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ENVRES 200: Sustaining Action: Research, Analysis and Writing for the Public (EARTHSYS 200)

Preference to graduate students and senior undergraduates in environmental, natural and social sciences, engineering, journalism. Students help produce and publish SAGE, an eco advice column, by choosing, researching, and answering questions about sustainable living submitted by Stanford alumni and the general public. Prerequisite: admission by application, available from instructor, thayden@stanford.edu. (Meets Earth Systems WIM requirement).
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Hayden, T. (PI)

ENVRES 225: E-IPER Current Topics Seminar

For E-IPER Ph.D and Joint M.S. students only. Weekly presentations of E-IPER students' research and other program-related projects. Occasional guest speakers. Individual or team presentation, active participation, and regular attendance required for credit. May be taken for credit a maximum of two times.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable 2 times (up to 2 units total)
Instructors: ; Wojcik, D. (PI)

ENVRES 230: Field Survey Data Collection & Analysis

In this course we will examine a range of issues related to the collection and analysis of survey data. Topics will include initiating a survey, designing an instrument, conducting enumeration, converting data from questionnaires to digital files, data analysis, empirical modeling and presenting results. Technical components will also be highly focused on application and implementation, and while prior training in econometrics would be useful, it will not be a prerequisite. The course will be tailored so that some of the specific topics covered will be based on the needs and interests of the students.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Burke, W. (PI)

ENVRES 240: Environmental Decision-Making and Risk Perception

Mobilizing successful conservation efforts to mitigate climate change and preserve both local and global ecosystems requires a new way of thinking. This course will investigate the barriers to pro-environmental behavior and the heuristics and biases that cloud our ability to respond effectively to environmental problems, using insights from behavioral economics, neuroeconomics, and environmental risk perception. Emphasis on interdisciplinary applications of recent research, and implications for environmental policymaking and persuasive messaging.
Terms: Win | Units: 1
Instructors: ; Sawe, N. (PI)

ENVRES 245: Potential Impacts of Highly-Innovative Emerging Technologies on Climate and the Economy

Recommended: ENERGY 102, CEE 173, CEE 207, EEARTHSYS 103 (or other energy technology background). This research seminar will evaluate the economic and greenhouse gas impacts of nascent, highly-innovative technologies. Areas of investigation to include electric, shared, and autonomous vehicles; innovation in buildings; manufacturing (3D printing, materials, and machine-to-machine communications); energy storage; big data (smart grid, resource exploration, customer segmentation); and distance engagement (e-commerce, online education, telecommuting). The course research will be applied to the New Climate Economy report to be presented to the UN Secretary General¿s Leaders¿ Summit on Climate Change in September 2014.
Terms: Win | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Heck, S. (PI); Zoi, C. (PI)

ENVRES 250: Environmental Governance (CEE 277C)

This interdisciplinary course presents an overview of environmental governance through an examination of how and why societies manage the relationships between human beings and the natural world. By comparing regulatory, community-based, and incentive-based environmental management systems, we address why certain environmental problems are managed as they are, and what approaches to environmental management are more (or less) successful. Designed for graduate students and upper-level undergraduates with some exposure to both the natural sciences (ecology/environmental chemistry), and the social sciences (anthropology, economics, political science, or sociology). A pre-course incoming survey is required.
Terms: Win | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Strong, A. (PI); Ulibarri, N. (PI)

ENVRES 270: Graduate Practicum in Environment and Resources

Opportunity for E-IPER students to pursue areas of specialization in an institutional setting such as a laboratory, clinic, research institute, governmental agency, non-governmental organization, or multilateral organization. Meets US CIS requirements for off-campus employment with endorsement from designated school official.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-9 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Vitousek, P. (PI)

ENVRES 277C: Specialized Writing and Reporting: Environmental Journalism (COMM 177C, COMM 277C, EARTHSYS 177C)

