Distinguished Lecture Series, Global Change Center

 

Recent Submissions

  • Global Change Lecture Series: How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate 

    Hoffman, Andrew (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2019-03-22)
    Andrew Hoffman, the Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise for University of Michigan and author, visited Virginia Tech on Friday, March 22, as part of The Global Change Center at Virginia Tech’s Distinguished Lecture ...

  • Global Change Center 2018 Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Kirk Johnson 

    Johnson, Kirk (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2018-03-16)
    Dr. Kirk Johnson is a paleontologist who has led expeditions that have resulted in the discovery of more than 1,400 fossil sites. His research focuses on fossil plants and the extinction of dinosaurs. He is known for his ...

  • Chasing Water in a Rapidly Changing World 

    Richter, Brian D. (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2017-04-07)
    Water shortages are now affecting half the world’s population, disrupting food and energy security as well as urban water supplies in many cities. The overuse of water and associated drying of rivers, lakes, and aquifers ...

  • Living in the Anthropocene: Science, Sustainability and Society 

    Tewksbury, Joshua (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2016-04-21)
    Dr. Joshua Tewksbury is an ecologist, conservation biologist, and planetary health scientist with experience both in academia and in civil society. In addition to his appointment at Future Earth, Tewksbury is also a research ...

  • Should We Trust Science? Perspectives from the History and Philosophy of Science 

    Oreskes, Naomi (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2015-09-02)
    The Global Change Center at Virginia Tech welcomed Dr. Naomi Oreskes, Harvard historian and author, for a Distinguished Lecture on September 2, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA. Dr. Oreskes is a ...

  • The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars 

    Mann, Michael E. (2015-03-20)
    The Interfaces of Global Change Program at Virginia Tech is proud to host Dr. Michael Mann for a science communication workshop and public lecture on Friday, March 20, 2015. Dr. Mann is an award-winning climate scientist ...