UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

An Evening with Janette Sadik-Khan
2014-10-01 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Janette Sadik-Khan is Principal with Bloomberg Associates, and she is a FormerCommissioner of New York City Department of Transportation.
Internationally recognized for
her expertise in transportation issues, public policy development and
innovative finance, Sadik-Khan implemented an ambitious program to improve
safety, mobility and sustainability throughout NYC, and ensured a state of good
repair on the city’s roads, sidewalks and bridges. Sadik-Khan oversaw a series
of innovative projects, including creating more pedestrian space in Times
Square and along Broadway from Columbus Circle to Union Square, the planning
and launch of seven Select Bus Service routes and the nation’s largest bike
share program, the addition of nearly 400 miles of bicycle lanes and the
installation and design of more than 60 plazas citywide, and the publication of
a Street Design Manual and Street Works Manual, which defined new standards for
creating more durable and attractive streets.
A cocktail reception precedes the
program.
Presented in partnership with the
Department of Urban Planning
Event information
When:
Wednesday,
October 1, 2014
5:30 p.m. Reception
6:30 p.m. Program
Where:
UCLA
California NanoSystems Institute Auditorium
570 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, California 90095
On-site parking available
for $12
Transit: Big Blue Bus,
Culver City Bus, Metro
RSVP
by September 26 or
contact us for more information:
jsk2014.eventbrite.com • 310-206-8034

Environmental Graduate Student Networking Event 2014
2014-10-07 17:00 - 19:30
All graduate students interested in environmental sustainability and energy are invited to a free, cross-campus networking reception.Learn more about campus environmental organizations, student research opportunities, internships, and other events, while you also meet your peers over hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. There is no dress code.REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: https://www.regonline.com/LuskinNetworking2014(Must have a valid UCLA ID. Graduate students/Faculty/Staff only)Presentations from:Luskin Center for InnovationInstitute of the Environment and SusatainabilityLeaders in sustainabilityEmmett Institute on Climate Change and the EnvironmentGSA Sustainable Resource CenterChief Sustainable Officer

Digital Media Pipeline '14
2014-10-08 08:30 - 15:00
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 wish to attend, but do not want to be part of the panel, EMA is offering a student discount for Luskin students for a special registration price of $55 (a $395 value).Please email czarate@luskin.ucla.edu if you’d like to participate!Event schedule & Details

The Great California Drought This Time, and Next
2014-10-10 13:30 - 15:00
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 Environment and Sustainability, Water Resources Working GroupCosponsored by:
The UCLA Law School Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the
Environment
Environmental Law Society
The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
The UCLA Water Technology Research Center
The UCLA Department of Geography

One
of a series of lectures and discussions organized by the UCLA Water
Resources Working Group to bring together experts on water policy, science,
law, and technology, to work on interdisciplinary solutions to water
sustainability. For more information about the UCLA Water Resources Group
visit:
http://www.environment.ucla.edu/water/

FEC Lecture Series: Diverging Destinies of Dads: Growing Inequality’s Impact on the American Family with Kathryn Edin
2014-11-04 12:30 - 14:00
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 have not been
fully answered by quantitative work: How do single mothers possibly survive on
welfare? Why do they end up as single mothers in the first place? Where are the
fathers and why do they disengage from their children’s lives?
Kathy is the author of six books and more than 50 journal articles. The
most recent, Doing the Best I Can: Fathering in the Inner City, written with
Timothy Nelson, will be published in May, 2013 by the University of California
Press. A strikingly rich, paradigm-shifting look at fatherhood among
inner-city men, who are so often dismissed as “deadbeat dads,” Doing the Best I
Can shows how mammoth economic and cultural changes have transformed the
meaning of fatherhood among the urban poor. The book reveals a radical
redefinition of family life, one that has revolutionized the meaning of
fatherhood among inner-city men.
In the award-winning Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood before
Marriage, Kathy Edin and her co-author, Maria Kefalas, sought to
answer the question of why so many low-income women were having children
without marrying, Based on in-depth interviews and observations, the
authors found that, rather than undervaluing marriage, low-income women held
marriage to a very high bar. Child rearing was so central to their views
of themselves that they were unwilling to postpone starting families until they
could find suitable husbands, which could take years, if ever. In its
review, the Wall Street Journal said the authors, “overthrow decades of
conventional wisdom.”
The Russell Sage Foundation published Kathy Edin’s first book, Making Ends
Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work, written with Laura
Lein. This work shed new light on a question that was central to the ongoing
debate about welfare reform: Why weren’t single mothers
working? Edin and Lein found that most mothers were working –
largely off-the-books – and combining resources from several sources (welfare,
work, the fathers of their children, grandmothers) in order to make ends meet
for themselves and their children. The book generated widespread interest and
debate, and led to a profile of Edin in the New York Times Magazine.
A frequent commentator for print and broadcast media, Kathy Edin has
also testified before the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on
welfare and marriage issues. She is chair of Harvard’s Multidisciplinary
Program in Inequality and Social Policy. She is a Trustee of the Russell
Sage Foundation, a member of ASPE’s Self Sufficiency Working Group, and on
HHS’s advisory committee for the poverty research centers at Michigan,
Wisconsin, and Stanford. She is a founding member of the MacArthur
Foundation-funded Network on Housing and Families with Young Children and a
past member of the MacArthur Network on the Family and the Economy.
Part of the FEC Public Lecture Series 2014: Growing
Economic Inequality Through Multiple Lenses
Tuesdays, 12:30 – 2 pm
Public Affairs Building 2355

