Berkeley Atmospheric Sciences Center
Description: Atmospheric science is therefore intrinsically interdisciplinary, with chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, geology, and ecology all core disciplines. The Berkeley Atmospheric Sciences Center is a multi-college unit at UC Berkeley, with the goal to broaden the atmospheric sciences beyond its traditional boundaries to embrace the biogeochemical frontier and the human dimension. The Center facilitates communication and integration across these traditional boundaries. In doing so, we aim to define a new paradigm for investigating changes in the atmosphere by integrating the microscopic mechanisms of chemical, physical, and biological processes with large-scale ecological and geological interactions between the geosphere, biosphere, and oceans, and how these interactions alter atmospheric composition.
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Center for Carbon Management
Description: Missing from the recent debate on the world’s energy needs is an attempt to maintain the fossil fuel option while addressing the legitimate environmental concerns over the emission of carbon dioxide. Rather than eliminating the use of fossil fuels or ignoring the risks they pose to the atmosphere, a viable third way would find ways to capture virtually all carbon dioxide, either at the point of emission or from the air, and dispose of it safely and permanently. The mission of the Center for Carbon Management is to research and develop new technologies that will sustain fossil fuels as a viable energy source.
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UofC, Department of Geography
Description: Geography focuses on places and spaces, on humankind's stewardship of the Earth, and on the inter-related problems associated with environmental, economic, political and cultural change. We are certain that many of you will find geography an exciting discipline. Discover geography . . . consider enrolling in our 200-level introductory survey courses. Geography examines the interaction between various natural elements of the environment, such as weather, vegetation, soils and landforms, and the distribution of human activity according to social and environmental factors. Major objectives of the undergraduate program are to provide a broad background in geography and depth in selected subfields.
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Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
Description: The College of Science, Tohoku Imperial University (later renamed Faculty of Science, Tohoku University) was founded in 1907. The main principles underlying its foundation are a "primary emphasis on research" and establishment of an educational institution that would "provide opportunities for study to all people, open-door." Tohoku Imperial University was the third imperial university to be established in Japan, following the establishment of Tokyo Imperial University in 1886 and Kyoto Imperial University in 1897. The College of Science, Tohoku Imperial University consisted of three departments, mathematics, chemistry and physics, and was the first college in Japan to be founded with an independent physics department. Many departments and laboratories have been added since the foundation of the College of Science, and today, the Graduate School of Science has become one of the largest science faculties in Japan, covering almost every field of natural sciences.
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University of East Anglia
Description: UEA admitted its first 87 undergraduate students – in English Studies and Biological Sciences in 1963.
People in Norwich had begun to talk about setting up a university in
the city as long ago as last century, but it wasn’t until 1960, as the
post-war 'bulge' generation was bringing about an expansion in higher
education, that the Unive
rsity of East Anglia finally got the go-ahead.
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University of North Dakota - Department of Space Studies
Description: Human activity in space has drawn from a multitude of skills and a broad knowledge base. To achieve our goals in space, or even to become fully aware of the possibilities, our scientists, engineers, business leaders and policy makers must coordinate efforts and properly allocate resources. This has proven to be very difficult due to the conflicting motivations, procedures and "languages" employed by these groups. The Department of Space Studies works to give students a working knowledge of the overall picture so they can become the scientists, engineers, planners, managers, troubleshooters, negotiators and communicators of the space community.
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Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Description: The Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR) is a joint climate research venture between the University of Bergen (UoB), the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC). The BCCR integrates observationalists and modellers in a concerted interdisciplinary research effort with the ambition to be a world-class centre on studies of high-latitude climate change. The BCCR is the largest climate research group in Norway. In 2002 it was awarded the status of a national Center of Excellence by the Research Council of Norway.
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program at Princeton
Description: We invite you to participate in Princeton’s Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program which offers a combination of courses and interdisciplinary research on a wide range of environmental topics related to weather and climate. Our interests cover natural and human-induced phenomena, from daily changes in the weather, to global warming over the next century (should the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases continue to rise), to the recurrent Ice Ages that our planet experienced in the distant past. Because of our close ties to the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory of NOAA, our facilities include supercomputers for the realistic simulation of atmospheric and oceanic motion. Because we are part of the Department of Geosciences of Princeton University, some of our faculty members participate in field programs (in the tropical oceans, and in Antarctica for example), while others perform laboratory experiments to explore the bio-geochemistry that determines the fate of the carbon dioxide we are injecting into the atmosphere. Our association with Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs enables us to participate in the design of policies to cope with regional and global environmental problems.
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Woods Hole Research Center
Description: The Woods Hole Research Center conducts research, identifies policies, and supports educational activities that advance the well-being of humans and of the environment. Our mission is to understand the causes and consequences of environmental change as a basis for policy solutions for a better world. We specialize in ecological research on land use in the normally forested regions, including the Amazon Basin, Eurasia, the Congo Basin, and North America. We seek to conserve and sustain forests, soils, water, and energy by demonstrating their value to human health and economic prosperity. We work locally and regionally, assisting communities with resource management, and internationally to promote policies that stabilize climate and protect the integrity of the global environment.
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Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (EEOB)
Description: The mission of the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology is to provide high qua lity, comprehensive programs in undergraduate and graduate instruction, to generate and disseminate knowledge gained through original research, and to provide service to the University and professional and public sectors. As one of six departments in the College, the Department contributes to the mission of the College in the areas of teaching, research and service in evolutionary biology, organismal biology, and ecology. In keeping with the University's mission, the department is committed to the goal of promoting diversity. Formal classroom courses and original research focus on a broad spectrum of topics. The Department is particularly focused on understanding basic processes that affect the evolution, physiology, behavior, and population biology of organisms, as well as species interactions and ecosystem function. The faculty, staff, and students focus on fundamental concepts and theory at levels of organization ranging from molecular to global.
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