These opportunities are curated through the UF TESI Environmental Leaders Network. Opportunities posted through the Network may not be affiliated with the Florida Museum or TESI, but are shared with UF undergraduate students who want to learn more about environmental research, education and outreach, and civic engagement. Please reach out directly to opportunity sponsors with any questions about their offerings.
Jan 24 – Millhopper Aquatic Seminar Series
Organization
UF IFAS, UF School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences, and USGS
Description
Kayla Wingard from the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) will present on their monitoring of coastal dune lakes.
“Coastal dune lakes and a panhandle community of stewards”
Date and Time
Friday, January 24, 2025 from 2 PM – 3 PM
Location
Meeting ID: 974 6864 8338, Passcode: 330451
Jan 25 – Full Moon Hike
Organization
Alachua Conservation Trust
Description
Join ACT staff for a hike under the full moon and starlit night sky. Spaces are limited so please RSVP to reserve your spot.
Wear comfy clothes, water, and anything you need to take a hike in the moonlight.
Date and Time
Saturday, January 25th, 2025 from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location
19865 N US Hwy 441, Micanopy, FL 32667
If travelling from Gainesville, head South on U.S. 441 towards Ocala and through the Town of McIntosh. There will be a Dollar General on your right and just past that, you will see two buildings and a windmill on the left.
If travelling from Ocala, head North on U.S. 441 towards Gainesville and right before the Town of McIntosh, you will see two buildings and a windmill on your right. If you drive through McIntosh, you have gone too far.
Register
Email info@alachuaconservationtrust.org to RSVP
Jan 29 – Water, Wetlands & Watersheds Seminar
Host Organization
Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands
Description
Shelly Krueger, Florida Sea Grant Agent III with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), will be presenting her research on:
“Shallow-water sponge restoration aquaculture in the Florida Keys”
Date and Time
Wednesday, January 29th from 11:45 AM – 12:35 PM
Location
The public can view livestreams and recordings on the Howard T. Odum Center YouTube channel
Jan 30 – Geological Sciences Seminar Series
Organization
University of Florida Department of Geological Sciences
Description
Mr. Quinn Zacharias from the Yale University School of the Environment will present their research on:
“Spatial and Temporal Soil Fertility Dynamics in a Watershed-Scale Enhanced Weathering Experiment.”
Date and Time
Thursday, January 30th at 3:30 PM
Location
Passcode: Spring25
Jan 30 – Globalization, Politics & Poverty in Developing Countries
Organization
University of Florida Bob Graham Center for Public Service
Description
Has globalization lived up to its promise of reducing poverty and creating prosperity in developing countries?
Join Professor Nita Rudra from Georgetown University for an engaging discussion that goes beyond the “good vs. bad” debate, exploring policy solutions to make globalization work for everyone.
All are invited to a reception immediately following the lecture in the O’Neill Reading Room.
Date and Time
Thursday, January 30th at 5:30 PM
Location
Pugh Hall Ocora
Feb 6 – UF Climate Communications Summit
Organization
Sponsored by the UF College of Journalism and Communications and the Florida Climate Institute with additional support from the Bob Graham Center and the Hamilton Center.
Description
Trust, Connection and the Climate Story: The University of Florida’s 10th annual Climate Communications Summit
Keynote: Benji Backer, “Making Climate Change Nonpartisan Again”
Panel: Vocabulary of Trust: New insights into words, language and climate change
Benji Backer, author of The Conservative Environmentalist and founder of the American Conservation Coalition, works to depoliticize climate change and unify audiences around shared values and concerns such as protecting the places we call home. This year, he launches the Nature is Nonpartisan movement devoted to restoring America’s cross-partisan environmental legacy.
Date and Time
Thursday, February 6th from 2 PM – 4 PM
Location
Reitz Union Auditorium
Register
Free and open to the public but you must register.
Register here for the University of Florida’s 10th annual Climate Communications Summit
Feb 8 – Girls Do Science 2025
Organization
Florida Museum of Natural History
Description
Celebrate ‘International Women and Girls in Science Day’ with hands-on activities and experiments during this FREE program open to everyone.
Date and Time
Saturday, February 8th from 10 AM – 3 PM
Location
Florida Museum of Natural History
Feb 12 – Water, Wetlands & Watersheds Seminar
Host Organization
Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands
Description
Mark Brenner, Professor with the UF Department of Geological Sciences, will be presenting his research on:
“An overview of the last 50 years of paleoclimate/paleoenvironment study in the Maya Lowlands”
Date and Time
Wednesday, February 12th from 11:45 AM – 12:35 PM
Location
The public can view livestreams and recordings on the Howard T. Odum Center YouTube channel
Feb 12 – Full Moon Hike
Organization
Alachua Conservation Trust
Description
Join ACT staff for a hike under the full moon and starlit night sky. Spaces are limited so please RSVP to reserve your spot.
Wear comfy clothes, water, and anything you need to take a hike in the moonlight.
Date and Time
Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 from 6 PM – 8 PM
Location
Marjorie A .Hoy Memorial Park at Orange Lake Overlook
19865 N US Hwy 441, Micanopy, FL 32667
If travelling from Gainesville, head South on U.S. 441 towards Ocala and through the Town of McIntosh. There will be a Dollar General on your right and just past that, you will see two buildings and a windmill on the left.
If travelling from Ocala, head North on U.S. 441 towards Gainesville and right before the Town of McIntosh, you will see two buildings and a windmill on your right. If you drive through McIntosh, you have gone too far.
Register
Contact Alachua Conservation Trust by email at info@alachuaconservationtrust.org to RSVP or for more information. Spaces are limited so please RSVP to reserve your spot.
Feb 13 – Geological Sciences Seminar Series
Organization
University of Florida Department of Geological Sciences
Description
Dr. Thomas Bianchi from the UF Department of Geological Sciences will present their research on:
“Earth’s Carbon Cycle: A Tale of Molecules, Mud and Global Change”
Date and Time
Thursday, February 13th at 3:30 PM
Location
Zoom or 100 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611
Passcode: Spring25