CSTEP Announces Fall 2026 Seminar Series

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Fall '26 STEP Seminars; Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy; University of Minnesota
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Join the Center for Science, Technology, & Environmental Policy (CSTEP) for its Fall 2026 seminar series! Dates and topics and/or speakers listed below. All events are free.

  • Wednesday, September 23, 12:30 p.m. CT — Panel: “How Minnesota’s Public Agencies Approach Climate Policy Economics” with Minnesota Interagency Climate Economic Analysts Group (CEAG)
  • Monday, September 28, 12:30 p.m. CT — Elizabeth Lien, Co-Founder, Great Plains Sustainability Strategies
  • Monday, October 5, 12:30 p.m. CT — Kevin Pranis and Aaron Rosenthal, LiUNA!
  • Thursday, October 15, 4 p.m. CT — William N. Rom, Global Distinguished Professor of Environmental Health, New York University School of Global Public Health
  • Monday, November 2, 12:30 p.m. CT — Joel Ferguson, Assistant Professor at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Monday, November 9, 12:30 p.m. CT — Rolf Nordstrom, President & CEO, Great Plains Institute
  • Monday, November 16, 12:30 p.m. CT — Kate Knuth, Climate Director, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  • Monday, November 23, 12:30 p.m. CT — Heidi Roop, Director & Associate Professor, Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership
  • Monday, November 30, 12:30pm CT — Jon Foley, Director, Project Drawdown
  • Wednesday, December 2, 11 a.m. CT — UMN Delegation Panel: COP31 Talk-back panel with Institute on the Environment
  • Monday, December 7, 12:30 p.m. CT — Natural Capital Project Team; NatCap TEEMs: The Earth-Economy Modelers

More information and registration links will be available on CSTEP's events calendar. CSTEP is a Consortium member center.