The Farm as Natural Habitat
Laura Jackson
Wednesday, 19 Oct 2005 at 7:00 pm – 7 p.m., Gerdin 1148
Laura Jackson co-edited The Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems to Ecosystems. Contributors bring together insights and practices from conservation biology, sustainable agriculture and biodiversity, and farming, in support of the idea that the agricultural landscape can be restored to a healthy diversity. She is a University of Northeern Iowa biology professor who teaches courses in applied ecology, conservation biology, general biology labs and environmental studies; with forays into advanced ecology and the ecology of agricultural systems. She has a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University. This is the Shivvers Memorial Lecture.Cosponsored By:
- Gamma Sigma Delta Ag Honorary
- Leopold Center
- Shivvers Endowment
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.