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

Bren Seminar

Paying for Power (with Anant Sudarshan)

Fiona Burlig, Assistant Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Jan 30, 2023 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

Adapting to Global Environmental Change: How Can We Ensure Food Security in a Time of Uncertainty?

Meha Jain, Assistant Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan

Jan 23, 2023 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

PhD Defense

Towards the Twilight of File-Centricity

PhD Dissertation Defense, Niklas Griessbaum

Dec 5, 2022 | 3:00 pm PST

PhD Defense

Cataloguing and mapping cumulative human impacts on marine biological and functional diversity to inform conservation management

PhD Dissertation Defense, Casey C. O'Hara

Dec 5, 2022 | 1:00pm PST

Bren Seminar

Energy, Groundwater, and Crop Choice

Louis Preonas, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

Nov 14, 2022 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

Wildfire Smoke: Understanding Sources, Exposures, Impacts, and Interventions

Marshall Burke, Associate Professor, Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University

Nov 7, 2022 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Community Event

Bren School Mantell Symposium in Environmental Justice and Conservation Innovation

Advancing Environmental Justice and Conservation Innovation: Rethinking Institutions, Governance, and Collaborative Processes

Nov 3, 2022 | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm PT

Bren Seminar

Mitigating Climate and Air Pollution from the Electricity and Transportation Sectors in the United States

Inês Azevedo, Associate Professor, Stanford University

Oct 31, 2022 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

The Untapped Potential for Urban Water Efficiency: Spotlight on Southern California

Sonali Abraham, Research Associate, Pacific Institute

Oct 24, 2022 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

Science to Support Conservation: Two Case Studies from the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

Elizabeth Hiroyasu, Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve Scientist, The Nature Conservancy

Oct 17, 2022 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

The Flint Water Crisis and the Politics of Safe Drinking Water in the United States

Sara Hughes, Associate Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan

Oct 10, 2022 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Bren Seminar

Do Trends in Pollution Disparities imply Narrowing Health Disparities? Evidence from California (with Kyle Meng)

Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

Oct 3, 2022 | 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Grads throwing mortar board caps into the air

Commencement

2022 Bren Commencement Celebration

Join us at Bren Hall or online to celebrate our graduates on June 10, 2022!

Jun 10, 2022 | 9:00 am to 11:00 am PDT

PhD Defense

Essays on Environmental Markets and Marine Conservation

PhD Dissertation Defense, Juan Carlos Villaseñor-Derbez

Jun 8, 2022 | 1:00 pm PST

Three students shooting a video on the beach

Student Presentations

2022 Bren Communication Capstone Final Presentations

Join us for 7 environmental communication capstone presentations from the MESM Class of 2022, from short films to outreach campaigns

Jun 3, 2022 | 12:30 to 2:00 pm PT

PhD Defense

Economic and Environmental Implications of Low-Carbon Transition in the Energy System: Case Studies on Lighting Technologies, Electricity System, and Direct Air Capture

PhD Dissertation Defense, Yang Qiu

May 27, 2022 | 10:00 am PT