NRE Seminar Recordings
Watch recordings from our seminar series by date
January 28, 2025 - Dr. Lars Rudstam
The value of long-term data for understanding lakes – perspectives from three decades at Cornell Biological Field Station
February 4, 2025 - Dr. Imanol Miqueleiz
Maximizing Return on Investment at Multiple Scales for Global Freshwater Conservation
February 11, 2025 - Dr. Amanda Rodewald
The power of birds to transform biodiversity conservation
February 25, 2025 - Panel: Graduate Field of Development Studies PhD & Postdocs
Development Studies: Key Research Questions and Methodologies (unavailable)
March 4, 2025 - Dr. Sheila Olmstead
Estimating the economic benefits of water quality
March 11, 2025 - Dr. Dominic Woolf
Balancing food and climate goals in agricultural climate solutions (unavailable)
March 18, 2025 - Celeste Carmichael
Pairing for Impact: Boosting 4th Grade Learning Engagement in STEM and Nature with Classroom Experiences and Out-of-School Time Play
March 25, 2025 - Dr. Ben Houlton
Towards Agricultural Resilience: Bending the Carbon Curve
April 8, 2025 - Dr. Etienne Fluet-Chouinard
Offsetting carbon sinks and emissions of global wetlands during historical and future periods
April 15, 2025 - Dr. Benjamin Sovacool
Theories and Frameworks for Sustainability Transitions
April 22, 2025 - Jeanne Coffin-Schmitt
Risk, Benefit, and Motivation: Wild Food in Upstate New York's Social-Ecological Systems
April 29, 2025 - Marley Bonacquist-Currin
The Value of Conservation: A Socioeconomic Perspective on Community Values and Priorities for Habitat Restoration and Climate Change Action Planning.
May 6, 2025 - Janelle Morano
Location, Location, Location: spatiotemporal approaches for adapting fisheries management to a changing future
- September 3, 2024 - Dr. Joe Yavitt
How much carbon can a forest soil hold? - September 10, 2024 - Dr. Simone Cardoso
Plankton and Progress: Addressing Human Impacts on Aquatic Biodiversity - September 17, 2024 - Dr. Eva Colberg
Climate Challenges to Invasive Species Management: Practitioner Insights from the Northeast - September 24, 2024 - Humanities Panel
Unavailable - October 1, 2024 - Dr. Katie Walsh
Agricultural aid or exit strategy? Large-scale solar leasing and future land use in rural New York State - October 8, 2024 - Dr. Maggie Swift
Water for elephants: Mapping ephemeral waterholes to inform models of African savanna elephant movements - October 22, 2024 - Dr. Jacqueline Gerson
Gold mining and the Amazon: Tracing the fate and impact of mercury use in artisanal gold mining - October 29, 2024 - Pete Nelson
Power Dynamics & Leverage in Building a More Sustainable and Equitable Agrifood Future (unavailable) - November 5, 2024 - Dr. Dawn Parry
Passive acoustic monitoring of whales and ocean ambient sound to inform management - November 12, 2024 - Dr. Greg Dietl
Leveraging Knowledge of the Past to Inform Conservation and Restoration (unavailable) - November 19, 2024 - CALS Moonshot Panel
Navigating sustainability transitions in managed landscapes (unavailable) - December 3, 2024 - Jen Grauer
Quantifying Parasite Impacts on Moose Health and Ecology in the Adirondack Park
- January 23, 2024 - Dr. Rachael Winfree
Biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the conservation of wild bees - January 30, 2024 - Dr. Chuan Liao
Data Science of Human-Environment Systems for Sustainable Development - February 6, 2024 - Dr. Tom Evans
The future is now: The use of autonomous drones in the Great Lakes to improve fisheries acoustic assessments - February 13, 2024 - Dr. Megan Gall
Predators and prey in a noisy world: avian behavior, audition, and bioacoustics - February 20, 2024 - Dr. Kurt Waldman
Environmental cognition and smallholder climate adaptation - March 5, 2024 - Dr. Liz Kalies
Planning, siting, and designing renewable energy development to ensure landscape resilience and connectivity in the United States - March 12, 2024 - Dr. Martin Gilbert
Understanding and managing canine distemper virus as a threat to tiger conservation - March 19, 2024 - Pavel Dimens
The limitations of Restriction Associated DNA (RAD) in marine ecology and what we're doing about it - March 26, 2024 - Dr. Erik Kiviat
