ESPM Events

Upcoming department events and co-sponsored events can be viewed on the ESPM Events Calendar and are announced via biweekly newsletter (sign up via this form). 

Department Seminar Series:

  • ESPM Department Seminar Series: Thursdays at 3:30pm, 132 Mulford Hall and Zoom NOTE: ON HOLD FOR SPRING 2026

  • Essig Brunch Seminar Series: Fridays at 10:00am, 2063 Valley Life Sciences Bldg and Zoom

  • Wildlife & Conservation Biology Seminar Series: Fridays at 12:00pm, 36 Mulford and Zoom

  • Ecolunch & Society for Conservation Biology Lecture Series: Mondays at  12:00pm, 2063 Valley Life Sciences Bldg

  • Faculty candidate research talks: Announced ad hoc via Events Newsletter

    • Physical Climate Science: December 2025, January 2026
    • Climate Equity & Environmental Justice: December 2025
    • Environmental Geochemistry: January & February 2026
    • Forest Health: February & March 2026
    • Asian American & Pacific Islander Transpacific Futures: April 2026 (tentative)
    • Climate Resilient Rural Community Development: April & May 2026 (tentative)

Past series:

  • Ecosystem Sciences Seminar Series: Wednesdays from 12-1, 112A Hilgard Hall

  • William Main Seminar Series:  Tuesdays from 4:00-5:30pm, 132 Mulford Hall

  • Environmental Data Science seminar: every other Thursday 12:10PM, 112 Hilgard

Special Seminars:

Hans Jenny Memorial Lecture Series: Annual lecture in soil science

Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship Lecture Series: Annual lecture in conservation

To view a full schedule of upcoming seminars, visit the ESPM Online Events Calendar. Events sponsored by ESPM are open to the public. 

GradFest 2026

ESPM's Graduate Research Symposium (GradFest) is on Wednesday, May 6. 

A panel of speakers in front of a group

ESPM Professors Michael Mascarenhas, Youjin Chung, and Sunaura Taylor during a seminar discussing their respective books in 2024.