Parched Lawns, Severe Congestion, and Flickering Lights: Rebuilding, reinventing and reimagining California's infrastructure
2014-12-10 07:30 - 11:45
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 same” is not the answer for roads and water infrastructure. We need infrastructure that allows us to use more effectively the limited space and the limited water that nature has provided. To attract the creative workers who are so important for the prosperity of all of us, we need better quality-of-life infrastructure to complement the extraordinary climate that we enjoy in California. Sunshine alone is no longer enough. The time has come to express our optimism with action on all of these fronts.Keynote Speaker: TBAPrice: $195 | Online registration closes 11:59 p.m. on 12/7/2014AGENDA7:30 – 8:30aRegistration and Breakfast8:30 – 8:35aWelcome and Introductions8:35 – 9:35aUCLA Anderson Forecast for the Nation and State9:35 – 10:05aPanel 1: Utilities in an Age of Shortage10:05 – 10:25aBreak10:25 – 10:45aIntroduction of Keynote Address10:45 – 11:15aKeynote Address11:15 – 11:45aPanel 2 – Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Moving the California Economy11:45aWrap-up and Closing
KEY TOPICSIs the Economy on track for consistent 3% growth?How worrisome will inflation be?Will a failing infrastructure thwart growth in the years ahead?Will the tech sector growth continue to carry the State economy?Do geysers at UCLA portend an infrastructure impaired future?How long does Los Angeles’ infrastructure investment compare to other cities?
SPEAKERSEdward Leamer, Director, UCLA Anderson ForecastDavid Shulman, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson ForecastJerry Nickelsburg, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson ForecastWilliam Yu, Economist, UCLA Anderson ForecastAndy Lipkis, President, Tree PeopleJeff Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water DistrictBret Lane, COO, Southern California Gas CompanyMatthew Kahn, Professor, Institute of the Environment, UCLA Luskin School of Public AffairsOtis L. Cliatt II, President, Pacific Harbor Line, Inc.Roger Johnson, Deputy Director, Los Angeles World AirportsAurthur T. Leahy, CEO, Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityJ.R. DeShazo, Director, Luskin center for Innovation, Professor, UCLA Luskin School of Public PolicyRon Galperin, Controller of the City of Los AngelesSPONSORSPlatinum SponsorGold Sponsor Silver Sponsors

