Earth Fest discussion with DeCarbon DeKalb

 Tuesday, Nov 11 @ 6:30 PM; DeKalb Public Library, Yusunas Room

Free snacks + free admission

Climate Hope: Power of Local Communities brings together members of the Earth Fest Executive Planning Team (a.k.a. your neighbors working in sustainability every day) for a hopeful, practical conversation about what we can actually do here in Northern Illinois.

We’ll talk about:
- The mental health benefits of taking climate action
- Why local communities can move faster than national politics
- How to weed through the noise and find what’s next

Because even when climate policy wobbles, our communities can still build a hopeful future — together.

RSVP here!

— The DeCarbon DeKalb Team
Real Talk. Real Neighbors. Real Change.

March 31 film screening - Hot Stuff

 

Above and Below the Ground!

             On October 16^th at 5pm in the Asian American Resource Center, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies will be showing for free the documentary "Above and Below the Ground."

 

Upcoming talks: Microbiome, health, ecology & evolution

 

Illinois Tech Food Career Fair 2023

 

You're Invited to a (free) International Climate Symposium

 

Oct. 24 - 26, 2022 In-Person in Carlisle, PA & Remote Viewing   Science-Based Choices for Climate Action, Insights from the IPCC 6th Assessment Report On October 24 - 26, 2022, all are invited to attend (either in-person or viewing remotely) the International Climate Symposium: Science-Based Choices for Climate Action, Insights from the IPCC 6th Assessment Report hosted by Dickinson College.  Second Nature is proud to be one of the Supporting Organizations.   The Symposium will provide attendees with an opportunity to engage with authors of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report to discuss its findings, and ways to mobilize and move climate action forward.   While the event is free, it is requested that you do register to "hold your seat", regardless of if you are attending in-person or will be viewing remotely. For questions related to group registration for attending in-person, or questions about the ticketing/reservation system, please contact: sustainability@dickinson.edu.   For questions about the symposium's program, please contact: Dr. Neil Leary Director, Center for Sustainability Education | Dickinson College Chair of the Symposium

Green Careers Roundtable

Join the National Wildlife Federation and partners to hear from experts on how to navigate and succeed in this expanding field and learn more about green career pathways. I have the flyer attached. 

 

RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOX8jh6VIGft5N8bf40q8xmC38V_ZgqJGL9F5C65Xqqkc4kg/viewform 

Guest speaker April 13 at Sycamore Park District

 

You're Invited: "Finding Hope" with Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe

This is likely to be a super cool talk by one of the world's leading climate scientists! 

Environment and Natural Resources Program Events

 

 

Finding Hope: Changing the Climate Crisis Conversation   Wednesday, March 2, 2022 12:00-1:15PM EST Online Zoom

 

How can scientists and journalists get the message across to the general public about opportunities to tackle the climate crisis that move beyond the current divisive environment? How can the media improve coverage of climate change for a broad audience? Join ENRP Senior Fellow Cristine Russell in conversation with renowned climate scientist and author, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe. Dr. Hayhoe will share stories about how to overcome the psychological, societal, political and economic barriers that contribute to climate denialism and take positive actions based on shared values and concerns. Visit the event page for more information.

 

NIU STEM Cafe May 12, 6PM Fueling the Future

Please join us for our next NIU STEM Café, Fueling the Future with Renewable Energy, May 12, 6PM Online. Professor of Chemistry Tao Xu will explore the art of innovation and discuss the latest research in renewable energy.  His research group is developing materials that convert sunlight to electricity and electrocatalysts that convert carbon dioxide and water into fuel.

 

Renewable energy technologies can help to mitigate global climate change, and spinoff technologies produced by renewable energy research also profoundly impact our lifestyles. What new fuels and renewable energy technologies are being developed? Why are these technologies important? And how will they impact our daily lives?

 

Please share the attached flyers with family and friends. Registration is required for this free online event.

 

Register and learn more at go.niu.edu/fuelfuture.

