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Events at Smith A Bird�s-Eye View on How Hormones Impact Songbird Communication March 26, 2019 This talk is part of the Sigma Xi Series, and will be presented by Dan Vahaba, Psychology, Smith College. Talks begin at approximately 12:10 pm and are open to all faculty, staff, and students. A complimentary lunch is offered in McConnell Foyer. McConnell Auditorium 12:10 pm Legal Frameworks for Environmental Protection in Brazil March 26, 2019 Professor Stella Emery Santana, visiting professor of environmental law, Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University, will discuss the development of environmental protection in Brazil, from the 1988 post-dictatorship constitution up to the current president�s environmental policies and guidelines. She will present several case studies of major environmental disasters and situations of environmental risk and consider the Brazilian government�s responses. Part of the Spring 2019 Lecture Series: Brazilian Nature-Cultures. CEEDS, Wright Hall, Lower Level 4:30 pm Neo-traditionalism and the Eco-ethics of the African Feminist: Artist + Scholar in Dialogue March 26, 2019 Artist Ifeoma U. Anyaeji is featured in the exhibition "Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials." She will discuss her neo-traditional "Plasto-yarning" technique in dialogue with Chelsea Mikael Frazier, a cultural studies scholar working at the intersection of Black feminist theory and environmental thought. Moderated by Emma Chubb, Charlotte Feng Ford '83 Curator of Contemporary Art. Graham Hall, Hillyer 5:00 pm Vegan Ice-Cream Social March 27, 2019 Stop in and bring your friends to celebrate the end of Meatless march! Part of Animals Advocates' Meatless March events. Helen Hills Hills Chapel Bodman Lounge 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Events Off Campus A Green New Deal Town Hall with Senator Ed Markey March 24, 2019 In February, Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the historic Green New Deal resolution. Central to the Green New Deal resolution is ensuring a democratic, inclusive process for determining how we move forward as a nation. Markey invites you to join him in Northampton for a town hall discussion on the Green New Deal and more. Northampton High School, 380 Elm Street, Northampton On Infertile Ground: Population Control and Women's Rights in the Era of Climate Change March 25, 2019 Join us for a book salon with Dr. Jade Sasser. On Infertile Ground is a feminist critique of population control narratives reproduced by international development actors in the 21st century. Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 83 College Street, Mount Holyoke College 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Climate Displacement - A Second Chance to Get it Right March 26, 2019 The displacement of population does not have to follow old models of urban renewal and gentrification. Communities have an opportunity to take control of what their future can be, not replicating inequities of resources, injustices of services or diminished qualities that contribute to ill health and well-being. Climate displacement might be that opportunity to change the course. Guest speaker Kristina J. Peterson, Ph.D (Anthropology), is Facilitator- Director of the Lowlander Center in Gray, Louisiana. She conducts research with community members on historic and contemporary efforts of successful community resilience, and helps create safe venues for participation and discourse on coastal issues with and for traditional and indigenous high-risk coastal communities in Southeast Louisiana. Integrated Learning Center (ILC) room S131, UMass Amherst 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm 6th F�bos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning March 28, 2019 The F�bos Conference is held every 3 years to bring together experts who are influencing landscape and greenway planning, design, and policy-making, from the local to the international level. The conference is hosted by the UMass Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning and will take place in Amherst, MA, USA from March 28 - 30, 2019. More... Energy Revolution: The Physics and Promise of Efficient Technology March 28, 2019 Eminent physicist Mara Prentiss, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University, will present a lecture on the main findings of her outstanding 2015 book of the same title. In Energy Revolution, Professor Prentiss demonstrates a viable path for the U.S. and global economy to transition to 100 percent renewable energy within 50 years or less. A reception for Professor Prentiss follows the lecture in the Gordon Hall Atrium. 