Climate Change Impacts
Geography 501, Graduate Seminar
Spring 2013
University of Idaho
Events
Below are a list of events that are occurring on the UI campus.
Instead of the regularly scheduled class on February 12, attend TWO of these events (minimum two hours total for those that are longer) and write two two-page discussions of the event that summarizes each event and describes your reactions.
Instead of the regularly scheduled class on February 12, attend TWO of these events (minimum two hours total for those that are longer) and write two two-page discussions of the event that summarizes each event and describes your reactions.
1. UIDEAS Symposium
From the Experts: What they do and why they do it
Date: Thursday April 11th, 2013
Location: Administration Building Auditorium
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
(doors open at 5:30pm)
Funded by:
UI Sustainability Center
Department of Environmental Science
College of Art and Architecture
This symposium is an interdisciplinary effort spearheaded by students, for students.
During April, this professorial speaker symposium will be making its debut as part of the larger series of April events, specifically Earth Fest. Various UI faculty, including Michael Jennings, Tom Bitterwolf, Jodi-Johnson Maynard, Lindsay Craig, Scott Slovic, John Lawrence and Sherry McKibben, will be presenting their research and academic passions for the entire UI Campus and Moscow Community.
The idea behind this symposium is to give professors the chance to simply tell what they do and why they do it- how it affects the UI campus, the Moscow community, and how it links to sustainability. Since it is interdisciplinary, the presentations are to be engaging and done so in a manner so they are accessible and understandable to all. Although the setting for this symposium is professional, everyone is welcome to attend. In fact, we encourage questions after each professor’s presentation.
Date: Thursday April 11th, 2013
Location: Administration Building Auditorium
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
(doors open at 5:30pm)
Funded by:
UI Sustainability Center
Department of Environmental Science
College of Art and Architecture
This symposium is an interdisciplinary effort spearheaded by students, for students.
During April, this professorial speaker symposium will be making its debut as part of the larger series of April events, specifically Earth Fest. Various UI faculty, including Michael Jennings, Tom Bitterwolf, Jodi-Johnson Maynard, Lindsay Craig, Scott Slovic, John Lawrence and Sherry McKibben, will be presenting their research and academic passions for the entire UI Campus and Moscow Community.
The idea behind this symposium is to give professors the chance to simply tell what they do and why they do it- how it affects the UI campus, the Moscow community, and how it links to sustainability. Since it is interdisciplinary, the presentations are to be engaging and done so in a manner so they are accessible and understandable to all. Although the setting for this symposium is professional, everyone is welcome to attend. In fact, we encourage questions after each professor’s presentation.
2. Oceans, Ice and Climate Change, Part 1
A two event speaker series featuring world-class researchers studying two areas where the impacts of climate change will be greatest.
Shallin Busch - 7PM, February 7, 2013: Law Buillding Courtroom
Dr. Busch is a research ecologist for the Northwest Fisheries Science Center within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She co-leads a team studying ocean acidification as a result of global climate change and the impacts of this change on animal populations and ocean communities. Currently, our oceans have absorbed about 1/3 of carbon dioxide emissions, and as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, ocean chemistry will change resulting in potentially series consequences for marine systems and the human communities dependent on these environments for survival. In 2012, she was summoned to Washington D.C. to brief the U.S. Congress on the ecological and economic impacts of ocean acidification.
Shallin Busch - 7PM, February 7, 2013: Law Buillding Courtroom
Dr. Busch is a research ecologist for the Northwest Fisheries Science Center within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She co-leads a team studying ocean acidification as a result of global climate change and the impacts of this change on animal populations and ocean communities. Currently, our oceans have absorbed about 1/3 of carbon dioxide emissions, and as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, ocean chemistry will change resulting in potentially series consequences for marine systems and the human communities dependent on these environments for survival. In 2012, she was summoned to Washington D.C. to brief the U.S. Congress on the ecological and economic impacts of ocean acidification.
3. Oceans, Ice and Climate Change, Part 2
A two event speaker series featuring world-class researchers studying two areas where the impacts of climate change will be greatest.
Steven Amstrup - 7PM, April 25, 2013: Administration Building Auditorium
Dr. Amstrup is the chief scientist for Polar Bears International (PBI) where he serves as an advocate for polar bears and climate change mitigation. He dedicated 30 years of study to polar bears as a biologist for the US Geological Survey and for the last 20 years was considered the preeminent polar bear researcher in the world. Reports from his research team in 2007 and 2008 led to the listing of polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, and in 2012, he was awarded both the highest honor for animal conservation internationally (Indianapolis Award) and in Germany (Our Earth Bambi Award) for his contributions to polar bear conservation.
Steven Amstrup - 7PM, April 25, 2013: Administration Building Auditorium
Dr. Amstrup is the chief scientist for Polar Bears International (PBI) where he serves as an advocate for polar bears and climate change mitigation. He dedicated 30 years of study to polar bears as a biologist for the US Geological Survey and for the last 20 years was considered the preeminent polar bear researcher in the world. Reports from his research team in 2007 and 2008 led to the listing of polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, and in 2012, he was awarded both the highest honor for animal conservation internationally (Indianapolis Award) and in Germany (Our Earth Bambi Award) for his contributions to polar bear conservation.
4. SWITCH
The film SWITCH, as part of the Sustainability Center’s Earth Fest, will be shown on April 18, 2013. An award-winning film, SWITCH explores the world's leading energy sites, from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, many highly restricted and never before seen on film. With interviews from international leaders of government, industry and academia, SWITCH cuts through the confusion and exposes the path to our energy future.
5. Chasing Ice
April 2, 7 pm, Kenworthy Theatre.
www.chasingice.com
www.chasingice.com