Seminar Series 2020/2021

IRES Seminar Series Resumes Thursday, September 16, 2021

IRES Seminar Series Resumes Thursday, September 16, 2021

See you all on September 16, 2021! (Photo by Garrett Parker on Unsplash)

April 15, 2021: IRES Student Symposium

April 15, 2021: IRES Student Symposium

The IRES Student Symposium features various RES graduate students presenting their research.

April 8, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Erle Ellis

April 8, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Erle Ellis

Global evidence confirms that human societies have gained the capacity to transform our entire planet. Could this unprecedented capacity be redirected to shape a better future for both people and the rest of nature? This presentation explores the possibility that some of the same social processes that have transformed this planet for the worse could also transform it for the better.

April 1, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Sonja Klinsky

April 1, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Sonja Klinsky

In this talk, Dr. Klinsky will discuss how approaching climate (in)justice through the lens of relationships can be a productive way to orient engaged scholarship in the climate justice context. 

March 25, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Gordon Christie

March 25, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Gordon Christie

While Indigenous peoples across Canada engage in struggles over lands and waters, other battles rage in less visible forms.  Academics analyzing events argue about what led to this world of conflict and about how to resolve tensions.

March 18, 2021: IRES Student Seminar with Madison Stevens and Rocío López de la Lama

March 18, 2021: IRES Student Seminar with Madison Stevens and Rocío López de la Lama

March 18, 2021: IRES Student Seminar with Madison Stevens and Rocío López de la Lama

March 11, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Erika Zavaleta

March 11, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Erika Zavaleta

The practice of conservation science includes what we choose to study towards what goals, as well as whom we choose to work with, how we influence our organizations, and how we use science to hone our teaching and to advance justice in our field.

March 4, 2021: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Helina Jolly, Simon Donner, and Mark Cembrowski

March 4, 2021: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Helina Jolly, Simon Donner, and Mark Cembrowski

This seminar hopes to bring together perspectives from people at different career stages within academia, and kick-start conversations around expectations, limitations, and strategies to strive for. 

February 25, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Andrew Baron

February 25, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Andrew Baron

Implicit bias has many pernicious effects on behavior including affecting hiring and voting decisions, and even treatment recommendations by medical professionals. Moreover, research shows that this form of bias is notoriously difficult to change in adults, underscoring the need to identify its roots in development.

February 18, 2021: No Seminar Due to Mid-Term Break

February 18, 2021: No Seminar Due to Mid-Term Break

There will be no seminar on Thursday, February 18 due to Mid-Term Break (February 15-19).