Enviro Lunch: Bowdoin’s Local Ethic
Wed. 12/7 12:00-1:30 pm
Mitchell South dining Room, Thorne Hall
Bowdoin prides itself on its connection to place, and one of the way that manifests is through its commitment to local food. Come discuss why that is important, how it happens, and who makes the decisions with a Bowdoin chef, gardener, and sustainability coordinator. This will be an informal discussion over lunch in Mitchell South in Thorne from 12:00- 1:30pm.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – “Adaptation in the sea: insights from marine invaders (Carolyn Tepolt, Smithsonian postdoctoral fellow)
Thursday, Dec. 8 4:00
Location: Druckenmiller Hall, Room 020
Marine invasive species are both subjects and agents of environmental change. As subjects, they face novel selective pressures in new environments. As agents, they can profoundly impact the ecology and evolution of invaded communities.
In her talk, Dr. Tepolt will discuss examples of both kinds of adaptation in crab species, integrating approaches from ecology, physiology, and genomics. In the invasive European green crab, temperature appears to have shaped physiology and genomics in under 100 years. In the native white-fingered mud crab, an invasive body-snatching parasite impacts host populations very differently depending on their co-evolutionary history.
Carolyn Tepolt is currently a Smithsonian postdoctoral fellow, and will be starting as an Assistant Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in March. She has a Bachelor’s degree from the College of William & Mary, a Master’s degree from the University of Otago, and a PhD from Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station.
What will climate justice look like under Trump?
Thursday, December 8 5-7pm
ES Common Room, Adams Hall
Join BCA for pizza and a discussion about the recent election and implications for fossil fuel extraction and climate justice.
A Discussion with Ben Chin: Race and Politics in Maine
Thursday, December 8 7:00 PM
Shannon Room, 208 Hubbard Hall
Ben Chin, a recent graduate of Bates College, lost a bid to be Mayor of Lewiston Maine in 2015 against incumbent mayor Robert Macdonald.
Spend the morning, the afternoon, or the whole day Friday at Bowdoin’s Coastal Studies Center
Take the Coastal Studies Center Shuttle every Friday!
— 8:30 AM departing campus from the polar bear for the Coastal Studies Center
–11:30 AM depart Coastal Studies campus
–12:00 PM depart campus from the polar bear for the Coastal Studies Center
–4:30 depart Coastal Studies for campus
Questions? Contact Rosie: [email protected]
Book Launch and Reception: ‘Plants and Flowers of Maine: Kate Furbish’s Watercolors’
Monday, 9/26 4:00-5:15
Kresge Auditorium, VAC
From 1870 to 1908, artist and botanist Kate Furbish traveled Maine, collecting, classifying, and illustrating the native flora of her state. Plants and Flowers of Maine: Kate Furbish’s Watercolors, a new two-volume set produced by Bowdoin College Library and Rowman & Littlefield publishers and in collaboration with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, faithfully reproduces some 1,300 of Furbish’s drawings.
The team behind the book will discuss Furbish and the importance of bringing her work to a wider audience.
A reception and opening of the exhibition, Botanizing America, will immediately follow on the second floor of Hawthorne-Longfellow Library.
Books will be available for purchase at the event.
I’ll be returning to Bowdoin this year for the study abroad fair, which will take place on Wednesday, September 28th, from 3-5:30 in the Morrell Lounge of Smith Union. I’d be happy to meet with any students who might be interested in the program and answer any questions.
At the School of the Environment, students spend six intensive weeks in Vermont, immersing themselves in the study of the relationship between humans and the environment. They may choose to study under an introductory track or a more advanced track (for those with previous Environmental Studies experience). In each, they take a core course, a practicum, and two elective courses for a total of 9 semester-hour credits. The video below helps to give a better sense of the student experience, and more about the curriculum and financial aid can be found on our website.
If you think there might be any interest in the program among your students, would you mind passing the message on once again?
Thank you so much,
Catherine
University Relations Coordinator
Sunderland Language Center
Middlebury College
802.443.5745