Past Events | UC Santa Barbara Bren - Bren School of Environment

Bren Seminar

Reimagining Futures: Collaborations Between Artists, Designers, and Scientists as a Roadmap to Solving the Climate Crisis

Mika Tosca, Assistant Professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Dec 2 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

Watershed Responses to Shifting Wildfire Regimes in the US West

Erin Hanan, Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno

Nov 25 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

Understanding How Social Factors Influence Conservation Outcomes Over Time

Rebecca Niemiec, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University

Nov 18 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

Human Casualties: The Dominant Cost of Experiencing Conflict with Wildlife in India

Sumeet Gulati, Professor, University of British Columbia

Nov 4 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

Water is a Master Variable: Solving for Resilience in the Modern Era

Fred Boltz, Water Lead, Global Center on Adaptation; Ambassador, The Resilience Shift

Oct 21 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST

Timbo Stillinger stands on a snowy mountain

PhD Defense

Observing Snow from Space: Snow/Cloud Discrimination and Opportunities in Water Supply Forecasting

PhD Dissertation Defense, Timbo Stillinger

Oct 16 2019 | 1:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

Forest Resilience in a Changing Environment: Hints from Hubbard Brook

John J. Battles, Professor of Forest Ecology, University of California, Berkeley

Sep 30 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST

Ty Brandt in front of a snowy mountaintop

PhD Defense

A Solution to One of Mountain Hydrology’s Principal Mysteries: The Spatial Distribution of Snowfall

PhD Dissertation Defense, Ty Brandt

Jul 30 2019 | 11:00am

PhD Defense

Engineered Carbonaceous Nanomaterials in Legume Agroecosystems: Potential Effects and Fates

PhD Dissertation Defense, Ying Wang

Jun 7 2019 | 1:00pm

PhD Defense

Spatial Heterogeneity in Modeling Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Chemicals

PhD Dissertation Defense, Mengya Tao

Jun 6 2019 | 9:00am

Karen Holl kneeling, planting a seedling

Bren Seminar

Planting Tree Islands as a Tropical Forest Restoration Strategy: Lessons Learned

Karen Holl, Professor, Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz

May 20 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

Plant Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Cities

Darrel Jenerette Professor, Dept of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside

May 13 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

Seasonal Liquidity, Rural Labor Markets, and Agricultural Production

Kelsey Jack, Associate Professor, Bren School

Apr 29 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST

Student Presentations

2019 Master's Project Final Presentations

Class of 2019 Group Projects & Eco-E Projects

Apr 26 2019 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bren Seminar

How the Ocean Health Index Enables Better Science in Less Time

Julia Stewart Lowndes, Marine Data Scientist and Mozilla Fellow, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)

Apr 15 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

The International Response to Climate Change: Perspectives from within the UN System

Zurich Distinguished Visitor Mark Radka, Chief, Energy and Climate Branch, UN Environment

Apr 8 2019 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PST