Seminar Series

Each year, the Marsh Institute sponsors formal lectures and seminars that expose faculty and students to contemporary research on human-environment interactions, foster rich discussions, and catalyze future research.

Fall 2023 Seminar Series

September 21, 2023

Jeffrey Cardille

Associate Professor, McGill University

Sipping from the Data Firehose: Insights from Bayesian Inference, Power Computing, and Generalization

September 28, 2023

J. Timmons Roberts

Ittleson Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology, Brown University

From Denial to Delay: Obstruction of Action on Climate Change

October 26, 2023

Co-sponsored with the Economics Department

Gilbert Metcalf

John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service and Professor of Economics, Tufts University

The Climate Crisis: How Did We Get Here and What Can We Do?

November 9, 2023

Benjamin Sovacool

Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment, Boston University

Decarbonisation and its Discontents: A Critical Justice Perspective on Four Low-Carbon Transitions

Seminars are co-sponsored by the George Perkins Marsh Institute/Jeanne X. Kasperson Library Seminar Series and the Debra I. and Jeffrey A. Geller Endowed Lecture Series. All seminars are open to the public and will take place 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the Lurie Conference Room, University Center. The format is a 45-minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of questions and discussion. Interaction with speakers is encouraged. Light refreshments will be provided. Details of these seminars and other events related to the mission of the institute can be found on the Calendar of Events.

Previous Seminar Series

10/20/2022 – Stefanie Covino, Blackstone Watershed Collaborative, Creating Practitioners for the Blackstone Watershed: Bridging Academia to Community Partnerships for Climate Resilience
11/3/2022 – Rebecca Dickson, TerraCarbon LLC, From Research to Practice: The Need for Science Driven REDD Policy
11/17/2022 – Max Ritts, Clark University, Environmental Conservation in an age of Data Sovereignty: Reflections from the North Coast
1/26/2023 – Jon Denton Schneider, Clark University, Deworming as HIV Prevention for Young Women: Evidence from Zimbabwe
2/23/2023 – Gustavo Oliveira, Clark University, Sustainable and Transparent Soy Supply Chains? A Political Ecology Critique of Neo-Malthusianism and Eco-Modernization Theory
3/23/2023 – Robert J. Johnston, Clark University, and Linda Cote, Clark University, Understanding Requirements for IRB Approval and Exemption Under the Revised Common Rule: How to (Without Frustration) Compose a Successful Protocol for Human Subjects Research
3/30/2023 – Lisa Schipper, University of Bonn, Acting on Climate Change Adaptation – When Science, Policy, and Practice Don’t Align

9/30/2021 – Stefanie Covino, Blackstone Watershed Collaborative, The Future of the Blackstone Watershed
10/28/2021 – Bonnie Ram, Center for Research in Wind Energy, Hurry Up but Wait: Gigawatt-Scale Deployments of Offshore Wind Power and Cross-Cultural Stakeholder Engagements
11/18/2021 – Abby Frazier, Clark University, Climate Variability and Drought in Pacific Islands
2/3/2022 – Asha Best, Clark University, Towards a Critical Geospatial Analysis of Police Violence
3/3/2022 – Florencia Sangermano, Clark University, Connecting Massachusetts’ Landscapes to Soundscapes
4/7/2022 – Theo Eisenman, UMass Amherst, Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Greening Theory and Practice
4/14/2022 – Morgan Grove, USDA Forest Service, Regenerative Urban Ecology: A Next Phase for Science and Society

9/12/2019 – Youjin Chung, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, Conservation, Agro-Industrialization, and Land-Water Enclosures in Coastal Tanzania
10/3/2019 – Michael Mann, Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, George Washington University, Predicting High-Magnitude, Low-Frequency Crop Losses Using Machine Learning: An Application to Cereal Crops in Ethiopia
11/14/2019 – Adrian Treves, Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Scientific Integrity and Just Preservation
11/21/2019 – Jenn Baka, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Penn State, Cracking Appalachia: A Political-Industrial Ecology Perspective
1/30/2020 – Chi Ho Sham, Eastern Research Group, Inc., Protection of Drinking Water Supply Sources:
Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned
3/12/2020 – Robert Johnston, Director, George Perkins Marsh Institute and Professor of Economics, Clark University, Secrets of Research Proposal Success: What Top Grant-Writers Know
3/26/2020 –Theo Eisenman, UMass Amherst , Architecture and Regional Planning — Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Greening Theory and Practice
4/2/2020 – Martín Abregú, Ford Foundation, Natural Resource Extraction as a Problem of Social Justice: What Role for Civil Society?

9/20/2018 – Jim Wescoat, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Geographies of Rurban Drinking Water Planning in Pune District, Maharashtra
10/18/2018 – David Newburn, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, Water Quality Trading in the Presence of Existing Cost Share Programs: Implications for Water Quality Management in the Chesapeake Bay
10/24/2018 – Wil Burns, School of International Service, American University, Into the Great Wide Open: The Promise, and Potential Perils, of Climate Geoengineering
11/15/2018 – Lisa Wainger, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science Practical, Application of Economics in Evaluating the Benefits of Restoring the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
1/24/2019 – Robert Johnston, Director, George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, How to Develop Successful Collaborative Grant Projects and Proposals

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