c LA's biggest block party is less than two weeks away and features a modified route that hits South LA and explores more of Boyle Heights. Visit CicLAvia.org for more info.Volunteer! Volunteers make CicLAvia possible. LACBC is once again partnering with CicLAvia for volunteer coordination, and there are several opportunities available. Whether you want to get […]
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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 […]
"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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
"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 […]
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 […]
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 […]