An Urban Biodiversity Study of the New Jersey Meadowlands - April 9, 2024 - Dr. Irina Tolkova & Dr. Léa Bouffaut
From fiber sensing to ambisonics: adding a spatial dimension to conservation bioacoustics - April 16, 2024 - Robert Márquez
Conservation and Management of the Andean Bear in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru: Insights from Local to Regional Scales - April 23, 2024 - Dr. Noor Ahmad Akhundzadah
Climate Change of Impacts on Transboundary Water Resources in Afghanistan Resulted in Conflict between Riparian Countries - April 30, 2024 - Carl St. John
Aquatic species conservation and management through the lens of evolutionary biology - May 7, 2024 - ENVS 4940
Species on the Move and the Barriers they Face: Road Ecology Undergraduate Capstone
- August 29, 2023 - Dr. Gary Tabor
no longer available - September 12, 2023 - Dr. Beth Christie
Sustainability Education in Frontline Communities: US and UK Case Studies - September 19, 2023 - Dr. Xiaolin Zhu
Monitoring Environmental Changes in Both Day and Night from Space - September 26, 2023 - Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor: Tim Fahey
Co-limitation in Northern Hardwood Forest Ecosystems - October 17, 2023 - Dr. Michael Charles
From Carbon to Community: Building More Holistic Computational Sustainable Design Approaches - October 31, 2023 - Dr. Zoe Almeida
Temperature "rules": Complicated responses to temperature in warming environments - November 7, 2023 - Dr. Stephen Jane
Ripple effects of warming-induced lake deoxygenation from Adirondack brook trout habitat to the dinner table - November 14, 2023 - Dr. Joshua Twining
Exploring ecosystem dynamics through non-invasive monitoring: understanding species interactions to inform the management and conservation of wildlife populations - November 22, 2023 - Gloria Blaise
Natural Resource Management and Public Health in Haiti: Strategies for Sustaining Key Developments in the Face of Insecurity - November 29, 2023 - Dr. Tom Perreault
Highlands and drylands: Socio-ecological transformations of high-altitude peatlands (bofedales) in the Bolivian Altiplano - December 5, 2023 - Dr. Rachel Neugarten
Improving conservation impact through priority-setting and evaluation
- January 24, 2023 - Dr. Brandon Hedrick
Ecological and Morphological Diversity of Neotropical Leaf Nosed Bats - January 31, 2023 - Dr. Angela Burrow
Multiple Stressors: How Environmental Change is Impacting Amphibians in Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitats - February 7, 2023 - Dr. Lainie Brice
Do Wolves Trigger Trophic Cascades? Quantifying the Indirect Effect of Wolves on Woody Plants in Yellowstone and Northern Wisconsin - February 14, 2023 - Daniel Large
Critical analysis of regulatory capacity & environmental governance: The case of sage-grouse conservation & institutional failure - February 21, 2023 - Dr. Suresh Sethi
Tackling grand challenges in fisheries sustainability with innovation - March 7, 2023 - Michael Reid
The Australian Rabbit Problem and a People Solution: Stories from the field - March 14, 2023 - Dr. Mariah Meek
Advancing fisheries conservation and sustainability through genomics - March 21, 2023 - Carrie Brown-Lima
From Science to Action: Applying a translational research framework to tackle invasive species challenges - March 28, 2023 - Santiago Garcia
Social-Ecological Factors Associated with Human-Andean Bear Conflict in the Western Ecuadorian Andes - April 11, 2023 - Dr. Tommy Detmer
Freshwater fisheries management v2.0: Rethinking strategies for invasive species, climate change, and angler-fishery relationships - April 18, 2023 - Seth Lutter & Brian Buchanan
Ghost Dams: Using Machine Learning to Identify Unmapped Dams - April 25, 2023 - Dr. Elizabeth Thorndike
The Adirondack Park: Wilderness, Wildlands and Private Properties - May 16, 2023 - Sara Reynolds
Transboundary water management at the local scale - A case study of Mid-Atlantic highway departments and roadside ditch management
- August 30, 2022 - Dr. Anna Davidson
Teaching and Research in the Ecological Arts - September 6, 2022 - Dr. Joe Yavitt
Ecology of a Tropical Moist Forest - September 13, 2022 - Dr. Jennifer Arnold
