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SUMMARY:Biology Seminar Series: Alex Bradshaw\, Clark University
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Bradshaw is a mycologist with experience in microbiology\, including work with bacterial and fungal specimens. He values biodiversity in all forms but has a strong passion for Fungi. His past and current research has primarily focused on systematics and evolution of the genus of “Magic mushrooms” Psilocybe\, which produce psychoactive compounds with high therapeutic potential for the treatment of myriad mental health issues. However\, more broadly\, Alex is interested in exploring the complexity and evolution of fungal secondary metabolites\, which have been utilized by humans throughout history for food\, medicine\, and in reclaiming polluted environments. Embracing the breadth of biological and chemical diversity that Fungi exhibit is paramount to understanding their role in nature\, how they shape the environment around them\, and how they influence the organisms they interact with. \n\n\n\nAnother unexplored realm of mycology is the functional development of morphology\, such as how a mushroom is produced. For his post-doctoral research\, Alex is working in the lab of Dr. David Hibbett and Dr. Javier Tabima\, where he is studying the systematics\, functional genetics\, and population structures of the gilled\, and sometimes secotioid\, polypore mushroom\, Lentinus tigrinus.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-seminar-series-alex-bradshaw-clark-university/
LOCATION:The Lasry Center for Bioscience
CATEGORIES:Campus/Community,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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SUMMARY:Biology Fall 2025 Seminar Series Speaker - Alex Bradshaw\, Clark University
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Bradshaw is a mycologist with experience in microbiology\, including work with bacterial and fungal specimens. He values biodiversity in all forms but has a strong passion for Fungi. His past and current research has primarily focused on systematics and evolution of the genus of “Magic mushrooms” Psilocybe\, which produce psychoactive compounds with high therapeutic potential for the treatment of myriad mental health issues. However\, more broadly\, Alex is interested in exploring the complexity and evolution of fungal secondary metabolites\, which have been utilized by humans throughout history for food\, medicine\, and in reclaiming polluted environments. Embracing the breadth of biological and chemical diversity that Fungi exhibit is paramount to understanding their role in nature\, how they shape the environment around them\, and how they influence the organisms the interact with.Another unexplored realm of mycology is the functional development of morphology\, such as how a mushroom is produced. For his post-doctoral research\, Alex is working in the lab of Dr. David Hibbett and Dr. Javier Tabima\, where he is studying the systematics\, functional genetics\, and population structures of the gilled\, and sometimes secotioid\, polypore mushroom\, Lentinus tigrinus.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-fall-2025-seminar-series-speaker-alex-bradshaw-clark-university/
LOCATION:The Lasry Center for Bioscience
CATEGORIES:Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T200000
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SUMMARY:School of Climate\, Environment\, and Society Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the launch of Clark University’s new school! Events will be held throughout the day\, including a tree planting and remarks from President Fithian and Dean Lou Leonard.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/school-for-climate-environment-and-society-kickoff/
LOCATION:Campus Green and Red Square
CATEGORIES:Campus/Community,Environment/Sustainability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T133000
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CREATED:20250822T171857Z
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SUMMARY:Biology Department Bumpus Symposium
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-department-bumpus-symposium/
LOCATION:The Lasry Center for Bioscience
CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T150000
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CREATED:20250423T211356Z
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SUMMARY:Arbor Day Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join the Arboretum Advocates\, other student organizations\, and members of the local community to celebrate Arbor Day. Refreshments\, activities — including invasive plant removal — and free items will be available.  \n\n\n\nMore on Clark Engage »
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/arbordayfestival/
LOCATION:Clark University Red Square\, 950 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Campus/Community,Environment/Sustainability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T130000
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CREATED:20241218T001508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T160043Z
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SUMMARY:Colloquium Speaker Series: Jason W. Moore
DESCRIPTION:Jason Moore\, an environmental historian and historical geographer at Binghamton University\, will present “Climate Revolts\, Climate Crises\, or\, Why Climate Doomism is Bad History\, Terrible Geography\, and Even Worse Politics.”