(Graduate students register for COMM / ENVRES 277C.) Practical, collaborative, writing-intensive course in science-based environmental journalism. Science and journalism students learn how to identify and write engaging stories about environmental issues and science, how to assess the quality and relevance of environmental news, how to cover the environment and science beats effectively, and how to build bridges between the worlds of journalism and science. Limited enrollment: preference to journalism students and students in the natural and environmental sciences. Prerequisite: COMM 104, ENVRES 200 or consent of instructor. Admissions by application only, available from thayden@stanford.edu.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4-5
Instructors: ; Hayden, T. (PI)

ENVRES 280: Introduction to Environmental Science

For E-IPER Joint M.S. students only. This course functions as a gateway for E-IPER Joint M.S. students to learn about the variety of environmental science conducted by the program's affiliated faculty. Topics include oceans, green chemistry, water policy, energy, and others. Students engage in problem solving related to the application of science to business, law, and the conservation of natural resources.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 2
Instructors: ; Plambeck, E. (PI); Szeptycki, L. (PI); Lion-Transler, C. (GP)

ENVRES 290: Capstone Project Seminar in Environment and Resources

Required for E-IPER Joint M.S. students. Propose, conduct and publicly present final individual or team projects demonstrating the integration of professional (M.B.A., J.D., or M.D.) and M.S. in Environment and Resources degrees. Presentation and submission of final product required. 3 total units required; can all be taken during one quarter or divided over two sequential quarters.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 1-3 | Repeatable 2 times (up to 6 units total)
Instructors: ; Richards, A. (PI); Standridge, N. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI)

ENVRES 310: Environmental Forum Seminar

Required core course for first year E-IPER PhD students. Focus on conceptual frameworks, analytical approaches, and validity of conclusions from an interdisciplinary perspective. Participants attend various environmentally-focused seminars on campus selected by faculty and students, followed by student-facilitated discussions.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1-2
Instructors: ; Curran, L. (PI); Root, T. (PI)

ENVRES 315: Environmental Research Design Seminar

Required core course for first year E-IPER Ph.D. students; optional for Joint M.S. students; other graduate students with instructor's permission. Series of faculty presentations and student-led discussions on interdisciplinary research design as exemplars of the research design theories discussed in ENVRES 320. Designing Environmental Research. Topics parallel the ENVRES 320 syllabus. Corequisite: ENVRES 320.
Terms: Win | Units: 1-2
Instructors: ; Pickering, A. (PI)

ENVRES 320: Designing Environmental Research

Required core course restricted to first year E-IPER Ph.D. students. Research design options for causal inference in environmentally related research. Major philosophies of knowledge and how they relate to research objectives and design choices. Identification of critical elements within a broad range of research designs. Evaluation of the types of research questions for which different designs are suited, emphasizing fit between objectives, design, methods, and argument. Development of individual research design proposals, including description and justification understandable to a non-specialist.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-4
Instructors: ; Strong, A. (PI); Wojcik, D. (PI)

ENVRES 330: Research Approaches for Environmental Problem Solving

Required core course for first year E-IPER Ph.D. students. How to develop and implement interdisciplinary research in environment and resources. Assignments include development of research questions, a preliminary literature review, and a summer funding proposal. Course is structured on peer critique and student presentations of work in progress. Corequisite: ENVRES 398 with a faculty member chosen to explore a possible dissertation topic.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI)

ENVRES 380: Collaborating with the Future: Launching Large Scale Sustainable Transformations (ME 380, PSYCH 380)

This project-based d.school class combines Design Thinking Processes, Behavioral Sciences, and elements of Diffusion Theory. Tools and theories introduced in class will be used to structure large-scale transformations that simultaneously create value on environmental, societal, and economic fronts. We encourage students to use this class as a launching pad for real initiatives. Primarily meant for Graduate Students. (Especially qualified/motivated Seniors will be considered). Admission to the class is through an application process which ends on March 3.nPlease find instructions and applications at https://dschool.stanford.edu/groups/largetransformations/.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-4
Instructors: ; Banerjee, B. (PI); Shiv, B. (PI)

