Global Change

UWSP to co-host historic climate change summit (Stevens Point Journal)

6 Sep 2008

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Chancellor Linda Bunnell and Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton will co-host an historic climate change summit at the university Dec. 12. The summit is billed as a clarion call on municipal leaders across Wisconsin, as well as key private and public institutions, to create regional and local collaborations to combat global climate change. The summit will be ...

Role Of Aerosols In Climate Change Examined (Science Daily)

5 Sep 2008

It appears that aerosol effects on clouds can induce large changes in precipitation patterns, which in turn may change not only regional water resources, but also may change the regional and global circulation systems that constitute the Earth's climate. A group of scientists have proposed a new framework to account more accurately for the effects of aerosols on precipitation in climate models.

Watson Announces Change to Presentation Time at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

5 Sep 2008

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced a change to its presentation time at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference that is being held on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Paul Bisaro, Watson's president and chief executive officer, will provide an overview and update of the Company's business at 8:00 a.m.