News and Events

Apr 11, 2013

April 19-20 – Conference: Environment Across the Disciplines

Environment Across the Disciplines: Perspectives from India and Beyond NC State University and the South Asia Program present this two-day conference. AIR Friday, April 19: starting at 9 am Daniels…

Apr 9, 2013

April 11 – Climate, Conservation and Corridors Seminar Series

Join us for the fifth talk in the spring “Climate, Conservation and Corridors” seminar series. Speaker: Paul Beier, Nothern Arizona University Title: Scaling up from Meso-experiements to 5 miles Corridors…

Apr 4, 2013

April 11 – Fish Habitat and Climate Change: Implications for the Desert Southwest, Midwestern Smallmouth Bass, and Eastern Brook Trout

Topic: Fish Habitat and Climate Change: Implications for the Desert Southwest, Midwestern Smallmouth Bass, and Eastern Brook Trout Time: 2:30 PM EST Presenters: Joanna Whittier, University of Missouri, Craig Paukert, Missouri CFWRU, and Tyrell…

Apr 2, 2013

So. Atlantic LCC Releases Natural Resource Indicators

Designing and evaluating the success of a shared blueprint for landscape conservation actions in the South Atlantic will require some specific measures of what success would look like for natural and…

Apr 1, 2013

Citizen Science, Helping to Grasp Science’s Implications and Imperatives

Citizen science has been around for generations but the practice is offering new ways for ordinary people to engage with the natural world. Citizen science also helps ecologists find methods…

Mar 28, 2013

April 5 – First Friday Climate Talks on Eastern Forests

The Eastern Threat Center hosts First Friday All Climate Change Talks (FFACCTs), monthly information sharing forums featuring presentations about research activities focused on climate change impacts to eastern forest ecosystems. April…

Mar 28, 2013

April 8 – Free Screening of Documentary, Switch, Discover the Future of Energy

Time: 7 pm Location: North Carolina State University Witherspoon Student Cinema Switch delivers straight answers to today’s most controversial energy questions, as energy visionary Dr. Scott Tinker travels the world,…

Mar 26, 2013

Climate Adaptation Strategy for Fish, Wildlife & Plants Released

Managing the nation’s vast, diverse ecosystems is already a challenging task. A future climate unlike that of the recent past makes the job even more difficult, says a just released…

Mar 25, 2013

April 1 Seminar – Insects Evolving Rapidly: Local Adaptation, Invasion and Climate Change

Speaker: Dr. Joel Kingsolver, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Title: Insects Evolving Rapidly: Local Adaptation, Invasion and Climate Change Time: 11:15 am Location: Stevens Room…

Mar 21, 2013

March 26 – Lecture: Envisioning Alternative Futures of Environmental Change Using Spatio-temporal Modeling with Geospatial Analytics

Envisioning Alternative Futures of Environmental Change Using Spatio-temporal Modeling with Geospatial Analytics Speaker: Dr. Ross Meentemeyer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Dept of Geography and Earth Sciences Location: Jordan Hall, Room…