ENVRES 398: Directed Individual Study in Environment and Resources

Under supervision of an E-IPER affiliated faculty member on a subject of mutual interest. Joint M.S. students must submit an Independent Study Agreement for approval.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-9 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Anderson, M. (PI); Archie, P. (PI); Ardoin, N. (PI); Arrigo, K. (PI); Arrow, K. (PI); Asner, G. (PI); Ball, J. (PI); Banerjee, B. (PI); Barley, S. (PI); Barnett, W. (PI); Barry, M. (PI); Benson, S. (PI); Billington, S. (PI); Bird, D. (PI); Bird, R. (PI); Block, B. (PI); Boehm, A. (PI); Boggs, C. (PI); Brandt, A. (PI); Caers, J. (PI); Caldeira, K. (PI); Caldwell, M. (PI); Casciotti, K. (PI); Chamberlain, P. (PI); Christensen, S. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Criddle, C. (PI); Crowder, L. (PI); Curran, L. (PI); Daily, G. (PI); Davis, J. (PI); Diffenbaugh, N. (PI); Dirzo, R. (PI); Dunbar, R. (PI); Durham, W. (PI); Ehrlich, A. (PI); Ehrlich, P. (PI); Ernst, W. (PI); Falcon, W. (PI); Fendorf, S. (PI); Ferguson, J. (PI); Field, C. (PI); Fischer, M. (PI); Frank, Z. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI); Fringer, O. (PI); Fukami, T. (PI); Gerritsen, M. (PI); Gorelick, S. (PI); Goulder, L. (PI); Granovetter, M. (PI); Hadly, E. (PI); Hayden, T. (PI); Iancu, D. (PI); Jacobson, M. (PI); Jones, J. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Kennedy, D. (PI); Kennedy, J. (PI); Kieffel, H. (PI); Knight, R. (PI); Knutson, B. (PI); Koomey, J. (PI); Koseff, J. (PI); Kovscek, A. (PI); Lambin, E. (PI); Levitt, R. (PI); Lobell, D. (PI); Luthy, R. (PI); Martinez, J. (PI); Masters, G. (PI); Mastrandrea, M. (PI); Matson, P. (PI); McAdam, D. (PI); McDermott, M. (PI); McGehee, M. (PI); Meskell, L. (PI); Michalak, A. (PI); Micheli, F. (PI); Miller, G. (PI); Monismith, S. (PI); Mooney, H. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Naylor, R. (PI); Ortolano, L. (PI); Palumbi, S. (PI); Pande, K. (PI); Plambeck, E. (PI); Powell, W. (PI); Rafinejad, D. (PI); Rajagopal, R. (PI); Rao, H. (PI); Reichelstein, S. (PI); Reicher, D. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Rueda, X. (PI); Sapolsky, R. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Schoolnik, G. (PI); Sivas, D. (PI); Soule, S. (PI); Sprenger, C. (PI); Stedman, S. (PI); Sweeney, J. (PI); Swisher, J. (PI); Szeptycki, L. (PI); Thompson, B. (PI); Tuljapurkar, S. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Wara, M. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Weyant, J. (PI); White, R. (PI); Wilcox, J. (PI); Wilcox, M. (PI); Wolak, F. (PI); Zoback, M. (PI); Berg, S. (GP); Dam, N. (GP); Lion-Transler, C. (GP); Nazaroff, L. (GP)