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/colloquium-speaker-series-jason-w-moore/
LOCATION:Lurie Conference Room\, Higgins University Center
CATEGORIES:Campus/Community,Diversity/Equity/Inclusion,Education/Social Sciences,Environment/Sustainability,Humanities,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T160000
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SUMMARY:The Last of the Nightingales: Film Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Image courtesy of Colorfool Films \n  \nDiscussion facilitated by Clark University faculty Stephen DiRado\, Matt Malsky\, and Max Ritts \nIn the late 1960s\, Bernie Krause was a prolific composer and foley artist who pioneered synthesizers and worked with industry giants such as Francis Ford Coppola\, The Doors\, and The Rolling Stones. But after one chance encounter with the sounds of the wilderness\, he chose to change his career path\, setting out to gather wild field recordings to help battle the climate crisis using acoustic information. More than half a century later\, his vast archive of captured soundscapes reflects dire habitat devastation in the world and yields urgent stories about the need for immediate change. \nThe Last of the Nightingales\, directed by Masha Karpoukhina\, invites audiences to experience the rich acoustic beauty of the living world through Bernie’s ears\, exceptionally attuned over decades. More than half of the ecosystems recorded in his immense archive are now completely silent or will never be heard in their original voice again due to the profound effects of climate change on the stability\, biodiversity\, and resilience of virtually all ecosystems on Earth. As more and more soundscapes fall silent\, Bernie reminds us that it’s not too late to begin listening. \nAdmission to the screening is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be offered. \nSponsored by the Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities and the Environmental Humanities Research Collaborative at Clark University
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/the-last-of-the-nightingales-film-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Clark University\, Higgins Lounge\, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor\, 36 Maywood Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic,Arts/Music/Film,Environment/Sustainability,Humanities
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T150000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
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SUMMARY:Introducing Disaster Nation: An Ecocritical Study of Puerto Rican Culture
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us as Clark University faculty member María Acosta Cruz (Language\, Literature\, and Culture) discusses her new book\, Disaster Nation: An Ecocritical Study of Puerto Rican Culture. In it\, she examines Puerto Rico’s national culture through a complex web of references to the disasters that the nation has suffered and to how the environment has been portrayed. Sometimes Puerto Rican history\, literature and arts highlight the drama of hurricanes and earthquakes. But often\, the classics read in universities and gazed at in museums depict an Edenic garden of eternal spring. Since cultural depictions of the environment are never innocent and always have socio-political motivations\, Acosta Cruz’s ecocritical project explores Puerto Rico through its unique convergences of calamities: cyclonic location and ecological instability\, as well as continuous colonialism. \nAdmission is free and open to the public\, and lunch will be provided. Guests are encouraged to arrive at 1:15pm for refreshments. \nSponsored by the Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities and the Department of Language\, Literature\, and Culture at Clark University \nAbout the Speaker \nBorn and raised in Cabo Rojo\, Puerto Rico\, María Acosta Cruz received her degrees in Comparative Literature from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and the State University of New York at Binghamton. She is a Full Professor of Spanish at Clark University. She explores language and culture issues concerning ecocriticism\, nationhood\, gender constructions\, and Caribbean political and cultural history. Among her published works is Dream Nation: Puerto Rican Culture & the Fictions of Independence and the upcoming book Disaster Nation: An Ecocritical Study of Puerto Rican Culture.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/introducing-disaster-nation-an-ecocritical-study-of-puerto-rican-culture/
LOCATION:Clark University\, Higgins Lounge\, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor\, 36 Maywood Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environment/Sustainability,Humanities
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T170000
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SUMMARY:The Inclusion of Smallholders in Global Supply Chain Regulations
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend The Inclusion of Smallholders in Global Supply Chain Regulations: The Case of EU Deforestation Regulation in Indonesia and Lao PDR. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur speaker\, Pheakkdey Nguon\, Ph.D. ’16\, is a 2025 Yale Emerging Climate Leader Fellow and Senior Forest Governance Expert at the European Forest Institute with extensive experience in environmental policies (EUDR\, FLEGT\, REDD+)\, sustainable landscapes\, and climate initiatives. His current research exploring EUDR impacts on smallholder timber producers in Indonesia and Lao PDR is supported by a fellowship from the International Tropical Timber Organization. \n\n\n\nYou can also join us on Zoom (meeting ID: 982 5800 3742; passcode: 181156) \n\n\n\nThis event is free for Clark students. Light refreshments will be served.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/the-inclusion-of-smallholders-in-global-supply-chain-regulations/
LOCATION:ASEC\, Room 202
CATEGORIES:Environment/Sustainability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T173000
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SUMMARY:Local Experts\, Global Issues: A Sustainability Conversation with Worcester Area Researchers
