Climate Chage: Our Relationship with Nature
| Posted By Laura Russell, Programming Coor., Adamstown Area Lib, 717-484-4200, lrussell@adamstown.lib.pa.us , Friday, August 16, 2019 |
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Library Type Public Description We may have entered a new period in geological history where humans dominate the Earth with uncertain consequences—the “Anthropocene.” How did we get to this point? Are we failing our sister and brother species? Where do we go from here? This program will include an informal talk by Dr. Spence Stober of Alvernia University with time for questions and discussions afterward.
Presenter Bio: Dr. Spencer S. Stober is a Professor of Biology at Alvernia University in Reading, PA. He has taught Biology for 30 years including undergraduate courses in genetics, botany, and environmental science. In 2005 he received Alvernia’s Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching, and he was awarded the Neag Professorship in 2011. Dr. Stober currently serves on the Advisory Board for the “On Sustainability Research Network” sponsored by Common Ground Publishing. Dr. Stober recently served as a co-editor with Dr. David Humphreys for a volume entitled Transitions to Sustainability: Theoretical Debates for a Changing Planet, and he co-authored Nature-centered Leadership: An Aspirational Narrative, with two Ph.D. students (Tracey L. Brown and Sean J. Cullen. This event is targeted toward adults and is free of charge. |