Chinese State Capitalism and the Environment
2015-02-02 12:00 - 13:00
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 in Beijing and the founding director of NRDC’s China Environmental Law & Governance Project. In this capacity, he worked with China’s government agencies, legal community, and environmental groups to improve environmental rule of law and strengthen the role of the public in environmental protection. He helped to establish NRDC’s Beijing office in 2006. He was a Fulbright Fellow to China from 2004-05. Prior to that, Mr. Wang was an attorney at the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York City, where he worked on mergers & acquisitions, securities matters, and pro bono Endangered Species Act litigation.Wang holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law, and earned his B.S. in Biology with distinction from Duke University. He is on the Advisory Board of the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), a leading Chinese environmental organization. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, where he was a fellow from 2008-10, and the Advisory Board to the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations. He is a regular speaker on issues related to China and environmental protection. About the TalkChinese state-owned enterprises are commonly viewed as rogue vested interests thwarting state environmental goals through capture of rule making, enforcement, and allocation of state subsidies. While state capture is a useful lens of analysis, this framing has too often obscured how SOEs and central authorities have traditionally been more or less aligned in treating environmental protection as a low-priority objective. Given this alignment of interests, past evidence of SOE non-compliance does not create a strong inference that central authorities are unable to garner SOE compliance with state priorities. With this as foundation, I argue that the recent rise of “green development” priorities in China places central authorities in uncharted territory in their approach to regulating SOEs. In recent years, central authorities have attempted to shift SOE behavior toward green development goals through a combination of accommodation/bargaining (carrots) and bare-knuckled, sometimes extra-legal efforts to weaken the sources of SOE influence (sticks). The approach has also included modest expansion of traditional regulatory and market tools that are commonly favored by Western commentators. The limited embrace of these regulatory and market tools, however, suggests, among other things, a continued unwillingness (or inability) to expand the power of courts and regulatory agencies, and the likelihood that the state will sustain a relatively high-level of intervention in markets and economic activity. Ultimately, this particular approach to authoritarian environmentalism has the potential to deliver some level of environmental performance in the near term. This dynamic has implications for assessments of Chinese state legitimacy and regulatory approaches in authoritarian and emerging economy contexts.

Hurdles and Steps: Estimating Demand for Solar Photovoltaics
2015-02-13 10:00 - 12:00
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 residential solar demand in Connecticut using a new approach to address three empirical challenges that can arise with count data in our setting: excess zeros, unobserved heterogeneity, and endogeneity of price. We develop a Poisson hurdle model that allows for both fixed effects and instrumental variable estimation. Our results imply a nearly unitary price elasticity of demand for solar PV systems of -1.03. Counterfactual policy simulations suggest that the number of new installations in Connecticut in 2013 would have been 35 percent less than observed in the absence of state financial incentives. Policies to eliminate permitting costs, such as those implemented in several states, would have increased the number of new installations by 1.5 percent.

Net Impact Academic Speaker Series with Dr. Richard Jackson
2015-02-23 18:30 - 20:30
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 Hope Reed Award given by the Notre
Dame School of Architecture to “an individual working outside the practice of
architecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its
architecture and art.” To quote Michael Lykoudis of the Notre Dame School of
Architecture, “Dr. Jackson’s research has demonstrated how cities with mixed
use, pedestrian-friendly urbanism provide an environment that promotes health
and well-being. In the midst of a national debate on health care, he has
realigned the focus to include a holistic approach to fitness that examines the
causes of poor health rather than just a cure.”Dr. Jackson is an elected member of the
Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Throughout his
career, he has served the California Health Department in many leadership
positions in environmental health and infectious disease, including the highest
post, State Health Officer. For nine years he was director of the CDC’s
National Center for Environmental Health in Atlanta and received the
Presidential Distinguished Service award. We are honored to have Dr. Jackson as
our guest and we look forward to learning more about how we can
improve public health.

Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative Meeting
2015-03-10 08:15 - 16:30
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 briefings from the Governor’s Office and automakers; new member
introductions; updates from multiple sectors on the status of PEV
infrastructure investments in California; and, a 2015 operational and finance
report. An agenda will be released one week prior to the meeting.
Please click
here to RSVP for the meeting by Wednesday, February 24.
Hotel Room Block:
There is a block of rooms
available at the Hotel Angelino, less than 2 miles from UCLA’s Covel
Commons, at $169 for a king or double queen room. With your booking,
the hotel offers free valet parking and shuttle service within a 3-mile radius
– including service to the PEV Collaborative meeting location – and other
amenities. To book your room, use the following link: http://tinyurl.com/lylm5hf
The room block will be held
until Friday, Feb. 20.

