Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative Annual Awards Gala, supported by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
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Events for August 12, 2013 - April 8, 2013
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IoES/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar – Aradhna Tripati
Glacial Climate Aradhna Tripati, Assistant Professor University of California, Los Angeles Departments of Earth and Space Sciences & Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics My research group uses the sedimentary record to address fundamental questions about the dynamics of climate change, both past and future. We work on the development […]
IOES/Luskin Research Seminar- Magali Delmas
"CorporateSustainability and Employee Productivity" Magali Delmas, Professor of ManagementUniversity of California, Los AngelesUCLA Institute of the Environment & UCLA Anderson School of Management Magali Delmas has written more than 50 articles, book chapters and case studies on business and the natural environment. Standing at the crossroads of policy and management, Magali Delmas’ research focuses on the various interactions […]
Regulatory Moneyball: Lessons from the Obama Administration
One of America’s leading public intellectuals and anadvisor to President Obama, Cass R. Sunstein recently served as Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, within the Office of Management and Budget. In this position, he influenced the design and development of federal regulations. Professor Sunstein will present his approach to regulatory […]
IoES/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar – Bradley Shaffer
Bradley Shaffer, Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of California, Los AngelesDepartments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Shaffer is a scientist who is as comfortable working with business leaders, politicians, activists and citizens on conservation policy questions as he is in the laboratory untangling amphibian genetics. Shaffer recently left UC Davis to become Distinguished […]
Alternative Testing Strategies for Carbon Nanotubes and Other Modes of Nanomaterial Toxicity: Developing a 21st Century Scientific and Policy Framework for Industrial Chemicals
Invitation only event, January 16-17.Participant log-in at:Alternative Testing Strategies for Carbon Nanotubes and Other Modes of Nanomaterial Toxicity: Developing a 21st Century Scientific and Policy Framework for Industrial Chemicals
IoES/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar – J.R. DeShazo
"The Future of Plug-In Electric Vehicles"Link to presentation slides CLICK HEREJ.R. DeShazo, Director of the Luskin Center forInnovation and Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Public Policy in the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA, is an expert in economics, public finance, and organizational governance. He holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning […]
Environmental Economics, Policy and Management Monthly Seminar Series: Charles Corbett
Energy Efficiency in Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Firms:Order Effects and the Adoption of Process Improvement Recommendations Suresh Muthulingam, Cornell University, Johnson School of Management Charles Corbett, UCLA Anderson School of Management Shlomo Benartzi, UCLA Anderson School of Management Bohdan Oppenheim, Loyola Marymount University Abstract In many manufacturing operations, profitable energy efficiency opportunities remain […]
Oppenheim Lecture: Conservation for Our World of Nine Billion People: The End of Nostalgia and Apocaholism
PeterKareiva is the chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, where he is responsible for developing and helping to implement science-based conservation throughout this worldwide conservation organization and for forging new linkages with partners. To register CLICK HEREThe Oppenheim Lecture Series has been established at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability through a generous gift […]
Westside Mayors 2013
The Westside cities - West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, and Santa Monica – are all on different but overlapping paths to bright futures. Santa Monica is becoming Silicon Beach, Culver City welcomed the Expo Line, eclectic projects continue to break ground in West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills looks forward to cutting the ribbon on […]