VIMS Internal Events

JJ Orth hosts:
Seminar Title: "Blue carbon benefits of seagrass restoration"
by: Matt Oreska, University of Virginia

Seminar Title: ?Quantifying the impact of vaccination and genetic disease resistance on the transmission of pathogens in rainbow trout?
by: Darbi Jones, VIMS

Presentation by Angela Navarro, Virginia Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources, hosted by the Student Environmental and Animal Law Society and the Virginia Coastal Policy Center.

Seminar Title: "Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: Invasive Blue Catfish in Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay"
by: Mary Fabrizio, VIMS

Debbie Bronk hosts:
Seminar Title: ?Where the land meets the sea: nutrient cycling in the coastal Alaskan Arctic?
by: Rachel Sipler, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada 

Iris Anderson hosts:
Seminar Title: " The role of ponding in marsh biogeochemistry and carbon storage"
by: Amanda Spivak, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Fund your sustainability idea, research, program or initiative! Green Fee proposals are accepted every fall and spring semester from all students, faculty and staff. Submissions are accepted early for those who would like additional feedback.

Seminar Title: "The Federal FY18 Budgeting Process: Sea Grant from 0 to $76.5M in 4 months"
by: Troy Hartley, VIMS

Carl Friedrichs hosts:
Seminar Title: ?Improving understanding of sediment trapping and phytoplankton growth in estuaries using the idealised iFlow model?
by: Yoeri Dijkstra, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Tell us what your priorities are for sustainability at W&M! This is your chance to provide input on the campus Sustainability Plan.

Archaeologists with DATA Investigations will explore the exciting discoveries they've made during recent digs on the VIMS campus in Gloucester Point.

Seminar Title: "Stop Asking the Wrong Questions About Recruitment! (What's the right question?)"
by: John Hoenig, VIMS

Seminar Title: ?Catch the King Tide with StormSense on Nov. 5th: How You Can Help Crowd-Source Tidal Flood Event Calibrations for Hampton Roads' Newest Water Level Sensors?
by: Derek Loftis, VIMS

In preparation for the Spark Leadership event on October 27th, we will be viewing Dr. Brene Brown's first TED Talk, posted in March 2010. In this talk she talks about human connection and how to live whole-heartedly.

Bongkeun Song hosts:
Seminar Title: "Microbiomes responsible for source and sink of fixed N in oxygen minimum zones"
by: Amal Jayakumar, Princeton University

Seminar Title: ?The effect of climate change on toxic Alexandrium and paralytic shellfish poisoning events in Alaska?
by: Wayne Litaker, NOAA

Tell us what you think should be part of the W&M Sustainability Plan!  Two ways to participate!

Seminar Title: "Title TBA"
by: Robert Latour, VIMS

Seminar Title: ?Chesapeake Bay water clarity?
by: Carl Friedrichs, VIMS

The Virginia Coastal Policy Center will host a screening of the documentary, "Tidewater: Water Is Rising, Land Is SInking, but the Military Is Here to Stay."

The Virginia Coastal Policy Center at William & Mary Law School is hosting its fifth annual conference.

We all want to matter. We want to make a difference, to have positive impact on this world. However, in order to truly matter, we need to fully connect with each other -- to show up, be seen, and be brave.

Tricia Thibodeau hosts:
Seminar Title: "The value of undergraduate research in ?basic? biology: lessons from marine invertebrates"
by: Jon Allen, William and Mary

Seminar Title: ?HRSD?s Molecular Pathogen Program: Microbial Source Tracking, Risk Assessment, and Beyond?
by: Raul Gonzalez, Hampton Roads Sanitation District