UAHuntsville is proud to again offer an eight-week research and study abroad program focusing on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.Through the Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC) participants will receive professional training, hands-on learning, cultural immersion, and will embark on experiencing how global climate change influences sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean. While in Panama, students/participants will conduct supervised research projects, learn Spanish, explore Panama and live with host families. Participants will have the opportunity to explore firsthand the diverse direct and indirect effects of a changing climate on natural and human systems, and are encouraged both individually and as a group to delve into complex topics and address challenging questions relevant to contemporary regional and national climate change problems. CATHALAC provides knowledgeable, experienced professionals who guide and mentor students in their learning process. This unique program offers university students and young professionals the opportunity to experience a new culture while working towards promoting sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean. NEWS: Presentation Details:
STUDENT POSTERS: held October 24 - 26, 2011
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UAHuntsville atmospheric science/ESS graduate students Clair Herdy, left, and Tiffany Keeton were the lead authors on an award-winning poster presented recently at the Rocket City Geospatial and Alabama GIS Conference. Keeton and Herdy are both former participants in the ESS Panama study abroad program; Keeton attended twice, once as an undergraduate student and once as a graduate student. They are both interns in NASA's Develop program, working at the SERVIR lab in Cramer Research Hall. Working with scientists from NASA and UAB, they are evaluating possible relationships between land cover and tornado genesis in Alabama. Their poster placed third in the conference student poster competition.
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