Understanding Trees with Margaret Cronin and artist Gina SiepelMonday, September 29, 2025 @ 7 pm. Join the Samek Art Museum for an engaging interview as Margaret Cronin of Bucknell University speaks with Gina Siepel, the artist behind the To Understand a Tree exhibition. They will explore the biological understandings of forest interconnection, environmental philosophy, and queer ecology. A reception will follow at the Samek Art Museum.

Understanding Trees with Margaret Cronin and artist Gina SiepelMonday, September 29, 2025 @ 7 pm. Join the Samek Art Museum for an engaging interview as Margaret Cronin of Bucknell University speaks with Gina Siepel, the artist behind the To Understand a Tree exhibition. They will explore the biological understandings of forest interconnection, environmental philosophy, and queer ecology. A reception will follow at the Samek Art Museum.

Whether you are an experienced meditation practitioner or a brand new beginner, you are welcome to attend weekly mindfulness meditation sessions in the Meditation Chapel on Tuesdays 12:00-12:45, beginning on January 21st. Kim Daubman, professor emerita and certified meditation teacher, will lead the sessions. Sessions will include some discussion of the benefits of meditation and how to sustain a practice, but the bulk of the time will be spent in lightly guided meditation. If you have any questions, please contact Kim at daubman@bucknell.edu

A biology professor at the University of Utah, she has written 150 scientific papers and books, and has presented new insights on the importance of canopy plants in ecosystem processes — and the effects of human activities on forest diversity and function.