Elizabeth Barron
@zabarron.bsky.social
Geographer working on place & sustainability, fungi & livelihoods. Professor at Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology. On sabbatical at UW - Madison and Tufts to write a book about emplacement.
Excited to announce the launch of our new website, emplacement.no, to accompany the launch of our exhibition, Living with Green Water on tour now in cities around Lake Winnebago. Find the complete schedule on the website! #emplacement @uwoshkosh.bsky.social
September 28, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Excited to announce the launch of our new website, emplacement.no, to accompany the launch of our exhibition, Living with Green Water on tour now in cities around Lake Winnebago. Find the complete schedule on the website! #emplacement @uwoshkosh.bsky.social
Last weekend I was thrilled to attend the opening of #thebeastandtheswarm, the sonic art installation by Jenny Sunesson and Åsa Stjerna, commissioned by @arcticauditories, in downtown #tromsø. Up until January, 2027. Make your way to the waterfront and have a listen between 10 - 19 daily.
August 30, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Last weekend I was thrilled to attend the opening of #thebeastandtheswarm, the sonic art installation by Jenny Sunesson and Åsa Stjerna, commissioned by @arcticauditories, in downtown #tromsø. Up until January, 2027. Make your way to the waterfront and have a listen between 10 - 19 daily.
Is anyone else working while they are on vacation? I was sort of hoping these days were behind me!
July 21, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Is anyone else working while they are on vacation? I was sort of hoping these days were behind me!
The Nordic Paradox
doi.org/10.64628/AAO...
economic development and gender equality do not on their own reduce violence against women.
doi.org/10.64628/AAO...
economic development and gender equality do not on their own reduce violence against women.
The Nordic Paradox: even the world’s most equal countries are failing to reduce violence against women
Sweden, Denmark and Finland report much higher levels of gender-based violence than the EU average.
doi.org
July 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The Nordic Paradox
doi.org/10.64628/AAO...
economic development and gender equality do not on their own reduce violence against women.
doi.org/10.64628/AAO...
economic development and gender equality do not on their own reduce violence against women.
Very happy to be a part of this new paper with such an inspiring group of colleagues.
H.B. Stokland, @alicevadrot.bsky.social, E.S. Barron, S. Beck, M.R. Emery, R. Lidskog, T. Maas, @jaspermontana.bsky.social , C. Sandström, M. Stenseke, A. Stirling, P. Stoett, @estherturnhout.bsky.social
H.B. Stokland, @alicevadrot.bsky.social, E.S. Barron, S. Beck, M.R. Emery, R. Lidskog, T. Maas, @jaspermontana.bsky.social , C. Sandström, M. Stenseke, A. Stirling, P. Stoett, @estherturnhout.bsky.social
Making global environmental assessments fit for future challenges
Global environmental assessments (GEAs) provide authoritative expert knowledge on environmental issues for an international audience. Demand for GEAs …
www.sciencedirect.com
May 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Very happy to be a part of this new paper with such an inspiring group of colleagues.
H.B. Stokland, @alicevadrot.bsky.social, E.S. Barron, S. Beck, M.R. Emery, R. Lidskog, T. Maas, @jaspermontana.bsky.social , C. Sandström, M. Stenseke, A. Stirling, P. Stoett, @estherturnhout.bsky.social
H.B. Stokland, @alicevadrot.bsky.social, E.S. Barron, S. Beck, M.R. Emery, R. Lidskog, T. Maas, @jaspermontana.bsky.social , C. Sandström, M. Stenseke, A. Stirling, P. Stoett, @estherturnhout.bsky.social
April speaking engagements continue, and this one is ONLINE so please come! This Weds. Apr 22 at 12 EST. Learn about emplacement for #earthday.
Follow the link below to register.
www.eventbrite.com/e/emplacing-...
Follow the link below to register.
www.eventbrite.com/e/emplacing-...
Emplacing sustainability
Elizabeth Sanna Barron
www.eventbrite.com
April 20, 2026 at 3:21 PM
April speaking engagements continue, and this one is ONLINE so please come! This Weds. Apr 22 at 12 EST. Learn about emplacement for #earthday.
Follow the link below to register.
www.eventbrite.com/e/emplacing-...
Follow the link below to register.
www.eventbrite.com/e/emplacing-...
This Friday in Amherst. All are welcome!
April 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
This Friday in Amherst. All are welcome!
