Sci & Tell in the Classroom
Are you a teacher, professor, and/or educator who's interested in using podcasts, news stories, and other AGU resources to teach in your classroom? Using these filters to learn about folks in different careers, from diverse backgrounds, and see/hear how their journeys connect with other AGU resources!
Connecting Science & Society
Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her science background to help develop policies in Colorado. We talked about the importance of science policy with Roger Pulwarty and Michael Hayes on a previous Sci & Tell episode.
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What Tree Rings Can Tell Us About the U.S. Civil War
Priya Nanjappa is an expert in wildlife and environmental sciences (at least we think so!). Curious about what you can study in those fields? Check out this Third Pod from the Sun episode about what we can learn from tree rings!
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Night of the Killer Smog
Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. One of the first environmental laws enacted in the US is the Clean Air Act of 1970. We talked about why this law was enacted on Third Pod from the Sun – check it out!
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Footprints from an Ancient World
Priya Nanjappa is an expert in wildlife and environmental sciences (at least we think so!). Curious about what sorts of things you can study in those fields? Check out this Third Pod from the Sun episode with ichnologist Renata Netto.Episode: Priya Nanjappa
Standing Up for Science During an Epidemic
Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. Recently we talked with Ilaria Capua on Third Pod from the Sun, a virologist who also used her expertise to advise policies in Italy- until it went horribly wrong.
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The Changing Climate’s Snowball Effect
Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. We’ve been seeing the dangerous affects of climate change over the past few years- can policies help mitigate them? Read more in this Eos article:
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How the “Best Accidental Climate Treaty” Stopped Runaway Climate Change
Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. Check out this Eos article to see how effective science policies are- even accidentally:
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Forecast: 8 Million Energy Jobs Created by Meeting Paris Agreement
Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. Science policies don’t just help save the Earth- they create jobs:
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Tracking Sustainability Goals with Creative Data Sources
Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. Wondering how that works? Read this Eos article about how nontraditional data sources help develop science policies:
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Specifically Tailored Action Plans Combat Heat Waves in India
Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. Many recent science policies are developed to help combat climate change. For example, Ahmedabad, a city in Gujarat, India, is the first city in the country to create a heat action plan to combat frequent heat waves:
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