Earth and Environmental Sciences

The general audience will be invited to leave after the presentation and Q & A session.Title: Dynamic Landscape of Healthcare Access in the United States: Evaluating Rural-Urban Differences in Availability, Accessibility, and UtilizationAbstract: Receiving health care in the U.S. is complex. Not only does a patient have to find a doctor but may also have to consider if the doctor takes the patients insurance, ensure the care need can be provided by this doctor at this facility, and can the...

Dr. Grant Ferguson (Univeristy of Saskatchewan) presenting as part of the National Ground Water Association Darcy Lecture Title: "Deep Groundwater and Deep Time" The volume of continental groundwater is enormous, rivalling the amount found in ice sheets. Fluxes from groundwater to surface water are responsible for generating a substantial portion of streamflow globally but these fluxes are dominated by relatively shallow groundwaters (<500 m deep) and have short residence times. Deeper...

The Sustainability Case Competition is an opportunity for undergraduate students to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to solve real sustainability problems. The case competition kicks off with a Welcome Event on the evening of Friday, April 11. Saturday, April 12 is an all-day event featuring 5-hours of case solving within teams, presentations of teams’ case solutions, and a dinner/award ceremony in the evening. The Sustainability Case Competition is hosted by the Tippie...