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GCSC Seminar: “Whose Anthropocene? A data-driven look at the prospects for collaboration between natural science, social science, and the humanities”

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You must be logged in to your Zoom account to join.  Zoom link https://utah.zoom.us/j/91594101737?pwd=ZWFHV2dWK2ZuektJeGJxUWQxUjdnUT09 Meeting ID: 915 9410 1737     Passcode: 310125 Carlos Santana is a philosopher of science, interested especially in where the environmental sciences meet policy and values. Dr. Santana is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Utah. Although the idea […]

GCSC Seminar: “Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities” Heather Tanana

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You must be logged in to your Zoom account to join.  Zoom link https://utah.zoom.us/j/91594101737?pwd=ZWFHV2dWK2ZuektJeGJxUWQxUjdnUT09 Meeting ID: 915 9410 1737     Passcode: 310125 Water is life. Every household in America needs and is entitled to clean and safe water access, but the reality is that many households in Indian country lack access to it.  Lack of […]

GCSC Seminar: “Why does humanity need new energy materials, and where will we find them?” Taylor Sparks

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"Why does humanity need new energy materials, and where will we find them?" You must be logged in to your Zoom account to join. Zoom link https://utah.zoom.us/j/91594101737?pwd=ZWFHV2dWK2ZuektJeGJxUWQxUjdnUT09 Meeting ID: 915 9410 1737     Passcode: 310125 The costs of our reliance on fossil energy are substantial negative impacts on the environment as well as unequal impacts […]

“Confronting the politics of a changing climate in the science classroom”

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You must be logged in to your Zoom account to join. Zoom link https://utah.zoom.us/j/91594101737?pwd=ZWFHV2dWK2ZuektJeGJxUWQxUjdnUT09 Meeting ID: 915 9410 1737     Passcode: 310125 Among the US public, climate change remains divisive and politically fraught. The political polarization surrounding climate science presents a major challenge for K-12 science teachers. On the one hand, as educators, we have […]

GCSC Seminar: Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality in the Western U.S.

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Heather Holmes, UU Dept. of Chemical Engineering You must be logged in to your Zoom account to join. Zoom link https://utah.zoom.us/j/91594101737?pwd=ZWFHV2dWK2ZuektJeGJxUWQxUjdnUT09 Meeting ID: 915 9410 1737     Passcode: 310125 Results of ongoing air quality modeling efforts to estimate and forecast wildfire smoke plume transport will be presented, including a discussion of challenges specific to the […]