 

For more information about either event, contact Judith Dymond at jdymond@niu.edu or 815-753-4751. You can always check for upcoming NIU STEM Café events on our website: https://www.niu.edu/niusteam/programs/stem-cafes.shtml

 

Webinar with Dr. Hanna Garth | Wednesday April 21 | 4-5 pm CT

"Food in Cuba: The Pursuit of a Decent Meal"

Hanna Garth, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
Wednesday April 21 | 4-5 pm CT

Zoom registration: http://go.niu.edu/m4msfm

 

FREE copies of her book are available to a limited number of attendees. Register today, and please invite your students to attend!

 

Join us for a conversation with Black food justice scholar Dr. Hanna Garth (UC San Diego) about her recent book, Food in Cuba: The Pursuit of a Decent Meal (Stanford University Press 2020). Dr. Garth is a sociocultural and medical anthropologist specializing in the anthropology of food. Her work addresses issues of inequality and structural violence, with regional interests in Latin America and the Caribbean, and among Black and Latinx communities in the United States. Food in Cuba: The Pursuit of a Decent Meal is based on 16 months of ethnographic research in the city of Santiago de Cuba, the island's second largest city, and analyzes how families respond to changes in the food system and struggle to maintain a "decent" quality of life as the Cuban socialist welfare state falters in the post-Soviet era.

This event is sponsored by the NIU Anthropology Department, the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies (CLLAS), the Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, & Energy/Environmental Studies (ESE), and the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (WGS)

For more information, please contact Prof. Dana Bardolph: dbardolph@niu.edu

  

April 14 Trash Talk STEM Cafe

 

Our next virtual STEM Café, Trash Talk: Rethinking Recycling, is scheduled for April 14, 2021, 6PM. 

Courtney Gallaher, Associate Professor in the NIU Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences and the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, will lead us in a lively discussion about the ways in which we consume products, types of materials they are made from, and the environmental and social justice implications of our recycling industry. 

Dr. Gallaher will be joined by Meghann Maves, Total Recycling Program Manager at Waste Management Recycling Services, who will describe the recycling process and share examples of what happens when we don’t prepare our recyclable items properly. 

 

Registration is required for this free online event. Register and learn more at go.niu.edu/trashtalk

 

Join us for a little “trash talk.” 

Community Event to Celebrate Black History Month

This is a private screening of the documentary "A beautiful thing" followed by a panel discussion. As you can see, the panel includes some very inspirational leaders.

 

The event is being co-sponsored by the Obama Foundation and CHAMPS, a mentoring organization that NIU students and Dr. Mooney are consulting with this semester. They do important and very impactful work! And their newest team member is a Jacob Morgan, an NIU grad.

 

Dr. Mooney would love it if you could pass this along to your students or whomever you think would be interested in coming to this event. It would be great to have a strong NIU turnout as I think it could be incredibly impactful for our students. 

Make a difference: Join Women in Economics

Below is a very interesting event that the Fed is holding on Women in Economics on the evenings of Wednesday Feb 17 and Thursday Feb 18. Attached below is draft of a schedule for the breakout rooms the conference is having as well. Dr. Anna Klis will be speaking in a panel at 7:20 pm on Wednesday on “Making a difference through environmental economics.” She thought that this event and perhaps some of the attached sessions may be of interest to our students in Econ, Business, or even Environmental Studies. Please share this with anyone you think may be interested, as the event is free. 

 

Tammy Batson and Dr. Klis have spoken about organizing an NIU-specific “watch party” and discussion group for some of the sessions. Let them know if you are interested in participating.

St. Louis Fed Women in Economics Symposium 

 

 

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 

6:00pm – 6:05pm CT            Welcome: Andrea Caceres-Santamaria

6:05pm – 6:40pm CT            Keynote: Abigail Wozniak (Can You Make a Difference in the World as an Economist?)

