In the Presence of Wonder: Nature Journaling as Ecoreportage

Blake Hall -- Room 131 93 Lipman Dr, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speaker: Marley Peifer, Nature Journaling with Marley Peifer Abstract: Nature journaling is not an art hobby. Nature journaling is a suite of tools for enhancing observation, accelerating learning, facilitating critical thinking, and improving visual problem solving. In this interactive talk Marley Peifer will share the simple yet revolutionary approaches at the core of nature journaling. Using drawings, numbers, and words ...

Webinar: Key Issues to Watch at COP29

Speakers: Eda Kosma, C2ES; Melissa Low, National University of Singapore; Jhalak Aggarwal, The Council on Energy, Environment and Water; Danielle Falzon, Rutgers University; Axel Michaelowa, Perspectives Climate Research & University of Zurich. Abstract: We invite you to an upcoming webinar co-hosted by Second Nature, the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3), and the Research and Independent Non-Governmental Organizations (RINGO) constituency. This engaging ...

Rutgers Tropical Studies Symposium

IFNH-101 61 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speakers: Christina Bergey, Mary Whelan,  Erin Vogel, Rutgers University; María Fernanda Figueroa Díaz Escobar, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Erin Kuprewicz, University of Connecticut; Marley Peifer, Nature Journaling and Education. Abstract:Do you research tropical environments and/or work with people and communities in the Tropics? Do you teach or want to create courses on tropical environments or societies? Or perhaps you ...

NAWEA/ WindTech 2024: Premier Technical Conference on Wind Energy in North America

Hyatt Regency New Brunswick 2 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

  Please mark your calendars for the NAWEA / WindTech 2024 Conference, the premier technical event on wind energy in North America, hosted by Rutgers University, and co-organized by the New Jersey Academic Alliance for Offshore Wind (A2OSW)! The all–inclusive event period is Oct. 28 (Mon) – Nov. 2 (Sat), 2024. The main conference will take place Oct. 30 (Wed) ...

Building Community Through Seafood

Marine & Coastal Sciences Building -- Alampi Room 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speaker: Dr. Talia Young, Founder and Director of Fishadelphia and Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at Haverford College

Climate Smart Circular Bioeconomy: A Challenge and Opportunity for Agricultural Economics Departments

COB–118 55 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speaker: David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley  Abstract: Zilberman’s research analyzes water, innovation, sustainability, agriculture, energy, and the environment. He has researched the economics and political economy of agricultural biotechnology and the potential of the bioeconomy. More information here. 

CANCELLED Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis

Marine & Coastal Sciences Building -- Alampi Room 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Speaker: Michael E. Mann, University of Pennsylvania  Abstract: For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has proven it can manage just fine without human beings. Then came the first proto-humans, who emerged just a little more than 2 million years ago—a fleeting moment in geological time. What is it that made this benevolent ...

The Great Wall as a Climate Frontier: Towards an Integrated Study of the Ordos Region

AB-3100 15 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speaker: Nicola Di Cosmo, Institute for Advanced Studies. Abstract: Professor Cosmo will discuss the connections between the history of the Great Wall, local ecologies, and the impact of climate change, particularly focusing on the East Asian Monsoons. More information here.