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Events at Smith

NOAA Summer Internship Presentations (Take 1)
November 4, 2024
Hear from four Smithies who spent their summer interning with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and find out how you might intern with NOAA in summer 2025! Today's presentations include Sky Smith '26: "Development of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska"; Aurezuh Sikes'26: "Monitoring Water Quality Conditions and Eelgrass habitat for recovery and restoration at the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Oregon"; Olivia Petty, '26: "Science Communications for Charismatic Megafauna "; and Hannah Jaffe '26J: "Tracking of Caribbean Corals Outplanted from Nurseries". Lunch provided.
CEEDS, Wright Hall lower -level
12:15 pm

Climate Consulting at Christensen Global Strategies
November 4, 2024
by Aimée Christensen '91, Founder & CEO of Christensen Global, a strategic advisory firm developing, accelerating, and scaling solutions for impact. This talk is part of the ENX 100 Environment and Sustainability: Notes from the Field lecture series. All are welcome!
CEEDS
3:05 pm to 4:20 pm

NOAA Summer Internship Presentations (Take 2)
November 5, 2024
Hear from three Smithies who spent their summer interning with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and find out how you might intern with NOAA in summer 2025! Today's presentations include Kira Kaplan '25: "Geospatial Investigations of Coastal and Great Lakes Ecological Communities"; Shira Goldman '25: "Communicating Protected Species Conservation in a Changing Climate"; Grace Ellis'25: "Ecological assessments of Kachemak Bay, Alaska". Lunch provided.
CEEDS, Wright Hall lower-level
12:15 pm

Resume/Portfolio workshop With Travelers’ Insurance
November 7, 2024
Hear from our geospatial industry partners about what makes a good resume and workshop your resume and/or piece of a map portfolio with us. Travelers’ Insurance will give background on working in hazards geography, geospatial analytics, and business insights, focusing on what they look for in a resume for internships and entry-level positions. RSVP at the link below:
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The Spatial Analysis Lab, Sabin-Reed 104
4:15 pm to 5:15 pm

Fall '24 Repair Fair
November 8, 2024
Come learn to repair torn/broken/ill-fitting clothing! No experience necessary. You can patch clothing with holes (including denim!), hem too-long sleeves or pants, fix broken hardware/straps, and more. Presented by the Design Thinking Initiative.
Campus Center
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Field Station Friday: Luminary Walk
November 8, 2024
Enjoy a magical evening hike illuminated by luminaria in beautiful, natural surroundings. Sign up at the link below.
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MacLeish Field Station - Meet at Sage Hall Circle
4:15 pm to 7:00 pm

Moving Through the Present Moment
November 9, 2024
Is election day making you want to hide under a box? Are you feeling tempted to sell your belongings and flee the country? Get really into ant farming? Arts Afield is offering something else: a few hours out at MacLeish to process some of the feelings we all are having around this presidential election. We will focus on how to move beyond the stress, despair, and pressure that this time brings, instead exploring ways to ground ourselves in hope, imagination, and release. Sign up using your Smith email via the link below:
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Meet at Sage, head to MacLeish
12:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Webinar: Ecology Careers Outside of Academia 3
November 7, 2024
Join us for the third session in our new series highlighting diverse career paths for ecologists outside of academia. We’ll feature informal, conversational interviews to provide insights and networking opportunities for students and mid-career professionals exploring alternative careers. This session includes Blake Amos from Kinder Morgan Consultants and Pacifica Sommers from Bayer Crop Sciences.
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Webinar - register at link above
2:00 pm

Lecture: Nature, Design, and Health: Explorations of a Landscape Architect
November 7, 2024
presented by David Kamp. Nature, Design, and Health: Explorations of a Landscape Architect is a personal narrative of David Kamp’s innovative and internationally influential design philosophy. Drawing upon his new book, this webinar chronicles Kamp’s remarkable career dedicated to connecting people with nature regardless of their capabilities—from children with autism spectrum disorder to elders with cognitive and physical challenges. He has also explored these ideas in the larger realm, showing how engaging individuals in the stewardship of nature is a critical component of revitalizing parks, schools, and communities, and essential to sustaining international programs combating climate change. By putting personal health on a continuum with environmental health, Kamp demonstrates how designing with nature leads to a more vibrant, resilient, and equitable future. This timely, far-ranging, and inspiring talk expands our understanding of the natural world and belief in its power to instill a sense of hope and promise. This Zube Lecture is sponsored by the UMass Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning.
UMass Amherst Design Building Lecture Hall (DB 170)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

