The Luskin Center at Solar Power International
The Luskin Center will be presenting with CleanTechnology Los Angeles at Solar Power International. For information on this event please visit the SPI website.
Events for June 24, 2011 - May 4, 2011
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Author Talk: Peter Fox-Penner on “SMART Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities”
Lecture and lunch (provided) with author Peter Fox-Penner.
Nanotechnology VI Symposium
Join leading researchers in nanotechnology and nanomaterials manufacturers at the UCLA California NanoSystems Institute for this exciting event on controlling environmental and workplace hazards. This one-day workshop, on Thursday, October 13, is sponsored by the California Department of Toxic Substance Control and UCLA. Leading scientists will discuss the latest strategies in protecting workers in the […]
Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative Networking and Fundraising Event, Co-sponsored by the Luskin Center
The Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative (www.lasustainability.org) is a new non-profit organization founded by Luskin Center Deputy Director Colleen Callahan and her colleagues. The LASC invites you to participate in their first fund raising event at La Cachette Bistro in Santa Monica. The event will introduce the LASC, and its board members and the work that […]
Fran Pavley, chair of the California Senate Select Committee on Climate Change and AB32 Implementation, hosts an open forum
http://senweb03.senate.ca.gov/focus/outreach/sd23/sd23-climatechange-201...
Author Talk: Matt Kahn on “CLIMATOPOLIS: How Cities will Thrive in the Hotter Future”
Over the next 20 years, hundreds of millions of people will move to cities, demanding the economic opportunities and material comforts of urban life: air conditioning, personal computers, rich diets, cars, cell phones. In 1950, only 30 percent of the world’s population lived in urban areas; by 2030, that figure will rise to 60 percent. […]
Luskin/IOE Lunch Speaker Series with Jared Diamond: “Modern lifestyle + old bodies = new diseases”
Dr. Jared Diamond, UCLA professor, distinguished researcher and best selling author will present a talk at the monthly research seminar. Lunch will be provided. Registration is now closed.
The Future of the Electric Car
The future of energy efficient vehicle industry is ripe with potentially disruptive breakthroughs which include radically new materials, components and forms. The total market for electric vehicles is about double that for cars and will remain so as the total market almost quintuples in the next ten years. Panelists include: • Jordan Ramer, Chief Executive […]
Energy 101 – Session 2: Policy Issues
The second Energy 101 session is on Policy Issues in energy and will be presented by Ryan Matulka. Ryan is an alum of Anderson, Class of 2009 and is currently working with UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation as a Project Manager.
LABC Annual Mayoral Sustainable Housing and Transportation Summit
Are lenders ready to aggressively re-invest in housing?How can we reduce the energy costs and provide new revenue streams for affordable housing developers and low income tenants?How will an increase in public investment benefit LA’s transit and housing communities? Will new transit corridors connect workforce housing and job centers?Will California find a permanent source of funding […]