EXPERTS AND MEDIA
OSU Research on Tap
September 16, 2024
Michael Long, Professor, Department of Sociology; and Director, Center for Insecurity and Inequality Research
"Finding Socially Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Oklahoma Environment"
Oklahoma faces a number of environmental challenges related to gradual changes in the climate; these include increasing wildfires, water quality and quantity concerns, increases in severe weather and weather whiplash (rapid weather changes). Science-based solutions to many of these concerns have already been developed or are well within reach. However, for these solutions to be adopted in Oklahoma, they need to be “socially sustainable.” In other words, the solutions must be ones that Oklahoma policy-makers and citizens are willing to adopt (and pay for!). An on-going statewide project, funded by the National Science Foundation, has been tackling this very issue for the past four years and counting. The project not only resources researchers to develop and refine solutions to these problems, but also brings together social scientists to regularly gauge the views of Oklahoma’s policy-makers, opinion-leaders and citizens-at-large to assess which of these solutions are acceptable...and therefore sustainable. This edition of OSU Research on Tap will discuss how this grand experiment has unfolded over the last several years and highlight the ways that social scientists are bridging the gap between the scientifically possible and the socially viable.
More Information on the Research on Tap Series...
Upcoming Schedule:
Date | Guest Expert | Topic |
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September 16, 2024 | Michael Long | Socially Sustainable Solutions to Promote Resilient Environmental Conditions in Oklahoma |
October 21, 2024 | Audrey King | The Current State of Rural Renewal Initiatives in Oklahoma Communities |
November 18, 2024 | Leticia Fanucchi | How Animal Behavior Compares with Human Behavior |
December 16, 2024 | Liz McCullagh | Sound Check: Your Brain's Audio Engineer |
January 13, 2025 | Jeffery White | Catalysis: Making Molehills Out Of Mountains |
February 17, 2025 | Yu Feng | Novel Approaches to Diagnosing and Treating Lung Diseases |
March 10, 2025 | Lee Brasuell | Production Design for Theatrical Storytelling |
April 21, 2025 | Scott Senseman | Residue Chemicals: The Fate of Herbicides in Agricultural Systems |
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