STUDENT PROGRAM

 

Student Workshop I







Designing an Environmentally Sustainable World - Part I
Prof. Adil Najam
CAS International Relations
CAS 522

Simulation activity on environmental policy and negotiation. This is a role-playing exercise aimed to give students a hands-on glimpse into the world of environemntal policy making. It is called the Beaumont Incinerator Exercise and is focused on the siting of a hazardous waste treatment facility in a racially mixed area, drawing accusations of Environmental Racism.

10:15 - 11:15 AM







 

Student Lunch

Metcalf Hall

11:30 - 12:30 PM

Student Workshops II
















Bats: Phantoms of the Night

Professor Thomas Kunz
Boston University
Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology
(Conference Auditorium)

Bats are the only mammals known to fly, and by doing so they assume important ecological roles as insect predators, seed dispersers, and pollinators. With nearly 1,000 species of bats known, many roost by day in caves, mines, and tree hollows, although others roost in the foliage of trees. Like most other mammals, bats have eyes and are able to see, but many also use "echolocation," or biological sonar, to navigate in darkness where they hunt for and capture their food. Most bats produce only one baby each year, and thus have rather low reproductive rates. Deforestation, habitat destruction, and other human activities seriously threaten the survival of many species. Thus, conservation efforts are needed to protect and conserve bats throughout the world.

12:30 - 1:15 PM
















 

Student Workshops III



Designing an Environmentally Sustainable World - Part II
Prof. Adil Najam
CAS International Relations
CAS 522

1:30 - 2:30 PM