Graduate Student Research and Travel Grant Deadline
Applications and all supporting materials must be received by midnight. Complete information here.
Applications and all supporting materials must be received by midnight. Complete information here.
"What's missing in Utah's economic prosperity?" - Natalie Gochnour, Director, Gardner Policy Institute, Associate Dean, David Eccles School of Business, U of Utah The Utah economy receives accolades for rapid job growth, low unemployment, industrial diversity, and upward mobility. Economic growth, however, brings challenges as not all areas of the state are prospering and new residents […]
"Learning lessons from managing drought: Adaptation in an interconnected, uncertain world" - Lisa Dilling, Director, NOAA Western Water Assessment; Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Abstract Cities in the U.S. have been adapting to drought for many years, implementing a combination of mechanisms to cope with climate and water variability and increasing population. These experiences […]
The Bonneville Salt Flats is a vast perennial salt pan in northwest Utah that is sensitive to variations in rain, wind, evaporation, groundwater flux, and land use. The ephemeral BLM-managed landscape is valued for land-speed racing and potash mining, but recent environmental changes may be limiting these historic uses. Ongoing research is examining the salt […]
" Choreographies of Resistance: Dancing Ecosystems”- Ananya Chatterjea, Professor of Dance, University of Minnesota Read more about Dr. Chatterjea's work here. Abstract In this talk, I will trace the intimate relationship between embodied and environmental sustainability as I have come to understand it in my creative research. What might be some specific methodologies of choreographing eco-feminist stories […]