DESCRIPTION:Worcester Reads Writes and Makes: Sustainability and Climate Change\, a Worcester-wide series developed by the Academic Research Collaborative (ARC) Libraries of central Massachusetts.\n\nJoin local experts from Worcester-area colleges and universities as they discuss their research on sustainability in their areas of expertise.\n\nSpeakers: \n\n 	Dr. Mauri Pelto\, Professor of Environmental Science\, Nichols College\, Dudley\, MA\n 	Dr. Donna Bartlett\, Professor of Pharmacy Practice\, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences\, Worcester\, MA\n 	Additional speakers to be announced \n\nLight refreshments will be served.\n\nProgram sponsored by the Goddard Library\, Clark University. Questions about the event may be addressed to library@clarku.edu.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/local-experts-global-issues-a-sustainability-conversation-with-worcester-area-researchers/
LOCATION:Goddard Library Fuller Music Room 422
CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Health/Wellness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T133000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20250301T003149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T003149Z
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SUMMARY:Fishers\, Foragers and Fine Diners
DESCRIPTION:Ben Jamieson Stanley (they/them)\, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Delaware\, will deliver an invited guest lecture at Clark University related to their recently published book: Precarious Eating: Narrating Environmental Harm. \nWhile “climate fiction” has become privileged in the Global North\, Global South representations more often trace environmental precarity to its roots in colonization and globalized capitalism. This talk situates fisheries and foraging as a point of entry to South Africa’s Western Cape\, where bustling culinary and environmental tourism coincide with hunger and stratification. Connecting Zakes Mda’s 2005 novel The Whale Caller to contemporary cookbooks and restaurants\, the talk follows the changing meanings of endangered mollusks such as abalone: from their role in indigenous foodways\, to the 1990s “abalone wars\,” and to the appropriation of “indigenous foods” in eco-gastronomic cuisine. \nAdmission is free and open to the public\, and lunch will be provided. Guests are encouraged to arrive at 11:45 am for refreshments. \n\nBen Jamieson Stanley (they/them) is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Delaware\, where they are directing the launch of a new Center for Environmental Humanities. Ben’s research focuses on how we narrate and understand relationships among globalization\, empire\, and environmental precarity. Professor Stanley has also published on topics such as climate fiction\, veganism\, botanical gardens as tools of both empire and resistance\, and energy systems in Afrofuturist film. Their work can be found in journals such as ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and the Environment\, The Global South\, and Matatu: Journal for African Culture and Society. Professor Stanley is working on a second book tentatively titled Mobilities: Movement and Energy in a Changing South Africa\, which brings together questions of energy transition\, gender and sexuality\, and transit justice. \n 
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/fishers-foragers-and-fine-diners/
LOCATION:Clark University\, Higgins Lounge\, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Humanities
ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T130000
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SUMMARY:Colloquium Speaker Series: Darla Munroe
DESCRIPTION:Please stay tuned for more details!\nDarla Monroe
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/colloquium-speaker-series-darla-munroe/
LOCATION:Lurie Conference Room\, Higgins University Center
CATEGORIES:Education/Social Sciences,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T130000
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SUMMARY:Colloquium Speaker Series: Jenny Goldstein
DESCRIPTION:Starting with solutions: A Global Political Ecology of Algae Innovation\n \nNature–society scholars have taken on the green energy transition — but what about green materials? Despite the fossil fuel extraction and high emissions profiles associated with cement\, fertilizers\, and plastics\, there is little critical research on possible alternatives or on how a transition to a green materials future might take shape. Seaweed\, however\, is increasingly touted by scientists\, policymakers\, and investors for its potential as a climate-responsive replacement for fossil fuels in industrial applications such as plastics\, fertilizers\, fuels\, and animal feed.  \nThis talk presents preliminary research from the North Atlantic and Southeast Asia on the political–ecological dimensions of technological innovation in the global seaweed industry. Dr. Goldstein first outlines the current barriers to and consequences of scaling up seaweed cultivation for a low-carbon future. She then argues that the bio-technical innovation of turning seaweed into a climate-responsive technology is a crucial locus of power through which to understand how the green materials transition may reproduce\, or reconfigure\, global development dynamics. \nJenny Goldstein is an assistant professor of global development at Cornell University\, an Atkinson Center for Sustainability faculty fellow\, and a core faculty member of Cornell’s Southeast Asian Studies Program. Jenny\, who is also the Director of Cornell’s Center for Social Sciences Qualitative and Interpretive Research Institute (QuIRI)\, is a political ecologist and human geographer who studies how data infrastructures\, digital technologies\, and artificial intelligence mediate nature-society relations. Her current research investigates the role of seaweed in shaping the future of green industrial materials within the global bioeconomy. \n 
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/colloquium-speaker-series-jenny-goldstein/
LOCATION:Jefferson 218
