Student Survey for Consumer Panel: The Entertainment Merchant Association is assembling a consumer panel to discuss how and where students access entertainment content. In this panel, they want to include two college students that are active users of digital entertainment and view content on a variety of platforms. If selected, panelists will receive $100.Student DiscountIf you […]
How has the State Water Resources Control Board managed water during this drought?What has the Board learned about how to respond to the next drought? Featuring:Felicia Marcus, Chair, Max Gomberg, Water Conservation Policy Advisor State Water Resources Control Board Complimentary Refreshments Following the Lecture RSVP only: Limited Seating Sponsored by:UCLA Institute of the […]
Diverging Destinies of Dads: Growing Inequality’s Impact on theAmerican FamilyWith Kathryn Edin of Johns Hopkins University Register at http://feclecturenov4.eventbrite.com Kathryn Edin is one of the nation’s leading poverty researchers. The hallmark of her research is her direct, in-depth observations of the lives of low-income women and men and is particularly interested in questions about the urban poor that […]
QUARTERLY ECONOMIC OUTLOOKOur December UCLA Anderson Forecast will address the critical infrastructure investments that California requires for a prosperous future. Some of these requirements are made obvious by our daily commutes past parched lawns and dying trees, on roads crowded with vehicles and peppered with potholes, while avoiding the latest water-main breaks. “More of the […]
About the SpeakerAlex Wang is an Assistant Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. His primary research and teaching interests are in environmental law, Chinese law, comparative law, and torts. He has been a visiting assistant professor at UC Berkeley School of Law.Wang was previously a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) based […]
Hurdles and Steps:Estimating Demand for Solar PhotovoltaicsTsvetan Tsvetanov, Yale UniversityKenneth Gillingham, Yale UniversityNovember 12, 2014JOB MARKET PAPER: AbstractIn light of the steadily decreasing step schedule of financial incentives for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in a number of states, understanding the demand for residential PV systems is important for both policymakers and firms. This paper estimates […]
The UCLA Luskin Center for Innoation will be sponsoring Net Impact for an evening with Dr. RichardJackson from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for a provocative presentation on how the built environment affects human health. Dinner will be provided and there will be time for networking after the presentation. Register Here.Dr. Jackson is the recipient of the 2015 Henry […]
The California Plug-In ElectricVehicle Collaborative’s first meeting of 2015 is on Tuesday, March 10 on the UCLA campus. The meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. and will end at 4:30 p.m. UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation will host an on-site networking reception immediately after the meeting adjourns. Our agenda is taking shape and will include […]
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 […]
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. […]