Year upon year, SEAS is pleased to offer our community and the public an impressive lineup of the leaders and best in environment and sustainability. Students, faculty, and interested partners get to hear from and interact with household names and rising stars who will usher in the next wave of brilliant innovations in sustainability.

Some of our greatest past visiting luminaries include His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, former UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, writer/activist Bill McKibben, and award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and adventurer Jimmy Chin. View the photo gallery for pictures from these special events.

Upcoming SEAS Events

Just about every day (and sometimes several times a day) there are exciting, insightful, and important events at SEAS and across the U-M campus. Take advantage of these extensive (and usually free) opportunities to explore your options, expand your horizons, network, and learn about other disciplines.

SEAS events are subject to be postponed, cancelled or moved online due to Covid-19 pandemic. Please check back regularly for updates to the event page.

Upcoming SEAS Events

Voices for Carbon Neutrality

University Approaches to Carbon Neutrality: A Conversation with Sustainability Leaders from MIT, OSU and Iowa About Institutional Plans to Reduce Emissions With Urgency

Virtual
| Wednesday December 2, 2020 | 1:00 pm

MIT is closing in early on their 32% carbon reduction by 2030 goal and strategically evaluating options to be “climate positive” through a portfolio of large-scale carbon reduction initiatives, as well as creating a living lab experience and providing generous subsidies for low-carbon commuting to...

Zero Hunger

Zero Hunger

Virtual
| Thursday December 3, 2020 | 11:00 am

Globally, 9% of the world goes hungry each year. Hunger is on the rise, even as average levels of wealth have increased, as the world enjoys unprecedented prosperity, and as enough food is produced to feed over 10 billion people. The problem of hunger globally is so acute that the World Food Program...

2020 Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

Virtual
| Friday December 4, 2020 | 5:00 pm

The annual celebratory Winter Solstice celebration brings students, faculty, and staff together! Create a sustainable landscape for a chance to win SEAS swag (learn more here), enjoy a video of solstice, play a game, and get to know other SEAS members.

Application is Now Open

SEAS Application Tips Webinar

| Monday December 14, 2020 | 5:30 pm

U-M SEAS will be hosting an Application Webinar on Monday 12/14 at 5:30pm ET. SEAS Admissions Coaches will provide an overview of our graduate programs and will also answer your questions live.