EPN Event Archive

  1. Up in the Air with Sustainable Aviation Experts

    Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 7:15am to 9:30am

    This program featured Geraldine Barnuevo (vice president of sustainability, GE Aerospace), Dr. Bart Elmore (associate professor of environmental history, The Ohio State University), Dr. John Horack (Neil Armstrong chair in aerospace policy, The Ohio State University), and Rob Scholl (president and CEO, Textron eAviation)

  2. Soil for Food! Data, technologies, and collaborations that build healthy soils and enhance human nutrition

    Monday, December 5, 2022 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm

    This program featured Dr. Rattan Lal (director, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center), Dr. Dorn Cox (research director, Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & Environment), Dr. Jennifer Garner (registered dietitian and affiliated faculty, Food for Health Research Initiative), and Dr. Jill Clark (associate professor, John Glenn College of Public Affairs) 

  3. What is Wild?! How intensive training practices for the African wild dog and cheetah are influencing wildlife management strategies around the world

    Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 7:15am to 9:30am

    This program featured Dan Beetem (Director of Animal Management, The Wilds), Andrew Rae (Worth Wild Africa), and Kendra Wecker (Chief, Ohio Division of Wildlife)

  4. Achieving Net-Zero: Examining near and long-term greenhouse gas commitments

    Friday, October 7, 2022 - 7:15am to 12:30pm

    This program featured Michael Webber, PhD, (Josey Centennial Professorship in Energy Resources, The University of Texas at Austin), Jeffrey M. Bielicki, PhD, (associate professor, College of Engineering and John Glenn College of Public Affairs, and faculty lead, Sustainable Energy, Sustainability Institute, The Ohio State University), Rebecca Karason, CEM, (senior vice president, environmental strategy & sustainability director, The Huntington National Bank), John Kessler, PE, (chief of real estate, Office of Real Estate & Land Management, Ohio Department of Natural Resources), as well as workshop sessions with Aparna Dial, Tasha Lewis, Randy Keefer, Brent Sohngen, Martina Leveni, Caitlin Holley, Scott Demyan, and Roger Williams. 

  5. Advancing environmental justice in extreme heat and adapting through collaborative networks

    Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 7:15am to 9:30am

    This program featured Mayra Rodríguez-González, PhD (Assistant Cooperative Extension Educator, University of Connecticut), Harrison Fried, MS (The Ohio State University, School of Environment and Natural Resources), and Kimberly Ordonez, MS (The Ohio State University, School of Environment and Natural Resources).

  6. If you listen carefully…It Sounds Like Love

    Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 8:00am to 11:00am

    This program featured Cadine Navarro (MLA Harvard Graduate School of Design), Jenny Adkins (professional wetland scientist and lead botanist, MAD Scientist Associates), Dr. Terry Hermsen (professor of english emeritus, Otterbein University).

  7. Time to Act on Climate Change: April 20, 2022

    Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

    This program featured Sophia Buggs (owner, Lady Buggs Farm, and Mahoning Food Access Coordinator), Jennifer Morris (chief executive officer, The Nature Conservancy), Kristina M. Johnson, PhD. (president, The Ohio State University).

  8. And Water for All: A World Water Day documentary film screening and discussion on water access and affordability in Ohio

    Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - 7:15am to 11:45am

    This program featured Ramiro Berardo, PhD., (associate professor of environmental and natural resource policy, SENR), Linda Weavers, PhD., (co-director, Ohio Water Resources Center (OWRC)), Melissa Menerey (Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and board president, Water Management of Ohio (WMAO)), Manny Teodoro, PhD., (associate professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison),  Ken J. Heigel, P.E., (executive director, Ohio Water Development Authority), and Pete Bucher, (managing director of water policy, Ohio Environmental Council).

  9. Coyotes, Coffee, and Carnivores: Finding human-animal coexistence in a crowded world

    Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - 7:30am to 9:30am

    This program featured Tom Schmid (president and CEO, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium), José Vicente López Bao, Ph.D., (Universidad de Oviedo-Campus de Mieres (Spain)), Stan Gehrt, Ph.D., (professor of wildlife ecology and extension wildlife specialist, Ohio State’s School of Environment and Natural Resources), and Madeline Winans (program coordinator, Ohio State’s Center for Human-Animal Interactions Research and Education).

  10. Sustainable Investing: Decarbonizing portfolios and financing green development

    Tuesday, January 18, 2022 - 8:00am to 10:00am

    This program featured Satyajit Bose, PhD., (professor of practice, sustainability management, Columbia University), Andrew Shea (global sustainable finance, Morgan Stanley) and Sandy Nessing (managing director for corporate sustainability, American Electric Power).

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