6:40pm – 7:20pm CT           Panel: Abigail Wozniak, Brigitte Madrian, Nancy Rose, and Mary Suiter (moderator)

7:20pm – 8:00pm CT           Breakout Rooms (see below)

 

Breakout sessions focusing on making a difference in the world 

 

Making a Difference Using Healthcare Economics

·       Susan Feigenbaum, University of Missouri—St. Louis

·       Donna Gilleskie, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

·       Lesli Ott, Senior Health Economics Consultant

 

Making a Difference by Contributing to Economic Policy

·       Jane Ihrig, Federal Reserve Board of Governors 

·       Beth Johnston, Minnesota Department of Revenue 

·       Louise Sheiner, Brookings Institution 

 

Making a difference using behavioral economics

·       Vicki Bogan, Cornell University 

·       Tatiana Homonoff, New York University 

·       Brigitte Madrian, Brigham Young University 

 

Making a difference using environmental economics

·       Sarah Johnston, University of Wisconsin 

·       Anna Klis, Northern Illinois University 

·       Lea-Rachel Kosnik, University of Missouri—St. Louis 

 

Making a difference by starting a women in economics club at your university

·       Joy Buchanan, Samford University 

·       Natalia Gray, Southeast Missouri State University 

·       Daria Sevastianova, University of Southern Indiana 

·       Kristine Lamm West, St Catherine University 

 

What can I do with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics? 

·       Katy Kickham, Federal Reserve Banks of St. Louis

·       Bekah Selby, Emporia State 

·       Anne Winkler, University of Missouri--St. Louis 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, February 18, 2021 

6:00pm – 6:05pm CT            Welcome: Andrea Caceres-Santamaria

6:05pm – 6:40pm CT           Keynote: Lisa Cook 

6:40pm – 7:20pm CT           Panel: Lisa Cook, Abigail Wozniak, Marie Mora, and Gail Hafer (moderator)

7:20pm – 8:00pm CT           Breakout Rooms (see below

 

Breakout sessions focusing on careers and grad school

 

A Day in the Life of a Federal Reserve Economist

·       Alyssa Anderson, Federal Reserve Board of Governors 

·       Alessandra Fogli, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 

·       Oksana Leukhina, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 

 

A Day in the Life of a Federal Reserve RA 

·       Julie Bennett, Research Associate, St. Louis Fed

·       Praew Grittayaphong, Research Associate, St. Louis Fed 

·       Maggie Isaacson, Research Associate, St. Louis Fed 

 

The Grad School Decision-making and Application Process

·       Lesli Ott, Senior Health Economics Consultant

·       Mary Clare Peat, Marginal Revolution University 

·       Evelyn Skoy, University of Colorado – Boulder 

 

Working in Banking, Finance, and Forecasting 

·       Rebecca Glasgow, US Bancorp 

·       Kathleen Navin, IHS Markit 

·       Kate Warne, Edward Jones (retired) 

 

Working at the Federal Reserve (Bank Supervision, Public Affairs, FRED, etc.)

·       Maria Arias, St. Louis Fed, FRED data engineer 

·       Kristie Engemann, St. Louis Fed, Public Affairs Editor 

·       Yvetta Fortova, St. Louis Fed, FRED team manager

·       Stephanie Maggio, St. Louis Fed, Bank Examiner 

·       Jennifer Wethington, St. Louis Fed, Talent Acquisition 

 

Working in Academia: Research and Teaching 

·       Amanda Jennings, University of Michigan 

·       Susan Pozo, Western Michigan University 

·       Anne Winkler, University of Missouri--St. Louis 

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER   Discover how to make a difference  With a degree or career in economics, you'll gain powerful tools to tackle big issues — like improving the environment, reducing income inequality, enhancing healthcare outcomes and more.  Economics is for everyone. Learn why at the 2021 Women in Economics Symposium, Feb. 17-18. High school and college students: Get inspired to take an econ class, pursue a degree tailored to your passions, or share this opportunity with your friends. Educators and professionals: Hear real stories from leading economists and professors who will be joining us virtually from around the country. Registration for this free Federal Reserve event is now open! For more information, contact Scott Wolla at 314-444-8624 or scott.a.wolla@stls.frb.org.