Jim Kinter

Want to learn more about climate change? Take Climate 101 at Mason this Fall:

@KLAkerlof @ProvostGMU @ESPMasonU @GMU_COS Congratulations, Karen! Well deserved!

We're hiring! Join our team and help us develop, implement, and manage a suite of research translation and workforce development programs that will put research into practice to create climate-ready communities across Virginia.  Apply here: listings.jobs.gmu.edu/jobs/d50a3847-…

Want to learn about climate change? Take CLIM 101 this Fall!

ICYMI: @WHOSTP and @UW convened a forum on leveraging the capabilities of colleges and universities to catalyze climate solutions in communities across the country. You can learn more here⤵️whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-upda…

The Climate Resilient Planning Workshop was a success! Thank you to our partners @NoVARegion and those from @Uni_Stuttgart for contributing to a vibrant, educational, and fun-filled two days! Stay tuned for more on this cross-national collaboration. 🌍🙌

On March 8, @WHOSTP will host a #CampusClimateSolutions Forum to explore how college campuses and communities can accelerate an innovation ecosystem for climate solutions. Webinar registration is open: whitehouse.gov/ostp/events-we…

It's here! 🙌 Read our final report on the health benefits of a decarbonized power sector in Virginia: vaclimate.org/publications/

@GMUPres @theNAEng @NCState @OhioState @UCIrvine Congratulations!

I am tremendously honored to be elected into the National Academy of Engineering, as announced this afternoon by @theNAEng. I proudly share this honor with the many mentors and colleagues @NCState, @OhioState and @UCIrvine who have helped me along my journey. Thank you, NAE.

Completely decarbonized power generation in Virginia by 2045 - that's what the Clean Economy Act mandates. And an analysis just released this morning by @VirginiaClimate @Mason4C details the incredible health & economic benefits. Full story here: bit.ly/3ZuDnqi

SKYWARN spotters are very important during major weather events, providing real time ground truth about severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, flooding, winter hazards etc. The real-time weather spotter information helps inform warning decisions and verify ongoing hazardous weather.

Brendon Rubin-Oster, Lead Meteorologist at National Weather Service (NWS) Balt/Wash Forecast Ofc. will teach a SKYWARN class at GMU on 10/13 from 12 to 2 pm in Johnson Center Meeting Room F. NWS SKYWARN trains the public to be citizen weather spotters.

Thinking that the Inflation Reduction Act will solve climate change once and for all vox.com/policy-and-pol…? Enroll in CLIM 101 (catalog.gmu.edu/courses/clim/) to learn how to critically assess such measures.

Concerned that summers in New England will never be cool again nypost.com/2022/08/07/sum…? Enroll in CLIM 101 (catalog.gmu.edu/courses/clim/) and learn if that worry is warranted.

Scratching your head about water coming around your ankles on a sunny day at the coast foxweather.com/extreme-weathe…? Enroll in CLIM 101 (catalog.gmu.edu/courses/clim/) and satisfy your itch.

Wondering why Europe has set another record for wildfires this year: dw.com/en/europe-set-…? Enroll in CLIM 101 (catalog.gmu.edu/courses/clim/) and find out!

Curious about the coming megastorms in California: nytimes.com/interactive/20…? Enroll in CLIM 101 (catalog.gmu.edu/courses/clim/) to learn more!

Confused by the Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA? CLIM 101 will help you understand it. science.gmu.edu/news/care-abou… Syllabus: cola.gmu.edu/kinter/CLIM101/