Year after year, the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (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 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, writer/activist Bill McKibben, and award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and adventurer Jimmy Chin. View photos from recent events here.
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.
Tuesday, September 15, 4:00 pm, Rackham Amphitheatre Pamela Ronald, PhD from UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Stanford and the Joint BioEnergy Institute will discuss: From Genomes to Grains: Engineering Rice for a Changing Climate The rapid advance of genetic technologies has provided new tools to generate...
Wings Over Water Research Institute is pleased to welcome Carl Palazzolo, DVM, wildlife veterinarian, photographer and author of Bald Eagles: The Comeback of Our National Symbol in Michigan. Carl will share fascinating insights and photographs from 50 years of caring for these majestic birds. The...
About the presentation: Aquaculture now supplies most of the world’s seafood (57%), yet the U.S. remains heavily reliant on imports, producing only 11% of its seafood through aquaculture and carrying a $24.2 billion seafood trade deficit (FAO 2024; NMFS 2024). Freshwater aquaculture—primarily...
Tim Barnes from the UCAR Center for Science Education will be giving a talk about his career in science education and science communication more broadly.
Alumni, students, faculty, staff, family, and friends of SEAS are invited to join us for the 120th Annual SEAS Campfire. Complete with the traditional log-sawing competition, wader races, food, additional games, and, of course, campfire. Don't miss out on this SEAS tradition! Parking No parking is...
Based on fourteen months of ethnographic fieldwork in Ainu Mosir (Hokkaido, Japan), this talk considers the crucial role that rivers play in Indigenous Ainu articulations of sovereignty and futurity. As an important medium through which kin-based, territorial, and cosmological rights and...
Join us for Climate Week, a transformative university-wide initiative dedicated to addressing the environmental challenges of our time. Bringing together students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members, we're committed to developing innovative solutions and driving meaningful climate action...
Good news: Poster submissions are now being accepted through September 1st! Theme: Regenerative Economy RECESS welcomes contributions that highlight original research and real-world insights on clean energy, equity, and the regenerative economy. Submissions may include case studies, best practices...
