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Climate Week @ Montana State University

Climate Week @ Montana State University

MONDAY, APRIL 22
6:30PM Norm Asbjornson Hall Room 165
Ian van Coller: “Naturalists of the Long Now”
Van Coller, MSU Professor of Photography, will present his latest work focusing on environmental issues related to climate change and deep time. These projects have centered on the production of large-scale artist books, as well as collaborations with paleoclimatologists.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 23
4:30PM Norm Asbjornson Hall Room 137
Pico Alt: “Past Climate of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: How Lessons from Lake Sediments can Inform our Future”
Pico Alt, PhD candidate in the MSU Department of Earth Sciences, and will discuss how members of MSU’s paleoecology laboratory use natural archives to uncover the histories of our forests and present recent findings on the vegetation and climate history of the GYE.

6:30PM Norm Asbjornson Hall Room 165
Michael Reidy: “Why Mountaineering Matters: John Tyndall and the Invention of the Natural Greenhouse Effect”
Reidy, MSU Professor of History, will discuss the John Tyndall Correspondence Project, an effort to illuminate the significance of the Irish physicist John Tyndall by publishing in a series of nineteen scholarly volumes all 8,000 extant letters to and from Tyndall.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
7:00 PM Romney 306
David Carlson: “Driving against the grain: Enjoying an EV in Montana”
Carlson, former Director of the World Climate Research Programme, will discuss his 6,000-mile journey in his electric car and how we can all embrace EVs. Carlson’s EV will be on display outside the venue.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 25
6:00 PM Bozeman Public Library
Annie Coleman: “Getting into Mountains: A History of Guiding and the Challenges of Access”
Coleman, Associate Professor of University of Notre Dame and Faculty Affiliate with the Environmental Change Initiative, will discuss the impact of outdoor sports and recreation. This talk is sponsored by the MSU College of Letters and Science the Minds on Mountains Conference.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 26
4:00 PM Reynolds Recital Hall
Climate Concert with MSU faculty and students
Come enjoy a climate-themed musical concert interspersed with poetry to provide hope and courage. In collaboration with the MSU School of Music

5:00 PM Norm Asbjornson Inspiration Hall
Conrad Anker and Katie Ives: Mountains of the World
Anker (climber) and Ives (former long-time editor of Alpinist Magazine) will talk about their new work on Mountains of the World. Moderated by science historian Dr. Michael Reidy. This talk is part of the Minds on Mountains Conference, sponsored by the MSU College of Letters and Science.
All Week: Check out Climate Week Tabling and Book Display of climate-related books in the Montana State University Library, 2nd Floor Atrium

** Free Raffle Drawing with GREAT Prizes from Simms (Waders and Pack), Owenhouse Cycling, Stio Bozeman Mountain Studio, Bridger Brewing, Colombo's Pizza & Pasta, & More! Every event is a chance to win!**

Montana State University
06:30 PM - 05:00 PM, every day through Apr 26, 2024.

Event Supported By

MSU Climate Solutions Group, MSU Campus Climate Coalition, & Gallatin Valley Earth Day
Montana State University