Seminars & Events
Current Seminars & Events
Agroecology Spring 2008 Lecture Event
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Topic: Partnership with Nature
Presenter: Dr. Carolyn Merchant, Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at University of California, Berkeley.
Carolyn Merchant conducts research on Environmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics and the interrelationships of these three topics. Her lecture will propose a new kind of environmental ethic -- a partnership ethic, based on the idea that people and nature are equally important.
When: Wednesday, April 23 at 4:30 p.m.
Where: Room 132 Noland Zoology Building
Past Seminars & Events
Agroecology Fall 2007 Seminar & Speaker Series:
Topic: Peak Water-- The Future of Food in a Thirsty World
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Estimates are that we must nearly double the quantity of water used in food production by the year 2050 to adequately meet the needs of all humans. How can this be accomplished in the face of increasing urban and industrial demand, and our growing appreciation of the imperative of maintaining ecological flows for the survival of other species? What combinations of technology, infrastructure and social change might meet these competing goals? This speaker series will explore diverse facets of this great challenge.
(Note: For 1 credit related to this series, enroll in Agroecology 710)
When: Thursdays @ 4 pm
Where: 351 Moore Hall, Department of Agronomy
| Sep. 6 | Water Enough for the Food Supply? Outlining the Challenge Bill Bland, Professor of Soil Science and of Environmental Studies, UW-Madison |
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| Sep. 13 | Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley: A Historical and Future Perspective with Climate Change Jan Hopmans, Professor of Soil Science, UC-Davis |
| Sep. 20 | Plants and Water: Why They Use What They Do Tom Sharkey, Professor of Botany and John Norman, Professor of Soil Science, UW-Madison |
| Sep. 27 | The Most Vulnerable: Water, Poverty, and Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa Dennis Wichelns, Professor of Economics, Hanover College, Indiana |
| Oct. 4 | Acknowledging and Quantifying Ecosystem Water Needs Steve Loheide, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UW-Madison |
| Oct. 11 | Global Trends in Irrigated Lands Mutlu Ozdogon, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison |
Seminar in Agroecology (Agroecology 710)
The Agroecology Seminar runs every semester of the academic year. In Spring 2007, the seminar operates as an informal "brown-bag" seminar where participants and guests present works-in-progress or we discuss topical issues of concern to agroecologists. Anyone, from anywhere, is cordially invited to participate.
When: Thursdays @ 3:30pm
Where: 462 Moore Hall, Department of Agronomy
Agroecology Spring 2007 Lecture Event:
Growing Green -- Ecological strategies for Sustaining High-Production Agriculture in the American Midwest
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Dr. Liebman from the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University will speak to themes of considerable interest to many students and researchers on our campus: how to understand ecological relations as an opportunity for agricultural productivity, and not an unfortunate constrain on it. The hope for devising forms of agriculture that achieve this integration of ecology and productivity –so essential for sustainability – is one that has attracted considerable popular and academic interest, especially here in Madison.
