EAS 1108 Earth in the News
Course description
Earth in the News provides an introduction to Earth and environmental sciences, especially through the lens of current media and students' own communities. The class explores the scientific basis for informed decision-making regarding a wide range of environmental issues, including: climate change and energy development; water resources; geological hazards such as floods, earthquakes, and volcanoes; and biodiversity, extinction, and the history of life.
Summer 2024: Online course
Associate director for outreach, the Paleontological Research Institution; adjunct faculty, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University
| Section ID: | EAS 1108 001-LEC |
| Number: | 1051 |
| Session: | Summer 6-week |
| Class dates: | June 24-August 2, 2024 |
| Final exam/project due: | Monday August 05, 6 PM - 8:30 PM / Online (see Final exams) |
| Time / room: | MW 7 PM - 8:30 PM / Online |
| Mode of instruction: | Online (async+sync) |
| Credit: | 3 |
| Grade: | Student option |
| Instructor: | Ross, R. (rmr16) |
| Max. enroll: | 20 |
| Notes: | Classes will use a combination of asychrononous videorecorded lectures (3.5 hours/week) and periodic real-time videoconference discussions (two 1.5 hour meetings per week) at times mutually convenient to students across time zones. |
| To enroll: |
See Online Learning FAQs. This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
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