Events

Just Transitions at the Intersections of Climate & Worker Justice

UMass Dartmouth Labor Education Center presents this Earth Week Presentation from Irene HongPing Shen. She has worked with the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance (NYCEJA) and UPROSE on environmental justice issues. Irene was an organizer with Chinese Staff and Workers Association (CSWA) on their anti-displacement campaign. Since 2016, Irene has worked for the City University of New York, School of Labor and Urban Studies with the International Program for Labor, Climate and Environment.

Department of Fisheries Oceanography PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense by Marjorie Lyssikatos

The School for Marine Science and Technology Department of Fisheries Oceanography Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal in Marine Science and Technology – Living Marine Resources Science and Management By Marjorie C Lyssikatos “Inferring Diet Composition and Consumption between Sympatric U.S. Northwest Atlantic Harbor (Phoca vitulina vitulina) and Gray (Halichoerus grypus atlantica) Seals from Incidental Bycatch Events: A Combined Methods Approach” Tuesday, April 28, 2020 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm via Zoom (instructions below) Graduate Advisors: Dr. Steven X. Cadrin Dr. Stephanie Wood (Umass Boston) Committee Members: Dr. Sean Hayes (NOAA NEFSC) Dr. Gavin Fay (Umass Dartmouth - SMAST) Dr. Kenneth Oliveira (Umass Dartmouth – Biology) Ad-Hoc Committee Member: Dr. Suzanne Budge (Dalhousie University) Abstract - The primary goal of my dissertation is to improve our understanding of the dietary habits of both harbor (Phoca vitulina vitulina) and gray (Haliochoerus grypus atlantica) seals in the US Northwest Atlantic (NWA) region, ranging from Maine to New Jersey. This research is important as it aims to address several questions related to the potential role the two most common and sympatric seals species have on food web dynamics in the region. The questions have been prompted by concerns raised among fisheries scientists and managers, commercial and recreational fishing interests, government and non-governmental conservation organizations, and the general public. Recovering harbor and gray seal populations in the greater New England region are at the center of this nexus. Join Zoom Meeting https://umassd.zoom.us/j/115826944 Meeting ID: 115 826 944 One tap mobile +13126266799,,115826944# US (Chicago) +16468769923,,115826944# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US +1 301 715 8592 US +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 115 826 944 Find your local number: https://umassd.zoom.us/u/advHe3Mx8s for additional information, please contact sue silva at s1silva@umassd.edu.