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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Paving the Way: Taking Bold Action Toward Environmental Justice

Paving the Way: Taking Bold Action Toward Environmental Justice

Rackham Auditorium
915 E. Washington St.,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
| Monday January 27, 2025 | 5:30 pm
Join us for an event that’s more than just a celebration—it’s a call to action. In alignment with the University of Michigan’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium's 2025 theme of " Restless Dissatisfaction: An Urgent Call for the Pursuit of Justice and Equality," we invite students, staff, faculty...
Great Lakes Seminar Series: Christiane Jablonowski

Great Lakes Seminar Series: Christiane Jablonowski

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
4840 S State Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
| Tuesday January 21, 2025 | 11:00 am

Representing Lake-Atmosphere Interactions in NOAA’s Weather Prediction Models About the presentation: The talk provides an overview of various lake-atmosphere coupling approaches that are either currently employed or envisioned for NOAA’s suite of weather prediction models across a range of temporal...

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SEAS Community Conversation: Freedom of Speech & Expression

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| Wednesday January 22, 2025 | 1:00 pm

Join us for a Community Conversation on the dynamic relationship between Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Speech in fostering inclusive campus spaces. This dialogue invites students, staff, and faculty to explore how we can uphold free exchange while nurturing inclusivity. Facilitated by: Nick...

Valerie Brader

SEAS Leadership Speaker Series: Valerie Brader

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| Tuesday January 28, 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 a prominent energy lawyer in Michigan who served in key advisory roles and as executive director of the MI Agency for Energy under Governor...

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat with Prof. Xavier Blot: Comparing and Contrasting Climate Education in Europe and the United States

Ross School of Business – Blau Hall – B1560
| Thursday January 30, 2025 | 4:30 pm

Professor Xavier Blot of Emlyon Business School in Lyon, France is visiting Ross in late January to share his insights on integrating climate education within business schools. Hosted by Ross Prof. Jerry Davis, this fireside chat will explore Prof. Xavier Blot’s insights from integrating climate and...

King Talks

2025 Rackham King Talks

Rackham Auditorium
| Thursday January 30, 2025 | 6:00 pm

This year’s King Talks will feature six Rackham students communicating the relevance of their work to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in a TED-talk style. As always, the King Talks relate to the theme of the U-M MLK Symposium, which this year is “Restless Dissatisfaction: An Urgent Call for the...

SEAS Faculty Research Seminar Series

Faculty Research Seminar Series: SEAS Postdocs

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| Friday January 31, 2025 | 3:30 pm

Please join us in supporting intellectual exchange and community engagement with a talk by SEAS Postdocs Khandaker Jafor, Alain Isabwe, Nabin Pradhan, Morgan McPherson, Peter Flood, Meg Czerwinski, and Hazem Abdelhady. It is an open event for SEAS and non-SEAS students, staff, and faculty. Reception...