will share expertise to help design policies stemming from California Assembly Bill 32The California Climate Initiative.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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UCLA Extension's The Business of Green: What's the Payoff?
This conference focuses on the practical aspects of operating a green business: the challenges, the opportunities, and the profitability of capitalizing on sustainability practices. It is designed for the business professional seeking relevant information on sustainability, implementation techniques, and advice about green practices that work in todays business world.
Friday, May 23, 2008
8:15 AM - 4:45 PM
Westin Long Beach
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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, May 24, 2008
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek
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Green Pasadena Leadership Summit: Building communities for future generations
The Green Pasadena Leadership Summit includes: presentations by policy makers and professionals on environmental issues, workshops on making committees greener, as well as town hall style meetings.
Friday, June 06, 2008
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Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders (CEREL) First Meeting
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is forming a Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders (CEREL) - an organization of leaders of university-based energy centers and programs, as well as national laboratories and related research and education units to: network with peers, identify common issues and challenges, share solutions, and set the stage for future collaborations.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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South Bay Bird Society and West Valley Bird Society Presents: "Hotspots"
South Bay Bird Society and West Valley Bird Society are hosting the documentary "Hotspots" July 13th at the Hermosa Beach Theatre.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
6:30 PM
Hermosa Beach Playhouse
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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, July 19, 2008
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek
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Solartaxi - First Solar Powered World Tour at UCLA
Solartaxi is a unique vehicle, driven by 100% solar power. Louis Palmer, the owner and inventor of Solartaxi, is currently on his way round the globe on a mission to promote clean technology.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Solartaxi
First Solar Powered World Tour at UCLA
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
UCLA
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7th Annual UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference: Putting Sustainability to Work
Join over 850 students, staff, faculty and administrators in California higher education as they explore the ways in which we can implement sustainability on campuses statewide. Learn about social, environmental, and economic sustainability and see what campuses are doing to prepare future generations for green collar jobs and contemporary culture.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
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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, August 09, 2008
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek
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Highlighting Transboundary Environmental Cooperation in the Middle East
Please join us on September 9 for an enlightening and inspiring program featuring environmental experts from Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority who have championed the field of trans-boundary environmental cooperation through the model of the ground-breaking Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
5:00 PM
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UCLA Staff Assembly Sustainable Learn at Lunch: Transportation Alternatives
A lunchtime informative presentation on transportation alternatives available for UCLA staff.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Strathmore 117
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Smart Markets For Water Resources
John F. Raffensperger, Ph.D. from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand will present a general framework for "smart" water markets.
Monday, September 22, 2008
12:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300-A
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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, September 27, 2008
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek
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Dolphin Project - Think and Grow Rich
Environmental Science Colloquium with MARTIN DUNKERTON, Creation Films
Monday, September 29, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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Evolutionary Change in Human-altered Environment
Faculty Brown Bag Seminar with PROF. TOM SMITH, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Thursday, October 02, 2008
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: Green Ambassadors Is Creating Change Agents
Environmental Science Colloquium with GREEN AMBASSADORS & SARA LAIMAN, Environmental Charter High School
Monday, October 06, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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Jason Burnett, EPA Climate Change Whistleblower, Speaks at UCLA Law
Former EPA staffer and climate change expert Jason Burnett, who has recently testified to Congress about that the agency's denial of California's request to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and on the Bush administration's response to Mass. v. EPA, will speak. This lecture is sponsored by the Emmett Center on Climate Change, the Environment and the Evan Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Program, and the Environmental Law Society. Pizza lunch will be served.
Monday, October 13, 2008
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
UCLA School of Law, Room 1457
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Discussion and Preparation for Community Service Event
Environmental Science Colloquium
Monday, October 13, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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Green Initiatives in Print and Mail
Join other UCLA staff and learn more about green printing, efficient uses of paper, and digital work-flows. You can help reduce waste while still accomplishing your document communication needs.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Anderson School of Management, Korn Convocation Hall
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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, October 18, 2008
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek
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Rainforest Conservation Event
Sunday, October 19, 2008
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bergamont Station
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The Industrialization of Agriculture and Counter Trends: Environmental Implications
Environmental Science Colloquium with DR. JON PHILLIPS, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Monday, October 20, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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UCLA General Services Sustainability Fair
Come join in on the 2nd annual General Services Sustainability Fair.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
UCLA Bruin Plaza
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Urban Green Cuisine: Regenerating Urban Food Systems
Environmental Science Colloquium with RICKEY SMITH, Urban Green Cuisine
Monday, October 27, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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Wine and Environmental Economics
Environmental Science Colloquium with DR. MAGALI DELMAS, UCLA Institute of the Environment
Monday, November 03, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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Institutionalizing Sustainability - the Los Angeles Million Tree Program
Faculty Brown Bag Seminar with DR. STEPHANIE PINCETL, Institute of the Environment and U.S. Forest Service
Thursday, November 06, 2008
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment
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This Way to Sustainability Conference: Connecting to the North State
This will be the largest sustainability conference in Northern California this year. There will be over 80 sessions, 5 keynote addresses, and 7 tours.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
California State University
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Opportunity Green Sustainable Business Conference, Day One
Opportunity Green 2008 at UCLA is an unprecedented gathering of the prime movers and shakers transforming the world of green business.
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Time to be announced.
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Opportunity Green Sustainable Business Conference, Day Two
Opportunity Green 2008 at UCLA is an unprecedented gathering of the prime movers and shakers transforming the world of green business.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Time to be announced.
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Environmental Implications of the Re-introduction of Wolves
Environmental Science Colloquium with DR. WOLFGANG BUERMANN, UCLA Institute of the Environment, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Monday, November 10, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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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, November 15, 2008
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stone Canyon Creek
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2008 Behavior, Energy and Climate Change ("BECC") Conference
The conference is focused on understanding the behavior and decision-making of individuals and organizations and using that knowledge to help accelerate our transition to an energy-efficient and low-carbon economy.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
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A Special Lecture with Germany's Former Minister for Energy & the Environment
Dr. Hermann Scheer, a Member of the German Parliament
(Bundestag) is coming to UCLA for a lecture on Germany's recent energy policy changes. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
La Kretz Hall Auditorium, 110
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Unbreaking the Camel's Back: The Science of Sustaining Coral Reefs
Dr. Terry Hughes from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies delivers a talk focusing on the dynamics of reef collapse and recovery, on what we can do to confront this global decline, and on the role of science in improving the policy, governance and management of reefs.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
4:00 PM
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Climate Change: Impact on Species Evolution
Environmental Science Colloquium with DR. CURTIS DEUTSCH, UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Monday, November 24, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
110 La Kretz Hall
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UCLA Staff Assembly Sustainable Learn at Lunch: UCLA Recycling Program
A lunchtime informative presentation on UCLA's Recycling Program.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Student Activities Center
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Leaders In Sustainability Lecture
"The Financial Meltdown Does Not Slow Global Warming: Israel's Environmental Challenges and Innovative Emerging Solutions" by Dr. Miriam (Miki) Haran.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
6:45 PM
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Toward a Post-Kyoto Climate Change Architecture: A Political Analysis
Faculty Brown Bag Seminar with PROF. KAL RAUSTALIA, UCLA School of Law
Written with Robert Keohane of Princeton
Thursday, December 04, 2008
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Institute of the Environment