10th Annual Ecological Gardening Symposium: Rooted in Place
November 10, 2024
In collaboration with Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT), Berkshire Botanical Garden presents Rooted in Place, our annual ecological symposium. This year we will inspire participants with insights into our ecological past, present and future. We will explore the impact of pollutants and climate change on the Berkshires and beyond and reflect on what is classically known as the Four Elements of Nature: earth, water, air, and fire.
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Berkshire Botanical Garden
9:00 am to 3:30 pm

Events at Smith

Finding geospatial internships With the Lazarus Center
November 14, 2024
Interested in a GIS or mapping internship but don’t know where to start? The Lazarus Center and the SAL will help you tailor your search to the kinds of spatial problems you want to work on and identify some internships that may be good for you. RSVP at the link below:
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CEEDS, Wright Hall lower-level
4:15 pm to 5:15 pm

Field Station Friday: Cinema and s'mores
November 15, 2024
Cozy up around the fire for tasty s'mores and then relax and enjoy a movie! Sign up for a spot in the van at the link below.
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MacLeish Field Station - Meet at Sage Hall Circle
2:45 pm to 7:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Restoring the future of coral reefs
November 12, 2024
Join the discussion for the next Cell Press Forum on Sustainability! Coral reefs are among the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems. However, degradation of coral reefs is escalating worldwide. Currently, coral reef related ecosystem service declines are estimated at 2.7 trillion USD globally and there are predictions of ecosystem collapses and keystone-species extinctions by 2050. Given the multiple threats to coral reefs and the impacts of their loss not only in ecological terms but also societal, critical management of these ecosystems is required. Solutions for protecting and restoring coral reefs do exist but it is complex with knowledge gaps. We need to understand the stressors that lead to coral mortality, when and how to protect and restore remnant coral populations, and research and implement methods to help corals adapt to a changing ocean. Coral reef management, however, goes beyond unravelling the ecological and technology challenges. Many coastal communities, especially small island nations and low-income countries, depend on reefs for tourism, fishing and coastal protection. Therefore, careful evaluation of the impacts of coral reef restoration on coastal community livelihoods, whilst balancing the need for restoration is required. By bringing together diverse expertise, this forum aims to spark a conversation about the key scientific, socio-economic, and technological challenges to restoring and protecting coral reefs and explore ways of overcoming them. This webinar will be recorded to watch on-demand after the live event. Register for the event to join the discussion and receive notification when the recording is available.
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Webinar - register at link above
7:00 pm

Geospatial Data to Support Hazard Mitigation and Response in Alaska
November 14, 2024
Communities of Alaska are prone to natural hazards but often lack access to current and accurate geospatial data to plan for, mitigate and respond to these hazards efficiently. Regional or federal organizations may have available hazard data but local infrastructure data is often absent, creating an incomplete picture of the risk. Completing the picture will require collaboration across the various stakeholders to elevate the capacity though standards and processes making accessible tools and data otherwise missing. In this presentation, the speaker will go over examples of Alaskan communities using geospatial tools and common datasets required, and often absent, to respond to natural hazards from mitigation to recovery to help inform the development of a critical piece of the permafrost framework.
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Webinar - register at link above
1:00 pm

Events at Smith

Perspectives from an environmental lawyer: From the EPA to the Environmental Law Institute
November 18, 2024
by Leslie Carothers '64,a Scholar-in-Residence at Pace Law School and former President of the Environmental Law Institute from 2003 to 2011. This talk is part of the ENX 100 Environment and Sustainability: Notes from the Field lecture series. All are welcome!
CEEDS
3:05 pm to 4:20 pm

ES&P Presents: Exploring the Intersection of Disability and Environmental Studies
November 18, 2024
Disability and ecological crises are intertwined and co-created experiences, however the intersection of disability and the environment is often under explored. In this ES&P Special Studies presentation, Una Fonte '26 will give an overview of her research, which explored emerging theory and practice at the intersection of disability and environmental studies with a focus on environmental solutions emerging from disabled knowledges.
CC 103/104
4:30 pm

Field Station Friday: Friendship Bracelet Making
November 22, 2024
For the last Field Station Friday of the semester, celebrate all the friendships you've made by joining us for an evening of crafting and coziness. Sign up at the link below.
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MacLeish Field Station - Meet at Sage Hall Circle
2:45 pm to 6:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Lectue: The Influencers
November 21, 2024
presented by Abra Lee. Black Americans have long created their own cultural blueprint for how gardens and nature can be used as a means of remembrance, inspiration, and creativity. In this conversation, we will journey back in time to discuss historic legacies and give insight into some extraordinary people and the plants they used to bring joy into their lives. This Zube Lecture is sponsored by the UMass Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning.
UMass Amherst Design Building Lecture Hall (DB 170)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm