The world’s population will reach 8 billion by 2023. One third of the world is TB positive; 300-500 million have malaria; more than 30 million live with HIV/AIDS. Multi-drug resistance in urban settings, climate change, and disease-related mortality are going to impact your near future.
Highly recommended: Interest in climate variability Knowledge of basic atmospheric processes (e.g., low pressure systems, how clouds form) Desire to visualize and explain patterns of pressure, temperature, precipitation
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Learning about the mechanisms behind weather & how to interpret various weather data.
What you will learn: Four steps of building a GIS model A variety of geographic models that are currently applied in public health Hands-on experience of implementing models with ArcGIS
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What you will learn: Basic concepts, theories, and operations in GIS Hands-on experiences of mainstream GIS software Ability of spatial thinking and reasoning Knowledge for advanced GIS courses
Global Warming, Extinction Crises, Ocean Acidification. The newspapers and magazines are full of environmental doomsday prophecies, and this course will help you make sense of what’s happening to our planet. We start with an overview of recent academic articles that have identified critical components of the earth’s climate system that are on the verge […]
HOUSING AND LONG-TERM CARE ISSUES FACING OLDER AMERICANS What constitutes residential normalcy for older adults? Aging successfully: does place matter? What are housing-care needs/problems of young-old vs. old-old? Aging in place or moving elsewhere: what are major determinants? What are the most critical housing and care-related needs? Why do neighborhood and community environments matter? What […]
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Learn about the origin of sacred plants used for healing the spirit and body; the role of traditional healers, their practices and perspectives within their cultural context and the emerging market for health by the consumption of organic food.
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Qualifies for the Certificate in Meteorology and Climatology Learn the science behind climate change Analyze data for past/future climates and extreme events Create a video about climate change
Explore geographic perspectives on issues pertaining to important human, economic, environmental, and climatic issues in the world.