Event
Inspiring Impact Virtual Series - Tilting on its Axis: How to Steady a Climate-Threatened World
The extreme weather conditions of recent years are visible canaries-in-the-coal-mine of climate change. This session of the Inspiring Impact Virtual Series will explore how Penn’s growing strengths in climate science and policy are addressing stark environmental realities in practical and actionable ways. LaShawn Jefferson, Perry World House’s Senior Executive Director, will lead a thought-provoking conversation with Mark Alan Hughes of Penn’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, and Michael E. Mann, inaugural director of the new Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media.
Featured Speakers
Mark Alan Hughes, Founding Faculty Director, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy; Professor of Practice, Stuart Weitzman School of Design
Michael E. Mann, Director, Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media; Presidential Distinguished Professor
Moderator
LaShawn Jefferson, Senior Executive Director, Perry World House
The Inspiring Impact Virtual Series features eminent faculty from several Penn's schools, including law, medicine, business, arts and sciences, communications, dentistry, and more. Meet fellow alumni, parents, and friends online to hear how Penn is moving the needle of knowledge through impactful research, scholarship, and practice.