Learn Online with VCE
We’ll cover a variety of fascinating natural history topics presented by both VCE staff and conservation collaborators. Check back often, as we’ll be adding new webinars throughout the year.
All webinars will be conducted through Zoom and are free for everyone. Please note that events will be recorded and made available afterward on VCE’s Multimedia Resources page for those who are unable to attend.
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Suds & Science is Now Online
Hosted by VCE biologist Jason Hill, Suds & Science is definitely not a lecture–it’s a community discussion led by a scientist where you meet other fans of science, engage with an expert through compelling personal narratives, and gain an understanding of someone’s scientific research. So what can you expect in this virtual series–an online PowerPoint presentation? Absolutely not! Jason will interview the scientists about the intersection of their lives and research, we’ll all engage in small group discussions about the speaker’s research via Break Out rooms, and you’ll have the chance to ask questions throughout the conversation–not just at the end. And since we’re meeting virtually, everyone will have to BYOB.
Interested? Of course you are, and it’s easy to participate. Simply click on the “Register Here!” link underneath the talk description in the schedule below. After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. You do not need a Zoom account to participate. If you have any questions, just reach out to Jason via email.
Suds & Science: Insect conservation in a warming world
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Angela Laws, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Join Jason in an interactive conversation with Dr. Angela Laws about insect conservation in the face of climate change. Angela is an Endangered Species Conservation Biologist and Climate Change Lead for the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Conserving invertebrate populations (from freshwater mussels to tiger beetles) throughout the world is a daunting challenge, made only more difficult by climate change. Angela works with pollinator restoration projects throughout North America to enable those projects to anticipate and respond to climate-related threats. Please join us online--we promise this isn't your standard Zoom lecture. Jason welcomes your questions for Dr. Laws throughout the conversation, and you’ll also have the opportunity to further engage and converse in small groups via a virtual Wonder room (so much fun!) before and after the talk.
Register here! »
Suds & Science: Life on the edge - alpine plant communities
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Simone Whitecloud, Dartmouth/Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Dr. Whitecloud is a Research Ecologist at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL). Dr. Whitecloud's research uses experimental approaches to investigate the competitive and cooperative (synergistic) actions of plants in the White Mountains (where 30% of the vegetation is left over from the last ice age) and the Arctic. Do different plant species actually facilitate each other in harsh environments by modifying soil moisture or moderating the localized effects of weather? Please join us online--we promise this isn't your standard Zoom lecture. Jason welcomes your questions for Dr. Laws throughout the conversation, and you’ll also have the opportunity to further engage and converse in small groups via a virtual Wonder room (so much fun!) before and after the talk.
Register here! »
