Acclaimed scholar Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, will examine the evidence of climate change, the reasons we should care, and the absurd efforts by special interest groups and politicians to confuse the public and deny a problem even exists. Despite the monumental challenges we face, Mann’s talk will give reasons to be cautiously optimistic that we will avert catastrophic climate change impacts.

A book signing and reception to follow at 4:30 p.m.

Hosted by:
Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment

In conjunction with:

• Center for Global Studies
• Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
• Center for Global Studies
• Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
• Department of Anthropology
• Department of Atmospheric Science
• Department of Crop Sciences
• Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science
• Department of Geology
• Department of History
• Department of Journalism
• Department of Political Science
• Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities
• School of Earth, Society, and Environment
• School of Integrative Biology
• Spurlock Museum

Series support provided by:

• Office of the Chancellor
• Office of Diversity, Equity, and Access
• Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
• Center for Advanced Study
• George A. Miller Endowment
• Ledyard R. Tucker Fund
• Peggy Harris Memorial Fund
• The Council of Deans
• The David Gottlieb Memorial Foundation
• The Graduate College

For more information, please consult cas.illinois.edu.