{"id":7509,"date":"2019-04-02T14:27:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T19:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=7509"},"modified":"2019-08-23T18:41:30","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T23:41:30","slug":"guest-speaker-talks-climate-change-april-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/02\/guest-speaker-talks-climate-change-april-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest speaker talks climate change April 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7510\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/Dr-Michael-Allen.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7510\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/Dr-Michael-Allen-225x310.png\" alt=\"Dr Michael Allen stands in front of a tree and brick wall.\" width=\"225\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/Dr-Michael-Allen-200x276.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/Dr-Michael-Allen-225x310.png 225w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/Dr-Michael-Allen-400x552.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/Dr-Michael-Allen.png 463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Michael Allen of Old Dominion University will speak about climate change at Missouri Western April 8.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>April 2, 2019\u2014 The Interdisciplinary Nature of Geography Speaker Series at Missouri Western State University presents \u201cMaking Climate Change a Dining Table Discourse,\u201d by Dr. Michael Allen, assistant professor of geography in the Department of Political Science and Geography at Old Dominion University, at 6 p.m. Monday, April 8 in Agenstein Hall, room 224. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Allen\u2019s research explores the intersection of weather and climate on human health particularly as it related to extreme temperatures, climate variability and change.\u00a0 He has a number of peer-reviewed publications in journals including Physical Geography, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, and the International Journal of Climatology.\u00a0 His research on seasonal climate change has also been highlighted by National Geographic.<\/p>\n<p>The Interdisciplinary Nature of Geography Speaker Series is sponsored by the MWSU Foundation, the Department of Biology, Tri-Beta Honor Society, MWSU SGA, Geography Club, the Department of History &amp; Geography and the Population Health Program.<\/p>\n<p><em>Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><em>www.missouriwestern.edu<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 2, 2019\u2014 The Interdisciplinary Nature of Geography Speaker Series at Missouri Western State University presents \u201cMaking Climate Change a Dining Table Discourse,\u201d by Dr. Michael Allen, assistant professor of geography in the Department of Political Science and Geography at Old Dominion University, at 6 p.m. Monday, April 8 in Agenstein Hall, room 224. 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