This pre-recorded seminar will be broadcast over Zoom, with a live Q & A with Utah Law professor John Ruple, senior counsel in the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Register to attend via Zoom here: https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAufu-vqDosE9NeenpFDSkdy2v1LkY6Gore Brenda Mallory was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 14, 2021 and sworn in as the […]
In person, FASB 295, and online. To attend via Zoom, register at https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcocu6gqTwpHtRbvrVl42OwJBd3w75q3P_P Abstract: My research centers on reconstructing past changes in sea level to better understand the dynamics of ice sheet and sea level response to changes in climate, particularly during warm climates or rapid climate transitions. I will present an overview of our evolving […]
FASB room 295 To attend online, register at https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpc-mqpzkiEtU0JjqzILTQhCw4mOMdTaXH Drawing upon data from in-depth interviews with community members and an ethnographic study of three coastal villages that were at different stages of relocation as an adaptation to coastal erosion, Dr. Bertana will provide an analysis of the structural processes that resulted in maladaptive outcomes. Amanda […]
FASB room 295 Abstract: Pollution concentrations in the United States have fallen in recent decades. Despite these improvements, relative pollution concentrations between minority communities and other communities persist. This talk will present ongoing work quantifying pollution gaps across the United States and its implications for environmental justice and health disparities. This research analyzes recent trends […]
FASB room 295 To attend online, register: https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIoceisrD4jGdCPqjsKBMjgS0aKULFo6msF How do engineers and applied scientists who work in the mining and oil and gas industries understand their work in relation to broader calls for greater public accountability of the corporations employing them? In this talk, Professor Smith uses in-depth ethnography to explore how the corporate context […]