OLLICourse Book
Fall 2012, Page 1
Fall 2012 Course Book Climate Change and Other Timely Topics “Climate is the clothes you buy; weather is what you wear today.” Fi h Grader Climate change is the ho est of all the topics exploring Planet Earth—past, present and future— in this fall’s OLLI curriculum, which also includes a broad spectrum of courses on a host of other subjects. There is nothing new about climate change, says presenter Pam Knox, an applied climatologist on the UGA engineering faculty. “Climate is one of the great determining factors of how people live, what they wear and what they eat,” she explains. “The climate on Earth has varied greatly over the life of the planet, but condi ons that allow humans to live and thrive are only a short part of that th me span. As climate has changed over me, the environments envi that cultures have adapted to have also changed, cha causing conflicts between culturess and ecosystems ecosyst trying to maintain their preferred condi ondi ons. As A climate changes again in the future, what new conflicts and shi s in plants and animals will occur and how adaptable can we be to those changes?” ges?” Climate change will also be the topic of a Lunch and Learn with Dr. David Stooksbury, former state climatologist and UGA associate professor of engineering and atmospheric sciences. Dr. Jim Kundell, UGA Georgia Power professor sor of water resources emeritus and current chairman man of the Environmental Advisory Board to the Chief the of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will carry th theme a step further in “Changing Perspec ves on climate the Environment.” “The fact is that global cl
change is real—the sea level is rising, the glaciers are receding and frost-free days are moving north,” Kundell says. “What is our contribu on and how do we deal effec vely with it? Do we change our lifestyles and do things differently or bury our heads in the sand?” Kundell says there is no silver bullet for environmental problems. “I think we have some significant choices that we have to make and it won’t be easy. We must approach the situa on realis cally and pragma cally if we are going to limit the effects of climate change.” continued on page 3
What’s Inside? Alphabe c lis ng of presenters ...................... Page 4 Course lis ng by category................................Page 4 Alphabe c course lis ng with descrip ons .....Page 6 Monthly Calendar with courses.....................Page 24 OLLI@UGA Registra on Forms ......................Page 29 OLLI@UGA Membership Form ......................Page 31 OLLI@UGA Luncheon Programs ....................Page 43 Special Interest Groups .................................Page 44 OLLI@UGA Maps ...........................................Page 46 Alphabe c course lis ng with schedule ........Page 47
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