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

Bren Seminar

Managing Water for Combined Mitigation and Adaptation in Agricultural Systems

Sonali McDermid, Associate Professor, New York University

Apr 29, 2024 | 11:00am - 12:00pm PT

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Student Presentations

2024 Master's Project Presentations

Join us live online or on campus for the 2024 MESM master's group project presentations, Friday, April 26.

Apr 26, 2024 | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm PT

Bren Seminar

Greenwashing and the First Amendment

Sarah E. Light, Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Apr 22, 2024 | 11:00am - 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

Reaching 30x30 Conservation Goals through Protected and Connected Land

Amy Frazier, Professor, Jack and Laura Dangermond Chair of Conservation Science, UCSB

Apr 8, 2024 | 11:00am - 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

Lessons Learned for Nature Conservation: A Perspective from 15 Years of Research and Practice at a Global Conservation Organization

Sheila Reddy, Global Director and Lead Scientist, Conservation Impact, The Nature Conservancy

Apr 1, 2024 | 11:00am - 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

Climate Solutions in Three Acts: Net-Zero Aviation, Prioritizing Wildfire Avoidance, and Food without Agriculture

Steve Davis, Professor, Earth System Science, UC Irvine

Mar 11, 2024 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

Revisiting DDT Pollution in California Ocean and Wildlife 50 Years after Its Ban

Eunha Hoh, Professor, School of Public Health, San Diego State University

Mar 4, 2024 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Student Presentations

2024 PhD Student Symposium

Join us March 1 to learn about the diverse, cutting-edge research being conducted by Bren PhD students!

Mar 1, 2024 | 1:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

The Greener Gender: Women Politicians and Deforestation in Brazil

Kathryn Baragwanath, Academy Scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies

Feb 26, 2024 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

PhD Defense

Understanding Cooperation and Coping Behaviors of Small-scale Fishers to Enhance Management

PhD Dissertation Defense, Ignacia Rivera

Feb 23, 2024 | 9:00 am PT

PhD Defense

Effective Conservation and Management of Boundary-Spanning Fish and Fisheries

PhD Dissertation Defense, Julia Lawson

Feb 22, 2024 | 11:00 am PT

PhD Defense

Assessing the Impacts of Engineered Nanomaterials (ENMs) on Crop Plant Growth Using a Targeted Proteomics Approach

PhD Dissertation Defense, Weiwei Li

Feb 22, 2024 | 9:30 am PT

Bren Seminar

Incentivizing Self-Protection From Wildfires

Patrick Baylis, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of British Columbia

Feb 12, 2024 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

The Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Crops

Frederik Noack, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Food and Resource Economics Group, University of British Columbia

Jan 29, 2024 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Headshots of Jeffrey Hoelle and Danny Pinedo

Bren Seminar

Anthropological Perspectives on Gold Mining and Cattle Raising in Amazonia

Jeffery Hoelle, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, UCSB; and Danny Pinedo, Associate Professor, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Jan 22, 2024 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

Whales and Scales: Towards Understanding and Conserving the Drivers of Megafauna Migration across Scales

Briana Abrahms, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology & Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, University of Washington

Jan 8, 2024 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT