This year the Environmental Science department has put together a Thursday Night Series for students to come together via zoom at 8pm for topical presentations, discussions, informational meetings and fun!
Thursday Night Events and Seminar Series
**Attend five events and we’ll send you a T-shirt!**
All Events Thursday, 8pm, NYC Time
via Zoom for BC students only
Spring 2021 Events:
February 18 Environmental Policy and Politics - Jamie Consuegra ’06, Director, Congressional and External Affairs, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
February 25 Midterms
March 4 Spring Break
March 11 Science Communication - Brenda Ekwuzel, Union of Concerned Scientists
March 18 Katey Lesneski, Director of Restoration Science at Coral Vita
March 25 Beyond Barnard Resources Event
April 1 Program Planning
April 8 Senior Seminar Poster Session, --4:30pm est
April 15 Last day of Thursday classes
Past Events:
February 11 I’ve got a Masters: Jamie Yu ‘14 - Masters in Computer Science, Lindsay Garten ‘13 Masters in Environmental Science and Policy, Therese Chen ‘15 - Master of Public Health Sciences.
February 8 Summer Research Planning (Dallas Abbott and Mike Kaplan, LDEO joining us at 8:30pm)
A MONDAY
February 4 Law Night - Daisy de Wolff ‘17 and Astrika W. Adams ‘12
January 28 Rachel Silvern ‘14, PhD, Atmospheric Chemistry and Public Policy
January 14 Welcome Back! A meet with Mentors.
Fall 2020 Events:
December 10 A Time for Reflection
What we learned this semester, planning for the spring. Forging a scientific identity.
December 3 Summer Research Programs Overview and Strategies
SRI, REU, Lamont, etc.
November 26 Thanksgiving Break
November 19 Tiffany Sanchez Assistant Professor, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia.
Public Health: Graduate School and Beyond Introduction
November 12 Program Planning for Spring 2021
Attend and participate in our Program Planning Meeting for Majors and Minors in Environmental Science, Majors in Environment and Sustainability and Environmental Biology as well as for those interested in one of the Majors/Minor.
November 5 Young Alumnae Panel with Beyond Barnard: Liora Hostyk '14, Valentina Strokopytova '16, Natalia Figueredo '14
October 29 Nina Yang ’12, 4th year Graduate Student at USC.
Warming oceans and the implications for marine biogeochemistry + taking a gap year before grad school and other career thoughts
October 15 Megan Maurer, Earth Institute Post Doc
A Cultural anthropologist's take on Cities and Sustainability: Trees in New York City
October 8 Kailani Acosta, Lamont Doherty Graduate Student, CU
Nutrient Cycling in the Gulf of Mexico/Creating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Geosciences
October 1 Nature Share!
Participants share the nature around them
September 24 Study Abroad Night
Barnard Seniors present their experiences studying abroad
September 17 Trivia Night!
Join for a night of fun facts
September 19 Opening Night
Stay tuned for other departmental events throughout the year
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