Sustainability Snapshots
Tuesdays, to 2:45.
Together we must strive toward a more just and sustainable world in which the activities and lifestyles of people are in greater harmony with the natural world, its systems, and resources that enable our lives. Understanding and addressing the critical challenges that face us across the intersecting realms of environment, society and economy (such as climate change, water quality and quantity, air pollution) requires expertise and skills from a wide array of disciplines. This series aims to showcase how many of our award winning faculty from across campus are engaging with sustainability in their teaching, research, and/or through applied projects.
Topics cover a variety of areas including climate change, air and water pollution, business and environmental regulation, political thought, creative writing, accounting, outdoor recreation and access, perceptions of water use and conservation, and more!
The series is open for free to all as a drop-in/lunch and learn event. To receive the Zoom link and reminders of the week's topic directly to your inbox, please complete this .
Students may also attend the series for credit with Dr. Alice Mulder Geog 4920 (1-credit), CRN 28125. A key learning outcome for students in this 1 credit course is to see the wide interdisciplinary connections to sustainability and be exposed to what/how different areas approach sustainability topics and challenges.
Zoom link to join a session in the series:
Schedule: Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
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08/31/2021 |
Introduction to the Course/Series - What do we mean when we talk about and teach sustainability?Alice Mulder, Associate Professor Geography, Department of Geography, Environment & Sustainability, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ |
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09/07/2021 |
The Economics of Secondary Water – What’s it Worth?Matt Gnagey, Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ |
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09/14/2021 |
EcoPoetics Presentation and ReadingForrest Gander, Pulitzer Prize winner in Poetry, and visiting writer to 91¶ÌÊÓƵ NOTE: This session will be held OUTDOORS in the area WEST of Elizabeth Hall on campus
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| 09/21/2021 |
Accounting for Environmental SustainabilityDavid Malone, Professor of Accounting, School of Accounting & Taxation, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ |
| 09/28/2021 |
Toward a Low Carbon Future: Net Zero Housing and Energy PerformanceJeremy Farner, Associate Professor Construction Management, Wadman Center of Excellence Director, Building Design & Construction Program Coordinator This session is also being promoted as part of the Utah Climate Action Network's |
| 10/5/2021 |
Course-Based Research on Local Sustainability IssuesCarie Frantz, Assistant Professor Geochemistry & Geobiology, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Co-Director Environmental Science Program, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ |
| 10/12/2021 |
Global Warming, Hotter Cities: Urban Heat Islands in Ogden and BeyondDan Bedford, Professor of Geography, Department of Geography, Environment & Sustainability, and Director of the Honors Program, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ |
| 10/19/2021 |
Do Pollution Regulations Hurt Producers? How do they Affect Consumers and Society?François Giraud-Carrier, Assistant Professor Supply Chain Management, Department of Supply Chain & Management Information Systems, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ |
| 10/26/2021 |
Teaching Climate ChangeJulian Chan, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics |
| 11/02/2021 |
Access to the Outdoors and RecreationLisa Meerts, Assistant Professor, Department of Outdoor & Community Recreation Education, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ |
| 11/09/2021 |
Environmental Sociology in Practice:Uncovering Attitudes Toward Water at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ through Course-Based ResearchCarla Trentelman, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ |
| 11/16/2021 |
Summer Wildfire Smoke and Wintertime Inversions: Utah's Air Quality Problems and SolutionsHal Crimmel, Brady Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of English Language and Literature, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ |
| 11/23/2021 |
No session this week. Enjoy Thanksgiving!
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| 11/30/2021 |
The Anthropocene in Western Political ThoughtThom Kuehls, Professor Political Science and Chair, Department of Political Science and Philosophy |
| 12/07/2021 |
Teaching Climate Change SolutionsMaria Groves, Ph.D, Instructor, Department of Geography, Environment & Sustainability, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ |
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