The Nebraska Water Center (NWC), in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources, began its annual Spring Water Seminar Series this February. The series focusses on race, justice and the environment and features Nebraska, national and international speakers. Each seminar will weave water issues into the larger picture. While the series has long been open to the public, due to COVID-19 it will be delivered virtually via Zoom at its regularly scheduled time of 3:30 p.m. every other Wednesday.
The next seminar takes place Feb. 17, and features Doug Crow Ghost, water resources administrator for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
To register for the Feb. 17 webinar, visit the NWC site.
The 2021 Spring Seminar Series lecturers are:
Feb. 3 – Anthony Schutz, Associate Professor of Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Feb. 17 – Doug Crow Ghost, Water Resources Administrator, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
March 3 – Marty Matlock, Executive Director, University of Arkansas Resiliency Center; Chairman, Cherokee Nation Environmental Protection Commission
March 17 – Rebeca de Jesús Crespo, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University
March 31 – Bolat Uralbekov, Professor, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
April 14 – Tribal Water Summit. Nebraska tribal youth will present on water topics as part of the summit and seminar series
April 28 – Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona
May 5 – Hank Miller, Math and Science Division Head, Nebraska Indian Community College; Martha Shulski, Nebraska State Climatologist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
More details at: https://watercenter.unl.edu/2021-spring-seminar-series-focuses-race-justice-and-environment