Stetson University has selected noted environmentalist and policy expert Clay Henderson as the first executive director of its newly established Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience. The institute, a first of its kind at Stetson, will focus on water and environmental research in order to offer policy options to protect them and other natural resources […]
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Kimberly Reiter, Ph.D., associate professor of history, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Enduring Questions grant. Reiter was surprised and excited about the possibilities of what winning this grant could provide for her and her students. “I quite frankly did not expect to be selected,” Reiter said. “However, I had heard about it […]
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Artist and architect Gerard Nadeau will present a public lecture at Stetson University about his Art of Space installation on Tuesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. in the Hand Art Center, located at 139 East Michigan Avenue, DeLand. Sponsored in part by Stetson’s Artists and Lecturers Series, this event is open to the public, free […]
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Continue ReadingEnvironmentally aware university praised for commitment, proactive approach Stetson University has been recognized as a “green” university by Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges: 2015 Edition. Just in time for the 45th anniversary of Earth Day on Apr. 22, Princeton Review’s Guide praised Stetson for its commitment to environmental education, environmentally responsible purchasing, efficient […]
Continue ReadingLearn Local -A Pineland Understory: Women and African Americans in early Orange City This talk, presented by recent Stetson graduate Kimberly Reading, based on her senior thesis research, uncovers the stories of women and African Americans in the settlement of Orange City, Fla. Pulling from the town history beginning in 1875, the stories of pioneering […]
Continue ReadingTake immediate action to conserve and restore the world’s wetlands, the director of Stetson University’s Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, professor Royal Gardner, urges in a briefing note he recently co-authored with scientists from around the world. The “State of the World’s Wetlands and their Services to People: A compilation of recent analyses” is […]
Continue ReadingAs part of its Science Saturday series, Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum has partnered with the Stetson Environmental Coalition to host the 2015 Earth Day: Keeping It Green at Stetson, on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Museum and the adjacent Rinker Environmental Learning Center. This annual event showcases the ongoing work […]
Continue ReadingIn the Gillespie Museum’s third Science Café at Stetson University this spring semester, Wendy Anderson, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Environmental Science, will consider the impacts of large seabird populations on the terrestrial and aquatic environments where they roost. Her talk, entitled “Too Much of a Good Thing? Impacts of Seabirds on Island Ecosystems and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been named 2014 Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective community forestry management and a healthy outdoor environment. This is the fourth consecutive year that Stetson has received this distinction. Stetson achieved the designation by meeting the required five core standards for sustainable campus […]
Continue ReadingIn the Gillespie Museum’s second Science Café at Stetson University this spring semester, Jason Evans, Ph.D., assistant professor of Environmental Science and Studies, will consider “What is Native Anyway? The Strange Tale of Water Lettuce in Florida.” His talk is scheduled for Thursday evening, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the Gillespie Museum, Stetson University, […]
Continue ReadingIn the first of a series of Science Café gatherings this spring semester at Stetson University, Tony Abbott, Ph.D., associate professor of Environmental Science and Studies at Stetson, will discuss the mapping of William Bartram’s travels in the southeastern U.S., especially along the St. Johns River. His talk is scheduled for Thursday evening, Feb. 5, […]
Continue Readingby Andy Butcher Surrounded by sea, speckled with lakes and springs like a Jackson Pollock painting, and boasting one of the highest annual rainfalls in the country, Florida would not seem to lack water. But that is the critical case when it comes to the fresh, usable kind. “It’s not a crisis yet, but everyone […]
Continue ReadingWhen we reflect upon what challenges were met, what goals we’ve exceeded and what honors were bestowed in 2014, it may seem to beg the question, how can we top that in 2015? This year Stetson University became officially smoke and tobacco free. The Board of Trustees approved a change in the university’s investment policy […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Gillespie Museum’s Science Café will host an informal discussion of the Volusia County Sustainability Action Plan Thursday, Nov. 20, 7-8:30 p.m., in the Gillespie Museum, 234 E. Michigan Ave., on the DeLand campus. This event, which is open to the public at no charge, will feature Katrina Locke, Volusia County’s Sustainability and Natural Resources […]
Continue ReadingResearch on violent video games, mid-term elections lead news Dr. Chris Ferguson’s research that analyzes the effects that violent video games have on human behavior captured more national attention in major media markets this week. Also, several issues surrounding this year’s mid-term elections were discussed by Stetson faculty experts in many news outlets across the […]
Continue ReadingLauren Hill, Stetson Outstanding Young Alumna in 2013, with sponsorship by Stetson’s Department of Environmental Science and Gender Studies Program, will host a free screening of her film Beyond the Surface on Thursday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. in the duPont-Ball Library, room 25L. The Library is located at 134 E. Minnesota Ave., on Stetson’s DeLand […]
Continue ReadingEnforcement and compliance issues related to phosphate mining, oil and gas exploration on Florida’s wetlands will be the topic of a workshop at Stetson University College of Law on Nov. 13. WHAT: The second annual ELI-Stetson Wetlands Workshop on “Wetlands Enforcement: Mining, Mitigation, and More” is being sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute and Stetson […]
Continue ReadingProposal would dedicate funding to conservation of Florida’s water and land resources. Stetson University will host a community forum on Florida’s Water and Land Legacy, also known as Amendment 1, on Oct. 29, 7-8:30 p.m., at Allen Hall, 508 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Senator David Simmons (R-Altamonte Springs), Volusia County Council Member Pat Northey and […]
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