Using Narrative to Develop Environmental Empathy: Stories about Polar Regions and Beyond in the Long Term Ecological Research Schoolyard Book Series Diane McKnight, Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder Efforts to communicate with children about climate change and ecological themes often emphasize environmental threats, especially in polar regions. For […]
April 27, 2022 "The challenges of being an ecologist in the 21st century: We might be good at what we do, but is what we do of much good?" LSC Ballroom - Cherokee 3:30pm Coffee & Tea 4:00pm Seminar LSC University Club 5:00pm Reception April 28, 2022 "The strength of simplicity and the challenge of complexity: traits, […]
April 27, 2022 "The challenges of being an ecologist in the 21st century: We might be good at what we do, but is what we do of much good?" LSC Ballroom - Cherokee 3:30pm Coffee & Tea 4:00pm Seminar LSC University Club 5:00pm Reception April 28, 2022 "The strength of simplicity and the challenge of complexity: traits, […]
Join SoGES outside Johnson Hall on the Oval as we kick off the year with free tacos! EDUCATION: Learn about opportunities to engage with the School through obtaining a minor or joining one of our student sustainability centers. RESEARCH: We offer funding opportunities for faculty and staff through our Resident Fellows, Global Challenges Research Teams, […]
My nematode teacher: Lessons from Antarctic soil nematodes on how to isolate from Covid Abigail Jackson, MSc Student, Department of Biology, Brigham Young University: BSc, Colorado State University Abby will discuss impacts of COVID-19 on Antarctic fieldwork and the unexpected opportunities. During the 2021/22 austral summer, Abby spent 4 months servicing stream gages and collecting […]
The overconsumption of natural resources is seen as a major threat to achieving sustainability. Reducing overconsumption of natural resources now and the future is a key theme of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This panel will highlight CSU experts who will share their insights about how we might obtain a better balance between sustainable production […]
"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg Join us for a panel discussion on the powerful contributions women are making towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Poverty, climate change, and other pressing challenges facing humanity and can only be mitigated […]
Join us for an author reception celebrating the launch of "Building Something Better: Environmental Crisis and the Promise of Community Change" Sociologists Stephanie A. Malin and Meghan Elizabeth Kallman demonstrate how communities adapt in the face of crises and explain that sociology can help us understand how and why they do this challenging work. Tackling […]
Each year, the School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES) hosts six panels as part of the SoGES Managing the Planet panel series. Panels address diverse topics related to relevant sustainability issues and feature an interdisciplinary panel of Colorado State University experts conducting research related to the topic. Panels are organized to highlight current research and […]
ANTARCTIC LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: Recent Scientific Advances for the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration Tuesday, November 15 | 6:00-7:00 pm | Old Town Library Dr. Ted Scambos will report on how field work, both offshore and onshore at Thwaites Glacier, has shed new light on ocean conditions and update attendees on the recent history of the massive ice […]