- Floods, droughts, and pollution are urgent concerns in many developing nations. A World Bank environmental expert has some new approaches to share in the fall ES keynote talk.
- Colleen Murphy of the University of Illinois researches and writes about risk ethics.
- Author and sustainability expert Auden Schendler will present Skidmore's Environmental Studies keynote address Tuesday, Sept. 23. The public is welcome.
- What makes a neighborhood cool, and why? Cultural landscape scholar Chris Wilson of the University of New Mexico will share details when he delivers the fall Environmental Studies keynote address Sept. 17.
- Skidmore College's North Woods, a large tract of forested land located directly north of the main campus and available for public use, will be the focus of a community service day on Saturday, Oct. 13. The event will bring local residents together with Skidmore students, faculty, and staff to help with trail maintenance, clean up, and erosion control.
- Who owns what you eat: Why the use and control of biological diversity matters to global food security" will be the topic of guest speaker Susan Bragdon when she lectures at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, at Skidmore.
- Thomas Wessels to explore "forest forensics" in September 19 presentation
- Two noted scholars--Paul Steely White and James Howard Kuntsler--will debate the future of our cities in a panel moderated by transportation expert Jeff Olson. Skidmore's Environmental Studies Program is sponsor of the Oct. 20 discussion, which is free and open to the public.
- "Environment and Object-Recent African Art" to open at the Tang Museum Feb. 5
- Shoppers in the 21st century deal with an array of issues with nearly every purchase. Fran Hawthorne will talk about balancing ethical concerns and consumption in her Oct. 7 lecture. Admission is free and open to the public.