Sustainable Systems

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Speaker Series: Professor Jim Diana

Professor Jim Diana presents the lecture "Sustainable Aquaculture" as part of the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Fall 2008 Speaker Series.

Date and Time:

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Speaker:

Professor Jim Diana

Location:

2024 Dana Building, 440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Sponsors:

Sustainable Agriculture Work Group

Rapid Warming of Lake Superior: The Role of Ice

The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is hosting a seminar titled the "Rapid Warming of Lake Superior: The Role of Ice"

The speaker is Dr. Jay Austin, Assistant Professor, Large Lakes Observatory/Deptartment of Physics at the University of Minnesota, Duluth

Date and Time:

Friday, April 25, 2008 - 7:00am to 10:00am

Location:

GLERL Conference Room 105, 2205 Commonwealth Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI

Sponsors:

GLERL

Overview

Both developed and developing nations face ever-growing challenges to meet basic human needs in a sustainable manner. Key issues include depletion of fossil fuels, global warming, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity and the human health impact, all of which are compounded by an expanding global population.