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JR'O'O 50th Anniversary Symposium

Aerial view of Searsville Reservoir
 
 
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve – 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma
50th Anniversary Symposium
 
April 15, 2024
 

8:30-9:00 Reception and breakfast

9:00-9:05 Welcome, Tadashi Fukami, Faculty Director, and Jorge Ramos, Executive Director

9:05-9:20 Remarks, Muwekma Ohlone Tribal members

 

Session 1: Humans as part of nature

9:20-9:35 Laura Jones, University Archaeologist, Stanford

9:35-9:50 Esak Ordonez, Amah Mutsun Land Trust Native Steward

9:50-10:05 David Freyberg, Professor, Stanford

10:05-10:15 Adriana Hernandez, Staff, JRBP'O'O

10:15-10:25 Q&A and panel discussion

 

Session 2: Messages from plants

10:30-10:45 Lauren Hallett, Professor, University of Oregon

10:45-11:00 Nona Chiariello, former Staff Scientist, JRBP'O'O

11:00-11:15 Erin Mordecai, Professor, Stanford

11:15-11:30 Q&A and panel discussion

 

Lightning talks

11:30-11:40 Johannah Farner, Graduate student, Stanford

11:40-11:50 Lydia Villa, Graduate student, Stanford

11:50-12:00 Amaury Payelleville, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford

 

12:00-12:05 Mary Beth Mudgett, Senior Assoc Dean, H&S, Stanford

 

12:05-13:05 Lunch

 

Session 3: Messages from animals

13:05-13:20 Deborah Gordon, Professor, Stanford

13:20-13:35 Rodolfo Dirzo, Professor, Stanford

13:35-13:50 Q&A and panel discussion

 

Session 4: Future of preserves

13:50-14:05 Philippe Cohen, former Executive Director, JRBP'O'O

14:05-14:20 Elizabeth Hadly, Professor, Stanford

14:20-14:35 Sheena Sidhu, Staff, JRBP'O'O

14:35-14:50 Q&A and panel discussion

 

14:50-15:00 Closing by Jorge Ramos and Tad Fukami

 
 
PLEASE NOTE: PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.