Sourcing and sharing syllabi February 17, 2021 The Watson-based Climate Solutions Lab has created a syllabus bank to encourage more social-science instructors to teach university-level courses on climate change. One goal, according to political scientist and the Lab’s director, Jeff Colgan, is to help close the gap between the huge demand for and scarcity of such courses. Another goal is to help improve existing courses. The syllabus bank already comprises 35 syllabi, donated by experts from universities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. More are expected. The experts represent a range of disciplines, including political science, economics, sociology, environmental sciences, and public policy.