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"Reimagine Your Campus with the Urban Ecology Center"

Reimagine your Campus with the Urban Ecology Center

The Urban Ecology Center was pleased to host Reimagine Your Campus with the Urban Ecology Center poster symposium on October 15, 2024. The symposium featured graphic presentations of students’ ideas, dreams, and aspirations of making Cal State LA a sustainable campus where everyone belongs, and all species find a home. 

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Reimagine Your Campus Event Images

A group of students stands beside a Cal State LA Urban Ecology banner, holding gift bags and smiling at the camera.
A woman points to information on a large poster board while talking to a small group of attendees.
Large number of attendees looking at the different poster boards
Student presenting her poster board to another student
A student with braided hair and glasses holds up a tablet displaying information about garden plants, with refreshments in the background.
Student pointing at his poster board
A woman with short hair and a big smile hands out material to an attendee, with a poster in the background.
A large group of people walk around and view posters in a spacious indoor event area, with some discussing displayed information.
Group of diverse students walking around the event
A diverse group of attendees gather, some taking notes and others engaged in conversation, in a large indoor event space.
Student presenting his poster board to a large group of people
Student taking notes while listening to a poster presentation
A woman with glasses, wearing a name tag, speaks into a microphone, likely addressing the audience.
A young woman smiles while engaging in a conversation at the event, with people in the background.
Two women observe event materials, with one taking a photo and the other looking on with interest.
A group of students stands beside a Cal State LA Urban Ecology banner, holding gift bags and smiling at the camera.
A woman points to information on a large poster board while talking to a small group of attendees.
Large number of attendees looking at the different poster boards
Student presenting her poster board to another student
A student with braided hair and glasses holds up a tablet displaying information about garden plants, with refreshments in the background.
Student pointing at his poster board
A woman with short hair and a big smile hands out material to an attendee, with a poster in the background.
A large group of people walk around and view posters in a spacious indoor event area, with some discussing displayed information.
Group of diverse students walking around the event
A diverse group of attendees gather, some taking notes and others engaged in conversation, in a large indoor event space.
Student presenting his poster board to a large group of people
Student taking notes while listening to a poster presentation
A woman with glasses, wearing a name tag, speaks into a microphone, likely addressing the audience.
A young woman smiles while engaging in a conversation at the event, with people in the background.
Two women observe event materials, with one taking a photo and the other looking on with interest.

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Dr. Gotanda holding a black bird in their hand

 

On August 31, 2023 a diverse audience convened for a thought-provoking lecture by Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda titled "Adaptation in a Changing World: Human Influences on Evolution." With keen interest, attendees delved into the complexities of evolutionary biology, examining how human activities intertwine with natural processes.