Gund Institute Calendar
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Bob Herendeen's Seminar re: Nomination as Adjunct Faculty
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location: 311 Aiken
Description: Bob Herendeen has been nominated for adjunct faculty status in the Rubenstein School. He will be presenting a short seminar on his scholarship and his interests in becoming an adjunct faculty.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Gund Tea: Dr. William Keeton - "Towards a common vision of forestcarbon management"
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Johnson House Conference Room
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Alexander Wezel - “Agroecology: world-wide interpretations and applications in France.”
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Davis Center, Livak Ballroom (Rm 419)
Description: Speaker: Alexander Wezel, Associate Professor of Agroecology & Landscape Ecology, Head of the Department Agroecology and Environment, ISARA-Lyon, France
Free and open to the public. Refreshments available.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Burack Lecture: Dr. Pamela Matson
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Dudley H. Davis Center, Jost Foundation Room
Description: Title: 'A New Era in Global Change Science: Linking Knowledge and Action for Sustainability'
Dr. Matson's research addresses a range of environment and sustainability issues, including sustainability of agricultural systems; vulnerability of particular people and places to climate change; the consequences of tropical deforestation on atmosphere, climate and water systems; and solutions to global change in the nitrogen and carbon cycles. With multi-disciplinary teams of researchers, managers, and decision makers, she has worked to develop agricultural approaches that reduce environmental impacts while improving livelihoods and human wellbeing. Dr. Matson serves on numerous boards and committees, including the National Academy of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has produced nearly 200 publications, including "Seeds of Sustainability: Lessons from the Birthplace of the Green Revolution". Dr. Matson received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire; her M.S. in Environmental Science from Indiana University; and her Ph.D. in Forest Ecology from Oregon State University.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Gund Tea: Abdon Schmitt - "The Southern Brazil Agroecology Case: From Family Farm Livelihood to the Provision of Ecosystem Services"
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Johnson House Conference Room
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
REMINDER - Abstracts for the 7th Biennial Conference of the USSEEDue on 2/15/13
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
Location: Online
Description: Please visit the Call for Papers page to submit your presentation ideas using our online form found at www.uvm.edu/conferences/ussee/ .
Abstracts are due by February 15, 2013. For questions, please contact conference organizers at ussee13@uvm.edu
Or call UVM's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at (802) 656-1353.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Gund Tea: Chris Koliba - "Making Environmental Governance a More Prominent Feature in Ecological Economics and Ecosystem Services: A View From the Empirical Trenches"
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Johnson House Conference Room
Friday, February 15, 2013
ABSTRACTS DUE FOR THE SEVENTH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE of the USSEE
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Description: Please visit the Call for Papers page to submit your presentation ideas using our online form found at www.uvm.edu/conferences/ussee/ .
Abstracts are due by February 15, 2013. For questions, please contact conference organizers at ussee13@uvm.edu
Or call UVM's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at (802) 656-1353.
Gund Tea: Peter Dodds - "Health, Happiness, and Hahaha: Twitter's many reflections of social stories."
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Johnson House Conference Room