Operation Wallacea will present on Thursday, November 5, at 4:00 p.m. in Usdan 108 to all members of the community interested in pursuing biological, social and cultural field research opportunities this summer in the tropics.
Dr. James Saunders, our Senior Marine Scientist in Honduras, will give an initial presentation on November 5th to provide an overview [...]
November 7, 2009
Exley Science Center, Room 150
9:00 a.m.
Global Environmental Change and Freshwater Resources: Hope for the Best or Change to Prepare for the Worst?
Patrick L. Osborne, PhD
Executive Director
Harris World Ecology Center, University of Missouri – St. Louis
10:15 a.m.
Water in a Changing Climate – The Role of the National [...]
Posted in Being Green, Lectures on Oct. 13, 2009 by dphillips
Four weeks before the nations meet in Copenhagen to try to avert global catastrophe, Mr. Blakemore will identify many often surprising psychological factors at play as people in all walks of life deal with the latest “hard news” on climate.
He’ll explore new definitions of sanity that may pertain, and give examples displaying different “psychologies”, as [...]
You are cordially invited to attend the Environmental Studies Program Luncheon on Friday, September 11, 2009 from 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. in Usdan Center Rm 110. Pizza and Salad will be served.
Meet the Director, Professor Barry Chernoff
Learn about the certificate program, the new linked major and the College of Environment
Speak with students that are [...]
Twenty Connecticut vendors will be offering a variety of local goods for sale including farmstead cheese, greens, beef, eggs, jams, pastries, soaps, honey, pesto, milk, baked goods, yarn, spices, bread, and more. Bon Appetit will be serving lunches made with local ingredients from our vendors.
The Wesleyan Farmer’s Market takes place on the first and third [...]
In honor of Earth Day, the Wesleyan community and friends are invited to an open house in Special Collections & Archives, Olin Library (1st floor East, behind the glass door next to the stairs). On view will be the first edition of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (London, 1859), modern artists’ books that [...]
Feet to the Fire has commissioned four faculty members to create new works about climate change, and two of them premiere tomorrow, Friday, April 17.
The first is a noontime concert, Glacier by Alvin Lucier, professor of music, in Crowell Concert Hall. The second is a solo entitled, Liquid Shakti, by Hari Krishnan, artist-in-residence in the [...]
Environmental Studies is a multi-disciplinary, integrative study of environmental issues. Environmental Science (such as climatology, Environmental Geochemistry or conservation biology) is one aspect of ENVS. But ENVS also brings together disciplines that are necessary to solve, evaluate, comprehend and communicate environmental issues. Thus, ENVS includes sciences, economics, government, policy, history, humanities, art, film, ethics, philosophy, [...]
Filmmaker, eco-activist, and reality-TV survivor Shalini Kantayya, from 7th Empire Media, presents her film A Drop Of Life during this year’s Wesleyan University Earth Day Celebration.
Shalini Kantayya appeared on the television reality show On the Lot, created by Steven Spielberg to find Hollywood’s next great director. Out of more than 12,000 filmmakers, she was the [...]
In keeping with the new Presidential initiative, Saint Clements Foundation (non-profit) invites you to attend the Saint Clements Castle Clean Energy Expo on March 21.
Help set the stage for the future by participating in this special clean energy expo focusing on alternative energy and conservation for your business and home.
Receive the latest information on clean [...]
On Saturday, I went to Haddam Meadows to check out the Antique Engine Show, sponsored by the Tobacco Valley Flywheelers. The parade of tractors was the highlight of the show.
Wouldn’t it be ironic if someone at a future antique engine show brought an ancient Hummer to life and used it to give hayrides to our [...]
On the evening on Thursday, August 28, members of the Class of 2012 took part in a survey on climate change. Here are the results:
What do you see as the greatest threat resulting from climate change?
Threat to water resources. (16%)
Threat to ecosystems. (37%)
Threat to food. (7%)
Threat to coasts. (5%)
Threat to health. (9%)
Warm spells/heat [...]
The north-end peninsula of Middletown is an area of spectacular beauty and unique aquatic and riparian ecology in the Connecticut River watershed. The north-end peninsula contains a converted sanitary landfill as well as the recycling center and the remnant of the old Remington Building that built both type writers and munitions during World War [...]
The Feet to the Fire Common Moment is being led by the world renowned Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. The event features a dance performance by Wesleyan students with a special performance by students and community members on bicycles, tricycles and unicycles. As part of the performance, students will assemble in the shape of a [...]
