The event will feature keynote speakers and  lightning talks from fellows and members showcasing their research,  community-building efforts, and outreach initiatives. For more  information about the speakers and presenters, please visit our event webpage. To confirm your attendance, please fill out this RSVP form. Lunch will be served. Masking is optional although strongly recommended indoors.

Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. Camille Gaynus: Diving into a Joyous Ocean with Black in Marine Science

• Dr. Yewande Pearse: From Snails in the Garden to John Legend and Beyond: Navigating a Career in Science Communication

Lightning Talks:

• Syontoni Hattori-Chatterjee: The Migration Story of the Siakumne

• Joan Chimezie: Holocene Peatland Fire Reconstruction in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, USA

• Maria Winters: Coastal Dune Modeling in California: Case Studies from Southern and North-Central California

• Omaia Olivas: Endangered Species Act Outreach and Education in the Salinas Valley

• Daniel Sepulveda: Paleoclimate of the Cenozoic Era in Antarctica and Patagonia

• Pa-Shun Hawkins & Bobby Dellinger: Quantify Acid Deposition Using Social Drivers

• Ileana Callejas: Remote Sensing for Biodiversity Monitoring in the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

• Kristen Howard: Evolutionary and Ecological Dynamics of Protozoa Diversity

• Armand Payne & Jason Williams: Evaluating the Dual Protection Offered by Myrothamnus flabellifolius Extracts and Their Green-Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles

• Flor Vanessa Maciel: Development of a Climate Change and Intervention Unit for High School Students

• Kira Fish, Elijah Catalan, Olivia Simon: Climate Justice Collective at UCLA

• Brian Brophy: Training Next Gen Scientists

• Elias Jabbe: Salalah Sinkholes and Littering: The Urgency to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Tourism

• Olaniyi Oluwatobi Emmanuel: Assessing Habitat Suitability for Aqua Tourism in Wetlands: A Case Study of Ekiti State, Nigeria

• Angela Rose David: Buhay Ngayon: Culturally-tailored Toolkit to Improve Knowledge,  Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Advance Care Planning in Filipino  American Adults in Los Angeles County

• Esmeralda E.M. Zambrano: Hiking the Path to Environmental Equity: Stories from the Field

For any questions, please contact us at cdls@ucla.edu. We’d love for you to share this with your networks! Warm regards, Team CDLS