Welcome to Spring 2026 – A Message from the Graduate Program Director
Dear MSEM students, alumni, and community, I am delighted to welcome our continuing students, faculty, new practitioner instructors, staff, prospective…
Spring 2026 Session A Highlights
As we kick off Spring 2026, Session A brings an exciting mix of technical, field-based and policy-focused courses designed to…
California’s Living Classroom: MSEM Students Take on Mount Tamalpais
This past month, MSEM students found themselves spending a lot of time on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais. With its…
Fall 2025 Session B Highlights
We can’t believe Session A is already over! Students wrapped up their coursework the second week of October: those in…
Urban Learning: Field Trips to EBMUD and BCDC
A cornerstone of the University of San Francisco’s Master of Science in Environmental Management (MSEM) program is connecting classroom learning…
New challenges and tools to address biodiversity – a perspective from the non-profit sector
This spring, the Master of Science in Environmental Management (MSEM) program at the University of San Francisco (USF) hosted a…
Field Notes: Exploring the World of Phytoplankton with Marine Resources Students
Recently, MSEM students from the Marine Resources class collected phytoplankton during their field trip to the Greater Farallones National Marine…
Meet our Newest Professors: Charlotte Smith, Preethi Balaji, & Xavier Fernandez!
We are thrilled to introduce our newest professors in the MS in Environmental Management (MSEM) program at USF: Professors Charlotte…
Faculty Research: Professor Allison Luengen, exploring potential ecotoxicology links between marine and terrestrial ecosystems
Understanding relationships between different ecosystems is a central theme in many USF MSEM courses. It is also an area of…
Earth Week Highlights: MSEM Event Offered Insight on Offshore Wind in California
Each year, the USF MSEM program hosts a panel of experts to share insights on timely environmental issues. As part…