External Conferences / Symposia / Workshops / Courses

Spring 2026, Climate Democracy and Resilience.This graduate course will examine the natural science, impact science, social science and economic literature on the uncertainties and risks associated with climate change, climate change resilience, and democratic resilience, and the challenges of linking together research in these disciplines. Takes place Monday 1-4 PM at CSB 369B.

Spring 2026, AI/ML/Spatial Data Science for Global Development. This Ph.D.-level course introduces students to the rapidly evolving field of applied data science for global development and social welfare policy. To learn more contact Dr. Woojin Jung, Assistant Professor, wj153@ssw.rutgers.edu. 

Creative Expression and the Environment Minor. A multidisciplinary program grounding students in the fundamentals of environmental issues and preparing them to respond through creative expression. This minor is approved for all MGSA, SAS and SEBS students.

Spring 2026, NJAES Extension Course: Introductory Fisheries Science for Stakeholders (IFISSH). This course is offered annually to educate stakeholders of New Jersey’s marine fisheries on the science, management, and responsible stewardship of fishery resources so that they are better prepared to make progress on and get involved with issues impacting their industries. The course meets Tuesday evenings (6:30 - 9:00 PM) from February 3 through April 7.

Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, Four-day introductory workshop on Integrated Assessment Models. This workshop will take place from May 19–22 at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania Clean Water Academy, 2026 Aquatic Resource Restoration Conference. Takes place March 3-4, 2026 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, PA. 

The Center for Turfgrass Science, 35th Annual Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium. This event will take place on March 19, 2026 at the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health building, Room 101. 

The Rutgers Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (RAD) Collaboratory, RAD Collaboratory Research Symposium. This event will take place on March 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Douglass Student Center, Trayes Hall. 

NJ Big Data Alliance, 13th Annual NJBDA Symposium. Takes place Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at Rowan University.

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE26). Takes place July 6-8, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio.  

AAU Climate, 2026 Econometric Models of Climate Change Conference. Takes place August 20-21, 2026 at Aalborg University, Denmark. 

Sciforum, The 12th World Sustainability Forum. Takes place August 21-24, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. 

American Meteorological Society, 37th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. Takes place from March 30-April 3, 2026 in San Diego, CA or virtually.