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Find your inspiration to change the world at the Bren School.
We solve environmental problems.
The Bren School of Environmental Science & Management is a professional graduate school and community of environmental leaders at UC Santa Barbara.
Graduate Programs at Bren
The UCSB Bren School offers environmental graduate programs that empower you to develop comprehensive, data-driven solutions to today's critical environmental problems.
Bren Grads Change the World
Our alumni are leaders in every sector, tackling environmental issues such as climate change, conservation, and sustainable water and agriculture. Join a vast and active alumni network from day one with the Bren School.
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Jamie Montgomery, MESM 2013
Jamie Montgomery forged new paths in data science, helping to build an open science community. She brought this experience when she returned to Bren as the MEDS program coordinator.
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A Career Transforming Sustainability: Q&A with Fahmida Bangert, MESM 2006
Fahmida Bangert, MESM '06, took a leap of faith to change careers in the early days of corporate sustainability, and now her thriving career has come full circle
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Taylor Heisley-Cook and David Mun, MESM 2019
For their Eco-E Project, three MESM students co-founded The Hurd Co., a company aimed at eliminating hemp waste in the creation of fabrics. UCSB Alumni interviews MESM 2019 grads Taylor Heisley-Cook and David Mun.
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Mengya Tao, MESM 2014, PhD 2019
As a sustainability researcher at Amazon, Mengya Tao focuses on life cycle assessment and quantifying the environmental impact of products, from raw materials to disposal.
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Garrett Goto, MESM 2019
Hired even before he graduated, Garrett Goto is developing global aquaculture strategy at the Center for Oceans at Conservation International.
Solving Environmental Problems
Explore how the Bren community of students, faculty, and researchers approach solutions to critical environmental problems, and get inspired to bring your ideas to Bren.
2022 MEDS Capstone Project Presentations
Join us live online or on-campus for the 2022 MEDS capstone project presentations, Thursday, May 26.
May 26 2022 | 1:00 - 5:00pm Pacific Time
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Faculty Research
Bren researchers make valuable contributions with global impact on the most significant environmental issues of our day, from climate change to ocean health. Browse a directory of subject matter experts.
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Communication Focus
Science needs a strong voice now more than ever. The MESM program focus in Communication trains students to become compelling storytellers, strategic communicators, and skilled multimedia producers.
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Eco-Entrepreneurship Focus
Bridging entrepreneurship and environmental solutions, the Eco-E program teaches innovation, agile thinking, business skills, and everything you need to launch an eco-venture.
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Giving
Your support for the Bren School propels innovative environmental leaders and solutions. Learn about opportunities to support student fellowships, academic programs, research, and more.
Our Global Impact
Bren researchers and students develop solutions to critical environmental problems around the world. We are expanding our scientific understanding, planning and implementing viable solutions, and building sustainable industries.
Blue Foods Assessment Examines the Role of Aquatic Foods in Sustainable and Equitable Global Food Systems
The project brings together a global team of over 100 scientists to propel change in the policies and practices that shape the future of food systems around the world
Sep 28 2021
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Trust, Collective Action, and Ecological Design: Transforming The Way We Think About Marine Conservation
An insightful conversation with Bren researcher, Anastasia Quintana, exploring the benefits, drawbacks, and lessons learned from a small-scale fisheries management study in the Gulf of California
Aug 5 2021
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New Tool Combines Machine Learning with Earth Satellite Imagery for More Accessible Global Data
Researchers develop a machine learning tool that makes it accessible and affordable for people anywhere to use satellite imagery to address climate challenges
Jul 21 2021
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Extreme Fire Weather Conditions Projected to Be Global "New Normal" this Century
Taking fire risk elements into account, Bren researchers calculate that extreme fire weather will become the new normal for two-thirds of the world by the end of this century.
Jan 21 2021
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Bren PhD Researchers Awarded 2021 Switzer Fellowships
Gabriela Alberola and Timnit Kefela are recipients of the prestigious Switzer Foundation fellowship award
Jun 18 2021
