Earth and Climate Sciences

Please join the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Climate Sciences, Geology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Physics, and Psychology for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines. 

The following departments invite grads and their guests to join them in the locations listed below.

Biology | Great Hall | 2:00-3:15 pm
Chemistry | Great Hall | 2:00-3:15 pm
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | Great Hall | 2:00-3:15 pm

Earth and Climate Sciences | MBH 417 | 2:30-3:15 pm

Geology | Great Hall | 3:45-5:00 pm
Neuroscience | Great Hall | 3:45-5:00 pm
Physics | Great Hall | 3:45-5:00 pm
Psychology | Great Hall | 3:45-5:00 pm

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.