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Participants in the 2018 Montgomery Place Salon Series on Agriculture. Photo by Karl Rabe

Bard College Presents Montgomery Place Fall Salon Series on Renewable Energies

Renewable Energies: Balancing Outputs and Historic Landscapes continues at Montgomery Place with Session 2: Hydro Energy, on Tuesday, December 3, 3–5 p.m.

Bard College Presents Montgomery Place Fall Salon Series on Renewable Energies

The Montgomery Place Fall Salon Series, Renewable Energies: Balancing Outputs and Historic Landscapes, presents two sessions highlighting how a local community balances the implementation of renewable energies within an historically significant landscape. Session 1: Solar Energy takes place on Tuesday, November 12, 3–5 p.m. and Session 2: Hydro Energy, on Tuesday, December 3, 3–5 p.m. Programs are free and open to the public. Seating is limited; registration required. For more information and to register send an email to montgomeryplace@bard.edu or call 845-758-7505.

“The Town of Red Hook has areas that have been recognized locally, statewide, and nationally both as a scenic region, and for having significant historic architecture, landscapes, and viewsheds,” says Emily Majer, Town of Red Hook historian. “These attributes, along with the firm commitment to agriculture and open space, are character defining features of the town which contribute to the quality of life, and economic vitality. Consequently, it is important to be sensitive in the placement of ground and roof-mounted solar panels in designated historic districts and on historic structures, and to protect the viability of important agricultural land and built structures within the town.” Local Law 143-37 “Solar Energy Systems” spells out what kind, size, and placement of array is allowable in each zoning district in order to maximize the utilization of this renewable energy source, while preserving the historic and bucolic nature of the town.

“Small-scale hydropower was historically an important energy source in this area that may see a resurgence as we work to reduce our dependence on fossil fuel-based energy sources that are driving the climate crisis,” says Robyn Smyth, assistant professor of environmental and urban studies, Bard College.

The Town of Red Hook is home to the Hudson River National Historic Landmark District, the most prestigious designation of historic resources in the nation.

Panel Speakers

Session 1: Solar Energy
November 12, 3–5 p.m.
Emily Majer ’95, Town of Red Hook historian and deputy mayor, Village of Tivoli
Audrey Friedrichsen, land use and environmental advocacy attorney, Scenic Hudson
Jeff Irish, vice president, SunCommon
Moderated by Ben Hoen CEP ’06, research scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Session 2: Hydro Energy
December 3, 3–5 p.m.
Emily Majer ’95, Town of Red Hook historian and deputy mayor, Village of Tivoli
Jan Borchert, head of hydro facility design and permitting, Current Hydro
Tracy Brown, restoration manager, Connecticut and New York Northeast Coldwater Habitat Program, Trout Unlimited
Weston Davey, historic site restoration coordinator, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
Moderated by Robyn Smyth, assistant professor of environmental and urban studies, Bard College

For more information and to register send an email to montgomeryplace@bard.edu or call 845-758-7505.

Post Date: 12-01-2019

The Fisher Center Presents A Talk By Chef Sean Sherman: The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America

James Beard Award–winning Chef Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge reservation and founder of the company The Sioux Chef, is committed to revitalizing Native American cuisine. Chef Sean comes to the Fisher Center to discuss The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America, Tuesday, October 29, in the LUMA Theater at 5 p.m. The talk will be followed by a question and answer period and book signing. Admission is free; to reserve tickets and for additional information visit fishercenter.bard.edu or call the Fisher Center box office at 845-758-7900.

Through his research Chef Sean has uncovered and mapped out the foundations of the indigenous food systems through an indigenous perspective. His book, The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen, earned a 2018 James Beard Award and was a top 10 cookbook of 2017. He has become renowned nationally and internationally in the culinary movement of indigenous foods and is leading a movement to completely redefine North American cuisine.

Copies of The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen will be available for purchase in the lobby of LUMA Theater courtesy of Oblong Books. In addition, Ken Greene from Seedshed will be showcasing Haudenosaunee crops grown in the Native American Seed Sanctuary, a collaborative initiative with the St. Regis Mohawk tribe Seedshed and The Hudson Valley Farm Hub.

This event is sponsored by Bard College’s Center for the Study of Land, Air and Water, American Studies, Environmental and Urban Studies, Bard Farm, Bard Office of Sustainability, Experimental Humanities, The Bard Center for Civic Engagement, Trustee Leader Scholar Program, and Oblong Books. The Fisher Center’s presentation of the event is in tandem with the upcoming Live Arts Bard Biennial, Where No Wall Remains: An International Festival About Borders, November 21–24, 2019.

