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Utah averages 222 sunny days each year, which is great for those of us who get some of our energy from solar panels. But options for storing the sun’s energy on overcast days have limited efficiency and duration of storage. Shelley Minteer, a new GCSC faculty affiliate from the Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science […]

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GCSC Fellow Jory Lerback Champions Diversity

Before coming to the Department of Geology and Geophysics to study hydrology as a GCSC Fellow, Jory Lerback worked as a data analyst at the American Geophysical Union. Read about her findings of gender imbalance in peer review, and her efforts to champion a safe, inclusive, and diverse environment in her college. @theU article here.

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Davies assesses solar power policies

Prices 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 […]

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Isabel Dulfano on Good Life, Cultural Sustainability, and the GCSC

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Dr. Isabel Dulfano peppers conversations with literary references. She is a literature scholar after all, albeit one with an MBA. An associate professor in Languages and Literature and a Global Change & Sustainability Center (GCSC) faculty affiliate, Dulfano represents the GCSC’s interdisciplinary ethos. Read on to learn more about her expertise in the GCSC’s Nature […]

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