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SUMMARY:York Circle Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Keele Campus for an in-person discussion about navigating wildfires, homelessness and more. Dive into a variety of interesting topics with York’s leading faculty members.\nThe York Circle Lecture Series is presented in collaboration with our York Circle Academic Chair, Jennifer Steeves (BA ’94, MA ’96, PhD ’01), Associate Vice-President Research (AVPR). Held four times a year, this event is open to our alumni community and friends.\nTickets are $5 and include coffee, light snacks and lunch.\nDate: Saturday, March 22\nTime: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.\nLocation: Life Sciences Building, Keele Campus, York University ( https://map.concept3d.com/?id=1200#!m/317147 )\nAgenda\nRegistration – 9-9:45 a.m.\nOpening remarks – 9:45 – 10 a.m.\nFirst session – 10 – 11 a.m.\nBreak – 11-11:20 a.m.\nSecond session – 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.\nLunch – 12:30 – 1 p.m.\nEvent ends – 1 – p.m.\n \n\nAttendees will have the opportunity to choose one lecture from each session during the registration process.\nFirst Sessions– 10 a.m. \n\nDr. Eric Kennedy, Associate Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies\nA Fiery Future: Navigating wildfire’s challenges\nThis presentation will share the current state of wildfire in Canada and around the world. We’ll talk about the challenges and tensions in managing fire going forward, and how we can learn to live with fire.\n \n\nDr. Sue Winton, Professor and York Research Chair in Policy Analysis for Democracy\nWinners and Losers of Education Privatization\nPolicies that privatize public education in Canada generate unequal benefits for education stakeholders. Dr. Sue Winton will highlight the winners and losers of these policies and show how they reproduce social inequality and undermine democracy.\n\nSecond Sessions – 11:20 a.m. \n\nDr. Elizabeth Clare, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science\nA Chance to Measure Life on Land: Filtering DNA out of the air to monitor biodiversity\nDr. Elizabeth Clare recently became the first person in the world to demonstrate that DNA floats in the air and that large scale measurements of biodiversity can be made using our existing planetary system for monitoring air quality. In this presentation she will introduce you to global biodiversity and the soup of DNA all around you.\n\nDr. Jessica Braimoh, Assistant Professor, Criminology, Department of Social Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies\nUnlikely Conversations: Rethinking response to homelessness in mid-size cities\nThis presentation will examine how mid-size cities might shift the narrative away from homelessness, hate and criminalization towards strategies of inclusion and belonging. Dr. Jessica Braimoh will explore diverse perspectives on encampments, the use of public spaces and public safety.\n
URL:https://events.yorku.ca/events/york-circle-lecture-series-5/
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CATEGORIES:Advancement/Alumni,Faculty of Education,Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies,Faculty of Science,LA&PS Alumni
LOCATION:Life Science Building @ Life Sciences Building, 6 Thompson Rd, North York, ON M3J 1L3, Canada
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