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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
book event: Making Peace with Nature: Ecological Encounters along the Korean DMZ, 5/9 @ 4pm
Eleana Kim, University of California, Irvine Michael Fisch, University of Chicago (interlocutor) Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 4:00pm CT, Room 142, 1155 E. 60th St. This book talk discusses Eleana Kim’s recently published ethnography of the ecologies of the South Korean...
CEGU presents Michael Kimmelman: The Future of Cities and the Challenge of Participatory Democracy, 5/1@ 4:30pm
with Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times and interlocutor Nootan Bharani, The University of Chicago, Arts + Public Life The Theatre, Ida Noyes Hall 1212 E. 59th St. Third Floor Chicago, IL 60637 Register here. -- When climate change, aging infrastructure and an...
EARTH MONTH 2023 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Across the UChicago community, numerous virtual and in-person programs are scheduled in April around International Earth Day on April 22, 2023. Please see below for ways to engage in and learn more about how our community reflects on environmental impact and ways to...
New Poll from EPIC: Americans’ Views on Climate Change and Policy in 10 Charts
Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) published a new poll with The Associated Press–NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which explores Americans' attitudes on climate change, their views on key climate and energy policies, and how they...
David Keith joins University of Chicago to lead Climate Systems Engineering initiative
Photo by Jason Smith Prof. David Keith, who has worked at the interface of climate science, technology and public policy for over three decades, has joined the faculty of UChicago's Department of the Geophysical Sciences to explore climate systems engineering. READ...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, reSTORE: Establishing a Thrift Store on Campus
Lucas Berard, Isabella Bonito, and Will Harding led efforts for the on-campus thrift store, reSTORE. By Ashley Wynstra (originally published on the CSL website) In the basement of Stuart Hall, visitors will find a once empty space filled with new life. The Phoenix...
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