PAST EVENTS

Each session of the Strategic Initiative for Climate, Justice and Sustainability 2025-2026 Speaker Series will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Falvey Library Speakers Corner. All events are ACS-approved and are free and open to the public.
 

Addressing the Complexities of Urban Hydrology - Challenges and Opportunities

Wednesday, October 22
Virginia Smith, PhD
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Director, Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems; Director, Graduate Studies; Director, Sustainable Engineering Minor

ESG Performance and Capital Market Survival: Evidence from Foreign Firms’ Delisting on U.S. Stock Exchanges

Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Jonathan Doh, PhD
Professor, Villanova School of Business
Senior Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Advancement and Global Engagement; Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business

Why Read Climate Fiction Now?

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Heather Hicks, PhD
Professor, Department of English

Delphi Method to Determine a Case Definition of Climate Change Mortality: Challenges in Quantifying the Complexity of Climate Change on Human Health

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Professor, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment
 

Understanding Technology in Managing Re-Use Programs

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Sarah Cooney, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Computing Sciences

Put Waste In Its Place: Stewardship, Circularity and Care for Our Common Home in Service of the Common Good

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Albert Motel
Waste and Recycling Manager, Villanova University

Graduate Student Research Panel

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Simon Brooks (COE), Sam Odidi (CLAS), Naseem Memari (LAW) 

Each session of the Strategic Initiative for Climate, Justice and Sustainability 2024-2025 Speaker Series will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Falvey Liberary Speakers Corner. All events are ACS approved and are free and open to the public.
 

Renewable Energy and Regulatory Rents

Wednesday, November 6
Todd Aagaard, JD
Professor of Law

Your AI Isn’t Free: The Environmental Impact of Bits, Bytes and Cooling in Today’s Data Centers

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Alfonso Ortega, PhD
James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

What Makes a Green Advertisement Effective? How Source, Message, and Consumer Characteristics Influence Ad Resonance

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Tyler Milfeld, PhD
The Michelle and Sean Traynor '91 Assistant Professor, Marketing & Business Law

Epidemic of Prematurity: Affects That Last a Lifetime or More

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, CNE, FAANP, FAAN
Associate Professor, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Thinking Trash in Latin American Art

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Agnese Codebò, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Spanish