ENVRES 399: Directed Research in Environment and Resources

For advanced graduate students. Under supervision of an E-IPER affiliated faculty member. Joint M.S. students must submit an Independent Study Agreement for approval.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-15 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Arrigo, K. (PI); Arrow, K. (PI); Asner, G. (PI); Banerjee, B. (PI); Barley, S. (PI); Barnett, W. (PI); Barry, M. (PI); Benson, S. (PI); Billington, S. (PI); Bird, D. (PI); Bird, R. (PI); Block, B. (PI); Boehm, A. (PI); Boggs, C. (PI); Brandt, A. (PI); Caers, J. (PI); Caldeira, K. (PI); Caldwell, M. (PI); Casciotti, K. (PI); Chamberlain, P. (PI); Christensen, S. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Criddle, C. (PI); Crowder, L. (PI); Curran, L. (PI); Daily, G. (PI); Davis, J. (PI); Diffenbaugh, N. (PI); Dirzo, R. (PI); Dunbar, R. (PI); Durham, W. (PI); Ehrlich, A. (PI); Ehrlich, P. (PI); Ernst, W. (PI); Falcon, W. (PI); Fendorf, S. (PI); Ferguson, J. (PI); Field, C. (PI); Fischer, M. (PI); Frank, Z. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI); Fringer, O. (PI); Fukami, T. (PI); Gerritsen, M. (PI); Gorelick, S. (PI); Goulder, L. (PI); Granovetter, M. (PI); Hadly, E. (PI); Hayden, T. (PI); Iancu, D. (PI); Jacobson, M. (PI); Jones, J. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Kennedy, D. (PI); Kennedy, J. (PI); Kieffel, H. (PI); Knutson, B. (PI); Koomey, J. (PI); Koseff, J. (PI); Kovscek, A. (PI); Lambin, E. (PI); Levitt, R. (PI); Lobell, D. (PI); Loo, B. (PI); Luthy, R. (PI); Martinez, J. (PI); Masters, G. (PI); Mastrandrea, M. (PI); Matson, P. (PI); McAdam, D. (PI); McDermott, M. (PI); McGehee, M. (PI); Meskell, L. (PI); Michalak, A. (PI); Micheli, F. (PI); Miller, G. (PI); Monismith, S. (PI); Mooney, H. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Naylor, R. (PI); Ortolano, L. (PI); Palumbi, S. (PI); Plambeck, E. (PI); Powell, W. (PI); Rafinejad, D. (PI); Rajagopal, R. (PI); Rao, H. (PI); Reichelstein, S. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Sapolsky, R. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Schoolnik, G. (PI); Sivas, D. (PI); Soule, S. (PI); Sprenger, C. (PI); Stedman, S. (PI); Sweeney, J. (PI); Szeptycki, L. (PI); Thompson, B. (PI); Tuljapurkar, S. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Wara, M. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Weyant, J. (PI); White, R. (PI); Wilcox, J. (PI); Wilcox, M. (PI); Zoback, M. (PI); Berg, S. (GP); Dam, N. (GP); Lion-Transler, C. (GP); Nazaroff, L. (GP)

ENVRES 410: Ph.D. Qualifying Tutorial

For Ph.D. students only. Under supervision of an E-IPER affiliated faculty member.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Arrigo, K. (PI); Arrow, K. (PI); Asner, G. (PI); Banerjee, B. (PI); Barley, S. (PI); Barnett, W. (PI); Barry, M. (PI); Benson, S. (PI); Billington, S. (PI); Bird, D. (PI); Bird, R. (PI); Block, B. (PI); Boehm, A. (PI); Boggs, C. (PI); Caers, J. (PI); Caldeira, K. (PI); Caldwell, M. (PI); Casciotti, K. (PI); Chamberlain, P. (PI); Christensen, S. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Criddle, C. (PI); Crowder, L. (PI); Curran, L. (PI); Daily, G. (PI); Davis, J. (PI); Diffenbaugh, N. (PI); Dirzo, R. (PI); Dunbar, R. (PI); Durham, W. (PI); Ehrlich, A. (PI); Ehrlich, P. (PI); Ernst, W. (PI); Falcon, W. (PI); Fendorf, S. (PI); Ferguson, J. (PI); Field, C. (PI); Fischer, M. (PI); Frank, Z. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI); Fringer, O. (PI); Fukami, T. (PI); Gerritsen, M. (PI); Gorelick, S. (PI); Goulder, L. (PI); Granovetter, M. (PI); Hadly, E. (PI); Hayden, T. (PI); Iancu, D. (PI); Jacobson, M. (PI); Jones, J. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Kennedy, D. (PI); Kennedy, J. (PI); Kieffel, H. (PI); Knutson, B. (PI); Koomey, J. (PI); Koseff, J. (PI); Kovscek, A. (PI); Lambin, E. (PI); Levitt, R. (PI); Lobell, D. (PI); Luthy, R. (PI); Martinez, J. (PI); Masters, G. (PI); Mastrandrea, M. (PI); Matson, P. (PI); McAdam, D. (PI); McDermott, M. (PI); McGehee, M. (PI); Meskell, L. (PI); Michalak, A. (PI); Micheli, F. (PI); Miller, G. (PI); Monismith, S. (PI); Mooney, H. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Naylor, R. (PI); Ortolano, L. (PI); Palumbi, S. (PI); Plambeck, E. (PI); Powell, W. (PI); Rafinejad, D. (PI); Rao, H. (PI); Reichelstein, S. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Sapolsky, R. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Schoolnik, G. (PI); Sivas, D. (PI); Soule, S. (PI); Sprenger, C. (PI); Stedman, S. (PI); Sweeney, J. (PI); Thompson, B. (PI); Tuljapurkar, S. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Wara, M. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Weyant, J. (PI); White, R. (PI); Wilcox, J. (PI); Wilcox, M. (PI); Zoback, M. (PI); Berg, S. (GP); Dam, N. (GP); Lion-Transler, C. (GP); Nazaroff, L. (GP)