NEXT: People | Science | Tomorrow
2015-03-10 19:00 - 20:30
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
Radio/KPCC’s upcoming March program, they are looking at the future of solar energy,
and have invited J.R. DeShazo, Director of the Luskin Center to talk about the economic side of the
development of solar energy – the accelerating growth of solar’s share of the
U.S. and world energy market and how this will be reflected in the consumer
base and commercially. Other panelists will cover the areas of technology
development and storage/sustainability.
The
CFF is Southern California Public Radio’s live events platform and offers
community engagement and discussion-oriented programming that’s free and open
to the public on an RSVP basis. Because the CFF is part of the newsroom here at
SCPR, programming is closely aligned with our on-air and online coverage. The
topics covered in the CFF throughout the year are widely varied, from politics
to immigrant issues, education to law and order, arts and culture and human
interest, science and technology, veterans’ issues, business and the
economy. Here’s the link to their web page, where you can see past
programs, including their NEXT events. www.scpr.org/crawfordfamilyforum.They seat 140 and the program is live-streamed at KPCC.org. The program will also be video recorded and archived on their web
site.

Leaders in Sustainability Alumni Panel and Reception
2015-03-11 17:45 - 20:00
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. Environmental Protection Agency, where he advanced policy
to manage risk from chemicals in commerce. Dr.
Nairn-Birch holds a Doctorate in Environmental Science and Engineering from
UCLA.

Nurit Katz
Nurit Katz is UCLA’s first Chief Sustainability Officer and also Executive Officer
of Facilities Management at UCLA. Previously, she founded the
UCLA Sustainable Resource Center and assisted in developing the Leaders in
Sustainability. Nurit holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management
and a Master’s in Public Policy from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
Nurit was honored as one of 100 Inspirational Alumni for the 75th Anniversary
of UCLA Anderson.
Kristen Pawling
Kristen Pawling is a Regional Planner for the Southern California Association
of Governments, focusing on sustainability and comprehensive open space
planning. Previously she was an Executive Fellow with the California Air
Resources Board. Kristen holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography/Environmental
Studies and a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning, both from UCLA.
Brian
Yolles
Brian Yolles manages the Corporate Partners Program (his LiS
project) affiliated with UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and
Sustainability. He is also founder and CEO of StockShield, LLC, a broker-dealer
specializing in investment portfolio risk management. Brian graduated from Yale
and UCLA, where he earned his MBA.
Hosted by the UCLA
Leaders in Sustainability Program with Sponsorship by GSA Sustainable Resource Center

Rooftop Solar Energy Roundtable
2015-03-27 07:30 - 09:45

IoES/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar: Public Utility and the Low-Carbon Future
2015-04-01 12:00 - 13:00
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 models, with much scrutiny directed at the traditional
practice of public utility regulation. Recognizing the many valid criticisms leveled
against public utility regulation and the important questions raised about the
viability of traditional utility business models, particularly in the face of
substantial growth in distributed energy resources, this talk argues that a
revitalized and expanded notion of public utility has a critical role to play
in efforts to decarbonize the power sector in the United States. The talk will
trace the history of public utility (in concept and practice) over the last
century, the problems embedded in current regulatory and business models, and
the prospects for reforming such models in the face of rapid technological
change and growing decarbonization imperatives. The central claim is that the
overall scale, complexity, and sequencing of investments needed to decarbonize
the power sector over the coming decades (however it comes to be organized)
calls for a broad notion of public utility that draws from earlier
understandings of the concept and provides an important foundation for efforts
to govern a power system that is increasingly complex, participatory, and
intelligent, and for managing the sustained, collective effort to channel
investment and behavior in ways necessary to realize a low-carbon future.
The
talk will draw from a recent paper and some ongoing work. The paper is here if
people are interested: Public Utility and the Low Carbon Future, 61 UCLA L. Rev.1614 (2014).
Lunch
will be provided.

2015 Sustainability Summit
2015-04-24 07:30 - 14:00
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 reductions
to keep California on the path toward its 80% by 2050 goal; California’s cap
and trade program; grid integration and planning for more distributed
generation, electric vehicles and advanced energy efficiency in Los Angeles;
implementation of the state water bond; and L.A.’s strategies to source 50% of
our water locally.We want to offer you the special LABC Membership Price!
For more information and to register, please visit:https://labusinesscouncil.nationbuilder.com/2015_sustainability_summit_registration

