A Reflection On the 2018 Human Community Research Consortium at the University of Idaho

By Nicole Hindberg on November 26, 2018

Today I attended the fall forum for the Human Community Research Consortium, a weekly forum dedicated to an intellectual engagement on topics related to human communities. The college of letters arts and social sciences puts on this event every year in order to connect students and faculty members across campus. Developed in 2010 this forum allows faculty to collaborate and pursue their independent interests that impact human communities. This weekly workshop has explored numerous topics such as gender variation in social learning theory and social trust and public opinion about territorial disputes with evidence and connection in India.

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Today was the last forum that was centered around climate change skepticism in the united states. Kristin Haltinner and Dilshani Sarathchandra discussed this issue in an essay that was distributed prior to the forum. The duo discussed the implications of the issue of skepticism surrounding climate change in the united states. With the recent development in the trump administration over the weekend as well as development that bled into this morning this forum was very popular and controversial. Over the weekend, President trump dismissing a study backed by 13 federal agencies and 300 climate scientists that warned against the potentially catastrophic impact of climate change. President Trump dismissed the report because “Doesn’t believe it” and that he only read “some of the report.”

The duo recognized these new developments when they introduced their paper as supporting evidence to their paper that discusses the growing skepticism of climate change in the united states. We shouldn’t disregard this evidence as we will face the consequences of our actions. The duo recognized that this is not a partisan issue and it should not be. It was a result of congressional action in the 1980s that mandated this type of report be submitted every four years as a reference point for lawmakers and legislators to take any potential action based on the findings.

The duo constantly stated that this is not a partisan issue and it should not be. These are the facts and these findings aren’t fake as they are backed up by hundreds of accredited scientists that I mentioned before.

Attendants then spent the rest of the hour discussing how to improve the duo’s paper and research as well as a discussion into this topic in order to strengthen their paper and further that discussion. This is not an issue that should be ignored.

This was the last forum in the series for the fall. The college of letters arts and social sciences is looking for new participants and is asking to spread the word about this opportunity and have people contact the college of letters arts and social sciences.

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