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Bren Seminar

Measuring Deterrence: Ranger Patrols Reduce Poaching in Uganda

Lily Xu, Assistant Professor, Columbia University

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PhD Defense

From Pixels to Policy: Field-Scale Remote Sensing for Agricultural Water Management from Sub-Saharan Africa to California

PhD Dissertation Defense, Anna Boser

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Bren Seminar

Pollution and Learning

Patrick Behrer, Economist, Development Research Group, The World Bank

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Student Presentations

2026 PhD Student Symposium

Learn about the diverse, cutting-edge research being conducted by Bren School PhD students

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Bren Seminar

Beyond Borders and Silos: Rethinking How Energy Policies Shape Water and Society

Newsha Ajami, Chief Strategy and Development Officer for Research, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Berkeley Lab

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PhD Defense

Ecological and Social Considerations of Marine Protected Areas under Climate Change

PhD Dissertation Defense, Mukta Kelkar

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Bren Seminar

Unlocking the Sea Change: How Unlikely Allies Rewrote the Rules of the Ocean

Amanda Leland, Executive Director, Environmental Defense Fund; and James Workman, Award-Winning Author

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Bren Seminar

Climbing the Energy Ladder: How Energy Resources Hinder, Facilitate, and Fuel Economic Growth

Derek Lemoine, Professor of Economics, University of Arizona

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Bren Seminar

Data By the People, For the People: Building Community-Centered Environmental Research in an Era of Scientific Uncertainty

Brittany Janis, Executive Director, Open Environmental Data Project

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PhD Defense

Bioeconomic Synergies between Fisheries Exploitation and Heightened Species Extinction Risk

PhD Dissertation Defense, Leonardo Manir Feitosa

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Bren Seminar

Exploring Wildlife of L.A.'s Urban Core: A Community Effort

Miguel Ordeñana, Senior Manager, Community Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Community Event

Mantell Symposium in Environmental Justice and Conservation Innovation 2025

Please join us for a special event that will catalyze the Bren School’s efforts to advance environmental justice and conservation innovation.

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Bren Seminar

Devastation of a Coastal Aquifer from the Most Powerful Storm Ever: A Story of Resilience and Recovery

M. Bayani Cardenas, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin

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Bren Seminar

Regional Wildfire Resilience Program: A Reimagining of Wildfire Planning

Anne-Marie Parkinson, Executive Director, Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council

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PhD Defense

Restoring Historical Water Data and Quantifying Catchment Water Dynamics in California and the United States

PhD Dissertation Defense, Annette Hilton

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PhD Defense

From Forests to Farms: Quantifying Ecosystem Services in Managed Landscapes using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning

PhD Dissertation Defense, Brian Lee