Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025 Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm Location: Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy (L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building, Suite W1204) Larissa Yocom, Executive Director, Utah Forest Restoration Institute Abstract: Wildfire in the western US is an ecological phenomenon and a societal problem. Ecologically, many fires burn in areas where […]
Read MoreTuesday, October 21, 2025, 4:00 to 5:30 PM Air Pollution and Health: Scientific Promise and Public Policy Controversy Hosted at the Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy (L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building, Suite W1204) Abstract: An important promise of air pollution health science is that it supports evidence-based public policies aimed at safeguarding […]
Read MoreThursday, September 4, 4:00 p.m. Dust as a Solar Shield L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building, Suite W1204 Ben Bromley is a theoretical and computational astrophysicist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Utah. Astrophysical dust is remarkably efficient at modifying starlight. Even in small quantities, dust can reflect and absorb […]
Read MoreFriday, April 4, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. From Data to Dialogue: applying science to assess ecosystem carbon management strategies Virtual Talk Sara Kuebbing, Director of the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program in The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment Sara is the Director of Research for the Yale Applied Science Synthesis […]
Read MoreTuesday, February 18, 6:00 p.m. Steven Chu: My Random Walk in Science Natural History Museum of Utah The Wilkes Center and the College of Science are excited to host Nobel Laureate STEVEN CHU for the annual Frontiers of Science lecture! science.utah.edu/frontiers-of-science-steven-chu/ Science does not always advance with a clear vision. Scientific trajectories, and more […]
Read MoreWednesday, November 13, 6:45-8 PM, Professor John Lin: Greenhouse gases, Air Quality, and Future of the Wasatch Front Salt Lake City Main Library Auditorium Thank you to Friends of Alta for sponsoring this event. Go here to register. This event is free and open to the public. Join Friends of Alta and John Lin from […]
Read MoreThursday, November 7th, 7-8 PM, John Vaillant: Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World Utah Museum of Natural History The Wilkes Center is thrilled to co-sponsor this event with the American West Center, the Natural History Museum of Utah, and the Stegner Center. Bestselling author John Vaillant will be discussing his newest book, […]
Read MoreMonday, September 23, 2024 6:00 – 8:00 PM Urban Forest Strategies for a Future Climate Red Butte Garden and Arboretum Orangerie 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City The Wilkes Center is excited to co-organize this event with Red Butte Garden and Arboretum As cities become hotter with climate change, urban forests are a significant resource […]
Read MoreWednesday, Apr. 17, 2024 7:00 – 8:00 PM Robin Wall Kimmerer & Kyle Whyte In Conversation Moot Courtroom, S.J. Quinney College of Law The Wilkes Center is excited to co-sponsor this event with the Tanner Humanities Center Kimmerer: Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. […]
Read MoreWednesday, April 10, 2024 7:00 – 8:30 PM Illuminating the Future of Earth’s Forests Under Climate Change Natural History Museum of Utah, Community Room The Wilkes Center is excited to co-sponsor this event with the Natural History Museum of Utah.
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