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Department Events

Past Environmental Studies Events

April 2013
Pharmaceutical Compounds and Ecosystem Function: An Emerging Research Challenge for Aquatic Ecologists
Tuesday, April 2
Room 1, Olin Science Center
March 2013
The Economics of Conservation and Ecosystem Services, Dr. Sahan Dissanayke, Colby
Wednesday, March 20
Fairchild Room, Dana
A Sea in Flame: How Negligence Caused the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Tuesday, March 12
Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond
Carl Safina to open Natalie Neibach exhibit with a reading
Sunday, March 10
Common Street Arts, Waterville
Blizzards, Gales and Ocean Buoys
Sunday, March 10
Common Street Arts, Waterville
Conference: Changing Oceans and the Future of the Gulf of Maine
Friday, March 8
Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building
PBS Saving the Oceans Screening: "Cod Comeback?"
Friday, March 8
Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building
Conference: Students as Catalysts for Large Landscape Conservation
Friday, March 1
Diamond Building
February 2013
Undergraduates Under the Trees, Dr. Margaret Lowman
Thursday, February 28
Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond
Land Grabs in Tanzania: The scramble over nature, food, and fuel, Dr. Jen Jones, IHP
Thursday, February 21
Olin 1
From Mayflower Hill to Environmental Policy Advocate, Emmie Theberge, NRCM and Colby alum
Wednesday, February 20
Fairchild Room, Dana
Adventures in Jan Plan: ES majors speaker to their off-campus experiences
Wednesday, February 13
Fairchild Room, Dana
November 2012
Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus, Dr. Mitchell Thomashow, Presidential Fellow, Second Nature
Tuesday, November 13
Olin 1
The Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America, Dr. Philip deMaynadier
Wednesday, November 7
Fairchild Room, Dana
October 2012
25 years of restoring Maine river natural resources. Lessons Learned
Wednesday, October 31
Fairchild Room, Dana
Tainted Desert: The Navajo People and Uranium Mining, Dr. Doug Brugge
Wednesday, October 24
Fairchild Room, Dana
The Foundation Principles of Sustainability, Dr. Thomas Wessels, Fall 2012 Hollis Lecture
Tuesday, October 23
Olin 1
Environmental Assessment and Planning in International Agricultural Development, Kate Schneider, Gates Foundation
Thursday, October 11
Fairchild Room, Dana
Caught in the Same Net; The Ocean and Us, Dr. Carl Safina, Blue Ocean Institute
Tuesday, October 9
Keyes 105