Marine animal movements: underlying drivers and impacts on ecosystem functions
Marine & Coastal Sciences Building -- Alampi Room 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesSpeaker: Jerome Pinti, University of Delaware More information here.
Speaker: Jerome Pinti, University of Delaware More information here.
Speaker: Jeremy Webber, NJ Forest Fire Service. Sponsored by Rutgers . Abstract: For the fire element, we will explore how prescribed fire not only aids in protecting life and property from the catastrophic wildfire, but also how it supports ecosystem health. Prescribed fire used appropriately can benefit habitats for both flora and fauna, while also supporting hazardous fuel and invasive ...
Speaker: Marc-Antoine Longpre, CUNY Queens College. More information here.
Abstract: Join Verbal Mayhem and the Office of Climate Action Sustainability Ambassadors for an Earth Day open mic event! We will start off the event with a special Earth Day presentation, followed by performances, and wrapping up with environmental trivia. Sign ups to perform are first come, first serve, and limited to one per person. All talents are welcome: poetry, ...
Speaker: Mark Stoeckle, Rockerfeller University More information here.
Speaker: Jon Carnegie, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University Abstract: The 15-minute neighborhood concept gained visibility as the global pandemic demonstrated that local access to basic life needs is critically important. In addition to being an important contribution to New Jersey’s efforts to achieve its goals of reducing pollution that causes climate change, 15-minute neighborhoods provide residents with ...
Speaker: Elizabeth Harvey, University of New Hampshire More information here.
Speaker: Jason Adolf & Erin Conlon, Monmouth University Abstract: For the water element, we will dive into the ocean realm as offshore wind development continues off the New Jersey coast, many are concerned about potential impacts on the marine ecosystem. Environmental DNA (eDNA) provides a non-extractive method of monitoring fish community composition that can be done by community scientists and ...
Speaker: William Chang-Cuello, Los Alamos National Laboratory More information here.
Speaker: Dr. Maria Cruz-Torres, Arizona State University
Speaker: Meiyun Lin, NOAA GFDL More information here.
Speaker: Brittany Meché, Williams College Abstract: Through a theorization of kairological time, that is an attention to notions of prophecy, propitiousness, and ordained moments of change, this talk contemplates the urban geographies of two Sahelian capitals: Dakar, Senegal and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Drawing on ethnographic vignettes, I examine how my informants navigate these sites through forms of watchfulness, anticipation, waiting, ...