REEESNe Webinar: Environmental Futures
A discussion at 4 pm Eastern on April 7th, 2025, moderated by Ian Helfant (Professor of Russian & Eurasian Studies at Colgate University), with
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Aliya Uteuova (visual journalist specializing in environmental justice for The Guardian; degrees from Uni. of Maine and Columbia Uni.)
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Jessica Graybill (geographer and Professor of Russian & Eurasian Studies at Colgate University)
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Jonathan Slaght (biologist/author and Regional Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Temperate Asia Program; degrees from Drew Uni. and the Uni. of Minnesota)
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Regine Spector (Associate Professor of Politics and Director of the Russian, Eurasian & Polish Studies Program at UMass Amherst)
The webinar will focus on the speakers' current work and educational/professional paths, what they see as pressing environmental challenges for the former Soviet region, and where those challenges may translate into opportunities for students to get involved (chances of employment in your areas of work or related ones, need for activism/volunteerism, etc.).