Global Change & Sustainability Center

“Transcending data through creative expression” Wendy Wischer, University of Utah, Art & Art History. 4pm, 210 ASB Abstract:  The focus of my creative research is to produce artwork in a variety of media from sculptural objects, to installations, to video, sound and public works.  Much of the artwork is based on blurring the separation between […]

“Pacific Northwest salmon, commodification, and the marine nutrient-land exchange” - Brett Clark, U of Utah, Sociology February 14, 2017, 4:00 pm, 210 ASB Abstract: Salmon historically have transferred marine nutrients and energy to terrestrial ecosystems. A turning point in this marine-land exchange was the commodification of salmon and the construction of dams, as the economic-productive […]

“Tipping Point for Planet Earth—How Close Are We To The Edge?” Anthony Barnosky, STANFORD University, JASPER RIDGE BIOLOGICAL PRESERVE. 4pm, 210 ASB Extinctions. Zika virus. The migrant crisis. Climate change. ISIS. The economy.  What we read in the news almost every day now seems like a string of unrelated problems, but they’re not.  In fact […]