Bard College

The COVID-19 pandemic has awakened the world to the threat of zoonotic diseases. A new large-scale study, published today in Nature, finds global evidence that human land use changes natural habitats in ways that favor animals more likely to cause human illness. The study strongly supports Bard Biology Professor Felicia Keesing and colleague Richard S. Ostfeld’s two decades of extensive research on Lyme disease ecology and other linkages between ecology, conservation, and human health. More >

Throughout the lockdown, The Fisher Center at Bard has maintained its commitment to presenting rare operatic works by streaming free HD recordings of Bard SummerScape operas produced over the past decade, featuring the American Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Leon Botstein. The Fisher Center’s new virtual stage UPSTREAMING continues its summer programming in July and August with several new and encore opera releases from the Center’s archive. More >