Note to students: After you’ve watched the videos below, please compose a detailed question for each presenter. Please submit your questions at the bottom of this page by Wednesday, June 24th at 11:59pm (please still do this if you’ve missed the deadline; you will earn partial credit for a late submission).
The instructor of your section will select two student questions to bring into our full-group discussion on Thursday evening.
Is That Even True?: What to Trust in The Age of Misinformation
Joseph Scollo, B.A., M.S.L.S
Joe Scollo is an Information Literacy Librarian and liaison to the departments of Criminal Justice, National Security, History, and Political Science. He has a BA in History from the University of Connecticut, an MLS in Library Science from Simmons College, and he is currently writing his thesis to complete an MA in History from the University of Connecticut.
Starry Skies, Wandering Wildlife and Relaxed Regulations: The Pandemic’s Mixed Effects on Our Environment
Kate E. Miller, Ph.D.
Kate Miller’s doctoral work focused on trophic interactions between foraging bats and aquatic communities in riverine systems within the context of habitat, landscape and disturbance (due to white-nose syndrome). She has also studied the impacts of dam removal on aquatic communities, and wildlife and vegetation diversity in oldfields. She is most interested in community ecology and effects of disturbance (including human) on interactions, composition, and niche dynamics. She is motivated by questions that can inform conservation and help discern best practices, and that provide opportunities for students to learn techniques, collect good data, and make a real contribution.