ENVRES 801: TGR Project

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 0 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Arrigo, K. (PI); Arrow, K. (PI); Asner, G. (PI); Banerjee, B. (PI); Barley, S. (PI); Barnett, W. (PI); Barry, M. (PI); Benson, S. (PI); Billington, S. (PI); Bird, D. (PI); Bird, R. (PI); Block, B. (PI); Boehm, A. (PI); Boggs, C. (PI); Caers, J. (PI); Caldeira, K. (PI); Caldwell, M. (PI); Casciotti, K. (PI); Chamberlain, P. (PI); Christensen, S. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Criddle, C. (PI); Crowder, L. (PI); Curran, L. (PI); Daily, G. (PI); Davis, J. (PI); Diffenbaugh, N. (PI); Dirzo, R. (PI); Dunbar, R. (PI); Durham, W. (PI); Ehrlich, A. (PI); Ehrlich, P. (PI); Ernst, W. (PI); Falcon, W. (PI); Fendorf, S. (PI); Ferguson, J. (PI); Field, C. (PI); Fischer, M. (PI); Frank, Z. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI); Fringer, O. (PI); Fukami, T. (PI); Gerritsen, M. (PI); Gorelick, S. (PI); Goulder, L. (PI); Granovetter, M. (PI); Hadly, E. (PI); Hayden, T. (PI); Iancu, D. (PI); Jacobson, M. (PI); Jones, J. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Kennedy, D. (PI); Kennedy, J. (PI); Kieffel, H. (PI); Knutson, B. (PI); Koomey, J. (PI); Koseff, J. (PI); Kovscek, A. (PI); Lambin, E. (PI); Levitt, R. (PI); Lobell, D. (PI); Luthy, R. (PI); Martinez, J. (PI); Masters, G. (PI); Mastrandrea, M. (PI); Matson, P. (PI); McAdam, D. (PI); McDermott, M. (PI); McGehee, M. (PI); Meskell, L. (PI); Michalak, A. (PI); Micheli, F. (PI); Miller, G. (PI); Monismith, S. (PI); Mooney, H. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Naylor, R. (PI); Ortolano, L. (PI); Palumbi, S. (PI); Plambeck, E. (PI); Powell, W. (PI); Rafinejad, D. (PI); Rao, H. (PI); Reichelstein, S. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Sapolsky, R. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Schoolnik, G. (PI); Sivas, D. (PI); Soule, S. (PI); Sprenger, C. (PI); Stedman, S. (PI); Sweeney, J. (PI); Thompson, B. (PI); Tuljapurkar, S. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Wara, M. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Weyant, J. (PI); White, R. (PI); Wilcox, J. (PI); Wilcox, M. (PI); Zoback, M. (PI); Berg, S. (GP); Dam, N. (GP); Lion-Transler, C. (GP); Nazaroff, L. (GP)

