CHESS Faculty and Students Share Ideas Worth Spreading at TEDx UNC Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte hosted the annual TEDx UNC Charlotte event this spring, for “ideas worth spreading.”
The event featured speakers from both UNC Charlotte and the local region.
This year, College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences faculty member Sara A. Gagné, and students Enny Ogunyemi, Jenna Drew and Mary-Catherine Berger were selected to share their ideas with the audience for thoughtful consideration.
Their talks have now been made available online, and epitomize the transformative thinking at the intersection of science and the humanities that CHESS is known for.
Watch additional videos at TEDx UNC Charlotte.
Sara A. Gagné, Ph.D., is associate professor and chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences and author of Nature at Your Door: Connecting with the Wild and Green in the Urban and Suburban Landscape. In her TEDx talk, she reveals the overlooked yet wondrous biodiversity of urban ecosystems and explains how to rekindle a love affair with nature where we live.
Watch: Rekindle Your Relationship with Nature, One Salamander at a Time
Enny Ogunyemi is a graduate student in the Department of Psychological Science. Her TEDx idea worth spreading was inspired by her experience as an international student and how language can both divide and unite people of different backgrounds.
Jenna Drew is a May graduate from the Department of Sociology and is pursuing a graduate certificate in Gerontology. Her TEDx talk, based on her research in Charlotte, shows that integrating art into a city’s public spaces boosts the economic potential and well-being of communities.
Watch: How to make space for art
Mary-Catherine Berger earned her M.A. in English Literature and Culture in the Department of English. Shakespeare is the source for her TEDx idea worth spreading, which points out how he and his contemporaries faced many of the same social and economic struggles that we grapple with today.
Watch: What you missed when you first learned about Shakespeare
