Environmental Speaker Series 2017-18
See Also: This year's (current) Environmental Speaker Series Schedule
See Also: Other years, via the Environmental Speaker Series Archives
2017-18 Speakers
FALL Quarter 2017 -
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10/5/17 |
Larry & Ellie Kinley (Lummi Tribe) |
Salish Sea Speaker, Fall 2017 |
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10/12/17 |
David Henry (Pew Charitable Trusts) |
From the Arctic to the Tropics: A Hitchhikers Guide to Marine Conservation Jobs |
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10/19/17 4 pm |
Eric Munscher (Turtle Survival Alliance) | Turtle Survival: The Plight of the World’s Turtle Species. What has happened? What is happening? What is being done about it? | Video |
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10/26/17 |
Anton Thomas (Cartographer) |
Drawing a Continent by Hand (co-sponsored by the Wilson Map Collection) |
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11/2/17 |
Sarah Myhre (500 Women Scientists; UW School of Oceanography) |
One Year of Activism and Resistance: Women, Science, and the Trump Administration |
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11/9/17 |
Grace Wang (Huxley College) |
What Influences Public Land Managers? An Analysis of BLM Decision Makers. |
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11/16/17 |
Alan McConchie (Stamen Design) |
Open Source Cartography: Blending Data and Design for the Next Generation of Online Maps (co-sponsored by the Wilson Map Collection) |
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11/23/17 |
(No Speaker) |
Thanksgiving Break |
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11/30/17 |
Kelly McAllister (Wa State DOT) |
WSDOT: Balancing Washington's Transportation Needs with Stewardship of Natural Resources |
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12/7/17 4 pm |
Chris James (Regulatory Assistance Project) |
After Paris Withdrawal By US, Will China Lead? What Does This Mean for Actions by US States and Other Subnational Jurisdictions? |
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WINTER Quarter 2018
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1/11/18 4:10 pm |
Tammi Laninga | The 50thAnniversary of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act / WWU's River Studies and Leadership Certificate | |
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1/18/18 |
Sandy Lawrence |
A Sea Change: Overpopulation, King Tides, Storm Surges, Acidification, Deoxygenation, Coral Bleaching, Plastic Accumulation and Overfishing just sound daunting. Solutions actually exist for all of these problems except Milutin Milankovich and his stubborn orbital mechanics. |
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1/25/18 |
Huxley Career Panel |
Derek Koellmann (Anchor QEA), |
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2/1/18 |
Julie Barber |
The Swinomish Shellfish Program: management, Research, and Restoration Efforts |
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2/8/18 |
Bianca Perla |
Curiosity Run Wild: The Multiple Benefits of Citizen Science on Vashon Island |
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2/15/18 |
Veronica Velez |
Ground-Truthing: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as Community-Based and Anti-Racist Praxis (co-sponsored by the Wilson Map Collection) |
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2/22/18 |
Rachel Arnold |
The Bizarre Frogfishes: Evolutionary Relationships, Life History, and Conservation Implications |
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3/1/18 |
Laura Rose |
The Deboche Project: Rebuilding and Revitalizing the Historic Deboche Nunnery, an Integral Link to the Preservation of Tibetan/ Buddhist Traditions and Sherpa Culture |
(related Video from the Forum that evening) |
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3/8/18 |
CANCELED Chief Tsi’li’xw (Bill James) and Su’hun’ep Hussmeen Troy Olsen of Lummi Nation (we hope to reschedule in the Spring) |
CANCELED The Salish Sea through Weaving, Cedar, Wool, and Reef Net Fishing (Salish Sea Speakers) (co-sponsored by NWIC, NASU, and Justice Speaks) |
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3/15/18 |
Mitch Friedman |
Keeping the Wild in Washington |
SPRING Quarter 2018
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4/5/18 4:15 pm | Kellen Lynch | ZeNETH, Tiny Homes, WWU's Institute for Energy Studies (public talk begins at 4:15) | Video |
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4/12/18 |
Carolyn Parrs |
Mind Over Markets: How to Engage with Environmental Activists So Everyone Wins |
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4/19/18 |
Amelia Taylor |
The United Nations' World Sustainable Development Goals |
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4/26/18 |
Dennis Willows |
Geomagnetic Orientation Behavior in the PNW Sea Slug Tritonia: Research on a not yet understood sensory mode with implications for survival in a changing climate |
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5/3/18 |
Yanjun Cai |
Photovoice, Social Media, and Geospatial Analysis: Creative Amalgamation of Technologies for Proactive Resilience Toward Socio-Spatial Justice |
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5/10/18 |
Kate Darby |
"Looks like Urine" and "Smells Like Sewer": Sensory Claims-Making and Environmental Injustice |
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5/17/18 |
Christie True | What Local Governments can do to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and be Ready for the Impacts of Climate Change | Video |
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5/24/18 |
Teizeen Mohamedali |
Water Quality Modeling: Magic or Math? |
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5/31/18 |
Candy Castellanos |
Sustaining Sustainability |
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6/7/18 |
Denise Attwood & Ric Conner |
Heart of Patagonia - The Legacy of Doug and Kris Tompkins |
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