The Elizabeth Babbot Conant Symposium was established in 2002 by a gift from Linda J. Lear '62, to provide biennial conferences through the Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies. The symposium honors the legacy of Elizabeth "Babs" Conant '51, an evolutionary zoologist, who served the College as Assistant Professor of Zoology, Dean of Sophomores, and Trustee from 1982-1992. Conant was awarded the College Medal in 1995.
The Goodwin-Niering Center sponsors biennial
Conferences focusing on various environmental topics. Experts from academia,
government, industry and non-governmental environmental organizations
are brought together for an in-depth, interdisciplinary evaluation of
the issues. Conferences are open
to all students as well as the general public.
Please visit these sites for more information on past conferences hosted by the Center:
April 2007:
"Saving Biological Diversity: Weighing the Protection of Endangered Species vs. Entire Ecosystems. "
April 2005:
"Acid in the Environment: Lessons
Learned and Future Prospects."
The proceedings of the conference were published in a 2007 book entitled Acid in the Environment: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects.
March 2003:
"Our Changing Coast: Private Rights &
Public Trust."
The proceedings of the conference were published in a 2005 book entitled: America's Changing Coasts: Private Rights and Public Trust.
April 2001:
"Environmental
Justice: Healthy, High Quality Environments for all Communities"
The proceedings of the conference were published in a 2003 book entitled:
Our Backyard: A Quest for Environmental
Justice.
April 1999:
"The History Status
and Future of the New England Offshore Fishery."
The proceedings of the conference were published in a special issue of the journal Northeastern Naturalist, Vol. 7, No. 4, 2000.
April 1997:
"Recovery
and Future of the Northeastern Forest."
The proceedings of the conference were published in a special issue of the journal Northeastern Naturalist, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1998.
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