Dr. Abe Miller-Rushing, “Managing for Climate Change in Our National Parks”
National parks were originally established with the goal of preserving resources as they were in the past. That goal is no longer feasible. Dr. Miller-Rushing will describe how national park […]
Dr. David Van Essen, “Your Brain, My Brain, and a Chimpanzee’s Brain: What’s the Difference, and Why Should We Care?”
The quest to understand the human brain in health and disease is a grand challenge for the 21st century and beyond. This talk will focus on the cerebral cortex, which […]
Myron S. Cohen M.D., “COVID-19: Past, Present and Future”
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Roger Heinen, “Islesboro Economic Sustainability”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesIESC is a quasi-municipal, non-profit entity transforming private non-taxable donation dollars into a catalyst for the essential island services and businesses which underpin a vital, full time island community. The […]
Miles O’Brien, “Flying Cars, Electric Planes and Cheap Rockets: how some breakthroughs in transportation may save the planet.”
Miles O’Brien is a veteran, independent journalist who focuses on science, technology and aerospace. He is the science correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, a producer, director, writer and correspondent for […]
David Greene, “American Higher Education in the Eye of the Storm”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesThe global pandemic didn’t create a crisis for colleges and universities as much as it exposed existing and growing fault lines. Outdated financial and pricing models, weakening public support, the […]
Chase Reynolds Ewald, “Bison: An American Comeback Story”
Chase Reynolds Ewald will tell the story of the bison, from their near annihilation in the 19th century to their stunningly revived status today. She will describe a new approach […]
William G. Rosenberg, Phd.
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesWilliam G. Rosenberg, Phd. is Professor of Russian History Emeritus at the University of Michigan and, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees at the European University at St. Petersburg. His first […]
Darron A. Collins
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesDarron A. Collins, President of The College of the Atlantic since 2011 is an American Ecologist and academic administrator and academic administrator specialized in ethnobotany. Among his duties he and […]
George Stevens, Jr.
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesGeorge Stevens, Jr., a summer resident of Islesboro, Founder of The American Film Institute, and 37-year producer of the Kennedy Center honors, published a new memoir in May this year: […]