Carrie Chennault, SoGES 2020-21 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, will join the SoGES Sustainability Happy Hour bi-weekly livestream for a fun and interactive conversation on her work as an interdisciplinary social scientist and activist-scholar. Viewers can ask questions directly by commenting live on YouTube, Facebook, or Periscope. Livestream broadcast, 3-4pm. WATCH HERE and sign up for updates.

November 10 | Strengthening Sustainability Programs in Higher Education

Christopher Boone, Dean of the College of Global Futures and Professor in the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, will deliver a virtual seminar on recommendations from the consensus study report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Free Zoom Webinar, co-sponsored by CSU's SoGES and Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, 1-2:30pm. REGISTER HERE.

November 11 |Conducting Field Research in Africa During a Global Pandemic

Join The Africa Center for a virtual panel discussion on the challenges and innovations of adapting research in a global pandemic. Viewers can submit questions in advance when registering. Free virtual webinar, 12pm. REGISTER HERE. The Africa Center is housed in SoGES.

November 13 |Equity and Diversity in Cycling

Join the Student Sustainability Center Club for a virtual panel about equity and diversity in cycling. Panelists will discuss systemic disparities and building a more diverse cycling movement in northern Colorado. Free virtual webinar, 5:30pm. LEARN MORE. The Student Sustainability Center is housed in in SoGES.

A new report, "Building a Greener Recovery: Lessons from the great recession," by Edward Barbier, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Economics and SoGES Senior Scholar, was recently published by the UN Environment Programme. "The paper...is the first in a series of UNEP reports designed to help countries build back more sustainably from the pandemic." LEARN MORE.

Nomad's Land: Pastoralism and French Environmental Policy in the Nineteenth-Century Mediterranean World, written by Andrea Duffy, Assistant Professor and Director of International Studies in the College of Liberal Arts, was selected for this year’s Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Book Award. This distinction is awarded by the Forest History Society for top publications in forest and conservation history. Duffy worked on this book as part of her 2016-17 SoGES Resident Fellowship.

Sara Van Hatten, fifth-year CSU senior majoring in ecosystem science and sustainability with a minor in global environmental sustainability and Director of the Student Sustainability Center, discussed in a recent SOURCE story how her experiential trip to India in the summer of 2019 offered firsthand insights to apparel sustainability. LEARN MORE.

A new SoGES course, taught by SoGES Lead Scientist Pat Keys, will be offered Spring Semester 2021. GES 440: Sea Level Rise and Sustainable Future is an interdisciplinary course open to all CSU students of any major and will explore topics such as the scientific basis of sea level rise, policy and culture case studies, and more. Watch this video to learn more.

Delphine Farmer, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and SoGES 2014-15 Resident Fellow, and Kelsey Bilsback, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Atmospheric Science and SoGES 2019-20 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, were both co-authors on the recent PNAS publication, "Revisiting particle dry deposition and its role in radiative effect estimates." LEARN MORE.

Explore law, governance, and management of western water resources through the interdisciplinary GRAD 592 water resources seminar series. The Colorado Water Center series is open to all, no course enrollment is required to attend. View the speaker line-up and register for the virtual seminar series here.

Online minor enrollment is available. Visit the SoGES education and training webpage to learn more and download the minor course check sheets.

The Global Environmental Sustainability (GES) Minor offers undergraduate students in every department at CSU a curriculum that enhances their major with the core knowledge to address real world sustainability challenges and the tools to bring sustainability into their careers. To enroll, students must meet with SoGES Advisor Dale Lockwood (virtual appointments available). Watch this video and email GESadvising@colostate.edu for more information.

The Interdisciplinary Minor in Sustainable Energy (SEM) is jointly offered by the Energy Institute and SoGES. This minor offers undergraduate students, regardless of their major, an opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge of the many dimensions of sustainable energy. To enroll, students must meet with SoGES Advisor Dale Lockwood (virtual appointments available). Email GESadvising@colostate.edu for more information.

The Sustainable Water Interdisciplinary Minor (SWIM) is jointly offered by the Colorado Water Center and SoGES. This minor focuses on water issues from social, political, economic, and ecological perspectives. Students gain knowledge of the complexities of water management and its use. To enroll, students must meet with SWIM advisor Julie Kallenberger (virtual appointments available). Email Julie.Kallenberger@colostate.edu for more information.

The Role of Sustainability in Peace and Reconciliation Studies (SPRS) Interdisciplinary Minor is open to students who want to understand more about the philosophical roots of peace and reconciliation and its expression within various academic disciplines, research, and service. To enroll, students must meet with SoGES advisor Dale Lockwood (virtual appointments available). Email GESadvising@colostate.edu for more information.

SoGES addresses complex and global challenges by propelling sustainability research, educating future sustainability leaders, and connecting with the community. CLICK HERE to learn more about our School, our mission, and ways you can support.

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