2024 Libby Lecture: American Democracy on the Brink: How We Got Here and the Implications for the Natural Environment
(Note: If you were unable to attend the lecture on September 26, you can find a link to the video of the presentation here.) The College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are thrilled to welcome author, journalist and environmentalist Colin Woodard to deliver the sixth Libby Lecture […]
2023 Libby Lecture: We Understand the Problem. Now What? The Opportunity for Scientists to Pursue Advocacy & Entrepreneurship
Dr. Eric Roy will present the University of Maine’s fifth annual Libby Lecture in Natural Resource Policy at noon on November 8 at the Buchanan Alumni House. Roy’s talk, titled “We Understand the Problem. Now What? The Opportunity for Scientists to Pursue Advocacy & Entrepreneurship” will discuss why scientists are uniquely positioned to lead advocacy […]
2022 Libby Lecture: Smarter logging for good: Sustainable, low-impact forestry as a natural climate solution
Peter Ellis will present the University of Maine’s fourth annual Libby Lecture in Natural Resource Policy at 3 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Buchanan Alumni House. Ellis’ talk, “Smarter logging for good: Sustainable, low-impact forestry as a natural climate solution,” will discuss the role of forest management in achieving global environmental, economic, and social […]
2021 Libby Lecture: Improving Water Quality: Are Economics and the Environment Always at Odds?
Check out this recent New York Times op-ed by our lecturer, Dr. Catherine Kling! Dr. King was also recently interviewed by Daniel Raimi for Resources Radio. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Catherine L. Kling, Tisch University Professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and Faculty Director at the Atkinson Center for […]
2018 Libby Lecture: Air Pollution in a Changing World: Designing Research for Impact
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Noelle Eckley Selin will be giving the annual lecture on Tuesday, April 10th at 4 pm in the McIntire Room of the Buchanan Alumni House. A reception featuring refreshments and food will begin immediately preceding the lecture at 3:30 pm directly outside the McIntire Room in Leadership Hall. […]
2017 Libby Lecture: Uncertainty, Learning, and a Framework for the Integration of Science and Policy
The integration of science and policy will be the focus of the University of Maine’s inaugural Libby Lecture in Resource Policy on Wednesday, April 19. Byron Kenneth Williams, executive director of The Wildlife Society, will present the 4 p.m. lecture, “Uncertainty, Learning, and a Framework for the Integration of Science and Policy,” in the McIntire […]