Don Wuebbles, professor of atmospheric sciences, will serve as the first
director of the Environmental Council at the UI.
The council is a new organization that replaces the Institute for Environmental
Studies. The Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor is selecting members
of the council, chosen from the faculty at the UI. These members will be
named in the next few weeks.
"They will be working with me formulating new research and educational
programs across campus relating to the environment," Wuebbles said.
"The council will reach out more and is not intended to be its own
entity," Wuebbles said. "The idea is for us to empower others."
Instead of serving as a unit itself, the council will be developing programs,
maintaining existing programs and developing connections throughout campus
in a variety of ways, he said. Areas of study that include physical, life
and the social sciences, policy and ethics will be involved in the programs.
Wuebbles served as head of the department of atmospheric sciences and has
taken leave from that position to serve as director of the council. He encourages
input from the university community by e-mail at wuebbles@illinois.edu
or by calling 244-1568.
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