ENVRES 802: TGR Dissertation

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 0 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Arrigo, K. (PI); Arrow, K. (PI); Asner, G. (PI); Banerjee, B. (PI); Barley, S. (PI); Barnett, W. (PI); Barry, M. (PI); Benson, S. (PI); Billington, S. (PI); Bird, D. (PI); Bird, R. (PI); Block, B. (PI); Boehm, A. (PI); Boggs, C. (PI); Brandt, A. (PI); Caers, J. (PI); Caldeira, K. (PI); Caldwell, M. (PI); Casciotti, K. (PI); Chamberlain, P. (PI); Christensen, S. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Criddle, C. (PI); Crowder, L. (PI); Curran, L. (PI); Daily, G. (PI); Davis, J. (PI); Diffenbaugh, N. (PI); Dirzo, R. (PI); Dunbar, R. (PI); Durham, W. (PI); Ehrlich, A. (PI); Ehrlich, P. (PI); Ernst, W. (PI); Falcon, W. (PI); Fendorf, S. (PI); Ferguson, J. (PI); Field, C. (PI); Fischer, M. (PI); Frank, Z. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI); Fringer, O. (PI); Fukami, T. (PI); Gerritsen, M. (PI); Gorelick, S. (PI); Goulder, L. (PI); Granovetter, M. (PI); Hadly, E. (PI); Hayden, T. (PI); Iancu, D. (PI); Jacobson, M. (PI); Jones, J. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Kennedy, D. (PI); Kennedy, J. (PI); Kieffel, H. (PI); Knight, R. (PI); Knutson, B. (PI); Koomey, J. (PI); Koseff, J. (PI); Kovscek, A. (PI); Lambin, E. (PI); Levitt, R. (PI); Lobell, D. (PI); Luthy, R. (PI); Martinez, J. (PI); Masters, G. (PI); Mastrandrea, M. (PI); Matson, P. (PI); McAdam, D. (PI); McDermott, M. (PI); McGehee, M. (PI); Meskell, L. (PI); Michalak, A. (PI); Micheli, F. (PI); Miller, G. (PI); Monismith, S. (PI); Mooney, H. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Naylor, R. (PI); Ortolano, L. (PI); Palumbi, S. (PI); Plambeck, E. (PI); Powell, W. (PI); Rafinejad, D. (PI); Rao, H. (PI); Reichelstein, S. (PI); Robinson, T. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Sapolsky, R. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Schoolnik, G. (PI); Sivas, D. (PI); Soule, S. (PI); Sprenger, C. (PI); Stedman, S. (PI); Sweeney, J. (PI); Thompson, B. (PI); Tuljapurkar, S. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Wara, M. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Weyant, J. (PI); White, R. (PI); Wilcox, J. (PI); Wilcox, M. (PI); Zoback, M. (PI); Dam, N. (GP); Lion-Transler, C. (GP); Nazaroff, L. (GP)

ENVRES 215: Digital Storytelling for Researchers

A starting point in multimedia storytelling for graduate students who are actively involved in research. Students gain project-based experience in still photography, audio podcasting, online slideshows and web video production and editing, enabling them to record and report their own research stories from the lab and field. Enrollment limited, consent of the instructor required.
| Units: 1-3

ENVRES 235: Large Scale Farming Practices

Seminar. Practical understanding of large-scale growing practices with a focus on U.S. agricultural systems. Observations of commercial farmers describing their operations, from seeding, planting, irrigation, fertilization, plant maintenance, and harvesting. Examination of different crops and animals and how each is its own universe of different issues, inputs, regulation, supply chain, economics, and people. By the end of the class students will gain a high-level grasp of real-world agricultural operations and obtain a greater understanding and appreciation of the food we eat every day.
| Units: 1
Instructors: ; Madgavkar, A. (PI)
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