2023-2024 Teale Lecture Series

“Joining Forces with Water: Resonance and the Geologic Presence of People and Aquifers”
October 12, 2023
Andrea Ballestero
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Ethnography Studio, University of Southern California

View recorded Andrea Ballestero lecture.

“Building a Better Anthropocene by Understanding Relationships Between People and Nature”
November 2, 2023
Elena Bennett
Professor and Canada Research Chair – Sustainability Science, McGill University

View recorded Elena Bennett lecture.

“Agriculture’s Transition to Net Zero Emissions: What Is Livestock’s Role?”
December 7, 2023
Ermias Kebreab
Professor and Director, World Food Center, University of California – Davis

View recorded Ermias Kebreab lecture.

“When Is a Stream a Stream? States, Feds, Big Business Beg to Differ but Science Shows it Matters”
February 1, 2024
Margaret Palmer
Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland

This lecture was canceled due to scheduling issues.

“Phosphorus, Food, and Our Future”
February 29, 2024
James Elser
Bierman Professor of Ecology & Director of the Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana; Research Professor & Director of the Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance, Arizona State University

View recorded James Elser lecture

“Green Amendments — The National Movement to Empower Environmental Rights, Law & Advocacy”
March 21, 2024
Maya Van Rossum
Founder, Green Amendments For The Generations Movement & Organization

View recorded Maya Van Rossum lecture

Special Teale Event — Film Screening: “The Last of the Nightingales”
April 11, 2024
Directed by Masha Karpoukhina, featuring Bernie Krause (composer, foley artist with The Doors and the Rolling Stones) and Katherine Krause.
Discussion with Ms. Karpoukhina to follow film.

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