Urban Agriculture is becoming increasingly popular and touted as a resilience building tool for urban areas seeking a transition to a more sustainable, local food system.
Past Events
For a schedule of all our events, seminars, and lectures visit our calendar.
MVZ Seminar: Emilia Huerta-Sanchez 12-1 p.m., Nov 19
MVZ Lunch is a graduate level seminar series based on current and recent vertebrate research. Professors, graduate students, staff and visiting researchers present on current and past research projects.
Finding a Faculty Sponsor for Undergraduate Research, Nov 19
Many undergraduates find the process of securing a faculty sponsor for their research project somewhat daunting. This workshop will show you how to leverage the skills and knowledge you already possess to secure a faculty mentor.
Health and Social Impacts of Urban Food Gardens, Nov 17
Recent attention has focused on community gardens and urban agriculture as emerging strategies for multiple health and social justice benefits, ranging from increasing healthy food access to mental health advantages to neighborhood cohesion.
ATC Lecture - Rick Lowe "Social and Community Engaged Work: The Genuine and the Artificial", Nov 17
Lowe’s Project Row Houses, founded two decades ago, has created a blueprint for using urban renewal practices within an artistic context to enrich lives.
Mono Lake at 20: Past, Present, and Future, Nov 17
2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the State Water Resources Control Board's (SWRCB) landmark Decision 1631 to amend the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's water rights to protect Mono Lake and its tributary creeks.