Gund Events

The Gund Institute for Environment hosts speakers and other events throughout the spring and fall semesters. We welcome you to join us at the following events:

January

The Role of Medicine in Planetary Health
Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, John P. Holton Chair of Health and the Environment, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Macmillan Visiting Scholar, Gund Institute for Environment
Monday, January 6 from 8:00-9:00 am
Presented during Family Medicine Grand Rounds in UVM Medical Center Davis Auditorium and online via Zoom.

Public Talk: From Climate Change Evidence to Action – Accelerating Pathways for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet
Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, John P. Holton Chair of Health and the Environment, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Macmillan Visiting Scholar, Gund Institute for Environment
January 21, 2025 from 4:00-5:00 pm
Davis Center Silver Maple, Room: 401, Davis Center, 590 Main Street, Burlington

Public Talk: Planetary Health Perspectives – Flash Talks, Q&A, and Conversations
Alumni House – Silver Pavilion 61 Summit Street, Burlington
Friday, January 24, 2025 from 4–6:30pm
Macmillan Visiting Scholars

  • Timothy Bowles, University of California Berkeley
  • Victoria Bortfield, Clemson University
  • Matt Browning, Clemson University
  • Monika Derrien, U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
  • Lora Fleming, University of Exeter
  • Howard Frumkin, Trust for Public Land and University of Washington
  • Peter James, Harvard University
  • Michele Kondo, U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station
  • Alexandra Lawrence, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin
  • Amber Pearson, Michigan State University
  • Jen Roberts, University of Maryland

GundxChange: Noelia Barrios-Garcia
Lecturer, Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont
January 31, 2025 from 12-1pm
Farrell Hall, room 006

February

GundxChange: Brittany Mosher
Assistant Professor, Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont
February 14, 2025 from 12-1pm
Farrell Hall, room 006

GundxChange: Carlos Andres Gallegos-Riofrio
Research Assistant Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gund Affiliate
February 28, 2025 from 12-1pm
Farrell Hall, room 006

March

GundxChange: Gary Machlis
Professor of Environmental Sustainability, Clemson University; Science Advisor to the Director, U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 2009-2014
March 21, 2025 from 12-1pm
Farrell Hall, room 006

GundxChange: Adrienne Buller
Author of “The Value of a Whale”, 2024 Winner of the Eric Zencey Prize for Ecological Economics
March 28, 2025 from 12-1pm
Farrell Hall, room 006

April

GundxChange: Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal
Associate Professor, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, UVM
April 11, 2025 from 12-1pm
Farrell Hall, room 006

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