Climate Change in a Connected World
LAS Faculty Research Symposium
February 28, 2023
10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Videos of the keynotes, panels, and CROCUS talk are now on Box!
- Welcome, opening remarks, Diffenbaugh keynote, and Panel 1
- Xiuhtezcatl keynote and Panel 2
- CROCUS talk with Naomi Davis and Max Berkelhammer
Featuring keynotes, panel discussions, and workshops by climate scientists and activists. Open to students, faculty, staff, and the community.
Pre-registration for in-person attendance is now closed, but we welcome day-of registration. To request the livestream link, please email lasevents@uic.edu, and include your name, UIC affiliation (student, alum, etc.) and how you found out about the event.
Please direct questions to lasevents@uic.edu. Masks are strongly encouraged for this event.
SCHEDULE
10:00 am - Symposium begins
Welcome -Lisa Freeman, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Land Acknowledgement
Opening Remarks - Kathryn Nagy, Head of Earth and Environmental Sciences
10:10 am Keynote – Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh, Kara J Foundation Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow, Stanford University Doerr School of Sustainability
10:35 am Panel 1 - Global to Local Climate Connections (in honor of George Crabtree)
Moderator: Elisabeth Moyer, Associate Professor of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago
Akintomide Akinsanola, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, UIC and Argonne National Laboratory
Elena Grossman, Senior Research Specialist in the School of Public Health, Program Director of the Climate and Health Institute, UIC
Rachel Havrelock, Professor of English, Director of the Freshwater Lab, UIC
Gina Ramirez, Midwest Outreach Manager at Natural Resources Defense Council
Iyana Simba, City Programs Director at the Illinois Environmental Council
11:20 am Break
11:35 am Keynote - Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, advocate, leader, activist and hip hop artist
12:00 pm Panel 2 - Climate Youth Activism
Moderator: Rosa M. Cabrera, Executive Director of the Latino Cultural Center, UIC
Anissa Camacho, student in Anthropology and Latin American and Latino Studies, Vice President of the Union of Puerto Rican Students (UPRS), UIC
Trinity Colon, environmental justice organizer and abolitionist, student in Social Policy, Environmental Policy & Culture, and Latino Studies, Northwestern University
Leslie Cortez, Youth Organizer at the Little Village of Environmental Justice Organization
Nia Cunningham, student in Gender and Women’s Studies and Nonprofit Management, Student Leader at the Latino Cultural Center Heritage Garden, UIC
Jocelyn Vazquez-Gomez, student in Urban Studies, UIC, and Just Transition Organizer, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Urban Climate and CROCUS
Max Berkelhammer, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, UIC, and co-PI, CROCUS
Naomi Davis, founder & CEO, Blacks in Green, community partner in CROCUS
2:40 pm Break
2:45 pm Workshop - Connecting UIC and Local Communities for Climate Action, facilitated by Jennifer Brier, Professor and Director of Gender and Women’s Studies and Professor of History, UIC
4:15 pm Reception
Date posted
Oct 12, 2022
Date updated
Jul 3, 2023
Speakers
Noah Diffenbaugh | Kara J Foundation Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow; Olivier Nomellini Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education | Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University
