# Event Details - **Event Name**: Grounds for Conversation with Lydia Olander - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am (-04:00) - **Event Description**: All Duke students are invited to join us at the Nicholas Institute’s monthly coffee hour: Grounds for Conversation.About this EventWhat do the experts at the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability actually do? Why do they do it? Who benefits? Find out at Grounds for Conversation, a new monthly coffee hour open to all Duke students.The series kicks off Friday, September 25 with Lydia Olander (see full bio), a program director at the Nicholas Institute who leads the Nature Activation Hub and adjunct associate professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment.She’ll discuss her work on climate risk and resilience, nature-based solutions, and breaking down barriers to investing in nature—issues she's worked on at Duke (and in the Biden administration) often in collaboration with state, regional, and federal government agencies and/or environmental organizations. Fun fact: Olander’s team includes three Duke alumni—two Master of Environmental Management (M.E.M.) graduates and one with both an M.E.M. and a Duke undergraduate degree.Here’s what to expect:Insights about research projects, policy engagement, and career pathsAnswers to your questions about the Nicholas Institute’s workYour morning coffee or tea (and light snacks)Our October conversation will feature Kyle Bradbury, faculty fellow at the Nicholas Institute, and assistant research professor with the Pratt School of Engineering and Nicholas School of the Environment. Bradbury will discuss energy and climate data analytics. More info coming soon! - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/grounds-for-conversation-with-lydia-olander/100002000993935727 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Durham - **state**: NC - **country**: United States - **location**: The Generator (Gross Hall 100C) - **lat**: 36.0012909 - **long**: -78.9447437 - **full address**: The Generator (Gross Hall 100C), 140 Science Dr, Durham, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Grounds for Conversation with Lydia Olander - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/badba281077d77ddb87b14b2b7a14f64e9d3675766408bbb0848d6b8bf097f8c-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8f8e8-gmir.jpg?v=1789531324 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Grounds for Conversation with Lydia Olander being held? - **A:** Grounds for Conversation with Lydia Olander takes place on Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am at The Generator (Gross Hall 100C), 140 Science Dr, Durham, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Grounds for Conversation with Lydia Olander? - **A:** Grounds for Conversation with Lydia Olander is organized by Nicholas Inst. for Energy, Env't & Sustainability. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Grounds for Conversation with Lydia Olander", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/badba281077d77ddb87b14b2b7a14f64e9d3675766408bbb0848d6b8bf097f8c-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8f8e8-gmir.jpg?v=1789531324", "startDate": "2026-09-25T09:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-09-25T10:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/durham/grounds-for-conversation-with-lydia-olander/100002000993935727", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Generator (Gross Hall 100C)", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "140 Science Dr", "postalCode": "27708", "addressLocality": "Durham", "addressRegion": "NC", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "36.0012909", "longitude": "-78.9447437" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "All Duke students are invited to join us at the Nicholas Institute’s monthly coffee hour: Grounds for Conversation.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-16", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-25T10:00:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-09-16", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/durham/grounds-for-conversation-with-lydia-olander/100002000993935727" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-16", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/durham/grounds-for-conversation-with-lydia-olander/100002000993935727", "price": 0, "name": "Grounds for Conversation with Lydia Olander" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Nicholas Inst. for Energy Envt & Sustainability", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/nicholas-inst-for-energy-envt-and-sustainability/20168901", "description": "The Duke University Energy Initiative has merged with the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions to create a new organization: the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability. 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