Chef Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota, born in Pine Ridge, SD, has been cooking across the US and Mexico over the past 30 years, and has become renowned nationally and internationally in the culinary movement of indigenous foods. Chef Sean has studied extensively to determine the foundations of Native American indigenous foods systems to bring back a sense of Native American cuisine to today’s world. In 2014, he opened the business titled The Sioux Chef as a caterer and food educator in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area. He and his business partner Dana Thompson also designed and opened the Tatanka Truck, which featured pre-contact foods of the Dakota and Minnesota territories.

In October 2017, Sean was able to perform the first decolonized dinner at the James Beard House in Manhattan along with his team. His first book, The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen was awarded the James Beard medal for Best American Cookbook for 2018 and was chosen as one of the top ten cookbooks of 2017 by the LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, as well as the Smithsonian Magazine. This year, Chef Sean was selected as a Bush Fellow, as well as receiving the 2019 Leadership Award by the James Beard Foundation. The Sioux Chef team of twelve people continues with their mission to help educate and make indigenous foods more accessible to as many communities as possible through the recently founded nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS). Learn more: natifs.org.

The Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire. At once a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education, the Fisher Center supports artists, students, and audiences in the development and examination of artistic ideas and perspectives from the past, present, and future. The organization’s home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country and around the world. The Fisher Center illustrates Bard’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. Building on a 150-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.

Post Date: 10-08-2019

Award-Winning Author Isabella Tree Presents Her New Book Wilding: returning nature to our farm

On Thursday, October 10, Bard College features author Isabella Tree presenting her new work Wilding: returning nature to our farm (New York Review Books, 2019), winner of the 2019 Richard Jefferies prize for nature writing and chosen by Smithsonian as a top 10 science book for 2018. The event takes place at 5 p.m., in Weis Cinema, Bertelsmann Campus Center. Admission is free and no reservations are necessary.

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Professor Gidon Eshel: We Are Fundamentally Altering Earth via Food Production

Professor Gidon Eshel: We Are Fundamentally Altering Earth via Food Production

Professor Eshel writes that if Americans choose to reduce meat consumption, it would improve water quality, biodiversity, soil health, and food security, as well as slowing climate change.

Full story in The Hill

Post Date: 08-27-2019

Bard College Student Lindsey Drew CEP ’20 Receives 2019 McHenry Award from the Open Space Institute

Bard College Student Lindsey Drew CEP ’20 Receives 2019 McHenry Award from the Open Space Institute

The annual McHenry Awards recognize exceptional young leaders who are working to protect and enhance the Hudson River Valley. Lindsey Drew CEP ’20, who is pursuing an MS in environmental policy at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, was recognized for her work with the Woodstock Land Conservancy to assess and address impacts in Ulster County’s Sawkill Creek watershed.

Full story at the Open Space Institute

Post Date: 08-27-2019

Professor Gidon Eshel Talks with Scientific American about His Study on the Environmental and Health Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet

Professor Gidon Eshel Talks with Scientific American about His Study on the Environmental and Health Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet

Professor Eshel and colleagues found that if all Americans switched away from meat, it would have a significant impact on land use—eliminating the need for pastureland and reducing cropland by as much as 25 percent—and make the nation’s waterways dramatically cleaner.

Full Story in Scientific American

Post Date: 08-10-2019

Antibiotic Pollution and Resistance Have Created a Public Health Crisis Requiring Large-Scale Policy Changes, Says Study Coauthored by Bard Professor Gabriel Perron

Antibiotic Pollution and Resistance Have Created a Public Health Crisis Requiring Large-Scale Policy Changes, Says Study Coauthored by Bard Professor Gabriel Perron

The ability to fight bacterial infections with antibiotics has been a longstanding cornerstone of modern medicine, but widespread overuse and misuse of antibiotics has led to unintended consequences. A new paper in the journal Microorganisms coauthored by Bard College Assistant Professor of Biology Gabriel Perron argues that large-scale antibiotic pollution and the resulting antibiotic resistance are major public health problems that require significantly more research—that goes beyond data gathering to more interpretive studies that consider the overall impact of antibiotic pollution on humans and on the environment, in addition to its contribution to antibiotic resistance—as well as more coordinated large-scale policy interventions.

“Today, the evolution of microbial pathogens able to resist antibiotics treatments is seen as one of the most pressing public health crises,” writes Perron and coauthors Susanne A. Kraemer and Arthi Ramachandran, both of the biology department, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. “The sheer magnitude of the antibiotic pollution and resistance crisis, with the estimated deaths due to antibiotic resistance being 700,000 per year globally makes managing its social and economic fallout a global problem.”

In their review, “Antibiotic Pollution in the Environment: From Microbial Ecology to Public Policy,” Perron, Kraemer, and Ramachandran explore the spread of antibiotic resistance from hotspots of resistance evolution to the environment; outline the effects of antibiotic pollution (independent of resistance evolution) on natural microbial populations, as well as invertebrates and vertebrates; and review international polices aimed at mitigating the effects of antibiotics pollution. The authors write that, while the environmental component of this issue (e.g., environmental reservoirs of resistance genes and the likelihood of horizontal transfer of ARGs between pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria) has received an increased research interest in recent years, many dimensions of environmental antibiotic pollution and resistance are still unknown and require further research.

“Current research of environmental dimensions of antibiotic resistance often tallies up resistance genes found within an environment but gives little indication of the associated risks of transmission, and thus the potential impact on human health,” they write, stressing that antibiotic pollution also has the potential to affect human and ecosystem health directly. “On one hand, the effects of antibiotic pollution are expected to be especially disruptive in aquatic environments, where they can inhibit ecosystem functions and impact on organisms that are exposed throughout their life cycle. On the other hand, the presence of antibiotics in the environment and in animals could also impact on human health. While the effect of such exposure is unknown in humans, epidemiological surveys suggest that long-term exposure to antibiotics may lead to chronic conditions including obesity, diabetes, and asthma. For these reasons, it is imperative to consider the overall impact of antibiotic pollution on humans and on the environment, in addition to its contribution to antibiotic resistance.”

Perron and his coauthors contend that moving from data gathering to more interpretative studies will aid in developing more efficient policies. “Current policy schemes are focused on surveillance, but the scope of the crisis must eventually lead to forward-thinking policies,” they write, stressing that understanding antibiotic pollution and antibiotic resistance as a ‘One Health Approach’ (linking human, animal, and environment health domains) may aid in creating more societal engagement and ultimately more efficient policies. “Such policies need to evaluate direct risks of transmission posed by certain contaminated environments while at the same taking into account the complex patterns of inter-environmental transmissions that may exist. As antibiotic resistance and pollution is a global problem and especially rampant in the developing world, international cooperation, data-sharing and globally consistent policies are needed.”

Gabriel Perron, assistant professor of biology at Bard College and faculty member of the Bard Center for the Study of Land, Air, and Water, is an evolutionary biologist who studies the emergence of medically important traits in a broad range of microorganisms. His research uses a combination of real-time evolution experiments, genomic and metagenomic approaches, and field studies to understand how bacteria evolve antimicrobial resistance. Using different microbial systems, including bacteria such as Salmonella, Perron’s work seeks to understand the impact of human activity on the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in natural environments and its possible impact on public health issues. More recently, Perron has been also studying the impact of human activity on microbial communities found in Polar Regions.

To read the full paper, click here. For more information on the Bard Center for the Study of Land, Air, and Water, please visit landairwater.bard.edu.

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Post Date: 08-06-2019

Bard Environmental and Urban Studies Students Visit Hudson Valley Farm Hub

Bard Environmental and Urban Studies Students Visit Hudson Valley Farm Hub

Students in Katrina Light’s Reimagined Farms in Reimagined Spaces class toured the Hudson Valley Farm Hub in Hurley, New York. This course is an Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences offering in which students explore the intersection of agriculture, ecology, economics, and justice.

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Post Date: 04-16-2019

Bard Center for the Study of Land, Air, and Water Tackles Regional Environmental Problems

Bard Center for the Study of Land, Air, and Water Tackles Regional Environmental Problems

The new Bard Center for the Study of Land, Air, and Water is an interdisciplinary program that connects Bard faculty, staff, and students with grassroots efforts to protect the environment. The center looks to address a variety of challenges, from access to clean drinking water to the effects of climate change, using quantitative research and other tools that span academic disciplines, including the natural and social sciences, humanities, and the arts.

“Our goal is to develop accessible, applicable, community-centered solutions to local and regional environmental problems,” says M. Elias Dueker, center director and assistant professor of environmental and urban studies. “Currently, we tackle these problems in courses throughout the College, in faculty-directed student research, and through community- and student-run environmental monitoring programs.”

