Nature & The Environment: The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series
About the Series
The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series developed as a joint effort of a number of departments, out of discussions initiated in
1995 by faculty members and graduate students with common interests in the many facets of environmental issues. The Lecture
Series is designed to bring a variety of distinguished speakers to the University to speak on various aspects of nature and
the environment.
The Teale Lecture Series received the Joshua's Trust Conservation Award in
recognition of Outstanding Conservation Efforts in 2007.
All lectures are free, open to the public and held at 4:00 pm in the Konover Auditorium at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, unless otherwise noted.
September 24, 2009
"A Sober Look at Global Warming"
Dr. Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Atmospheric Science and POAC Director
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
October 22, 2009
"Literature and Sustainability"
John Elder, Professor of English and Environmental Studies
Middlebury College
November 19, 2009
"Coming Down to Earth: Valuing Nature to Improve Decision-Making"
Dr. Stephen Polasky, Fesler-Lampert Professor of Ecological/Environmental Economics
University of Minnesota
February 4, 2010
"A Sense of Wonder: a film about Rachel Carson"
A film about Rachel Carson
March 4 , 2010
"Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It"
Dr. Robert J. Glennon, Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy
University of Arizona
April 22, 2010
"Making conservation more than a luxury concern: ecosystem services, and connecting to people"
Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientists & Director of Science
The Nature Conservancy
The Lecture Series is sponsored by:
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, the Graduate School,
Offices of the President & Provost, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, School of
Engineering, Center for Conservation & Biodiversity, Connecticut State Museum of Natural
History, Office of Environmental Policy, Center for Environmental Science & Engineering,
School of Fine Arts, UConn School of Law, Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics,
Natural Resources Management & Engineering, Geosciences Program, Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology, and the departments of Economics, English, Geography, Philosophy, and Political Science.
For further information about the Teale Lecture Series, or to suggest a future speaker, please contact
Kathleen Segerson, Lecture Series Coordinator
Jean Nelson, Lecture Series Administrator
This page is maintained by J. Nelson.
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