Career & Tools
Back by popular demand! Join us for our first virtual Lunch & Learn, where you'll have the chance to socialize with other grad students and hear talks by students in Environmental Science and Spanish & Portuguese. While we won't be able to share pizza in person, all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a $15 Grubhub gift card.
Back by popular demand! Join us for our first virtual Lunch & Learn, where you'll have the chance to socialize with other grad students and hear talks by students in Environmental Science and Spanish & Portuguese. Lunch & Learn is co-sponsored by the Graduate Division, the Graduate Student Association, and the UCSB Library.
While we won't be able to share pizza together in person, all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win one of ten $15 Grubhub gift cards.
July 2020 Edition: Creatures and Carbon Footprints
Tuesday, July 28
12-1pm
Zoom*
*RSVP here to receive the Zoom link*
Reducing Carbon Footprint: the Cases of Plastics and Data Centers
Jiajia Zheng
Graduate Student in Environmental Science & Management
The energy and industry sectors are in urgent need of deep decarbonization. This talk evaluates various technological opportunities for greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) mitigation through two case studies: (1) the magnitude of the global carbon footprint of plastics and strategies to reduce it; (2) reducing renewable curtailment and GHG emissions by migrating workloads between data centers. With this talk, you might also gain a better idea of how to reduce your personal carbon footprint through mindful behavior changes such as how to use plastics and data in a more sustainable way.
The Animal We Are: Framing Non-Human Lives in Brazilian Literature
Pedro Craveiro
Graduate Student in Spanish and Portuguese
In this talk, Pedro will discuss how the animal is perceived in Brazilian literature. Using several examples, he will explore the conditions and boundaries under which animals are comprehended in this cultural context.
This event will be moderated by Shawn Warner, Director of Graduate Professional Development, and Hannah Lawrence, Assistant Director of Graduate Professional Development.
Interested in being a presenter at an upcoming Lunch & Learn? Click here to find out more! If you have any questions about this event or Lunch & Learn in general, please email Chava Nerenberg.