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Welcome to CGCEO
Our Purpose is to foster interdisciplinary
approaches for understanding global change at all scales using
the tools of both the social and bio-physical sciences.
The Center is also committed to applying its
research and expertise to inform both public and private
decision making on critical global environmental change issues. For more information about the Center, click on the drop-down tabs on the menu bar above.
New Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Peilei Fan, CGCEO Adjunct, on the news that NASA has approved the proposal "China's Urbanization and its Sustainability under Futer climate Change". Joining her on this project are Center faculty Joe Messina, Nathan Moore and CGCEO alumnus Jianjun Ge.
MSU-Zhejiang University Partnership
The first students from ZJU arrived August 22nd and started classes on the 25th. A reception was held on Tuesday Sept 23 at the ESPP conference room.
Standing, L-R: Jiaguo Qi, Ray Chen, Junyan Tang, Fangjin Ye, Ziqiang Yin, Yang Wu, Xin Yu, ESPP Associate Director Joe Arvai. Seated, ESPP Director Tom Dietz, CWS Co Director R. Jan Stevenson. Not pictured: Jiarong Guo
New Awards
- 2009. National Areonautics and Space Administration: "China's Urbanization and its Sustainability under Future Climate Change", Peilei Fan, Primary Investigator; Joe Messina, Nathan Moore and CGCEO alumnus Jianjun Ge, co-Investigators.
- September 2008 National Science Foundation, Coupled Human and Natural Systems: Globalization and the Connection of Remote Communities: Environmental Implications", Daniel Kramer and Gerald Urquhart, co-Primary Investigators.
Recent Workshops
Dr. Curt Stager of Paul Smith's College in the Adirondacks spoke at the African Studies Center's brown bag lunch series, cohosted by CGCEO, in March. He delivered the talk, "Natural Climate Changes in Africa: What causes them and why should we care?" before meeting with Center personnel.
Center faculty member Manuel Colunga-Garcia attended International Congress on Sustainable Development and Natural Resource Management in Bermejillo, Durango Mexico during October 2008. A partnership between MSU and the Universidad Autonoma Chapingo is part of the MSU-Mexico TIES (Training, Internships, Exchanges & Scholarships) program.
Center faculty member Catherine Lindell was a featured speaker at Battle Creek's Binder Park Zoo as a guest of the region's chapter of the Audubon Society.
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