The Center leverages the interdisciplinary platform of Bard’s Environmental and Urban Studies Program to bring social and political issues together with scientific study, to create effective solutions to complex environmental issues. “In an age where we can’t depend on national-level resource management, we’ve become more and more aware—as community members, as academics, as students, and as professionals—that environmental change must begin, literally and figuratively, at the grassroots,” says Dueker. In response, the Center is developing a Land Lab to bring science to the vibrant agricultural communities that surround the College, and its Sustainable Solutions Lab is bringing rigorous scientific testing to bear on efforts to mitigate human impacts on natural resources.

The Center also engages with citizen scientists from across the Hudson Valley through the Bard Water Lab, and participates in local efforts to protect our drinking water and scenic waterways. Through the Water Lab’s partnership with the Saw Kill Watershed Community, Bard faculty and students have been able to collaborate with community members to do research with a real impact, both on campus and within the surrounding area. Ongoing projects include amphibian and eel monitoring, and a comprehensive water quality–monitoring program powered by citizen scientists. For more information, visit waterlab.bard.edu and sawkillwatershed.wordpress.com.

“Community-driven science is key to successfully addressing the pressing issues surrounding access to clean water. From Flint to Hoosick Falls to Newburgh, we are daily being reminded of the importance of community members working to maintain water quality—from the tap to the treatment plant to our local waterways,” says Dueker. “We look forward to continuing to build our capacity to connect community members, decision makers, and the academic community as we all struggle to meet the environmental challenges of climate change—of ensuring clean water, clean air, and equitable food access both in the Hudson Valley and beyond.”

For more information on the Bard Center for the Study of Land, Air, and Water, visit landairwater.bard.edu.

Post Date: 01-29-2019

EUS Events

1/23
Thursday

Thursday, January 23, 2020 – Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Public Event Series in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. (multiple locations) 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join Bard’s MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy for a series of sustainability-focused events featuring Bard CEP and MBA alumni faculty and alumni/ae working in sustainability in Washington, D.C. Panel topics range from solar energy and the local economy revolution to careers in consulting and sustainable development. Information on each event in the series can be found below. We hope you will join us! Please spread the word to interested friends and colleagues!
Thursday 1/23: Sustainability Consulting: Evolving Opportunities to Become a Change Agent
>>>Details & RSVP HERE<<<
Monday 1/27: Peace Corps to Sustainability Careers
>>>Details & RSVP HERE<<<
Tuesday 1/28: The Antidote to Climate Depression: How to Solve Climate by 2030
>>>Details & RSVP HERE<<< Wednesday 1/29: Michael Shuman on the Local Economy Solution: Driving Sustainability Local Investing
>>>Details & RSVP HERE<<<

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Washington, D.C. (multiple locations)

2/20
Thursday

Thursday, February 20, 2020
One Night Teach-In on Solving Climate by 2030
Bard Faculty, Students, and Staff Discussion
Olin, Room 102 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Two dozen Bard faculty and students will lead discussions including “Dealing with Climate Despair,” “Climate Justice,” “Cities and Climate Change,” “Winning the Story Wars,” and “What You Can Do.” Join us for a critical conversation about the future of humanity on our planet.

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Olin, Room 102

2/26
Wednesday

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Open House in New York City
Attendees receive a $65 application fee waiver! RSVP: HERE
LMHQ NYC 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us in New York City for an Open House hosted by the Bard MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy.

Attendees will hear from a panel of current students and alumni of Bard's MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy. Our Panel of student/alum experts will discuss topics such as: career outcomes -- how the MS degrees at CEP and MBA in Sustainability have led to impactful sustainability careers the program experience -- highlights on courses and key features at Bard (including the NYCLab course and the CEP internship) how to get the most of your graduate school journey -- career development + student engagement opportunities at Bard how to make your application stand out -- tips on perfecting your application materials, advice on getting through the graduate school admissions processIn addition: Program Director Eban Goodstein will provide an overview of the program offerings at Bard CEP and the MBA in Sustainability.

Our Admissions staff will also be on hand to provide information on the application process and answer questions regarding: financial aid opportunities successfully completing program prerequisites REGISTER HERE
Event Location: This event will be held at LMHQ, 150 Broadway NY, NY Floor 20

Email Caitlin O'Donnell with any additional questions.

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm LMHQ NYC

3/07
Saturday

Saturday, March 7, 2020
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Open House at Bard College
Attendees receive a $65 application fee waiver! RSVP: HERE
Olin Language Center, Room 115 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Join us at Bard College in the Hudson Valley for an Open House hosted by the Bard MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy.

