Which way will we tip?
By: Liz Ivkovich, Sustainability Office. Tipping Point, def.: the critical point at which a change becomes unstoppable. Earth is undergoing an alarming series of changes due to human impacts. Warming […]
Tag Archives: global warming
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Seminar: Greenland Ice Sheet may have larger than expected impact on sea level
By: Liz Ivkovich, Sustainability Office. New research suggests that the Greenland Ice Sheet is far less stable than current climate models predict, which could mean those models are severely underestimating […]
Photographing Plant Phenology
By: Liz Ivkovich, Sustainability Office On Tuesday Nov. 15, Dr. Andrew Richardson will present “Climate change, phenology, and ecosystem processes: what we are learning from the PhenoCam network” as part […]
GCSC Presents: Seminar Speaker Dr. Leah Sprain
By Liz Ivkovich, Sustainability Office The next speaker in the GCSC Seminar Series is Dr. Leah Sprain, Assistant Professor of Communication at UC Boulder. Sprain will present “Democratic dilemmas of […]
GCSC Presents: Seminar Speaker Dr. Marc Parlange
By Liz Ivkovich, Sustainability Office This post is the second of our series highlighting the innovative research presented by the GCSC Seminar Series. Dr. Marc Parlange of the University of […]
Divesting from easy answers/reinvesting in the power of action
Liz Ivkovich, Graduate Research Fellow, Department of Modern Dance. Fundamentally, the divestment conversation is about hypocrisy. Or, perhaps, it’s about integrity. Actually, it’s opportunities for reinvestment in alternative energy. No, really, it’s […]
Spotlighting Women Sustainability Leaders on Campus: Brenda Bowen, Ph.D.
By Dani Poirier, Environmental & Sustainability Studies Student This profile is part of a series of stories highlighting women sustainability leaders from the University of Utah. After sitting down with […]
Investing in Sustainability Leadership with the Alta Awards
By Eva Grimmer, Sustainability Office Intern On March 2, the Sustainability Office and Alta Ski Area teamed up to award deserving members of the University of Utah community with the […]
THE U MAKES INSTALLATION OF SOLAR SIMPLE AND AFFORDABLE
Originally published in @theU on Mar. 21, 2016 By the University of Utah Sustainability Office The University of Utah has announced the return of its very popular community solar energy […]
Finding Creative Paths to Sustainability with a Graduate Certificate
By Shaun Daniel, GCSC Research Associate When he walks this spring, Mike Christensen will be the University of Utah’s first graduate with an Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Sustainability. Christensen leads […]