What are we Missing? Rethinking Strategies to Advance Women in Technology
2015-04-30 08:00 - 17:00
*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 into three main categories: personal, private and public. Rather
than focusing on personal strategies that place the onus of cultural change on
individuals, this conference will focus on private and public strategies that
foster systemic change. Specifically we will address private strategies at the
entrepreneurial and corporate levels as well as public strategies—such as non-profit
initiatives, public-private partnerships and public policies—to result in
measurable advancements for women in tech.
This one-day conference at UCLA will
be held on April 30, 2015, and will
include two concurrent tracks of breakout sessions. Participants will be asked
to choose one track to attend for both morning and afternoon sessions, and will
leave the event with specific, actionable takeaways.
Track 1. Fostering Women as Tech Entrepreneurs in Startups
and Small Tech FirmsWhat are effective strategies to foster female leadership in
startups and small businesses? The panels and discussion in this track will
explore government, private, and nonprofit strategies to foster female
entrepreneurship. This will include a focus on funding as well as accelerators,
startup, and resource initiatives.
Track 2. Attracting and Retaining
Women in Medium and Large CompaniesWhat are the public policies,
corporate policies, and workforce culture issues that affect the attraction and
retention of women in tech? The panels and discussion in this track will
discuss effective ways to create sustainable environments in which women and
their employers prosper.
Intended
AudienceThis event aims to bring together:
● Corporate leaders and employees● Entrepreneurs, and startup support institutions (incubators, accelerators, etc.)● Non-profit leaders and advocates● Academics, STEM educators, students, and parents● Policymakers and legislators● Journalists and the mediaAgenda8:00 Registration & Breakfast8:30 Welcome8:40 Morning Keynote Plenary9:45 First Breakout Session Panels Track 1: Accelerators, Incubators, and other Startup Resources Track 2: Corporate & Public Policies to Attract Women to Tech Companies11:00 Networking Break11:15 Second Breakout Session Panels Track 1: Startup Funding Pipeline Track 2: Policies for Building Retention12:30 Lunch1:15 Lunch Keynote1:45 Breakout Discussions3:00 Presentation of Solutions: Summary of Breakout Tracks3:30 Afternoon Keynote3:50 Closing Remarks4:00 Reception

Community Participation and Gentrification: Innovative Approaches
2015-04-30 12:30 - 14:00

Energy Innovation Conference: Transforming an Industry
2015-05-01 08:00 - 17:00
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 energy generation and distribution?Hosted by the UCLA Anderson Energy Management Group and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Policy, with support from the students at USC Marshall, the 2nd annual Energy Innovation Conference is the premier energy convention that brings together the leading executives, industry experts, and scholars from the southern California energy community in fields including solar, utility, battery storage, oil & gas, and energy policy to answer these questions and more.Join us for a day of panel discussions, an innovation showcase and numerous networking opportunities. Formore information, registration and update and updates on the conference, please
visit us at http://www.energyinnovationconference.comFor Sponsorship Opportunities or General Questions,Please Contact: robert.shen.2015@anderson.ucla.edu

New Strategies for Youth Employment: Rebuilding Community Jobs in the Face of Globalization
2015-05-14 12:30 - 14:00

The Effects of Commercial Revitalization and REtail Gentrification for Retailers and Community Identity
2015-05-21 12:30 - 14:00

Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization
2015-06-04 08:00 - 2015-06-07 20:30

Driving the Electrification Revolution with ANSYS Simulation
2015-08-17 08:30 - 16:00
In this seminar, ANSYStechnical experts will present simulation solutions that help drive innovations
in Transportation, Aerospace, Defense, and Mobile Computing, focusing on the
following:
· Electric, hybrid−electric and plug-in hybrid electric
cars· Li-Ion Battery Modeling· Electrified power systems, including motors and
power electronics. · Wireless power transfer simulation & optimization· Automotive radar systems & V2V technology
This seminar is a great
opportunity for live technical discussions with our technical leadership team,
as well as network with other local engineers in the industry.
Attendance will
be limited, so please do register early.
You can use the
following link to register:
Registration
Link:
http://www.ansys.com/About+ANSYS/Events/driving-electrification-revolution-with-ansys-simulation-losangeles-8-17-15

