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“Hidden Energy: Agriculture’s Long-Term Sustainability” – Professor Geoff Cunfer, University of Saskatchewan

Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall

“Hidden Energy: Agriculture's Long-Term Sustainability" Professor Geoff Cunfer, University of Saskatchewan Monday, Oct. 21 3:00 – 4:30 pm Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall For most of human history, farmers were society’s crucial energy suppliers. Agriculture set the limits of economic productivity. This pubic lecture explains how methods from sustainability science can reveal how farmers historically managed […]

Supporting Climate Change Resilience Through Indigenous Archaeology: A Case Study from Passamaquoddy Homeland – Dr. Bonnie Newsom

138 Sawyer Environmental Research Building 138 Sawyer Env. Res. Building, University of Maine

Lecture Announcement Supporting Climate Change Resilience Through Indigenous Archaeology: A Case Study from Passamaquoddy Homeland Dr. Bonnie Newsom, Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department, University of Maine Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 10 a.m. Sawyer Environmental Research Building - Room 138 - Conference Room   Indigenous communities globally are challenged by threats to heritage resources due to […]

Anthropology & Environmental Policy Proposal Defense – A. Rezk

Mitchell Center, Rm 107, University of Maine

Rising Tides: Resilience, Vulnerability, and the Financialization of Coastal Climate Adaptation in Maine and Beyond Alexander Rezk, PhD Student Wednesday, October 23rd 11:00 AM Norman Smith Hall, Rm 107

Holocene climate change in southern Greenland from chironomid assemblages and oxygen isotopes in lake sediments – Melissa Chipman

Bryand Global Sciences Center - Room 307

Holocene climate change in southern Greenland from chironomid assemblages and oxygen isotopes in lake sediments Dr. Melissa Chipman, Syracuse University Thursday, October 24, 1 pm ~ Bryand 307 The Arctic is the most rapidly warming place on earth, and paleorecords offer insight into how this vast region responded to a complex suite of past changes. […]

A tale of ice and fire – using lake sediments to understand fire regimes and permafrost thaw in the Arctic – Melissa Chipman

102 Murray Hall

A tale of ice and fire – using lake sediments to understand fire regimes and permafrost thaw in the Arctic Dr. Melissa Chipman  - Syracuse University Friday, October 24, 3:10 pm ~ Murray 102 Amplified warming has facilitated dramatic examples of disturbance in the Arctic. Both tundra and boreal areas have experienced unprecedented wildfire activity […]

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