EcoSikh presents on Sikh Women and Biodiversity at SAFAR Conference, Toronto . Posted 26 September 2011, by Staff, EcoSikh, ecosikh.org . EcoSikh has been invited to make a presentation on Sikh Women and Biodiversity at a key academic conference on Sikhism and Gender at the University of Toronto on October 1, 2011. The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘academia’
27 Sep
Adieu, Earth Mother, Wangari
Adieu, Earth Mother, Wangari . Posted 28 September 2011, by Editor, Vanguard, vanguardngr.com . ON Sunday, September 25, 2011, one of the most famous African women in modern times took her exit from the planet earth which she served with distinction. Her name was Professor Wangari Muta Maathai (April 1, 1940 to September 25, 2011). [...]
25 Sep
Maine Gardener: Ferry Beach students elevate garden to a sustainable ecosystem
Maine Gardener: Ferry Beach students elevate garden to a sustainable ecosystem . Posted 25 September 2011, by Tom Atwell, Maine Sunday Telegram (MaineToday Media Inc.), pressherald.com . The Ferry Beach Ecology School in Saco has given a new name to its organic garden. “We are calling it a ‘sustainable food ecosystem,’ ” said [...]
24 Sep
Glendon Links Religion, Legal Rights
Glendon Links Religion, Legal Rights . Posted 23 September 2011, by Amanda Serfozo, The Emory Wheel (Emory University), emorywheel.com . Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand professor of law at Harvard University and former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, discussed the relationship between modern ethics, religious leadership and legal rights at the Emory School [...]
24 Sep
Why the world is running out of helium
Why the world is running out of helium . Posted 23 August 2011, by Steve Connor, The Independent, independent.co.uk . It is the second-lightest element in the Universe, has the lowest boiling-point of any gas and is commonly used through the world to inflate party balloons. But helium is also a non-renewable resource [...]
23 Sep
A Message From Occupied Wall Street (Day Six)
A Message From Occupied Wall Street (Day Six) . The resistance continues at Liberty Plaza, with free pizza . Posted 23 September 2011, by OccupyWallSt, Occupy Wall Street, occupywallst.org This is the sixth communiqué from the 99 percent. We are occupying Wall Street. On September 22nd, 2011, sixteen cities from around the country and [...]
23 Sep
Is Green the New Red? Thinking About Political Repression Today
Is Green the New Red? Thinking About Political Repression Today . Posted 22 September 2011, by Craig Hughes and Kevin Van Meter (posted by Left Eye On Books), Left Eye on Books, lefteyeonbooks.com . “While corporations and the state have certainly targeted activists as ‘eco-terrorists,’ too many other populations have also been targeted for repression [...]
22 Sep
New program trains the next generation of farmers
New program trains the next generation of farmers Apprenticeship sparks interest in agriculture among some students . Posted 21 September 2011, by Jordanna Goodma and Sarah Strohmayer, The Vermont Cynic, vermontcynic.com . After six months of being a student in the Farmer Training Program, students will have all the skills they need to [...]
21 Sep
Ecological anthropologist involves, empowers communities through research
Ecological anthropologist involves, empowers communities through research . Posted 20 September 2011, by Rebecca Howe, Arizona State University News, asunews.asu.edu . For Shauna BurnSilver, an ecological anthropologist at Arizona State University, the most valuable social science research combines strong science and real partnerships in a collaborative process. Her ideal research project begins by building [...]
