In 2014, Emory University became the first campus in the nation to adopt a comprehensive pollinator protection plan, which bans the use of neonicotinoids – a group of pesticides contributing to decline in pollinator species. To celebrate Pollinator Protection Month, learn how to plant home gardens that support pollinators rather than unintentionally harm them.
Emory Libraries partners with the BronzeLens Film Festival for a screening of the film “Flash Here and There Like Falling Stars: The Life and Work of Dr. Pellom McDaniels III,” followed by a conversation. The event honors the contributions of Pellom McDaniels III, former Emory professor of African American Studies and curator of … Continue Reading →
This talk will discuss the role of race in recruitment, selection, and ultimate job choice. It will benefit students to understand how race-ethnicity has relevance for applicant screening and their own screening of employers.
Jacqueline Patterson, the Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program joins Emory Climate Talks for a conversation on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 6:00 PM.
Dr. Valerie Babb and Dr. Jessica Lynn Stewart will lead us in a conversation on the construction of race, the difficulties individuals experience with Black versus African American, intraracial dynamics, and the many intersections of the Black identity. Join us for this honest conversation.
The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But as award-winning author and historian Erika Lee will discuss in our next colloquium, the US is also a nation of xenophobia. An irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants has been a defining feature of our nation from the colonial era to the … Continue Reading →
Talea Mayo, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics here at Emory University, joins Climate Talks for a conversation on Tuesday, March 16 at 4:00 PM.
The Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) and Break the Cycle of Health Disparities, Inc. invites you to participate in their 16th annual Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities symposium. This symposium will explore the patterns of illness among different populations and use the knowledge gained to develop strategies to reduce health … Continue Reading →
Against the backdrop of a multi-generational legacy of racial injustice, climate change disproportionately impacts environmental justice communities in Georgia. Building climate resilience and reducing emissions can lower economic and public health risks in these communities and provide new economic opportunities. Join Georgia Climate Project on April 28th from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT for … Continue Reading →
Join the Atlanta Emory Over 40 Network for their upcoming event on the intersection of climate change, health, and equity on Thursday, May 20th, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm EDT. Many experts agree that the next pandemic will be climate change and its effect on the earth and people. Just as with COVID, there will be a … Continue Reading →
Partnership with Southern Equity is hosting a free, virtual concert on Thurs, May 20, 2021, at 7 pm EST called “Notes of Equity.” Dana Khan will be performing her original songs that have a focus on environmental advocacy through music.
