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Deans’ Day Event Explores the “Global Warning”

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What does global warming mean to us? What is our planet’s current condition? How did we get here and what does our changing climate mean for the future?

On Saturday, January 26th, faculty, alumni, and friends of the IU School of Liberal Arts and the IUPUI School of Science will explore these questions and more at the Deans’ Day Continuing Education Program in the new IUPUI Campus Center.

Global Warning: An Environment for Change?

Featuring faculty from: Liberal Arts, Science, Law, and Engineering and Technology

Session topics:

  • Climate Change and Society: Lessons from the Past for the Future
  • Climate Change, Adaptation and Development
  • But What Can Be Done?: The Moral Dimensions of Global Warming
  • How Will Plants Grow in the Future When CO2 and Temperature are Higher?
  • The Politics of Environment: Local and Global Issues
  • The Influence of Climatic Variability on Human Migration and the Spread of HIV in Kenya
  • Sustainable Water Resources for Indiana: The Role of Climate Change
  • Predicted Effects of Global Warming
  • Human Adjustments to Difficult Environments: A Case Study of the Sudanese Sahel
  • GO GREEN - Exploring Best Practices of Sustainability in Germany
  • The Climate System: Humans or Mother Nature?

Luncheon Address

"From Brown to Green: Making Buildings Part of the Solution Instead of Part of the Problem"

A typical brown building constructed to code minimum is the worst building you can legally build. With an integrated approach to design, green buildings can minimize energy use and environmental impacts while simultaneously increasing health, productivity, learning, healing and profit.

William M. Brown, IU Alumnus,  B.S. ‘76, AIA, LEED AP, Associate Partner, Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects

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Published on: January 04, 2008