I am so proud of my former MS student, Benjamin Boateng and the work he is doing in central OK.
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UCO Graduate Student Earns Top Honors at Three Minute Thesis Competition
The University of Central Oklahoma's Jackson College of Graduate Studies (JCGS) recently hosted its ninth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) research competition, highlighting the innovative work of gra...
news.uco.edu
April 10, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I am so proud of my former MS student, Benjamin Boateng and the work he is doing in central OK.
news.uco.edu/uco-graduate...
news.uco.edu/uco-graduate...
Reposted by Elizabeth Barron
Most prescient, clear/eyed work of writing I’ve read on reorg.
Read it.
Then act.
“Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now.
Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”
Read it.
Then act.
“Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now.
Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”
Amidst everything else, the Trump regime has quietly killed off the U.S. Forest Service 🌲
“One hundred and ninety-three million acres of your national forests… just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it.”
www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...
“One hundred and ninety-three million acres of your national forests… just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it.”
www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...
Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the ...
www.hatchmag.com
April 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Most prescient, clear/eyed work of writing I’ve read on reorg.
Read it.
Then act.
“Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now.
Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”
Read it.
Then act.
“Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now.
Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”
Friday afternoon is when I dip the chocolate straight into the peanut butter jar to keep writing.
April 3, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Friday afternoon is when I dip the chocolate straight into the peanut butter jar to keep writing.
A nice little read about invasive fungi and amateur efforts to combat their spread, but a shout out to greater need for fungal conservation and my post-doc supervisor, @AnnePringle!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
An unstoppable mushroom is tearing through North American forests. Fungi enthusiasts are doing damage control
A rogue mushroom is ripping through North American forests, after escaping from cultivation. As it runs riot, mushroom enthusiasts are rescuing the native fungi in its path.
www.bbc.com
March 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
A nice little read about invasive fungi and amateur efforts to combat their spread, but a shout out to greater need for fungal conservation and my post-doc supervisor, @AnnePringle!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Apparently there is a "personal branding" workshop today @ntnu. My brand while I'm in Boston when people ask me where I am based, I just tell them, NTNU, it's like a Norwegian MIT, and suddenly, they get it. #itworks
March 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Apparently there is a "personal branding" workshop today @ntnu. My brand while I'm in Boston when people ask me where I am based, I just tell them, NTNU, it's like a Norwegian MIT, and suddenly, they get it. #itworks
An interesting commentary on how we perceive communication in our second language, and how it affects multicultural workplaces.
theconversation.com/trying-your-...
theconversation.com/trying-your-...
Trying your best in a second language? Here’s why native speakers seem so rude
Judgements of politeness go beyond language and culture – they are also deeply tied to emotion and moral intuition.
theconversation.com
March 19, 2026 at 3:29 PM
An interesting commentary on how we perceive communication in our second language, and how it affects multicultural workplaces.
theconversation.com/trying-your-...
theconversation.com/trying-your-...
A great group of interdisciplinary PhDs worked with me 1.5 yr to produce the Mjøsa Assessment. Of interest to those wanting to know more about the lake and its surroundings. The entire report is available på norsk: www.ntnu.no/oppdrag-mjos... and English: www.ntnu.edu/mission-mjos...
March 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
A great group of interdisciplinary PhDs worked with me 1.5 yr to produce the Mjøsa Assessment. Of interest to those wanting to know more about the lake and its surroundings. The entire report is available på norsk: www.ntnu.no/oppdrag-mjos... and English: www.ntnu.edu/mission-mjos...
Excited to be participating in the Cities@Tufts lecture series in April!
Emplacing sustainability
Elizabeth Sanna Barron
www.eventbrite.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Excited to be participating in the Cities@Tufts lecture series in April!
So pleased to have been guest editor for this special issue of @currentconservation dedicated to #fungalconservation. The authors and artists were all fantastic to work with. The pieces are beautiful and interesting.
www.currentconservation.org/issues/19-3/
www.currentconservation.org/issues/19-3/
19.3 | Current Conservation
Before their ecological relevance and unique properties were revealed to me, my earliest memory of fungi was as a whimsical toadstool in the background of a fairytale book. Growing up, I also saw them...
www.currentconservation.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
So pleased to have been guest editor for this special issue of @currentconservation dedicated to #fungalconservation. The authors and artists were all fantastic to work with. The pieces are beautiful and interesting.
www.currentconservation.org/issues/19-3/
www.currentconservation.org/issues/19-3/