Past Events

Join us May 20-21, 2021 for the 3rd annual Environmental Justice Symposium as we explore the roots of disproportionate environmental harm to low-income and communities of color and the ins and outs of careers in environmental justice.

Dr. Mauricio Hoyos of Pelagios Kakunja will talk about the threats and potential risks that white sharks are facing, and how scientists and authorities are trying to protect them.

Nicole Corpuz, Fisheries Consultant, Amigos Marinos

Noah Fierer, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

Learn more about the MESM Class of 2021 group projects and eco-entrepreneurship projects solving real-world environmental problems, and watch recordings of this year's presentations.

The Father of Environmental Justice, Dr. Robert Bullard, will also speak in a conversation with a student panel, 4/21 at 3:30pm.

April 20 at 4pm: Kyle Meng and Danae Hernandez-Cortes will share what they learned when they examined what happened to social inequalities following the introduction of California's greenhouse gas emissions trading program.

Liz Koslov, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA

Eyal Frank, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

Susanna Hecht, Professor, Luskin School of Public Affairs and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA

Maria Lourdes ‘Deng’ Palomares, Senior Scientist and Manager, Sea Around Us

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

John Lynham, Professor, University of Hawaii

Eric Fournier, Research Director, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA

Kurt Stephenson, Professor, Virginia Tech

Amy Vedder, McCluskey Fellow and Lecturer, Yale School of the Environment