The Red Butte Creek Strategic Vision (download here) is an initiative that addresses sustainability, environmental stewardship, and ecological planning. It was produced with input from a diverse group of stakeholders from: the University of Utah; Research Park administrators; neighboring community members and community council representatives; Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County municipal employees; and students […]
Read More[bs_lead]”Ask alumni what they remember of their undergraduate days; many will quickly recall the excitement of their field station experiences, even decades after they have graduated from the University.”1 [/bs_lead] Over the decades, GCSC founding director Jim Ehleringer has been gratified to see different entities at the University seize upon opportunities to develop field stations […]
Read MorePrices for home solar installations are dropping. If the trend continues, that’s good news for the environment. But policy changes in consumer net-metering in Nevada slowed the growth of solar dramatically, and resulted in solar businesses leaving the state. What will happen in Utah? GCSC affiliate Lincoln Davies, associate dean for academic affairs and a […]
Read MoreThe salt crust of Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats is shrinking and thinning. Land-speed enthusiasts have been deeply disappointed at the cancellation of events due to inadequate salt crust. Some blame decades of salt mining. Geologist Brenda Bowen is looking at human and environmental factors in the context of geologic change and ecological evolution in […]
Read MoreIn 2015-2016, the GCSC launched a new Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Sustainability, continued to fund exciting new interdisciplinary student research and fund graduate fellows, and engaged a new population of faculty, postdocs, and students. Read more here.
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