2020 Fall | Global Change V: Organisms as Environmental Monitors and Remediators

SPRING 2020 | Global Change V: Organisms as Environmental Monitors and Remediators  

COURSE SCHEDULE AND INSTRUCTORS:

• October 1. Diatoms: The Lungs of The Planet and The Canary in The Coal Mine.
  Dave Orcutt, Prof. Emeritus, Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science, VT
• October 8. What Nematodes Know About Soil Health and the Environment. Jon Eisenback, Prof., Plant and Environmental Sciences, VT
• October 15. The Organisms that Eat our Sewage: Is Turning Wastewater into Drinking Water Safe and Effective? John Novak, Prof. Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, VT
• October 22. Understanding the Complexity of Living Systems Through Space, Time, and Networks. Peter Sforza, Director, Center for Geospatial Information Technology, College of Natural Resources & Environment, VT
• October 29. What do 50 Billion Locusts Tell Us About Earth's Climate? Larry Vaughn, Director for Program Development, Center for International Research, Education and Development, VT
• November 5. What Seabirds and Shorebirds are Telling Us About Changing Climate.
  Sarah Karpanty, Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, VT