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summer of sustainability
one of lakehead's professors is putting out an sos call this summer - in hopes of raising awareness about environmental issues. the sos call will take the form of a "summer of sustainability" public lecture series.
dr. thamara laredo, professor of chemistry with
the department of interdisciplinary studies at the orillia campus, is
determined to help people make more informed choices, especially pertaining to
decisions that ultimately affect the health and sustainability of our
environment.
beginning on may 8, and continuing every other week throughout the summer, the sos series will feature a documentary film or speaker on a variety of topics - from species at risk, to economic globalization and social change. each session will include a discussion led by an expert in the field.
the impetus behind laredo's ambitious summer program was her experience this year teaching an inquiry into environmental choices course at lakehead.
"i found that my 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 had little awareness about the problems that exist related to our environment. i think this lack of awareness is prevalent beyond the university among people of all ages and backgrounds," laredo says. she adds: "the whole idea of the sos series is to educate people; we are a university and we should be educating members of our communities, as well as our enrolled 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ."
laredo realizes that it may be difficult to change behaviour right away, but hopes the sos series will provide awareness as well as practical suggestions that will help people make better choices, as consumers, and related to their lifestyles.
a highlight of the series will be a special appearance by dr. jeffrey hutchings, a professor of biology at dalhousie university in halifax. "dr. hutchings is a world renowned researcher in marine diversity and the depletion of fish," laredo explains.
in addition to his teaching and research activities, hutchings is chair of the royal society of canada expert panel on sustaining canada's marine biodiversity: responding to the challenges posed by climate change, fisheries, and aquaculture and president of the canadian society for ecology and evolution. his presentation takes place on monday, june 4. (all other events take place on tuesday evenings.)
the series will kick off on tuesday, may 8 with the film, the 11th hour, produced by leonardo dicaprio, which looks at the state of the global environment, including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. the discussion will be led by laredo.
originally from caracas, venezuela, laredo studied at simon bolivar university and then completed her phd in chemistry at the university of guelph. her current research is focused on remediation of the environment. "i look at water, soil, and other aspects of our ecosystem; the idea is try to fix what others have done."
laredo's dedication to her research and improving the environment goes beyond her work as a researcher and teacher at lakehead. she is actively involved in the community - as a member of the kids for turtles board of directors, and supporter of numerous local environmental issues. she also represents lakehead at many public events throughout the year.
all sos series events take place at the university avenue campus, starting at 7 pm.admission and parking are free. for more information and a schedule of dates and topics, visit orillia.lakeheadu.ca or contact dr. laredo at tlaredo1@lakeheadu.ca.
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kathy hunt is the communications officer at lakehead's orillia campus and can be reached at kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca.