Virtual Climate Change Student Symposium - Student Scholars Day 2026
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Online
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students
The 4th Annual Virtual Climate Change Student Symposium (VCCSS) is an extended virtual session showcasing student research and creative activities focusing on climate change, its causes, impacts, science/policy interface, and mitigation and adaptation solutions. VCCSS is a multi-disciplinary synchronous online event hosted on GVSU Zoom Webinar platform. It is a joint ongoing initiative of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship and GVSU Climate Change Education Solutions Network.
The zoom link for this presentation is https://gvsu-edu.zoom.us/j/93299602968.
Virtual Climate Change Student Symposium, Wednesday April 8, order of presentations.
9:30 -10 AM VCCSS Welcome and CCESN upcoming events – Elena Lioubimtseva
10 -10:30 AM “Nature-Based Solutions and ADA Compliance of Green Infrastructure: GVSU Grand Ravines Case Study" by Bryan Heiss.
10:30 AM "Understanding Climate Emotions and Critical Hope" by Hannah Weller, Environmental and Sustainability Studies.
11:00 – 11:30AM "Impacts of Climate Change on Cocoa Production in West Africa" by Emily Felde, Hannah Weller, Kamiah Boone, and Maya Bajis.
11:30 AM – 12 PM "Impacts of Climate Change on Wildfires in Western United States" by Connor Rugg, Augustus Ripple, and Evan Olson.
12 – 12:30 PM "Impacts of climate change on the Northwest Passage in the Arctic" by Antonia Sigmon, Sara Conner, and Ava Wright.
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Location Information
The zoom link is https://gvsu-edu.zoom.us/j/93299602968.
Contact Information
For more information about Student Scholars Day, email [email protected].
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This event was added to the calendar by Brenda Tooley (tooleyb@gvsu.edu) on Thursday, March 27, 2025 and was last updated on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.
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