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UPenn Affiliated Event | Submit an EventAugust, 2021
We are pleased to share that the PPEH team is presenting at this year's STREAMS conference. The following team members and topics will be presented under the panel Environmental Humanities in Practice.
My Climate Story is a public research project that makes global climate change personal, sponsored by the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities. This interactive workshop intends to create climate conversations and guide participants to recognize how local climate issues are impacting their lives in the here and now–and shaping their life stories.
This event is at capacity, but register for the wonderful host of events here:
Climate change is threatening the ability to offer insurance against some climate-related disasters. This webinar will highlight challenges in the California homeowners market related to wildfires, and in the southeast U.S. related to hurricanes and floods. Panelists will discuss the many public insurance programs in operation, existing cross-subsidies in disaster insurance pricing, and the difficult choices that will face regulators, program managers, and Congress in the coming years.
Insurance can be central to securing a mortgage and protecting homeowners. Yet, as climate risks grow, insurance premiums are going to necessarily need to rise to reflect the risk. These projected future increases in risk are often hidden from the market—which is limited to one-year contracts—while long-lived decisions are being made, such as the issuance of 30-year mortgages or the siting of development.
There’s Something About Water!
Have you noticed? Water is in the news a lot these days. Whether it is flooding, drought, water quality issues or the state of our nation’s infrastructure, water is one of our most precious resources, yet one we often take for granted. Our water challenges require governments, industry, and individuals working together.
September, 2021
About this event
Details for how to join the webinar will be emailed to you before the event.
As we continue to experience the energy transition and the push toward lower carbon dioxide emissions, many in the United States are adopting electric cars and electric heating and cooling systems. But what motivates someone to move their household to electric heating?
The Department of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Invites you to attend a EES Seminar Series
Friday, September 17th - 3:00 PM
Dr. Chen Zhu
Professor and Haydn Murray Chair
Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Indiana University
"How Are Geochemical Reactions in Aquifers Connected to Climate Change Mitigation?"
Information on Dr. Zhu's research can be located here:
The Department of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Invites you to attend a EES Seminar Series
Friday, September 24th - 3:00 PM
Dr. Michael Mann
Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science
Director, Earth System Science Center
Penn State University
"Climate Change and Extreme Summer Weather Events"
Information on Dr. Mann's research can be located here:
October, 2021
The Department of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Invites you to attend a EES Seminar Series
Friday, October 1st - 3:00 PM
Dr. Howard Neukrug
Executive Director
The Water Center
The University of Pennsylvania
Information on Dr. Neukrug's research can be located here:
The Department of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Invites you to attend a EES Seminar Series
Friday, October 22nd - 3:00 PM
Dr. James Holden
Professor & Department Head
Department of Microbiology
University of Massachusetts
Information on Dr. Holden's research can be located here:
The Department of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Invites you to attend a EES Seminar Series
Friday, October 29th - 3:00 PM
Dr. Michael Hochella
University Distinguished Professor
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Virginia Tech
Information on Dr. Hochella's research can be located here:
November, 2021
The Department of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Invites you to attend a EES Seminar Series
Friday, November 12th - 3:00 PM
Dr. Steve Shirley
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Information on Dr. Shirley's research can be located here:
December, 2021
The Department of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Invites you to attend a EES Seminar Series
Friday, December 3rd - 3:00 PM
Dr. Amina T. Schartup
Assistant Professor
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO)
University of California
"The biogeochemical cycle of mercury in an era of environmental change"
Information on Dr. Schartup's research can be located here:
The Department of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Invites you to attend a EES Seminar Series
Friday, December 10th - 3:00 PM
Dr. Callum Ross
Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy
The University of Chicago
Information on Dr. Ross's research can be located here:
