Giving Nature a Break: Paths to Sustainability
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Intersections of Environment and Justice: From Our Bodies to the Earth
Moderated by Aaron Bugaj, Biosphere 2
The Carson Scholars Program webinar series, Intersections of Environment and Justice: From Our Bodies to the Earth, brings together the expertise of the 2020 cohort of graduate students to discuss the future of food; management and re-use of resources; environmental, health, and social justice; and environmental stresses and climate impacts. In four one-hour webinars, the 12 Scholars detail the challenges facing communities around the world and innovations that could impact the way we interact with the planet and each other. Click here to learn more about the Carson Scholars Program.
Giving Nature a Break: Paths to Sustainability
As the global population grows and technology advances so does demand for resources, services and products. This comes with consequences: How do we handle waste generated from our consumption habits? How do we make sure future generation have access to vital resources? In this webinar, Carson Scholars from Arid Lands Resource Sciences, Systems and Industrial Engineering, and Chemical and Environmental Engineering will explore the human impact on natural resource’s life cycles, from new technologies to policies, re-use and management.
Presentations
Turning on the Tap: Building Alternatives to Water Scarcity in Mexico
Mary-Bell Cruz Ayala, Arid Lands Resource Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
Got Water? The Thirst for Innovation
Varinia Felix, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Value Recovery of Hard Drives: Sustainability vs. Security
Hamid Ghaderi, Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering
Click the link below to register for one or all of the webinars in the series.