Atmospheric Sciences seminar: "MesoWest: 1997-2017 and Beyond," John Horel. 3:15pm 110 INSCC January 1, 2017 marks the 20th year for software developed in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences to provide seamless access to environmental data made available from diverse public sources. MesoWest has grown from its initial focus in the early years on the western […]
“Ice Sheets, Glaciers and Society: past and present cryospheric change and its impact on society” Joerg Schaefer, Columbia University, Earth & Environmental Sciences. 4:00 pm, 210 ASB The response of ice-sheets and mountain glaciers to changing climate has become a forefront problem in Earth Sciences, relevant for our society in a warming world. Fluctuating ice-sheet […]
Why Birds Matter: Conserving the World’s Birds and Their Ecosystem Services 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., S.J. Quinney College of Law Moot Courtroom (Level 6) Studying birds’ ecological functions and ecosystem services enables us to understand the environmental consequences, of bird declines and extinctions, for ecosystems and for the people that benefit from birds’ services. […]
“Transcending data through creative expression” Wendy Wischer, University of Utah, Art & Art History. 4pm, 210 ASB Abstract: The focus of my creative research is to produce artwork in a variety of media from sculptural objects, to installations, to video, sound and public works. Much of the artwork is based on blurring the separation between […]