When
Sept 29: Dr. Sarah Surak
October 6: Dr. Sonja Kolstoe
October 13: Dr. Jim Hatley
October 20: Dr. Tami Ransom
November 3: Dr. Shane Hall
2:30-4:00 pm
Where
Ocean Pines Administration Building239 Ocean Parkway
Peach Room - Conference Room
Ocean Pines, MD 21811
Driving Directions
Contact
Molly RiordanSalisbury University
410-543-6090
cell@salisbury.edu
SU Environmental Studies Faculty Lecture Series
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The Center for Extended & Lifelong Learning at Salisbury University and Ocean Pines Association have teamed up to bring SU to the Shore!
Join us for a five-session lecture series featuring some of SU's Environmental Studies faculty. Engage in complex and in-depth discussions on diverse topics surrounding environmental issues. Fridays in the Administration Building, by the Community Center at 239 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines, select Fridays from 2:30-4:00 pm, Sept. 29-Nov 3.
$35 for the series.
Dr. Sarah Surak, Associate Professor, Political Science and Environmental Studies
Sept. 29
- Talking Trash: The politics of garbage
Should you feel guilty about throwing away that plastic water bottle? Find out as we discuss the social, political, economic and ethical implications of how and why we create and manage waste in daily lives.
Dr. Sonja Kolstoe, Assistant Professor, Economics and Environmental Studies
Oct. 6
Valuing bird biodiversity using citizen science data from eBird
Come learn about how economists measure the non-market benefits of environmental goods and services. As an example, Dr. Kolstoe will talk about her research using citizen science data (collected by eBird) to estimate eBirder’s non-market value of bird biodiversity.
Dr. James Hatley, Professor emeritus, Environmental Studies
Oct. 13
When Living Kinds Disappear: Grief, Love and Wisdom in a Time of Mass Species Extinction
We will reflect on case studies, including those of the Honshu Wolf, the Australian Quoll and the American Bison, to question what is the significance of anthropogenic (human-caused) species extinction and the scope of our responsibilities in regard to it.
Dr. Tami Ransom, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
Oct. 20
Before It's Too Late: Conservation of Spotted Turtles on the Delmarva Peninsula
Small and non-descript, the Spotted Turtle is an IUCN Red-listed species and was recently named one of the 10 U.S. species most threatened by habitat fragmentation. To conserve Spotted Turtles on the Delmarva Peninsula, we need to find out where they live, how many there are, and whether there is connectivity among populations.
Dr. Shane Hall, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
Nov. 3
Of Polar Bears and Climate Migrants: Visualizing the 'New Face' of Climate Change
Stories and images of so-called "climate refugees" and "climate migrants" have recently pervaded news media, politics, and artistic discussions of climate change. We'll see how these discussions portray climate change as a crisis for migrants, who face some of climate change's harshest impacts, but also a crisis of migrants, who are often portrayed as a threat to national borders and public security.