Lower LA River: From Gray to Green
2015-08-18 18:00 - 20:00

Environmental Graduate Student Networking Event 2015
2015-10-07 17:00 - 19:00
All graduate students interested in environmental sustainability and energy are invited to a free, cross-campus networking reception.Learn more about campus environmental organizations, student research opportunities, internships, and other events, while you also meet your peers over hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. There is no dress code.*Registration is required. Register here.(Must have a valid UCLA ID. Graduate students/Faculty/Staff only)Agenda coming soon.Past presentations from:Luskin Center for InnovationInstitute of the Environment and SusatainabilityLeaders in sustainabilityEmmett Institute on Climate Change and the EnvironmentGSA Sustainable Resource CenterChief Sustainable Officer

Luskin Innovators: Speaker Series- Gabe Klein
2015-11-19 18:00 - 19:30
Join the UCLA Luskin Center in welcoming Island Press author, Gabe Klein, as he discusses his new book, Start-up City, over refreshments and hors d’oeuvres.REGISTER HEREAbout the book:In Start-Up City, Gabe Klein, demonstrates how to effect big, directional change in cities—and how to do it fast. Klein’s objective is to inspire what he calls “public entrepreneurship,” a start-up-pace energy within the public sector, brought about by leveraging the immense resources at its disposal. Klein offers guidance for cutting through the morass, and a roadmap for getting real, meaningful projects done quickly and having fun while doing it.This book is for anyone who wants to change the way that we live in cities without waiting for the glacial pace of change in government.About the author:Gabe Klein is the formerDOT director under Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration in Chicago
and former Director of the istrict DOT under Mayor Adrian M. Fenty.
In Washington he launched Capital Bikeshare, the first large-scale
bikeshare system in the US, and in Chicago he later launched Divvy,
which is now the largest bikeshare system in the US. Before
entering the public sphere, Gabe honed his creativity and leadership skills
working for startups, including Zipcar, where he served as Vice
President for four years. He also wrote a business model for the
first point-to-point car sharing concept and co-founded the first all-natural multi-unit
food truck company in the US.
In 2015,
Gabe joined Fontinalis Partners as a Special Venture Partner on their new fund.
He continues to advise a number of technology and mobility
companies, including Transit Screen and Phone2Action, where he
provides leadership on strategy. He is on the boards of NACTO and Streetsblog.
Gabe and his work have been featured in many major news outlets, including the
New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Business Journal,
Bloomberg, and many more. He is the author of Start-Up City:
Inspiring Private and Public Entrepreneurship, Getting Projects Done, and Having
Fun published by Island Press.Panelists:Ashley Z. Hand, AIA, LEED AP BD+C was appointed to the Transportation Technology Strategist Fellow for the City of Los Angeles by Mayor Eric Garcetti in August 2015 and is charged with developing a multi-disciplinary strategy to address mobility and transportation policies and services in a rapidly changing environment. With the proliferation of emerging sharing economy technologies and the advent of autonomous vehicles, it is anticipated that new urban forms and mobility options will greatly impact this region and Ashley developing a cross-jurisdictional strategy to ensure access and equity. Previously, Ashley served Mayor Sylvester “Sly” James as the first Chief Innovation Officer of the City of Kansas City, Missouri and the first female municipal CIO in the country. Working collaboratively across departments, Ashley focused on process improvement through strategic planning, staff involvement and the use of lean methodology and design thinking. In addition, she championed an unprecedented public-private partnership to make Kansas City the most comprehensive smart city in North America by bringing digital infrastructure to a new streetcar line in the downtown core. Prior to joining the public sector, Ashley was an architectural designer and planner for the global firm AECOM where she worked for both public and private sector clients across North America to adopt sustainable best practices and process improvement through community engagement, policy, and operational change management. Seleta Reynolds is General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)appointed by the Administration of Mayor Eric Garcetti. Ms. Reynolds is responsible for implementingGreat Streets for Los Angeles, a plan to reduce traffic fatalities, double the number of people ridingbikes, and expand access to integrated transportation choices for Angelinos and the region.Ms. Reynolds has over 17 years of transportation experience throughout the United States. She hasadvised transportation technology companies like WalkScore, contributed to the state‐of‐the‐practiceas an Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Board Member, mentored youngprofessionals through Women’s Transportation Seminar, and nurtured research on TransportationResearch Board committees. Ms. Reynolds serves as the Vice President of the National Association forCity Transportation Officials.

