Past Events | UC Santa Barbara - Bren School of Environmental Science & Management

PhD Defense

Environmental and Economic Consequences of Agriculture

PhD Dissertation Defense, Linus Blomqvist

Aug 12, 2026

PhD Defense

Contemporary Drivers of and Possible Solutions to the Overexploitation of Terrestrial African Wildlife

PhD Dissertation Defense, Sean Denny

Jul 14, 2026

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Commencement

2026 Bren Commencement Celebration

Save the date to celebrate our graduates on June 12, 2026!

Jun 12, 2026

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Student Presentations

2026 Bren Communication Capstone Presentations

Join us for 15 communications capstone projects, from strategic plans to story maps to documentary films

Jun 5, 2026

PhD Defense

The Design and Implementation of Index Insurance in Fisheries

PhD Dissertation Defense, Nathaniel Grimes

Jun 2, 2026

Student Presentations

2026 MEDS Capstone Project Presentations

Join us live online or on campus for the 2026 MEDS capstone project presentations, Friday, May 29

May 29, 2026

Becca Reynolds holds a tray of samples in front of a mountain lake

PhD Defense

Plastic, Microplastic, and PFAS Abundance and Composition Across Water Resources: Estimation and Uncertainty

PhD Dissertation Defense, Becca Reynolds

May 28, 2026

Bren Seminar

Developing for Justice: Environmental Justice Screening Tools

Kameron Kerger, Services and Systems Design Lead, Environmental Policy Innovation Center

May 18, 2026

Event flyer for the 8th Annual Bren Environmental Justice Symposium, held May 15, 12-5 pm at Bren Hall 1414

Community Event

2026 Environmental Justice Symposium

The Bren School Environmental Justice Club presents its 8th annual symposium.

May 15, 2026

Bren Seminar

Clean Cars, Dirty Margins: Portfolio Responses to Electric Vehicle Subsidies

Teevrat Garg, Associate Professor of Economics, UCSD

May 11, 2026

Bren Seminar

Deploying Science in Post-Disaster Decision Making: Lessons from the 2025 Los Angeles Fires

Megan Mullin, Faculty Director, Luskin Center for Innovation; Professor of Public Policy, UCLA

May 4, 2026

Bren Seminar

Wildfires, Climate Change, and Transformation in Anthropocene Forests

Katherine Siegel, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder

Apr 27, 2026

Bren Seminar

On Stepping Up And Being Bold: Defending Science and Making Progress in the Current Climate

Gretchen T. Goldman, President and CEO, Union of Concerned Scientists

Apr 20, 2026

Students present in an auditorium to a large audience

Student Presentations

2026 Master's Impact Project Presentations

Join us live online or on campus for the 2025 MESM impact project presentations, Friday, April 17.

Apr 17, 2026

Bren Seminar

Science for Food System Transformation: Examples from Regenerative Foodscapes

Stephen Wood, Senior Scientist for Agriculture and Food Systems, The Nature Conservancy

Apr 13, 2026

Bren Seminar

How Degraded Corners of Campus Can Become Keystones to Climate Adaptation and Coastal Resilience

Lisa Stratton, Director of Ecosystem Management, UCSB Cheadle Center for Biological Diversity

Mar 30, 2026