Initial findings of a socio-cultural-pedagogical investigative approach to PHL: the educators and the initiatives.

An increasing number of educational programs that promote Portuguese as a Heritage Language (PHL) can be found all over the world. With fairly new relevance to the field of Heritage Languages (HL), in no way comparable to movements of Spanish, Korean, or Mandarin, this burst shows the level of awareness about the importance of intergenerational transmission of minority languages within the Brazilian community. Such development brings to light fundamental questions: how has this movement developed and for how long? What is being taught by the institutions involved and what applied methods? What is the level of their commitment? Are they prepared to teach and cultivate the language and culture of Brazil? Do educators understand the interconnectivity between language, culture, identity, hybridization, and  bilingualism?  An ongoing latitudinal-longitudinal study, conducted by members of a group study has been mapping PHL community programs, surveying and interviewing educators as well as closely observing their projects’ development. This paper’s purpose is to discuss initial findings, answer some of the aforementioned questions regarding the emergence of PHL through a socio-cultural-pedagogical perspective. We will describe how educators have been developing their practices and how they can contribute with the field of studies of Heritage Languages

The environmental flows implementation challenge: Insights and recommendations across water‐limited systems

Environmental flows (e-flows) are powerful tools for sustaining freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem services, but their widespread implementation faces numerous social, political, and economic barriers. These barriers are amplified in water-limited systems where strong trade-offs exist between human water needs and freshwater ecosystem protection. We synthesize the complex, multidisciplinary challenges that exist in these systems to help identify targeted solutions to accelerate the adoption and implementation of environmental flows initiatives. We present case studies from three water-limited systems in North America and synthesize the major barriers to implementing environmental flows. We identify four common barriers: (a) lack of authority to implement e-flows in water governance structures, (b) fragmented water governance in transboundary water systems, (c) declining water availability and increasing variability under climate change, and (d) lack of consideration of non-biophysical factors. We then formulate actionable recommendations for decision makers facing these barriers when working towards implementing environmental flows: (a) modify or establish a water governance framework to recognize or allow e-flows, (b) strive for collaboration across political jurisdictions and social, economic, and environmental sectors, and (c) manage adaptively for climate change in e-flows planning and recommendations

Sorption Kinetics of Hydrogen Peroxide to Ice Grains

Digitized from paper copies provided by the Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences

014. Psalm 100

Chapel Sermon by Carlos Winterle from Psalm 100 on Thursday, September 29, 2016