CATEGORIES:Diversity/Equity/Inclusion,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
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SUMMARY:Colloquium Speaker Series: Amy Frazier
DESCRIPTION:A Geographic Approach for Co-designing and Implementing ‘30×30’ Conservation Goals\n\nThe world is at a tipping point for biodiversity\, with over a million species threatened with extinction and climate change driving a redistribution of life on Earth. The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework addresses some of these grand challenges by recommending that at least 30% of land and water be protected by 2030 (colloquially called “30×30”). However\, while agreements like these are a good start\, they are rarely successful in practice\, in part because there is often a disconnect between the geographic data and models being produced by scientists and the information that is needed for conservation decision-making on the ground. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Frazier will discuss how her team is working with various partners around the world to implement conservation projects to protect the planet and how an effective co-design approach can overcome some of the challenges of using geographic methods for conservation decision-making. Woven throughout are examples of how a geographic approach\, and particularly an understanding of the impacts of scale on analyses\, can enhance this decision-making. \nAmy Frazier is the Jack and Laura Dangermond Endowed Chair of Conservation Science at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. She previously held faculty appointments at Arizona State University and Oklahoma State University. Dr. Frazier holds an A.B. in environmental earth science from Dartmouth College\, an M.A. in geography from West Chester University\, and a Ph.D. in geography from the University at Buffalo. Dr. Frazier’s research focuses on integrating remote sensing\, GIS\, and landscape ecology to study global environmental change\, specifically to prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/colloquium-speaker-series-amy-frazier/
LOCATION:Zoom (Online)
CATEGORIES:Campus/Community,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20241123T022827Z
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SUMMARY:Colloquium Speaker Series: Abbie Tingstad
DESCRIPTION:Many Arctics: What Does it Look Like and Why Is it Important for the Future of Governance in the Far North?\n\nThe Arctic is transforming in dramatic and complex ways through a myriad of pressures related to changes in climate\, social trends and demographic patterns\, economic opportunities\, geopolitics\, and technology. Although many discussions surrounding the Arctic’s future rightly focus on climate change\, the concept of “many Arctics” – or the inherent diversity within the Arctic region – reminds us that multiple factors and drivers of change shape different areas in the north in different ways. This diversity is something to be celebrated in cultural and other contexts\, but it can also create challenges for local communities and policymakers alike in navigating intense changes and resolving the many visions of the region’s future that exist among rights- and stake-holders. \nThis lecture will focus on aspects of ongoing research titled “Converging Pressures on Arctic Development” that is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic program. It will highlight geographical and geospatial research focused on characterizing the current and potential future human footprints in the region as a basis for exploring alternative scenarios for how today’s many Arctics might look by 2050. It will also present the results of a recently published paper examining diverging scenarios of socio-economic change. Despite the fact that the Arctic has been highlighted as an important area of dialogue and cooperation for decades\, this research suggests that finding common priorities – despite being more important than ever – may become even more difficult in the future.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/colloquium-speaker-series-abbie-tingstad/
LOCATION:Grace Conference Room\, Higgins University Center
CATEGORIES:Academic,Education/Social Sciences,Environment/Sustainability,Humanities,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T220000
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SUMMARY:Wallace W. Atwood Lecture: Mercedes Bustamante\, University of Brasilia
DESCRIPTION:Mercedes Bustamante\, ecologist and professor at the University of Brasilia\, Brazil\,  will deliver the annual Wallace W. Atwood Lecture. \nBeyond forests: non-forested ecosystems and global change\n \nNon-forested ecosystems dominate more than a quarter of the world’s land area. They are widespread in the tropics\, making up grasslands and savannas\, presenting significant carbon stocks and biodiversity. While important initiatives are concerned with the conservation of forest ecosystems\, non-forest ecosystems (NFE)\, in contrast\, have not received equal attention. The Brazilian Cerrado\, the second largest biome in South America and a global hotspot for biodiversity conservation due to its biological richness and rapid loss of habitats\, represents some of the most fundamental challenges of current global crises. Despite the successful reversal of deforestation trends in the Amazon\, Cerrado deforestation continues to increase\, imperiling a biome that has already lost more than 50% of its original cover. Environmental changes may exacerbate land-use competition due to complex feedback processes between human and biophysical components in the land system\, with more severe impacts seen in the tropics due to their more significant land-based mitigation potential. Such complexity highlights how careful spatial planning\, robust scientific evidence\, and a better understanding of the political context are essential for sustainable climate policies. The achievement of the Paris Agreement requires more robust and more ambitious climate action with emphasis on the integrity of all ecosystems and the protection of biodiversity\, as climate change\, biodiversity\, and ecosystems are inextricably linked. \nhttps://bustamantelab.com.br/en/mercedes-bustamante-2/
