2020 Virtual Summer Institute on Climate Extremes and Climate and Environmental Equity
Posted: 8/4/2020 (Local Events)
An annual event where faculty, scientists, graduate students, and invited speakers focus on how climate and our physical and human world interact. Each year a new topic, showcasing emerging knowledge and ways in which disciplines intersect, is examined. Always an opportunity for team building and for full discussion of the alternative ways that research can be brought to focus on the pressing questions of today.
Organized by Becky Alexander, Director, UW Program on Climate Change, and Professor, UW Atmospheric Sciences,
Dates: September 14-18, 2020. Registration will remain open until September 1, 2020
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This years’ summer institute is a re-imagining of how to engage across disciplines around an important climate issue of the day. We will explore climate extremes, as seen in marine and continental heatwaves, precipitation and hydrology, and related equity issues. Registration required by Sept. 1, 2020 !
Each day/session will be from 10:00am to 12:30pm and include
- Presentations by invited speakers with introductions by faculty and graduate student session leads
- break out group conversations
- and a live panel discussion