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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 April 9, 2024 - Dr. Irina Tolkova & Dr. Léa Bouffaut April 16, 2024 - Robert Márquez April 23, 2024 - Dr. Noor Ahmad Akhunzadah April 30, 2024 - Carl St. John May 7, 2024 - ENVS 4940 Fall 2023
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 Spring 2023
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
Fall 2022
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 Spring 2022
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 Fall 2021
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 Spring 2021
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 Fall 2020
September 1, 2020 -Dr. Patrick SullivanLeading in a Crisis versus Leading to Avoid Crises September 8, 2020 - Dr. Mijin ChaA Just Transition: Centering Economic and Social Justice in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future September 15, 2020 - Dr. Ariel Ortiz-BobeaThe historical impact of anthropogenic climate change on global agricultural productivity September 22, 2020 - Nathaniel StinnettEnvironmental Voter Project: Why Can't We Consistently Enact Progressive Environmental Policy? September 29, 2020 - Panel ConversationEnvironmental policy at a critical time October 6, 2020 - Dr. Xoco Shinbrot & Dr. Kira TreibergsTeaching Transferable Skills in Natural Resources through Teamwork & Debate October 13, 2020 - Dr. Drew Harvellcontact tmc58 [at] cornell.edu (tmc58[at]cornell[dot]edu ) to request October 20, 2020 - Dr. EJ Milner-GullandResetting our relationship with nature: Placing COVID-19 and the wildlife trade within the bigger picture October 27, 2020 - Dr. Halley FroehlichAquaculture potential & limitations in a sea of change November 3, 2020 - Dr. Matthew HareGenetic and genomic insights furthering oyster restoration in the Big Apple November 10, 2020 - Panel ConversationWildlife in a Sea of Change November 17, 2020 - Dr. Maria TengöDiverse 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 WieranShould Religion and Ecology/Nature be Considered a 'Crisis Discipline'? December 8, 2020 - Lindsay Harper & Reverend Michael MalcomArm in Arm: Ending the Climate Crisis Centering Racial and Economic Justice December 15, 2020 - Panel ConversationFaith and Stewardship 
