Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology - REES

Today at noon! 📣

Tune in for a lunch break Q&A session with REES alumni Anna Kauffman and Stephanie Budynski.

Link to join below or in our bio!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83519563360?pwd=cTkzUUZMTGVZdlBmcDY5akpJM1kyQT09

Next week, the Prairies Regional Adaptation Collaborative (PRAC) is hosting a virtual event for the release of the Prairie Provinces Chapter of Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report.

The webinar will take place on Monday December 7th from 12-1:30pm MST (1-2:30pm CST). Swipe to see the list of speakers, which includes REES Professor Debra Davidson!

Representatives from Natural Resources Canada and the team of authors from the Prairie Provinces Chapter will share an overview of the national assessment process and discuss the key messages from the chapter, including shifting ecosystems, extreme weather events, water management, agriculture, social considerations, and adaptation planning.

Register at the link below!

https://bit.ly/PrairieChapterEvent

This afternoon!

Join us for another REES Department Seminar Series at 3:30pm, where our Department Chair Dr. John Parkins and Professor Dr. Sven Anders will speak about two questions:
Why are Albertans resistant to renewable energy projects?
How can we (re)design such projects to enhance energy transition?

Tune in this afternoon through the link below!

https://alesevents.ualberta.ca/events/alberta-landowner-acceptance-of-wind-energy-developments-a-factorial-survey-experiment/

📣 Applications are now open for our MAg course-based masters program!

With two focus areas of study (agricultural economics and rural and environmental sociology), this 12-month Masters in Agriculture program will help those in the early or mid-stages of their career focus on the interpretation, adaptation, and application of research findings.

The program will run from September 2021 to August 2022. Applications are due by March 1, 2021.

Questions about the MAg program or the application process? Email our Graduate Coordinator, Henry An, at [email protected]

For more information, click the link below to visit our website!

https://www.ualberta.ca/agriculture-life-environment-sciences/programs/graduate-programs/prospective-students/resource-economics-and-environmental-sociology/master-of-agriculture.html

📣 Applications are open for the 2021/22 academic year!

We are now accepting applications for our thesis and course-based masters and PhD programs in Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology!

With a wide variety of research areas to choose from, a graduate education in REES will provide you with an excellent background for careers in private business, government service, or research.

📧 Have questions about the programs or the application process? Contact our Graduate Coordinator, Henry An, at [email protected]

For more information about our programs, research areas, and to meet our current students, visit our website at the link below or in our bio!

https://www.ualberta.ca/agriculture-life-environment-sciences/programs/graduate-programs/prospective-students/resource-economics-and-environmental-sociology/index.html

Congratulations to Kjel Arnston, one of our MSc Students, in winning one of the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconony Research 2020 Virtual Conference Presentation Awards! 🎉

Kjel’s research presentation is titled: Stability of Public Demand for a Ban on Sub-Therapeutic Antibiotics in Livestock: A Canadian Case 💊

We are so proud of all of our students who have presented their research at virtual conferences this year!

Tomorrow! Our virtual REES seminar series continues with a presentation by Dr. Maik Kecinski from the University of Delaware.

Feelings of disgust can lead us as consumers to reject or reduce our demands for food products or services even if they are safe. Can adding the “right” positive elements to an item that makes us feel disgusted make us change our attitudes? Tune in tomorrow to find out!

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/95779871706?pwd%3DZld5SFdEdmZUdmNWL0h2UEZ5ZytRdz09&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1604936694238000&usg=AOvVaw10Vtoa376NSIjCTmcnvEht
Meeting ID: 957 7987 1706
Passcode: 945159

Last Friday, our department hosted the annual REES Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition and Awards Ceremony!

It was fantastic to see the faces of colleagues, students, and friends of the department. A fantastic job was done by all of our student presenters - fitting such interesting thesis topics into a three minute presentation is no easy task!

Congratulations to MSc student Sonak Patel for taking first place in the 3MT competition and to all award recipients! 🎉

Are you a current or incoming REES student, colleague, or research collaborator? REES Chair John Parkins gives a welcome message and spreads some positivity in this video as we prepare for the fall semester 🍂🍎
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ew29vOctDE&feature=youtu.be

📣 Podcast alert!
REES MSc student Daniel Schiffner is featured in the latest episode of discussing orphan wells in Alberta, and his research looking at the potential to retrofit these orphaned wells for geothermal energy 🔋
Visit terrainforma.ca to listen!

Check out this interview with REES professor Dr. Ellen Goddard and on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our eating habits! -> https://www.facebook.com/EdmontonScience/videos/have-you-converted-to-online-grocery-shopping-since-covid-19-or-stockpiled-ingre/916488008850087/

REES graduate students have been sharing research and making connections at International Association for Society and Natural Resources - IASNR's 2020 International Symposium for Society and Resource Management over the past week!

Today, graduate student Sonak Patel will speak on research being done on different types of environmentalism environmentalism and their ability to predict support for energy technologies.

Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology on Twitter “REES grad students Andrea Miller and Hannah Cunningham presenting on community-based research at the virtual conference ”