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·Sep 9, 2017

September Community Events

Here are some events that may be of interest to mountain folks in the Salt Lake City Area. If you hear of others, please be sure to let us know! Alta Bird Survey Monday, September 11 8:30am-11:30am Alta Ski Area, 10230 UT-210, Alta, UT 84092 Join Tracy Aviary’s expert birders…

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September Community Events
September Community Events
Mountains

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The Mountain Commons

·Feb 10, 2017

Mike and Lilliana Libecki’s Fireside Chat

Last week, we were joined around the campfire by adventurer philanthropists Mike and Lilliana Libecki. While enjoying burritos and tea, we chatted about mountains and life. Freshly back from a trip to Antarctica, the Libeckis were full of stories of their numerous expeditions to some of the most remote places…

Mountains

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Mike and Lilliana Libecki’s Fireside Chat
Mike and Lilliana Libecki’s Fireside Chat
Mountains

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The Mountain Commons

·Dec 6, 2016

Peter Metcalf’s Fireside Chat

One of the more well-known events that the Institute for Mountain Research puts on is Fireside Chats. These give an unparalleled opportunity for students to hear and engage with the stories of selected individuals we choose to tell their stories related to mountains. For our fireside chat on December 1st…

Mobile App Development

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Peter Metcalf’s Fireside Chat
Peter Metcalf’s Fireside Chat
Mobile App Development

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The Mountain Commons

·Dec 3, 2016

Social Science Problems for Snow Science Research

by Russell E. Costa “Oddities explain it — oddities of terrain and oddities of psychology, although oddities of psychology aren’t usually as odd as they first seem. What is really odd is how the terrain and the psychology came together in odd ways.” -Norman Maclean, Young Men and Fire Upon…

Psychology

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Social Science Problems for Snow Science Research
Social Science Problems for Snow Science Research
Psychology

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The Mountain Commons

·Nov 11, 2016

Westminster Expedition: The American West

Late next summer, on August 23rd, while most of the campus is trying to figure out where to go for the first day of classes, 16 students, Professor Jeff Nichols, Professor Brent Olson, and a program coordinator will load a suitcase or two of books, a bunch of camping gear…

Environment

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Westminster Expedition: The American West
Westminster Expedition: The American West
Environment

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·Nov 1, 2016

Melting Memories: Disappearing snow in Matanuska Valley and Eagle River, Alaska

By Mariah McCoy It was in the middle of my 14th interview, at the local reindeer farm, that I realized the subject of discussion was actually present, surrounding me on all sides. Snowpack was visible in the mountaintops of Matanuska Valley, it was pumping up from the underground aquifers to…

Climate Change

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Melting Memories: Disappearing snow in Matanuska Valley and Eagle River, Alaska
Melting Memories: Disappearing snow in Matanuska Valley and Eagle River, Alaska
Climate Change

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The Mountain Commons

·Oct 2, 2016

Meet the Fellows

Sally Miller

Mountains

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Meet the Fellows
Meet the Fellows
Mountains

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·May 25, 2016

Human Factors in Avalanche Accidents

An IMR collaborative research project Each summer the Institute for Mountain Research supports a number of student/faculty collaborative research projects. We’ll get updates on the research throughout the summer and the year. In one of these projects, Russ Costa and Jadie Adams will examine the roll of human decision making…

Education

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Education

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·Apr 12, 2016

Fireside Chat with Holly Norton

The Institute for Mountain Research is hosting another fireside chat this Thursday (4/14) at 7:00 in the Amphitheater outside of Jewett. …

Travel

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Fireside Chat with Holly Norton
Fireside Chat with Holly Norton
Travel

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·Feb 16, 2016

Feb/March events

Here are some events that may be of interest to mountain folks in the Salt Lake City Area. If you know of others, please be sure to let us know, we’ll be sure to update this as well as we find things. Wild and Scenic Film Festival Location: Brewvies Cinema Pub, 677 S 200 W…

Salt Lake City

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Salt Lake City

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