Student Lightning Talks

At the conclusion of the semester, student groups presented their research projects in three minute lightning talks. The purpose of their speeches was to give their audience a short introduction to theresearch and its relevance to the Anthropocene.

In keeping with the public-facing nature of this project, students recorded their speeches and uploaded them to Panopto. You can access streams of their speeches below.

Ashley Aldabute, Michael Bartz

"Considering the Anthropocene and...Milk!"

Chaylea Mandina, Mark Wise

"Wood and Nails of the Meatpacking Industry"

Bridget Courtney, Elise Gooding-Lord

"Our Beef with Beef: Cattle Ranching and the Anthropocene"

Donald Brorson, Victoria Farrington

"Merry Tuba Christmas"

Clara Coughlin-Smith, Sabrina Morales

"A Map to Suburbanization"

Sydney Hiatt

"The Hottest Commodity of the 1950s: A Vacuum Cleaner"