Events are free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact Pamela Freeman via phone (845) 677-7600 x121 or e-mail.
Thursday, April 22nd at 4:00 p.m. From Silent Spring to Silent Night: A Tale of Toads and Men
As part of the 2010 Young Environmental Scientists’ (YES) Conference, the Cary Institute will be hosting a talk by integrative biologist and National Geographic Society explorer Dr. Tyrone Hayes who is one of the nation’s leading experts on the effects of agricultural chemicals on hormones. His pioneering research examines how pesticides influence amphibian growth and reproduction, with an eye toward how these studies predict impacts in other wildlife and humans.
This event will be held in our auditorium, located at 2801 Sharon Turnpike (Route 44) in Millbrook, New York.
Thursday, April 29th at 7:00 p.m. A Wild Solution for Climate Change
(A Ned Ames Honorary Lecture)
In this talk, internationally known conservation biologist Dr.Thomas E. Lovejoy will explore the impact of climate change on the natural world. Lovejoy has served on science and environmental councils under the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations and is the founder of the public television series, Nature.
This event will be held in our auditorium, located at 2801 Sharon Turnpike (Route 44) in Millbrook, New York.
Videos of Past Lectures
Storms of My Grandchildren
February 5th, 2010
Speaker: Dr. James E. Hansen
Dr. James E. Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, is one of the nation's leading climate scientists and author of Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth about the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity. Topics covered during this lecture include: how politicians have failed to connect policy with climate change science, cap-and-trade shortcomings, why coal must be phased out, and the importance of limiting atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million.
49 min.
Environmental Impacts on the Antarctic Ecosystem
January 8th, 2010
Speaker: Dr. William H. Schlesinger
Drawing on several of his journeys, Schlesinger’s lecture explores how climate change and pollution threaten this remote region, which supports penguins, seals, and fragile marine-based ecosystems. Despite being the coldest continent on the planet, distant human activities are contributing to melting ice caps and a growing ozone hole.
1 hr. 9 min.
past events of interest...
Road Salt: Impacts to the Environment and Human Health Held at the Cary Institute Auditorium on Friday, October 16th, 2009
Thursday, April 22nd at 4:00 p.m.