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/wallace-w-atwood-lecture-mercedes-bustamante-university-of-brasilia/
LOCATION:Clark University – Tilton Hall\, 950 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Campus/Community,Diversity/Equity/Inclusion,Education/Social Sciences,Environment/Sustainability,Humanities,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T133000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20241115T002915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T042322Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture on Carbon Pricing and International Trade
DESCRIPTION:As a part of  ECON307 “International Trade\,” Robin Sogalla (DIW Berlin/Harvard) will deliver a guest lecture on “Unilateral Carbon Pricing and Heterogeneous Firms.” He will discuss carbon emissions and economic welfare implications of the EU climate policy using a general equilibrium model of international trade with heterogeneous firms. \nDate and Time: November 20\, 2024\, 12:00 – 1:15 pm\nRoom: Jonas Clark Hall Rm218 \nContact: Kensuke Suzuki (Department of Economics; KSuzuki@clarku.edu) \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/lecture-on-carbon-pricing-and-international-trade/
LOCATION:Jonas Clark 218
CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T131500
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240806T203153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T203153Z
UID:10000096-1731586500-1731590100@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:Climate Narratives of Hope: Coral Refuge in the Red Sea – Eman Lasheen
DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Lasheen for an engaging talk on Climate Narratives of Hope\, where she delves into the powerful intersection of climate action and storytelling\, focusing on the health and resilience of coral reefs in the Red Sea. Amid the increasing challenges posed by climate change\, this talk emphasizes hope as a catalyst for meaningful environmental progress. By examining the strength of Red Sea coral ecosystems\, and climate adaptation initiatives by local stakeholders\, Professor Lasheen reveals how these reefs continue to thrive\, offering critical insights into conservation and inspiring optimism in the face of global environmental challenges.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/eman-lasheen/
CATEGORIES:Environment/Sustainability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240820T193309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T193309Z
UID:10000147-1731510000-1731513600@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:Biology Fall 2024 Seminar Series Speaker Thomas Roehl-Clark University
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-fall-2024-seminar-series-speaker-thomas-roehl-clark-university/
CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20241021T211924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241021T211924Z
UID:10000413-1731412800-1731416400@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:Collective Re-Worlding through Feminine and Indigenous Power: A Path to Thriving Biodiverse Ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, we explore the transformative journey of an indigenous community in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador as they shift from an extractivist way of life to becoming restorers of their ecosystems. It follows the stories of key women leaders-Inés\, Rosa\, Meche\, and Mayra-who have reimagined their roles within their community\, leading to healthier lands\, empowered families\, and culturally responsive education systems. \nThe presentation explores some of the principal challenges that Indigenous communities face\, typically trapping them in a cycle of poverty and environmental degradation. It also shares how Fundación Pachaysana\, acting as a bridge\, facilitates a process of dialogue and unlearning\, which empowers these women and their communities to use their ancestral knowledge to restore their forests and build a new future. The talk concludes with a call to action\, inviting the audience to join a movement of collective re-worlding\, where their support can help expand this successful model to more communities\, ensuring a thriving\, biodiverse future for all. \nAbout María José “Chochi” Iturralde \nMaría José Iturralde\, known as Chochi\, is an Ecuadorian educator and social entrepreneur who\, for the past eight years\, has focused her efforts on socio-environmental restoration with indigenous communities in Ecuador. Co-creating and leading the Humans for Abundance program\, launched in 2019\, Chochi has pioneered initiatives that restore key ecosystems\, facilitate the unlearning of unjust systems\, and re-story Indigenous identities. Her work primarily centers on supporting women and girls in healing emotionally\, becoming leaders\, and driving positive change within their communities. Her work has been featured by the BBC and other international media\, highlighting her commitment to collective re-worlding and the integration of indigenous wisdom into global sustainability efforts.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/collective-re-worlding-through-feminine-and-indigenous-power-a-path-to-thriving-biodiverse-ecosystems/
CATEGORIES:Diversity/Equity/Inclusion,Environment/Sustainability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240806T202512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T202512Z
UID:10000095-1730376000-1730379600@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:Starting with Solutions: A Global Political Ecology of Algae Innovation
DESCRIPTION:This Graduate School of Geography Colloquium features Jenny Goldstein of Cornell University.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/jenny-goldstein/
CATEGORIES:Environment/Sustainability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240820T200823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T200823Z
UID:10000149-1730300400-1730304000@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:Biology Fall 2024 Seminar Series: Laura Katz\, Smith College
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-fall-2024-seminar-series-speaker-laura-katz-smith-college-2/
CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240726T005057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T005057Z
UID:10000597-1729328400-1729339200@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:University Park Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:Right across from the Clark campus\, the University Park Farmers Market hosts local farmers and vendors each Saturday\, June through October. You’ll find fresh and local produce\, meats\, and more\, plus fun family activities and even a food truck. \nVisit the Regional Environmental Council on Facebook for each week’s schedule.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/university-park-farmers-market-2/2024-10-19/
CATEGORIES:Campus/Community,Environment/Sustainability,Health/Wellness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240820T200732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T200732Z
UID:10000148-1729090800-1729094400@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:Biology Fall 2024 Seminar Series Speaker-Jane Waters\, Providence College
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-fall-2024-seminar-series-speaker-jane-waters-providence-college/
CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240820T193003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T193003Z
UID:10000146-1729090800-1729094400@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:Biology Fall 2024 Seminar Series Speaker-Jane Waters\, Providence Collge
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-fall-2024-seminar-series-speaker-jane-waters-providence-collge/
CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240726T005057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T005057Z
UID:10000596-1728723600-1728734400@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:University Park Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:Right across from the Clark campus\, the University Park Farmers Market hosts local farmers and vendors each Saturday\, June through October. You’ll find fresh and local produce\, meats\, and more\, plus fun family activities and even a food truck. \nVisit the Regional Environmental Council on Facebook for each week’s schedule.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/university-park-farmers-market-2/2024-10-12/
CATEGORIES:Campus/Community,Environment/Sustainability,Health/Wellness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T131500
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240806T201602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T201602Z
UID:10000094-1728562500-1728566100@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:Putting People at the Center of Nature
DESCRIPTION:Solange Bandiaky-Badji\, Ph.D. ’08\, will present “Putting People at the Center of Nature: The Role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Protecting Earth’s Ecosystems.” Dr. Bandiaky-Badji is president and coordinator of the Rights and Resources Initiative\, a global coalition of over 150 grassroots organizations and their allies at the forefront of efforts to advance the rights of Indigenous peoples\, local communities\, and Afro-descendant peoples to access natural resources and climate justice. The Rights and Resources Initiative engages with governments\, multi-lateral institutions\, and the private sector to adopt institutional reforms and practices for local peoples’ rights and self-determined development. Dr. Bandiarky-Badji earned her Ph.D. from Clark’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program. \nThis event\, supported by the Debra I. and Jeffrey A. Geller Endowed Lecture Series\, will be in person and livestreamed. Light refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/solange-bandiaky-badji/
CATEGORIES:Environment/Sustainability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T131500
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20241002T010542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T040200Z
UID:10000251-1728302400-1728306900@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:Tradition and Innovation in Ethiopian Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:Investigating traditional grain mixtures for soil regeneration\, pest management\, nutritional yield\, and climate resilience. \nPresented by Prof. Zemede Asfaw\, Dr. Asmare Dejen\, and Dr. Endale Amare \nHosted by the Department of Sustainability and Social Justice \nSponsors and organizers: \nAddis Ababa University\, Wollo University\, Ethiopian Public Health Institute\, Clark University\, Cornell University\, CUNY \nThe Rockefeller Foundation\, Periodic Table of Food Initiative\, New York Botanical Garden
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/tradition-and-innovation-in-ethiopian-agriculture/
CATEGORIES:Environment/Sustainability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240726T005057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T005057Z
UID:10000595-1728118800-1728129600@www.clarku.edu
SUMMARY:University Park Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:Right across from the Clark campus\, the University Park Farmers Market hosts local farmers and vendors each Saturday\, June through October. You’ll find fresh and local produce\, meats\, and more\, plus fun family activities and even a food truck. \nVisit the Regional Environmental Council on Facebook for each week’s schedule.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/university-park-farmers-market-2/2024-10-05/
CATEGORIES:Campus/Community,Environment/Sustainability,Health/Wellness
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/01/farmers-market-produce.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T160517
CREATED:20240820T192804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T192804Z
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SUMMARY:Biology Fall 2024 Seminar Series Speaker-Stephanie Pierce\, Harvard University
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-fall-2024-seminar-series-speaker-stephanie-pierce-harvard-university/
CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology
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