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Thursday, September 19, 2024
- 12:00 PM1h[ENVS Lecture Series] Mounting Risks to Wetlands: A Journalist’s PerspectiveBuilding: Curtis Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave., Medford, MA) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program Event Contact: Sinet Kroch sinet.kroch@tufts.edu RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-MvKzBoZQFqJDdHZyexguQ Miranda Willson is a reporter at E&E News, a subscription-based environmental news site run by Politico. She covers water policy, including EPA regulations and water debates and bills in Congress. In this lecture, Willson will discuss what’s at stake as U.S. wetlands continue to be filled in for development, and how the high court ruling could accelerate what scientists view as an alarming trend of wetlands loss. She will also dive into a wetlands restoration debate in Louisiana on which she recently reported and explain how she covers water issues for an audience of lawmakers, scientists, oil industry executives, NGOs and many others.
- 6:30 PM1hLatino Voices: Journalism, Representation, and PowerBuilding: Cabot Intercultural Center Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Cabot 302 (170 Packard Ave., Medford) Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Humanities,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): School of Arts and Sciences,Tisch College of Civic Life,University-wide Event Sponsor Details: Diversity Fund, Tisch College for Civic Life, CHAT, Latinx Center, Film and Media Studies, and Romance Studies. Event Contact: Elena Carrion Guerrero elena.carrion_guerrero@tufts.edu Join us for: "Your Jumbo Radio in Spanish!" Latino Voices: Journalism, Representation, and Power We invite you to this special talk by Desirée Yépez, a journalist and producer at Radio Ambulante Studios, executive producer of Cruzando Líneas, and collaborator at El País América. The talk will be in Spanish. This event marks the start of the "Your Jumbo Radio in Spanish" season of programs, where Desireé Yépez will discuss the importance of media in amplifying the voices, concerns, and stories of the Latino community in the United States.