Bears, Breas, and Beers: Natural History, Fossil Collections, and Human-Carnivore Interactions Through Time

Bears, Breas, and Beers:  Natural History, Fossil Collections, and Human-Carnivore Interactions Through Time
Speaker:  Dr. Alexis Mychajliw
Friday, April 26, 2024
4:00pm to 6:30pm (Happy Hour)
In-person event at the MIIS Garden
part of the Environmental Policy & Management Earth Week 
hosted by the Center for the Blue Economy,Student Council, and the Environmental Policy & Management program

About the Speaker:  

Dr. Alexis Mychajliw is Assistant Professor of Biology & Environmental Studies at Middlebury College; Research Associate at the La Brea Tar Pits, part of the Natural History Museum of  L.A. County, and a Research Associate at the National Museum of Natural History, part of the Smithsonian Institution. 

About the Event:  

4:00pm to  5:30pm:  Eat/Drink/Be Merry—First 50 people free tacos!
5:30pm to 6:00pm:  Talk from our very funny and very knowledgeable speaker
6:00pm to 7:00pm:  Eat/Drink/Be Merry

As part of Earth Week, the EPM program will open it’s “Friday Happy Hour” in the garden to all MIIS students, faculty, and staff.   We will have Fredo’s Vegan Taco Truck and will serve 50 folks 3 free tacos from 4-5:30pm.  (after that you can buy your own delicious and sustainable tacos), but the drinks are definitely on us.  Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages.  Bring ID. 

Questions

Contact Rachel Christopherson at the Center for the Blue Economy at cbe@miis.edu or (831) 647-4183.

About the Hosts

The California Coast and Climate Semester program brings undergraduate students from Middlebury College, Vermont and other east coast liberal arts colleges to the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey from January to May each year.  It offers unique, place-based learning focused on climate change, coastal resilience, and environmental justice. The students access the extraordinary beauty, rich cultural history and deep environmental ties of the Monterey Bay, while enrolling in master’s level classes in Environmental Policy and Management or other MIIS degree programs, earning credit toward their undergraduate degrees.  Getting away from east coast winters is a definite bonus.

The Center for the Blue Economy is a research center at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, that provides economic and policy analysis to support the development of a robust and equitable blue economy for the 21^st century. The Center uses the World Bank’s definition of the Blue Economy: the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and ocean ecosystem health.   We must maintain ocean health to maintain human health, economic health, and the health of the planet.  Climate change is linked, inextricably, to a healthy ocean.  Consider joining our movement for Ocean Climate Action Now.    Consider joining our Center for the Blue Economy Newsletter List (3-4x per year by email).

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