Wednesday, 05 Feb 2025
Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World
Rae Wynn-Grant is a wildlife ecologist who researches how human activity influences the behavior of wild animals.
The 1000 Farms Initiative: Lessons from America's Regenerative Farmers
Jonathan Lundgren is an agroecologist, director of the EcdysisFoundation and CEO for Blue Dasher Farm.
Thursday, 06 Feb 2025
The Secret Life of Bears
Rae Wynn-Grant is a wildlife ecologist who researches how human activity influences the behavior of wild animals. As an active scientist, she spends long periods in the wilderness tracking and observing black and grizzly bears in the western United States, and African lions in rural Kenya and Tanzania. Her wildlife exploration and media work has taken her to six of seven continents and over 25 countries. A native Californian,...
Tuesday, 25 Feb 2025
The Past, Present, and Sustainable Future of Our Infrastructural Networks
2025 Symposium on Sustainability Keynote Dr. Deb Chachra, PhD, is a distinguished materials scientist and professor at Olin College of Engineering. She specializes in biological materials and infrastructure, with a keen interest in engineering education. Dr. Chachra is the author of the book How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World (2023), which explores the intricate systems that underpin our daily lives.