The 2009-10 UAA/APU Books of the Year theme is “Responding to Climate Change in Alaska.” Please join us for an exciting and informative evening in which the Seawolf Debate Team, a faculty panel and all attendees address this critical topic. This event is part of a series of debates sponsored by UAA since 2003 to provide forums for Alaskans to participate in discussions of policies and issues affecting their future.

This podcast was recorded on Oct. 29, 2009.

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In conjunction with the fall 2009 production of ‘Terra Nova,’ the UAA Dept. of Theatre & Dance hosted a symposium on climate change in the Arctic. Panelists included UAA faculty Dr. Lillian Alessa, Dr. Birgit Hagedorn, and Dr. Jeff Welker. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Kerry Feldman.

This podcast was recorded on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009.

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Conversation with director Tom Skore

Why he chose the play, how he worked with the actors.

Terra Nova

Press release on the production

Climate Justice expert, Maxine Burkett, associate professor at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law speaks on ‘Helping Vulnerable Communities Adapt to Climate Change’

This talk was hosted by the Resilience and Adaptive Management (RAM) Group and the Office of the Chancellor.

This podcast was recorded on September 29, 2009.

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Resilience and Adaptive Management (RAM) Group

Office of the Chancellor

Maxine Burkett

UAA biology professor Jeff Welker co-authored an important paper identifying gaps in our knowledge on how climate warming is changing the Arctic. An international team of scientists collaborated on the paper, reviewing dozens of research documents on the effects of circumpolar warming and noting numerous direct effects. They issued a call to action, describing what we need to do in global climate change research and where the public needs to spend its money. The paper was published Sept. 11, 2009 in the journal “Science.”

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Science

Abstract for the article

ENRI Home

Environment and Natural Resources Institute Web site

Dr. Kristie L. Ebi is an independent consultant (ESS, LLC) who has been conducting research on the impacts of and adaptation to climate change for more than a decade. Her scientific training includes an M.S. in toxicology and a Ph.D. and a Masters of Public Health in epidemiology, and two years of postgraduate research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr. Kristie L. Ebi has worked with WHO, UNDP, USAID, and others on implementing adaptation measures and adaptation assessments. She has edited fours books on aspects of climate change and has published more than 80 papers.

This podcast was recorded on Feb. 3, 2009.

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