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.

European Space Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative, 2026 User Workshop. Takes place from May 12-14, 2026 in Exeter, UK. Register by April 26, 2026. 

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.

ICTP, 2nd Workshop on Organisation and Maintenance of Tropical Convection and the Madden Julian Oscillation. Takes place from October 26-30, 2026 in Italy.  

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

Rutgers University Office of Climate Action, Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC) Annual Meeting. Takes place from June 3-5, 2026 in New Brunswick, NJ. 

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. 

The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, The InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences, and FAPESP, Connections to Sustain Science in Latin America Symposium 2026. Takes place from August 25-26, 2026 in São Paolo, Brazil.