Earth and Climate Sciences

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Science, Technology, Environment and Global Affairs presents “Bridging Science and Community for Climate Solutions” with Kyla Westphal.

With environmental Filmmaker Kathy Kasic and UVM Professor and Author Paul Bierman

Led by ECSC Student Committee Members, this is an affinity space for underrepresented folks in ECSC/Geosciences to share their experiences and learn more about the department and major. Underclassmen and undeclared students are encouraged to come! A delicious catered lunch will be provided.

Co-Sponsored by the Climate Action Capacity Program

Join us for a casual, informal lunch conversation and networking with Nick Engelfried, author of “Movement Makers: How Young Activists Upended the Politics of Climate Change,” will share insights from investigating the dramatic rise of youth-led climate activism. Over the course of two decades, young people have propelled the climate crisis into the political spotlight, with Middlebury College playing a key role. Come learn how lessons gleaned from interviews with over 100 past and current leaders of the movement can inform our work fighting for a livable planet today.

Please join us on Monday, April 1 at 12:00pm EST for an information session about the Climate Action Fellowship! This is a great opportunity for prospective applicants to arrive and learn more about what the fellowship entails, ask any questions, and connect with other students and the Climate Action Program team. This event will take place on Zoom. Information below. Please visit go/caf for more information, and be sure to follow us on Instagram @middclimateactioncapacity !

Jennifer Carman
How to talk about climate change: Insights from national and international public opinion research

Documentary film screening of Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire followed by panel discussion and Q&A session with film director, experts interviewed in the film, and local experts from Middlebury.

Jupiter’s moon Europa may be a habitable world. Galileo spacecraft data suggest that an ocean lurks beneath its frozen ice surface. A paucity of large craters argues for a young surface and recent geological activity, and magnetic measurements imply that a salty ocean persists today. Europa’s ocean and surface are inherently linked. This presentation will summarize both our state of knowledge about Europa and the science potential of NASA’s mission to explore Europa and investigate its habitability.

The Mars Curiosity rover is still going strong after 3.5 years on Mars and has recently reached exposures of sedimentary rocks that are yielding dramatic new insights into Martian history! Please join us to welcome Chief Project Scientist John Grotzinger (Caltech/JPL) who will give an update on the latest findings and answer questions from the audience.