Month-long Events for AY 23-24
Each month we have featured themes and a series of related activities such as faculty and community experts panels, live cases/ hackathons, K-12 activities, and art events.
August/ September: What Binghamton 2 Degrees is about
"Binghamton 2 Degrees: Live at Confluence Park!"
Date and Location: August 26 (Saturday), 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Confluence Park
"Binghamton under 2 Degrees of Warming: The Science Behind Climate Change and our Emotions
Surrounding It"
Date and Location: September 27 (Wednesday), 6 - 7:30 pm, ITC Symposium Hall
October: Food security, food waste, and climate change
Local Food Systems and Climate Change Resilience, October 12 (Thursday) 6 to 9 p.m., ITC Symposium Hall
Documentary showing of Sustainable, followed by a panel discussion on the policy and practice of a climate resilient upstate New York agricultural system
World Food Day & Panel Event: The Nexus of Food Security, Food Waste, and Climate Change, October 16 (Monday), Broome County Public Library
November: Health
Healthy Communities in a Warming World
November 13 (Monday), 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Koffman Southern Tier Incubator, Binghamton City
November 29 (Wednesday), The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Johnson City
February: Energy
March: Flood and other disasters
April: Refugees and Housing
Join the Binghamton 2 Degrees Book Club
- Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler
Sept 27
- Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson
October 25
- Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood
November 29
- The Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigaulpi
January 31
- The Overstory, by Richards Powers
February 28
- Flight Behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver
March 27
- Selections of short stories, TBD
April 24
Sept 27
October 25
November 29
January 31
February 28
March 27
April 24
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