GCSC Fellows and other graduate students and others have the opportunity to engage in a unique interdisciplinary course, “Global Changes and Society” (SUST 6000). Offered in the spring, this project-based course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to research related to global changes and sustainability. In this course, students from different disciplines Identify a theme or focus area, begin to learn the language and approaches of other disciplines around the theme, explore perspectives and approaches of different stakeholders, and develop a team project.
Read about the projects from each class at the links below:
- GCS 2012: Red Butte Creek: Begin a dialog about the untapped potential of the stretch of RBC that flows through campus
- GCS 2013: Red Butte Creek: Unite stakeholders to further sustainable stewardship of Red Butte Creek
- GCS 2014: SmartCommUte: Empower commuters to the U of U to make transportation choices to help improve the air
- GCS 2015: MovingU: Help the campus community reduce daily air pollution emissions
- GCS 2016: Changing the Campus Culture to Address Climate Change
- GCS 2017: Behaviors to improve air quality in the Salt Lake Valley
- GCS 2018: Human Relationships with Water: World Water Museum
- GCS 2019: Starting Conversations in the Wasatch Front: Equity and Sustainability
- GCS 2020: A Social Project during Social Distancing: Creating a Collaborative Response to the World as We Know It
- GCS 2021: Climate and Hazard Resilience
- GCS 2022: Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality
- GCS 2023: Campus as a Living Lab