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.

 

Upcoming SEAS Events

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Clarence Roy-SmithGroup JJR Lecture featuring Shannan Gibb-Randall

Clarence Roy-SmithGroup JJR Lecture Featuring: Shannan Gibb-Randall (BA ’90, MLA ’98), PLA

1040 Dana Building,
440 Church St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
| Thursday April 3, 2025 | 5:30 pm

This event is free and open to the public. The lecture will be recorded and available for viewing after the event on our YouTube channel. For more information, email [email protected]. About Shannan Gibb-Randall Shannan Gibb-Randall (BA '90, MLA '98) is principal of InSite Design Studio...
Dr. Lemir Teron and Mr. Juan Shannon, the Clinic's inaugural fellows

Urban Sustainability and Justice Fellow Lectures

Lectures in Ann Arbor and Detroit
| April 2 - April 10, 2025

SEAS Sustainability Clinic Urban Sustainability and Justice Fellow Lectures Urban Sustainability and Justice Community Fellow Lecture: Building a Smart Neighborhood to Save a City Juan Shannon , Executive Director of the Parker Village Foundation Ann Arbor Lecture: Wednesday, April 2 10:00-11:30 a.m...

Spatio-temporal models to support small area estimation: Applications to national-scale forest carbon monitoring

Ecosystem Science and Management Seminar: Spatio-Temporal Models to Support Small Area Estimation: Applications to National-Scale Forest Carbon Monitoring

Dana 1040 and Zoom
| Friday April 4, 2025 | 2:30 pm

The SEAS Ecosystem Science and Management Seminar series presents Spatio-Temporal Models to Support Small Area Estimation: Applications to National-Scale Forest Carbon Monitoring, a talk by Andrew Finley, Michigan State University. Join us for an insightful discussion in person or virtually...

2025 capstone conferecne- a celebration of student research

2025 Capstone Conference

Dana Building
440 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI
| April 10 - April 11, 2025
Join the celebration of capstone research done by this year's cohort of master's students! Day 1 Thursday, April 10 Noon-1 p.m. Lunch and keynote (begins at 12:30 p.m.) First-floor Commons, Dana Building 1-6:30 p.m. Student presentations in the Dana Building Day 2 Friday, April 11 9 a.m.-Noon...
Hilary Doe

SEAS Leadership Speaker Series: Hilary Doe

Dana 2315 and virtual
| Tuesday April 15, 2025 | 10:00 am

Join us to hear from these amazing leaders about their career paths and how sustainability decision making plays a role in their positions. We'll hear from the state’s and nation’s first Chief Growth Officer, a Michigan alum, who champions efforts to grow Michigan’s population, economy, and...

Lavender

Lavender Graduation & Awards

Michigan League, Ballroom
| Wednesday April 16, 2025 | 5:00 pm

Lavender Graduation celebrates and honors LGBTQIA2S+ graduates and allies of all genders and sexualities at the University of Michigan. Established by Ronni Sanlo in 1995, the inaugural Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan was the first graduation celebration of its kind anywhere. Since...