Attendees will hear from a panel of current students and alumni of Bard's MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy. Our Panel of student/alum experts will discuss topics such as: career outcomes -- how the MS degrees at CEP and MBA in Sustainability have led to impactful sustainability careers the program experience -- highlights on courses and key features at Bard (including the NYCLab course and the CEP internship) how to get the most of your graduate school journey -- career development + student engagement opportunities at Bard how to make your application stand out -- tips on perfecting your application materials, advice on getting through the graduate school admissions processIn addition: Program Director Eban Goodstein will provide an overview of the program offerings at Bard CEP and the MBA in Sustainability.

Our Admissions staff will also be on hand to provide information on the application process and answer questions regarding: how to complete and submit your application financial aid opportunities successfully completing program prerequisites REGISTER HERE
Event Location: This event will be held on Bard College's Hudson Valley campus located at 30 Campus Rd. Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.

Email Caitlin O'Donnell with any additional questions.

11:00 am – 2:00 pm Olin Language Center, Room 115

4/08
Wednesday

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Open House in New York City
Attendees receive a $65 application fee waiver! RSVP: HERE
LMHQ NYC 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us in New York City for an Open House hosted by the Bard MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy.

Attendees will hear from a panel of current students and alumni of Bard's MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy. Our Panel of student/alum experts will discuss topics such as: career outcomes -- how the MS degrees at CEP and MBA in Sustainability have led to impactful sustainability careers the program experience -- highlights on courses and key features at Bard (including the NYCLab course and the CEP internship) how to get the most of your graduate school journey -- career development + student engagement opportunities at Bard how to make your application stand out -- tips on perfecting your application materials, advice on getting through the graduate school admissions processIn addition: Program Director Eban Goodstein will provide an overview of the program offerings at Bard CEP and the MBA in Sustainability.

Our Admissions staff will also be on hand to provide information on the application process and answer questions regarding: financial aid opportunities successfully completing program prerequisites REGISTER HERE
Event Location: This event will be held at LMHQ, 150 Broadway NY, NY Floor 20

Email Caitlin O'Donnell with any additional questions.

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm LMHQ NYC

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Friday, December 13, 2019

Monday, December 9, 2019

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Joseph Kane | Senior Research Associate | The Brookings Institution
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
The 2030 date to achieve the Paris Climate Accords is forcing all of us to rethink "Business As Usual." Join Joseph Kane, of The Brookings Institution, on Bard’s National Climate Seminar for a conversation on the economic impacts of sustainability and the Green New Deal on November 13th.

This webinar is part of a year-long project: Solve Climate By 2030 sponsored by The Bard Center for Environmental Policy The project takes as its starting point recent IPCC report that we have only ten years to forestall catastrophic climate change. Combining a national speaker network with a call for One-Night Teach-ins, the project culminates on April 7, 2020, in a national Power Dialog: 52 simultaneous, university hosted webinars, one in every state, DC and Puerto Rico. In these webinars, local climate solutions experts will suggest the top three ambitious but feasible state, urban, utility or business initiatives that need to occur in Tennessee and Idaho, Missouri and New Jersey, Florida, and Minnesota, if we aim to forestall catastrophic climate change. Following these state webinars, classes and other groups tuning in will have 45 minutes for “solutions sprints” designed to identify civic action opportunities for participants.Learn more at Solve Climate By 2030, and sign up here to stay informed about the project.BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The  Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability  offer masters programs in  Environmental Policy,  Climate Science and  Policy, and Sustainable Business. The Bard Center for Environmental Policy’s career-focused, science-based, interdisciplinary master of science programs are located in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. The rigorous first-year coursework, followed by a required four-to-six-month immersive internship, culminates with a master’s Capstone Project and a 93 percent job placement rate within six months of graduation. Graduates are currently pursuing careers in many fields, such as alternative energy, international development, advocacy/lobbying, conservation, research, and strategic consulting. For more information: bard.edu/cep/.

Click HERE to access the webinar

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Friday, November 8, 2019

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Elysa Hammond | VP for Environmental Stewardship | Clif Bar
Online 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
The 2030 date to achieve the Paris Climate Accords is forcing all of us to rethink “Business as Usual.” Join Elysa Hammond on Bard’s National Climate Seminar for a conversation about how ecological thinking has shaped Clif Bar’s journey as a company, and how in the coming decade, Clif Bar sees its business success coming from solar inspiration.