3rd floor conference room, Gordon Hall, Amherst College 4:00 pm		Events at Smith China: Environmental Villain or Savior? April 1, 2019 Daniel K. Gardner, Dwight W. Morrow Professor of history at Smith College, will present. This talk is part of the Landscape Studies Spring 2019 Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public. Graham Hall, Hillyer 2:40 pm Disaster Refuge: U.S. Refugee Policy in an Era of Accelerated Climate Change April 1, 2019 Migration experts forecast that during the next 50 years, hundreds of millions of people will be forced from their homes because of eroding coastlines, drought, more powerful storms, and other so-called �natural� disasters. In this talk, Garc�a will discuss the legal, political, and humanitarian implications of this migration and the possibilities for creating a climate refugee policy in the United States. Seelye 106 5:00 pm Why Do the Humanities Matter in a STEM World? April 2, 2019 This talk is part of the Sigma Xi Series, and will be presented by H�l�ne Visentin, French Studies, and Alexandra Keller, Film and Media Studies, both of Smith College. Talks begin at 12:10 and are open to all faculty, staff, and students. A complimentary lunch is offered in McConnell Foyer. McConnell Auditorium 12:10 pm Open Forum to Share Your Thoughts About Dining April 6, 2019 You're invited to make a difference in the future of dining at Smith College. Join Director of Wellness Kris Mereigh in an open forum to share your thoughts about wellness, inclusion, and equity in future dining spaces. Drop-in event. Refreshments served. McConnell Auditorium 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm		Events at Smith Brazilian Nemesis: Music and Narratives of Eco-friendly Environmental Destruction April 9, 2019 Brazil is frequently described as a tropical paradise, as a land of extraordinary and diverse natural beauty. Since the twentieth century, many different Brazilian governments have demanded the sacrifice of this �heaven on earth� in the name of progress, modernity and prosperity, as a sort of inalienable step in the nation-building process. In this talk, Luca Bacchini, visiting assistant professor, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages, Stanford University, will consider the ways in which a paradoxical idea of eco-friendly destruction has become the pacifying solution to justify the most reckless and irresponsible environmental policies, and the expression of this idea in popular music and culture. Part of the Spring 2019 Lecture Series: Brazilian Nature-Cultures. Lunch provided. CEEDS, Wright Hall, Lower Level 12:00 pm GEO Lunchtime Talk: Paleomagnetism of Lunar Glass Samples April 11, 2019 Smith alumna Kimberly Hess ('03)will be speaking at noon on Thursday April 11th about her work on the Moon. Sabin Reed 103 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Smithies in the Environment: Alumnae Panel April 11, 2019 Our alumna guests have experience in diverse fields, including design and the built environment, urban agriculture and sustainable food systems, sustainability, energy, climate dynamics and resiliency planning, and drinking water and wastewater management. This year's panelists include Siiri Bigalke �15, Emily Barbour �14, Meagan Rossi �06, Fahmida Bangert �98, and Veronica Blette '85. Reception to follow in McConnell foyer. Sponsored by the Environmental Science and Policy Program together with CEEDS, the departments of Economics and Geosciences, Government, and the Picker Engineering Program. McConnell Auditorium 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Mushroom Log Inoculation April 12, 2019 Join the MFS interns for an afternoon innoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores. Growing these mushrooms is part of a larger plan to develop an agro-forest at the Field Station! Vans will leave from Chapin loading dock at 1 pm and return to campus by 4 pm. Feel free to bring friends! Sign up to reserve a seat in our vans at tinyurl.com/macleishvans MacLeish Field Station 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Stargazing and S'mores April 13, 2019 Join the MacLeish interns for a guided stargazing trip at the MacLeish Field Station. There will be marshmallow roasting and s�mores to enjoy at the fire pit. We will meet at the Chapin Loading dock at 7pm. Bring your friends! And sign up to reserve a spot in one of our vehicles at tinyurl.com/macleishvans Chapin Loading Dock 7:00 pm Events Off Campus Mushroom Cultivation - Log Inoculation at MacLeish Field Station April 12, 2019 Join the MacLeish Interns for an afternoon inoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores. Growing these mushrooms is part of a larger plan to develop an agro-forest at the Field Station. Vans will leave from the Chapin loading dock at 1pm and return to campus by 4pm. To reserve a seat on the van go to tinyurl.com/macleishvans More... MacLeish Field Station 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm