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Parkerson Mill Creek Cleanup

Join Risk Management and Safety next Friday from 1 pm-3 pm for a fun-filled creek cleanup with the Navy ROTC and Political Science students, currently with Dr. Paul Harris. Gloves, bags, and ice water provided. They had over 80 participants last November, and hope to top that this year. They…
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November 10, 2025
Image: Book Cover Catherine Coleman Flowers Book: Holy Ground on activism, environmental justice, and finding hope

Speaker: Catherine Coleman Flowers

In Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope, Catherine Coleman Flowers explores the intersection of environmental issues, civil rights, and social justice through both personal and political lenses. Flowers draws on her experience fighting for vulnerable rural communities of color who lack access to clean, safe environments, weaving…
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August 21, 2025

Geographic Indigenous Futures Ft. Dr. Smiles

Join the Department of Geosciences for an important and timely talk by Dr. Deondre Smiles, Director of the Geographic Indigenous Futures Collaboratory, as he explores the powerful possibilities of Indigenous scholarship for the discipline of Geography in the face of climate and political instability. Learn more about Dr. Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre…
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March 31, 2025
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

The City of Auburn is having a spring Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day to gives Auburn residents the opportunity to drop off hazardous materials that are illegal to dispose of during weekly garbage collection. Acceptable items include household chemicals, pesticides, paints, batteries, automobile fluids and more. Computers and electronics will…
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March 17, 2025
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AU Climate Symposium

AU Climate Symposium 2025: Creating a Healthier Environment for Everyone is the 4th annual AU Climate Symposium for faculty, graduate students and stakeholders doing climate related research. The goal of the event is to share and communicate climate research to promote future collaboration. The event begins with Research Lightning Talks…
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March 17, 2025
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Resina the Film

Join for a special screening of Renzo Carbonera's film Resina! Resina is a captivating movie about global warming and cultural changes; it takes place in Luserna, a small municipality located 25 kilometers from Trento where Cimbrian, an ancient Germanic language, is still spoken nowadays. It is a movie that encourages…
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November 7, 2024

Weaver Lecture: Transformative Change and Global Sustainability

Join the Weaver Lecture and Seminar Committee and College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment for the Spring 2025 Weaver Lecture with Dr. Arun Agrawal as the speaker and distinguished guest at the with the lecture “Transformative Change and Global Sustainability”. Dr. Agrawal is Samuel Trask Dana Professor in the School…
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November 7, 2024

Sustainability and Social Justice by Gary Machlis; Seminar Series

Join Auburn University's College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment for their 2024 Fall Seminar Series featuring Dr. Gary E. Machlis as he talks on sustainability and social justice. Key aspects from his new book Sustainability for the Forgotten will be covered followed by a book signing and meet & greet.…
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November 4, 2024
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Ecology + Democracy = Sustainability

“A healthy democracy is as dependent on public life as a healthy ecosystem is dependent on clean air and water: in the absence of an engaged public, democracy begins to die, and some form of oligarchy (government by the few) emerges to take its place.” ~ Parker Palmer, Healing the Heart…
Mike Kensler
September 24, 2024