The Future of Environmental Engineering: Innovative Policies and Grand Challenges
2016-01-07 17:00 - 2016-01-08 16:00
J.R. DeShazo will offer the keynote address for the National Science Foundation’s and Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors’ Grand Challenge Workshop on Redefining Environmental Engineering and Science in the 21st Century. He will describe opportunities for environmental engineering as public policy seeks to tackle the emerging challenges of climate change and ecosystem services restoration. These new challenges are transforming the discipline’s traditional focus on water and waste water treatment as well as soil and groundwater remediation.Attendance is free, but space is limited. Register here.ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
MOTIVATION:
The emergence of Environmental Engineering and Science as an independent discipline can be largely tied to the nation’s first set of comprehensive environmental regulatory initiatives, especially the Clean Air Act (1970), Clean Water Act (1972), Safe Drinking Water Act (1974) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability (“Superfund”) Act (1980). These Acts funded both research and infrastructure investments that transformed the treatment and provision of water and wastewater, while contributing to dramatic improvements in the quality of the nation’s air and water. The discipline of Environmental Engineering and Science has played a critically important role in these monumental accomplishments.In recent years, however, research funding in many of the discipline’s traditional focus areas has been stagnant or declining. In the meantime, there has been rapid expansion in regulatory interest and funding associated with environmental initiatives related to energy, climate change and sustainability, among other topics. Nonetheless, to date, there have been no community-wide initiatives to consider the broader implications of this changing landscape on our discipline’s research agenda, curricula (undergraduate and graduate) and academic identity. Consequently, a community dialogue is needed to proactively discuss how we might modify the scope and direction of our discipline in this dynamic environment. GOALS:
These three workshops build upon an NSF-sponsored workshop held at Yale University in summer 2015 and will serve as a way of jumpstarting this dialogue. Each will include invited speakers and open discussions that will begin a conversation intended to:Identify areas of environmental research currently experiencing high growth, both those consistent with traditional Environmental Engineering and Science research themes, as well as those that are currently outside the discipline’s traditional themes;Consider recommendations with respect to how the Environmental Engineering community can better position itself to more rapidly expand into high growth research areas;Develop suggestions regarding how curricula might be adapted to prepare students for research or work in these new areas.The final product will be a report that synthesizes the input obtained from workshop participants, and provides recommendations that will be made available to both the Environmental Engineering and Science community (via the AEESP website), and the National Research Council Committee currently being formed by the Water Science Technology Board to identify Environmental Engineering’s Grand Challenges.Click here to see the agenda.

Luskin Lecture Series: A Conversation with Mary Robinson
2016-01-12 12:00 - 13:15
As the world witnesses rising temperatures, shrinking ice sheets, and shifts in climate patterns, the global community is facing an economic and environmental challenge that demands a course of action. Yet any truly sustainable solution will require a core commitment to equity.Mary Robinson, UN Special Envoy for Climate Change and former President of Ireland, is an international leader with a vision for an inclusive low carbon emission global economy. Named “a hero and an icon” by Time magazine and recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama, Robinson has expanded access to sustainable energy and fostered green economies and equal rights initiatives worldwide.Join Robinson in this special Luskin Lecture that will present her unique perspective on climate change and social responsibility.
RSVP by January 7 or contact us for more information:
To RSVP click here. • events@luskin.ucla.edu

Luskin Innovators: Speaker Series featuring Richard W. Willson
2016-01-25 17:30 - 19:00
Join the UCLA Luskin Center and Lewis Center in welcoming Island Press author, Richard W. Willson, as he discusses his new book, Parking Management for Smart Growth, over refreshments and hors d’oeuvres.REGISTER HEREAbout the book:The average parking space requires approximately 300 square feet of asphalt. That’s the size of a studio apartment in New York or enough room to hold 10 bicycles. Space devoted to parking in growing urban and suburban areas is highly contested—not only from other uses from housing to parklets, but between drivers who feel entitled to easy access. Without parking management, parking is a free-for-all—a competitive sport—with arbitrary winners and losers. Historically drivers have been the overall winners in having free or low-cost parking, while an oversupply of parking has created a hostile environment for pedestrians.In the last 50 years, parking management has grown from a minor aspect of local policy and regulation to a central position in the provision of transportation access. The higher densities, tight land supplies, mixed land uses, environmental and social concerns, and alternative transportation modes of Smart Growth demand a different approach—actively managed parking.This book offers a set of tools and a method for strategic parking management so that communities can better use parking resources and avoid overbuilding parking. It explores new opportunities for making the most from every parking space in a sharing economy and taking advantage of new digital parking tools to increase user interaction and satisfaction. Examples are provided of successful approaches for parking management—from Pasadena to London. At its essence, the book provides a path forward for strategic parking management in a new era of tighter parking supplies.

