SENR Announcements

• You should expect to see Graduate Exit Seminar notifications in your email, as well as more opportunities to engage, but did you know our calendar on our website homepage (or here) is a good place to check regularly with the latest updates on events SENR has planned? 
• SENR has a vibrant social media presence and offers a way to experience more of our community, showcase all we have to offer and support our colleagues. If you haven't already checked out our channels, we welcome you to follow along! 

Great Lakes Now, powered by Detroit PBS hosted a virtual town hall focused on Climate and the Future of Agriculture. Douglas Jackson-Smith, Kellogg Chair of Agroecosystem Management in The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences was a featured guest. Jackson-Smith is the project lead of a $10 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “From the Ground Up” to empower farmers and strategies to enhance climate-smart agricultural practices across Midwest farms. Watch the Great Lakes Town Hall here.

Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your research at this year's SENR Student Research Symposium at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on April 25. Submitting abstracts to the April 25 symposium offers graduate and undergraduate students a unique opportunity to showcase their research and gain recognition for their hard work. By participating students can enhance their academic and professional profiles. Prizes will be awarded for several categories of submissions! Additionally, attending the symposium provides invaluable networking opportunities, allowing students to connect with peers, faculty, and professionals. This collegial environment fosters collaboration, discovery, and the exchange of innovative ideas, making it an enriching experience for all participants. Don't miss out on this chance to advance your research and build lasting connections! All the details, including registration (FREE), agenda, abstract submission link available HERE!

SENR's calendar is full of opportunities to engage and learn. 

• March 22: Passport to Earth Month starts | Details
• March 22: TEDxOhioStateUniversity will hold its annual event at The Fawcett Center. Echo is the theme of this year's event | TEDxOhioStateUniversity Website: tedx.osu.edu
  *Abigail André is one of the featured speakers
• March 24: Graduate Exit Seminar - Carl Engstrom | Details
• March 25:  EPN Breakfast Event - Water Reuse for Ohio’s Future: Implications for advanced industry, land conservation, and resource efficiency.
• March 26:  2-hour R Workshop led by Dr. Simon Power, Visiting Professor of Restoration Ecology. This hands-on session will provide essential skills for data analysis and visualization in R, tailored for environmental and ecological applications. See email for details.
• March 26: Ohio Clean Marinas Program Workshop | Details
• March 28: Ohio Woodland Stewards webinar Fitting Prescribed Fire into Oak Woodland Management | Register Now
• March 28: Deadline: Ohio Sea Grant is now accepting applications for 2025 scholarships. Anyone taking a for-credit class (and some workshops) is eligible to apply. **This deadline is specific to Non-Ohio State and High School students.
• March 28: The Lal Center welcomes Dr. Joseph Campbell, who will present, "Paying for Soil Organic Carbon Performance in Ohio's Miami Valley" | Details
• March 31: Graduate Exit Seminar - Oliver Hoffman | Details
• April 1: Save the Date - SENR Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Bryce Adams, research forester, Northern Research Station, US Forest Service
• April 2: Graduate Exit Seminar - Jamie Rye Allen | Details
• April 2: Graduate Exit Seminar - Benjamin Zeiger | Details
• April 3: SENR Career Resources Tabling Event | Details
• April 4: Graduate Exit Seminar - Iresha Jayasinghe | Details
• April 8: Save the Date - SENR Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Nyeema Harris, Knobloch Family associate professor of Wildlife and Land Conservation, Yale School of the Environment
• April 9 (Virtual Only) Soil Science Seminar - discussion on Agrivoltaics with Eric Romich, Extension Field Specialist in Energy Education.
• April 10: 2025 CFAES Research Forum and Poster Competition
• April 10: Ohio Clean Marinas Program Virtual Workshop | Details
• April 10: 2025 Soil Health Virtual Event Series - Soil health in the urban sphere >>
  *Faculty member Jeff Hattey is a presenter
• April 15: Save the Date - SENR Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Nicole Ardoin, associate professor of Environmental and Behavioral Sciences in the Environmental Social Science Department of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment
• April 19: SENR Community Event - Earth Day Volunteer Event from 11:30AM-3:00PM
  Join SENR for a service event at Alum Creek State Park. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are all welcome to join this event to hike at Alum Creek and help pick up trash in celebration of Earth Day. 
• April 21:  EPN Signature Earth Day Event - Farm to Fashion: Natural fiber footprints and futures
• April 25: SENR Student Research Symposium. Submit your Abstracts and Register | Learn more 
• April 30: "We Grow Scientists" at at Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory

SENR Announcements is a way to share highlights, happenings, and opportunities. We look forward to helping shine a light on your research, outreach, and teaching. If you'd like to submit content for Announcements, please send to the Communications Team email: FAES-SENRComm@osu.edu

Schedule for Announcements 
Apr 4, 18
May 2, 16, 30

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