From Microhabitat Variation to Transcontinental Movements: Addressing Conservation Challenges for Long-Lived, Migratory Waterbirds - September 20, 2022 - Mark Whitmore
The New York State Hemlock Initiative and Classical Biological Control of the Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid - September 27, 2022 - Dr. Jeanne Oui & Dr. Chris Miles
Critical Analyses of Digital Agriculture: Implications for Environment - October 4, 2022 - Anna Lello-Smith
Assessing and Improving Biodiversity Outcomes for Tropical Forest Restoration - October 18, 2022 - Dr. Spencer Bruce
Unraveling Brook Trout (Salvelnus fontinalis) Genetic Structure in New York State - October 26, 2022 - Laura Heady & Elise Edwards
The Amphibian Migrations & Road Crossings Project: Using Volunteer Data to Inform Conservation Action in the Hudson Valley - November 1, 2022 - Dr. Nina Overgaard Therkildsen
Next Generation Genomics for Conservation and Fisheries Management - November 8, 2022 - Deanna Kreinheder
Deer Hunters' Personal Norms and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Prevention - November 15, 2022 - T. Scott Smeltz
Managing for long term sustainability of seafood production from bottom tendered wild capture fisheries - November 29, 2022 - Dr. Sebastian Heilpern
The Causes and Consequences of Biodiversity Change in Aquatic Food Systems - December 7, 2022 - DNRE Capstone Presentations
Climate Solutions Capstone & Global Climate Change Science and Policy
- January 25, 2022 - Dr. Ryo Sakurai
Public Attitudes Toward and their Intentions to Engage in Behaviors to Support Reintroduction of Wolves in Japan - February 1, 2022 - Josephine Martell
Leveraging Message Frames, Emotions, and Values to Enhance Communication and Influence Conservation Behavior - February 8, 2022 - Dr. Malin Pinksy
Ecological and Evolutionary Responses to Global Change Across Realms - February 15, 2022 - Dr. Kelsey Leonard (CALS Cohort Candidate)
WAMPUM Adaptation Framework for Sea Level Rise - February 22, 2022 - Francisca Santana (CALS Cohort Candidate)
Together in a Changing Place: How Social Processes Shape Pro-Environmental and Climate Adaptation Behavior - March 1, 2022 - Dr. Steven Johnson (CALS Cohort Candidate)
Sea Change: A Voyage from Climate Catastrophe to Climate Cooperation - March 8, 2022 - Dr. Chase Mendenhall (CALS Cohort Candidate)
Evolutionary Justice Through Queer Biology & Empowering Community-Based Conservation in Latin America - March 15, 2022 - Martin Feehan
Conservation Driven Management of Urban White-Tailed Deer in Fort Drum, N.Y. - March 29, 2022 - Dr. Marc Goebel
Updates From the Plant Soil Interface: Changes in Root and Seedling Growth Dynamics - April 13, 2022 - Hannah Hartung
Atlantic Surfclam Harvest Management: How Many Species? How Many Management Units? - April 19, 2022 - Kimberly Fitzpatrick
Modeling Predator-Prey Dynamics to Support Fisheries Management - April 26, 2022 - Dr. Keith Tidball
Human Nature and Humans in Nature: Novel Relations in the Anthropocene - May 10, 2022 - Nicolas Lou
Harnessing the Power of Whole Genome Sequencing for the Conservation and Management of Marine Organisms - May 17, 2022 - ENVS Capstone
Coral Reef Management and Conservation: Student Results
- August 31, 2021 - Dr. Carena van Riper
Transforming Aquatic Ecosystems Through the Study of Angler Behavior - September 14, 2021 - Dr. Steven Grodsky
Renewable Energy Ecology - September 21, 2023 - Dr. Katie Epstein
Managing Wild Emotions: The Emotional Labor of Wildlife Managers in the Greater Yellowstone - September 28, 2021 - Dr. Gregg Brill
Nature-based Solutions: Policies, Projects and Practice - October 5, 2021 - Dr. Jon Salerno
Human-Wildlife Impacts, Climate Change, and Governance Networks in Complex Social-Ecological Systems - October 14, 2021 - Dr. Varsha Vijay
Envisioning a sustainable future: trade-offs and synergies between biodiversity conservation and human systems goals - October 19, 2021 - Dr. Ashley Larsen
Towards Sustainable Land Systems in a Data Rich World - October 26, 2021 - Dr. Michela Corsini
Big City Life: Urban Evolutionary Ecology of Two Wild Passerines - October 26, 2021 - Dr. Johanne Pelletier
Building the Prerequisites of a Sustainable Energy Transition: A Case Study for Zambia - November 2, 2021 - Dr. Stacy Endriss
Applying Eco-Evolutionary Theory and Understanding of Herbivory to Inform Invasive Plant Management - November 9, 2021 - Dr. Kira Treibergs
How Do Introductory Field Biology Students Feel in the Field? Field Journal Reflections Provide a Window Into Affective Outcomes - November 16, 2021 - Dr. Alex Kudryavtsev
Urban Agriculture Education and Civic Engagement in NYC - November 30, 2021 - Dr. Casey Dillman & Dr. Vanya Rohwer
Using Natural History Collections to Understand Populations, Ecosystems, and Evolutionary Histories - December 7, 2021 - Dr. Michael Mehta Webster
Assisting Adaptation: How to Save Coral Reefs and More in the Anthropocene - December 14, 2021 - E&S Capstone Courses
Climate Solutions and Clobal Climate Change Science and Policy
- February 8, 2021 – Dr. Rebecca Elliot & Dr. Liz Koslov
Risk and Retreat: A Conversation about the Social Life of Climate Change - February 16, 2021 - Dr. Hao (Hope) Zhuang
Environmental Governance, State-Society Dynamics in China, and Environmental Public-interest Litigations (EPiL) - February 23, 2021 - Dr. Becky Chaplin-Kramer
Science Frontiers for Ecosystem Services: Think Locally, Model Globally - March 2, 2021 - Dr. Steven Wolf
Accountability and Environmental Governance - March 16, 2021 - Panel Conversation
From Flood Insurance to Fighting it out in Court and more: Emerging Approaches to Conservation - March 23, 2021 - Dr. Trevor J. Krabbenhoft
Genome Evolution and Conservation of Polyploid Fishes - March 30, 2021 - Dr. Ghana Shyam Gurung
State of Conservation: WWF Nepal's Roadmap to 2030 - April 6, 2021 - Dr. Karen Murchie
Leveraging an Engaged Audience and Trusted Arena to Advance Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation - April 13, 2021 - Colette Pichon Battle
Climate Justice: southern perspective, national impact, global influence - April 21, 2021 - Panel Conversation
Wildlife/Fisheries/Oceans - April 28, 2021 - Tamara Toles O'Laughlin
How We Win for People and Planet in the Climate Decade - May 4, 2021 - Tony David
Hogansburg Dam Removal: Land Repatriation and Restoring Traditional Aboriginal Territory - May 11, 2021 - Dr. Alexa Sutton Lawrence
Considering Justice & Equity in the History of Land Conservation in the United States - May 18, 2021 - Panel Conversation
Knowledge Shaping Action
- September 1, 2020 -Dr. Patrick Sullivan
Leading in a Crisis versus Leading to Avoid Crises - September 8, 2020 - Dr. Mijin Cha
A Just Transition: Centering Economic and Social Justice in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future - September 15, 2020 - Dr. Ariel Ortiz-Bobea
The historical impact of anthropogenic climate change on global agricultural productivity - September 22, 2020 - Nathaniel Stinnett
Environmental Voter Project: Why Can't We Consistently Enact Progressive Environmental Policy? - September 29, 2020 - Panel Conversation
Environmental policy at a critical time - October 6, 2020 - Dr. Xoco Shinbrot & Dr. Kira Treibergs
Teaching Transferable Skills in Natural Resources through Teamwork & Debate - October 13, 2020 - Dr. Drew Harvell
contact tmc58 [at] cornell.edu (tmc58[at]cornell[dot]edu) to request - October 20, 2020 - Dr. EJ Milner-Gulland
Resetting our relationship with nature: Placing COVID-19 and the wildlife trade within the bigger picture - October 27, 2020 - Dr. Halley Froehlich
Aquaculture potential & limitations in a sea of change - November 3, 2020 - Dr. Matthew Hare
Genetic and genomic insights furthering oyster restoration in the Big Apple - November 10, 2020 - Panel Conversation
Wildlife in a Sea of Change - November 17, 2020 - Dr. Maria Tengö
Diverse Knowledge Systems for Conservation Science, Policy and Practice? Lessons Learned from Dialogues Weaving Indegenous, Local and Scientific Knowledge Systems - December 1, 2020 - Dr. Gretal Van Wieran
Should Religion and Ecology/Nature be Considered a 'Crisis Discipline'? - December 8, 2020 - Lindsay Harper & Reverend Michael Malcom
Arm in Arm: Ending the Climate Crisis Centering Racial and Economic Justice - December 15, 2020 - Panel Conversation
Faith and Stewardship