This webinar is part of a yearlong project, Solve Climate by 2030, sponsored by The Bard Center for Environmental Policy. The project takes as its starting point a recent IPCC report that we have only 10 years to forestall catastrophic climate change. Combining a national speaker network with a call for One-Night Teach-ins, the project culminates on April 7, 2020, in a national Power Dialog: 52 simultaneous, university-hosted webinars, one in every state, DC, and Puerto Rico. In these webinars, local climate solutions experts will suggest the top three ambitious but feasible state, urban, utility, or business initiatives that need to occur in Tennessee and Idaho, Missouri and New Jersey, Florida and Minnesota, if we aim to forestall catastrophic climate change. Following these state webinars, classes and other groups tuning in will have 45 minutes for “solutions sprints” designed to identify civic action opportunities for participants.Learn more at Solve Climate by 2030, and sign up here to stay informed about the project.BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The  Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability  offer master’s programs in  Environmental Policy,  Climate Science and  Policy, and Sustainable Business. The Bard Center for Environmental Policy’s career-focused, science-based, interdisciplinary master of science programs are located in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. The rigorous first-year coursework, followed by a required four-to-six-month immersive internship, culminates with a master’s Capstone Project and a 93 percent job placement rate within six months of graduation. Graduates are currently pursuing careers in many fields, such as alternative energy, international development, advocacy/lobbying, conservation, research, and strategic consulting. For more information: bard.edu/cep/.

Click HERE to access the webinar.

Friday, October 11, 2019

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Dr. Geoff Bil, Visiting Assistant Professor History, University of Delaware
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
From the Enlightenment era forward, the Pacific has served as a crucial touchstone for European speculation on differences between indigenous and Western cultures. My paper examines the role played by botanists in these considerations, with particular reference to social factors that shaped observations by European naturalists in Tahiti. Following a preliminary discussion of European-Tahitian botanical interactions over the course of James Cook’s Endeavour voyage (1768–71), I proceed to examine the heightened attention to epistemological contrasts between Tahitian and European environmental worldviews given in published accounts authored by Johann (1729–1798) and Georg Forster (1754–1794), who served aboard James Cook’s HMS Resolution (1772–75). I attribute this shift to the Forsters’ relative lack of acquaintance with Tahitian cultures and te reo Tahiti (the Tahitian language), owing largely to the more itinerant nature of the Resolution voyage. The second part of this presentation turns to HMS Bounty expedition’s (1787-1790) unprecedented length of stay at Tahiti to collect breadfruit trees en route to the Caribbean, which encouraged cross-cultural intimacies palpably—even dangerously—at odds with Forsterian dichotomizing. In bringing these case studies together, I reflect on a paradox: namely, that while some grasp of indigenous knowledge was fundamental to global botanical endeavors, it could also prove their ruination.

Dr. Bil received his PhD in history from the University of British Columbia in 2018. He was an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Humanities Institute, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden from 2018 to 2019. He has published most recently in the British Journal for the History of Science, and his manuscript. Indexing the Indigenous: Plants, Peoples and Empire is under contract with John Hopkins University Press.

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Friday, September 27, 2019

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News + Events

Bard College Presents Montgomery Place Fall Salon Series on Renewable Energies

Bard College Presents Montgomery Place Fall Salon Series on Renewable Energies

The Fisher Center Presents A Talk By Chef Sean Sherman: The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America

The Fisher Center Presents A Talk By Chef Sean Sherman: The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America

Award-Winning Author Isabella Tree Presents Her New Book Wilding: returning nature to our farm

Award-Winning Author Isabella Tree Presents Her New Book Wilding: returning nature to our farm

Professor Gidon Eshel: We Are Fundamentally Altering Earth via Food Production

Bard College Student Lindsey Drew CEP ’20 Receives 2019 McHenry Award from the Open Space Institute

Professor Gidon Eshel Talks with Scientific American about His Study on the Environmental and Health Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet

Antibiotic Pollution and Resistance Have Created a Public Health Crisis Requiring Large-Scale Policy Changes, Says Study Coauthored by Bard Professor Gabriel Perron

Bard Environmental and Urban Studies Students Visit Hudson Valley Farm Hub

Bard Center for the Study of Land, Air, and Water Tackles Regional Environmental Problems

EUS Events

Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Public Event Series in Washington, D.C.

One Night Teach-In on Solving Climate by 2030

Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Open House in New York City

Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Open House at Bard College

Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Open House in New York City

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