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

Bren Seminar

Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Drinking Water: Do PFAS have an ethnic accent?

Manny Teodoro, Robert & Sylvia Wagner Professor of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin

Oct 28, 2024

Community Event

Mantell Symposium in Environmental Justice and Conservation Innovation 2024

Oct 24, 2024

Bryan Leonard, Associate Professor, University of Wyoming

Bren Seminar

Can Alternative Transfer Mechanisms Alleviate Water Shortages?

Bryan Leonard, Associate Professor, University of Wyoming

Oct 21, 2024

Panel

Panel Discussion: What 30x30 Means for Conservation on Land and at Sea

Panelists: Millie Chapman, Chris Costello, Ben Halpern, Gavin McDonald

Oct 14, 2024

Bren Seminar

Hexavalent Chromium in Groundwater: At the Interface between Science, Regulators, Stakeholders, and the Hinkley Community

John Izbicki Seminar: Hexavalent Chromium in Groundwater

Oct 7, 2024

PhD Defense

Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Building: Political Biases, Funding Gaps, and Empirical Insights into Mitigation Strategies

PhD Dissertation Defense, Gaby Alberola

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

Commencement

2024 Bren Commencement Celebration

Save the date to celebrate our graduates on June 14, 2024!

Jun 14, 2024 | 9:00 am PDT

PhD Defense

Investigating Riparian Resilience to the Climate Crisis through a Critical Zone Lens

PhD Dissertation Defense, Louis Graup

Jun 13, 2024 | 8:00 am PT

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Student Presentations

2024 Bren Communication Capstone Presentations

Join us for 7 environmental communication capstone presentations from the MESM Class of 2024, from short films to outreach campaigns

Jun 7, 2024 | 12:00 pm PT

PhD Defense

Socioeconomic challenges and opportunities in the low-carbon transition of the energy system

PhD Dissertation Defense, Haozhe Yang

Jun 3, 2024 | 12:30 pm PT

Bren Seminar

Harmonizing Biodiversity Conservation with Agricultural Production Across Working Landscapes

Daniel Karp, Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, UC Davis

Jun 3, 2024 | 11:00am - 12:00pm PT

Student Presentations

2024 MEDS Capstone Project Presentations

Join us live online or on campus for the 2024 MEDS capstone project presentations, Friday, May 31

May 31, 2024 | 1:00pm PST

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Panel

2024 Environmental Justice Symposium

The 6th Annual Environmental Justice Symposium, presented by the Bren School Environmental Justice Club, May 24, 2024

May 24, 2024 | 1:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

Technology Transitions towards U.S. Industrial Decarbonization: Ammonia Production and Paper Recycling System

Enze Jin, Postdoctoral Researcher, Industrial Sustainability Analysis Lab, Bren School, UCSB

May 20, 2024 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

Uncovering the Effects of Extreme Events on Carbon, Energy, and Water Budgets

Lauren Lowman, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wake Forest University

May 13, 2024 | 11:00am - 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

The Politics of the Energy Transition: Evidence from Mexico

Cesar B. Martinez-Alvarez, Assistant Professor, Political Science, UCSB

May 6, 2024 | 11:00am - 12:00pm PT