Environmental Studies

This talk will examine the ways that a growing awareness of food and foodways creates a national image for those inside and outside of the country. International attention has the paradoxical effect of enhancing a sense of shared identity as Brazilian while simultaneously strengthening people’s awareness of themselves as particular kinds of Brazilians.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who writes frequently about environmental science, Dan Fagin is also a science journalism professor at New York University. His book, Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation,was awarded the 2014 Pulitzer for General Nonfiction, as well as the New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, the National Academies Science Book Award, and the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Rachel Carson Environment Book Award. Dan’s recent publications include The New York Times, Scientific American, Nature and Slate.

Environmental Studies Department Reception for Graduating Seniors and their guests

Environmental Studies Department Reception for Graduating Seniors and their guests

Join Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar, for an update from COP21 - 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Bill will be reporting live from Paris, to both Middlebury and Colby, providing a great opportunity to learn and ask questions about the unfolding climate talks. Sponsored by Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest. Feel free to bring lunch to enjoy during the presentation.

A Discipline of Looking Tim Lilburn, Professor at the University of Victoria What do we do when we walk into a meadow or forest? Let’s suppose we are there for no particular purpose. We aren’t doing research, looking for food or rushing to an appointment. Though we are moving, we are idle, without intention. This is a crucially important moment – for us and for the world we move through.

Today’s cities, businesses, states and NGOs are setting the pace for climate leadership and sustainable solutions. Sharing vision, commitment and stories will provide insights about how cities and urban areas of various sizes have become leaders in crafting solutions to address climate change, resilience, transportation, energy, water, and social justice, among other pressing issues.

Introduction by Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar; Facilitated by Malik Gomez ’18

Confronting modern marine conservations challenges in Cuba

“Advocating for Animal Rights in China,” by Zhang Dan. Ms. Zhang has served as China’s Ambassador for World Animal Day and is the vice chairman of the China Small Animal Protection Association and co-founder of the China Animal Protection Media Salon. She was awarded the first Andrew Award for Outstanding Media Contribution at the 7th Asia for Animals Conference in 2011. She is the editor of the 2012 “Dongwuji” (Animal Essays), which collects Chinese writing on non-human animals and has a preface by Hsing Yun, the founder of the Fo Guang Shan International Buddhist Order. Ms.