The Center for Urban Resilience and the CSJ Center for Reconciliation and Justice, along with the Biology Department, will be hosting a talk by Dr. Eric Wood from Cal State LA. The work of his team has been very impactful in the analysis of social and biological drivers of change in urban landscapes and brings into focus the sprawling impacts of social injustice.  It resonates strongly with the Pope’s Laudato Si encyclical and our initiative here at LMU.

Dr. Wood is starting a new center for urban ecology at Cal State LA and is actively recruiting collaborations with faculty and students. This a great opportunity to meet Dr. Wood and to explore the interdisciplinarity of studying urban landscapes. A reception will follow the lecture.

To Attend
This event is free and open to all.

About Eric Wood
Eric Wood, Ph.D. is associate professor and co-director of the newly established Urban Ecology Center and is the principal investigator (PI) of the Lab of Avian and Urban Ecology in the Biological Sciences Department at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Wood has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and currently oversees three federal grants (NSF and USDA) focused on urban biodiversity as the principal or co-principal investigator. Dr. Wood generally focuses his research on the ecology of birds in the urban ecosystem of Los Angeles. His drive is to improve the city of LA for both biodiversity and people by providing research outputs and education.