NEXT: People | Science | Tomorrow

NEXT:People | Science | Tomorrow explores the intersection of science and the human condition. These programs are informal conversations, open to the public on an RSVP basis. The host and moderator is Mat Kaplan, who - in his day job - is the producer of Planetary Radio for The Planetary Society. In Southern CA Public […]

Leaders in Sustainability Alumni Panel and Reception

HearCareer Insights from UCLA Alums Take a Finals Break with Sustainability Leaders and Free Food Panelists: Nicholas Nairn-Birch  Nicholas Nairn-Birch is an Air Resources Engineer with the California Air Resources Board in the Incentives and Technology Advancement Branch. He recently returned to California after working in Washington D.C. as Environmental Protection Specialist with the U.S. […]

IoES/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar: Public Utility and the Low-Carbon Future

Substantialreductions in global power sector emissions will be needed by midcentury to avoid significant disruption of the climate system. Achieving these reductions will require greatly increased levels of financing, technological innovation, and policy reform. In the United States, the scale and complexity of the overall challenge have raised important questions regarding prevailing regulatory and business […]

2015 Sustainability Summit

They keytheme of LABC’s 2015 Sustainability Summit is the “Path to Paris” and what the global conversation at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference means for California and the Los Angeles region. This year’s Summit will also focus on: The global renewable energy market; setting an interim target and standard for greenhouse gas emissions […]

What are we Missing? Rethinking Strategies to Advance Women in Technology

*REGISTRATION REQUIRED. PLEASE CONTACT REBECCA SADWICK RSADWICK@LUSKIN.UCLA.EDU FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION.  Event SummaryWhat Are We Missing? Rethinking Strategies to Advance Women in Technology (Conference to Advance Women in Tech) will explore effective ways to advance women of all races, backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses in the tech sector.    Strategies to reduce gender inequality in the tech sector fall […]

Energy Innovation Conference: Transforming an Industry

What does the utility of the future look like with the uprising of distributed solar electricity generation? When will battery storage become affordable enough and what impact will its mass adoption on our daily life? Where is the oil & gas market going? How will California continue its leadership position in the adoption of innovation […]