Briefing on the 2015 Paris Climate Conference
2016-02-02 17:00
Join the Los Angeles Sustainability Collaboration, the City of Los Angeles, and the Luskin Center for a first-person account from the City of Los Angeles’ Delegation to the 21st annual Conference of Parties (COP21). Moderated by J.R. DeShazo, director of the Luskin Center, this event will highlight insights about the negotiations and discuss how the outcomes might affect Los Angeles, California, and our planet.Were the results of the conference meaningful?What were the meetings and negotiations like?How will the outcomes affect Los Angeles? California? Our planet?Delegation members speaking include:Matt Petersen – Chief Sustainability Officer of the City of Los AngelesHeather Repenning – Commissioner, City of Los Angeles Board of Public WorksWilliam Funderburk – Vice-President of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Boardof CommissionersRSVP by January 25, 2015 to Jennifer Peterman at jennifer@eoscal.com

CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap (Screening)
2016-02-05 12:00 - 15:00
Join the UCLA Luskin Center, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, Creative Artists Agency, and the UCLA Office of Information Technology for a free screening of CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap followed by a panel discussion with the renowned producers.REGISTER HEREDOCUMENTARY SYNOPSISCODE: DEBUGGING THEGENDER GAP exposes the dearth of American female and minority software
engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap and digital divide.
Tech jobs are growing
three times faster than our colleges are producing computer science graduates.
By 2020, there will be one million unfilled software engineering jobs in the
USA. Through compelling interviews, artistic animation and clever flashpoints in
popular culture, CODE examines the reasons why more girls and people of color
are not seeking out opportunities in computer science and explores how cultural
mindsets, stereotypes, educational hurdles, and sexism all play roles in this
national crisis. Expert voices from the worlds of tech, psychology, science,
and education are intercut with personal stories of women who are engaged in
the fight to challenge complacency in the tech industry and have their voices
heard. CODE aims to inspire change in mindsets, in the educational system, in
startup culture and in the way women see themselves in the field of coding.
Computer code forms
the foundation of modern society. Cell phones, apps, navigation systems,
medical equipment, banking, movie animation… are all driven by code. The more
diverse a team of coders is, the broader their perspective of society’s needs,
which can ultimately result in products that serve a greater breadth of
humanity.
CODE takes a hard look
at the pipeline question in technology: why aren’t there more women and
minority graduates in computer science? What is stopping them from getting to
the threshold? CODE follows the various challenges faced by a new generation of
women programmers and the ingenious ways they are using their skills, drive,
intellect and vision to disrupt the traditional, male-dominated tech world.
CODE looks to the
past, delving into the history of computing to highlight women like Ada
Lovelace and Grace Hopper who set the stage for today’s technology. CODE acknowledges
that women have been an important part of computing since the genesis of
computers, but have since been written out of this history.
CODE is not afraid to
ask the hard questions and does so with intelligence and a sense of humor,
examining our culture from high (the views of former Harvard President Larry
Summers on innate ability) to low (an app called “Titstare” presented
to a room of tech heavyweights).
A blend of personal
stories, expert voices, innovative animation, historic discoveries, and moments
from popular culture are complemented with a cutting edge musical score and
bolstered by a strong sense of purpose. CODE reflects, at its heart, the
interconnectedness of the stories, the web, and by proxy, the shared vision of
a new, more democratic community made possible by the inclusion of more women
in code.Directions and
Parking
1. From Hilgard Ave. enter the east side of
campus at Wyton Dr.
2. Make and immediate right turn onto Charles E.
Young Dr. East and signs will direct you to Parking Structure 3.
3. From the ground level of Structure 3, enter
the underpass (or from the street level cross Charles E. Young Dr. North and
proceed down steps) and walk straight alongside Melnitz and Macgowan Halls.
4. Turn left at the plaza and proceed to the
courtyard of theaters.
