Ann Weeks, the legal director of the Clean Air Task Force, and the mother of Eleanor Lustig, a current senior and staff member of the Log Lunch food prep crew, spoke about the possibility of hope in the fields of environmental law and technology in Trump’s America. She gave a… Continue reading »
Geosciences professor José Constantine gave a talk at the last Log Lunch about how dams are changing the course of the Amazon — literally. “America used to be the best at dams. Damn, we were good,” said a punny Professor Constantine. Geosciences professors José Constantine and David Dethier Now,… Continue reading »
Recently, Williamstown became a pollinator-friendly community. Professor Sarah Gardner’s Environmental Planning class did a project on the measures Williamstown can take to protect pollinators: not just bees, but all insects, which have an effect on pollination. (from left) Prof. Gardner with a petition to make Williams a bee-friendly college,… Continue reading »
Andi Colnes, ’80, gave a log lunch talk addressing the financial aspect of achieving Paris climate goals. She is the international director of the Coalition for Green Capital, leading development of their Green Bank Network (GBN) and creating a structure for making Green Banks in emerging markets across the globe. … Continue reading »
Melissa Kemp ’10, an evolutionary biologist, gave a log lunch talk on her research, which takes place on the richest biodiversity hotspots across the globe: islands. She talked about trends in species extinction and colonization, stressing the consequences of various effects of climate change on species’ well-being, including… Continue reading »
At the most recent Log Lunch, Kene Odenigbo ’19 and Trevor Murphy, one of OIT’s Instructional Technology Specialists, gave a talk on the research they collaborated on this past summer at Hopkins Forest. Kene, a biology major, explained the process of using D3, a tool for data visualization. In other… Continue reading »
Director of the Bard College Graduate Program in Sustainability, Eban Goodstein ’82, gave students career advice at the most recent log lunch. He urged students to get outside of the purple bubble in order to figure out which job in the sustainability sector is right for them: “You can’t learn… Continue reading »
Jimi Oke, class of 2010, is a systems research engineer interested in modeling networks for sustainable infrastructural usage and optimal access. My research thus lies in utilizing optimization, simulation and data mining techniques to solve various problems in transportation, energy and related fields. He is currently doing his postdoctoral fellowship… Continue reading »
Astrid Dubois ’20 and Max Harmon ’19 gave a special log lunch talk about their CES-funded summer endeavors. Astrid spoke about her summer internship at the Mt. Saint Helens institute in Washington, her home state. She worked as an educator, guiding groups of students on field trips. Astrid also… Continue reading »
Johnnie Kamugisha, proprietor of and tour leader at Birding in Paradise Safaris Ltd., gave a talk at Log Lunch about the lesser known animals of Uganda: birds. According to Johnnie, the large mammals tourists traditionally associate with Africa can’t compare to the rare and bountiful species of birds to be… Continue reading »
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