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STEP Seminar: Martha Larson, Carleton College Manager of Campus Energy and Sustainability
Martha Larson
March 1, 2021
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This STEP Seminar features Martha Larson, who has managed campus energy and sustainability at Carleton College for the last 10 years. She'll share insights on her career and reflect on how sustainability management work has changed in a decade.

STEP Seminar: Energy Equity and Assistance Programs at the MN Dept. of Commerce
Jake McAlpine, Michael Schmitz
February 22, 2021
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs

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In this lunchtime STEP Seminar, Jake McAlpine, Energy Equity Programs Supervisor, presents an overview of the federally funded Weatherization Assistance Program, and will cover how the program is structured, the services it provides, and the program's evolution since its inception in 1978. Michael Schmitz, Director of the Office of Energy Assistance Programs, gives an overview of the work their office does. 

STEP Seminar: Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune Energy Reporter
Mike Hughlett
February 15, 2021
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs

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Join us for a lunchtime conversation with Star Tribune reporter Mike Hughlett, who provides insight into how the Star Tribune covers climate and energy issues. Hughlett will discuss what he considers to be the primary energy issues and provide an oversight of the biggest opportunities and challenges in getting to a 100% clean energy grid as soon as possible.

STEP Seminar: Julia Nerbonne, "Called to Action: Finding Our Power in the Midst of a Climate Crisis"
Julia Nerbonne
February 8, 2021
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This STEP Seminar features Julia Nerbonne, Executive Director of Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light. This is a public event presented by the Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy.

STEP Seminar: Keith Parker, Executive Director, Great River Greening
Keith Parker
February 3, 2021
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This lunchtime seminar features Keith Parker, Executive Director of Great River Greening, as he discusses his career path and why it’s important to continually adapt, evolve, and stay open on the journey.

STEP Seminar: Litigating Climate Denial: Holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for decades of deception
Leigh Currie
February 1, 2021
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs

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This lunchtime conversation features Leigh Currie, Special Assistant Attorney General of Minnesota, as she discusses their efforts to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable in court. 

STEP Seminar: Dr. Pete Goes to Washington: Tales of Congress from a Minnesota Scientist
Dr. Pete Wyckoff
January 25, 2021
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs

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Join us in welcoming Dr. Pete Wyckoff, Energy and Environment Policy Advisor in the Office of Minnesota Senator Tina Smith, who will talk about his transition from Professor to Policy Advisor. Dr. Wyckoff will also discuss the policy initiatives Senator Smith's office has worked on until now. 

STEP Seminar: Achieving Drawdown — a hopeful, science-based approach to addressing climate change
Jon Foley
December 14, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
STEP Seminar: "Braiding Science, Policy and Climate Justice: Epistemic Apartheid Prevents Climate Integrity"
Sam Grant
December 7, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
STEP Seminar: Planetary Health: A Call for a Great Transition
Teddie Potter
November 23, 2020
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This lunchtime seminar features Teddie Potter, Director of Planetary Health at the University of Minnesota. Her talk serves as an introduction to the emerging field of Planetary Health, and the careers that will be needed for the Great Transition. 

STEP Seminar: Civil Rights at the MN Department of Transportation with Director Kim Collins, J.D.
Kim Collins, J.D.
November 16, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
STEP Seminar: Climate Change and Global Public Health
William Rom, MD, MPH
November 11, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
STEP Seminar: Environmental Justice & Equity at MPCA
Ned Brooks, Jose Luis Villasenor
October 28, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
STEP Seminar: Patrick Hanlon, Director, City of Minneapolis Environmental Programs
Patrick Hanlon
October 26, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
STEP Seminar with MPR's Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner
Paul Huttner
October 19, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
STEP Seminar: "Solar on Tribal Land" with Robert Blake
Robert Blake
October 12, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
STEP Seminar: Called to Action: Finding Our Power in the Midst of a Climate Crisis
Julia Nerbonne
October 5, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
STEP Seminar: Watch your Language: Consequences of Linguistic Uncertainty for Insect Management
Theresa M. Cira, Kathy Quick, and Robert C. Venette
March 2, 2020
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This STEP Seminar features Theresa M. Cira, Kathy Quick, and Robert C. Venette, authors of a new article for American Entomologist: "The Consequences of Linguistic Uncertainty for Insect Management," which they describe as "a call to entomologists to consider the uncertainty introduced into our works through the language we use." 

STEP Seminar: Consumer Advocacy in the Energy Transition
Annie Levenson-Falk
February 24, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs

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This STEP Seminar features Annie Levenson-Falk, Executive Director of the Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota, in a discussion of what it's like to be a consumer advocate in the energy transition

UMN Goes Inside the Climate Talks: Reflections from UNFCCC 2019 Conference of Parties Madrid
Gabe Chan, Timothy Smith, Kimberly Byrd, Michelle Garvey, Eileen J. Kirby, Joshua Thompson, Michele Girard, and Nathan Vikeras
February 5, 2020
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In December, UMN faculty, staff, and graduate students traveled to Madrid, Spain, to attend the 25th annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP25), or international climate talks. In this STEP Seminar, they discuss how COP25 connected to the UMN delegation's varied expertise and interests, what they observed firsthand, and what successes and failures they saw at COP25. 

STEP Seminar: Food Insecurity on Campus
Dr. Michael Stebleton and Rebecca Leighton
February 3, 2020
Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs

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This STEP Seminar about food insecurity on campus features Dr. Michael Stebleton, CEHD Associate Professor and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Higher Education, and Rebecca Leighton, Master of Public Health and founder of the on-campus Nutritious U Food Pantry.

STEP Seminar: Reflections on Minnesota Energy Policy from the Department of Commerce
Katherine Blauvelt and Joe Sullivan
January 27, 2020
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This STEP Seminar features Katherine Blauvelt and Joe Sullivan, both from the Energy Resources Division of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, in a discussion about Minnesota energy policy and their experiences as policy makers.

STEP Seminar: Richard Graves, Center for Sustainable Building Research
Richard Graves
November 4, 2019
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This STEP Seminar features Richard Graves, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Building Research in the University of Minnesota's College of Design. 

STEP Seminar: A Journey into Water Policy
Dr. Pooja Kanwar
October 28, 2019
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In this STEP Seminar, Dr. Pooja Kanwar, Water Policy Consultant for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, shares her career path into water policy, starting from her childhood years throughout her academic career and ending with her current role with the DNR. 

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