Tag Archives: covid

We are late bending the climate change curve – but bending it still matters

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Chris Rowan

The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic introduced us to the idea of ‘bending the curve’: that acting early to reduce infection rates made a huge difference in whether the peak in infections was manageable or not. The exponential nature … Continue reading →

Categories: climate crisis, geological thinking, society

Moving Watershed Hydrology online in 3 days: how I did it, how it went, and how I’m working to make it better next time

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Anne Jefferson

When Kent State “pivoted to online” in mid-March, I was about half-way through my Watershed Hydrology class. For context, this class typically has about 20-25 undergraduate students, from geology, environmental studies, and conservation biology majors, and about 5-8 graduate students … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, teaching