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Day 1: The Science of Climate Change
A Practical Approach to Slowing Down Climate Change in Our Lifetime
V. “Ram” Ramanathan
Distinguished Professor of Atmospherc and Climate Sciences
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
The National Climate Assessment
Nancy Grimm
Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability
Arizona State University
Panel Discussion: Science Is Not A Special Interest
James Elser
Distinguished Sustainability Scientist
Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Jessica Hellmann
Professor of Biological Sciences
University of Notre Dame
Nancy Grimm
Senior Sustainability Scientist
Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Moderator: Ani Aprahamian
Professor of Physics, University of Notre Dame
Joe Fernando
Professor of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth’s Climate
David Archer
Professor of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago
Day 2: Ethics, Social Justice, and the Common Good
Jane Austen vs. Climate Economics
Stephen M. Gardiner
Professor, Department of Philosophy and the Program on Values in Society
Graduate Student Panel Discussion: Climate Change, Destruction, and the Catholic Imagination
Mourning and Repentance: Daniel Castillo
Doctoral Candidate, University of Notre Dame
Bearing the Weight of Salvation: Elizabeth Pyne
Doctoral Candidate, Fordham University
Hope and the Catholic Imagination: Matthew Whelan
Doctoral Candidate, Duke University
Climate Change and Catholic Social Teaching
Celia Deanne-Drummond
Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
Panel Discussion: Practical and Theological Responses to Climate Change – Part 1
Daniel Misleh, Executive Director
Catholic Coalition on Climate Change
Elizabeth Groppe, Associate Professor of Theology
Xavier University
Anselma Dolcich-Ashley, Postdoctoral Scholar of Theology
University of Notre Dame
Day 3: Policy and Action on Climate Change
An Inconvenient Mind: The Mental Barriers to Confronting Climate Change
Andrew Revkin
Author of Dot Earth Environmental Blog
The New York Times
Science in the Age of Scrutiny: Telling the Truth About Climate Change
Andrew Rosenberg
Director, Center for Science and Democracy
Union of Concerned Scientists
The Natural Step for Colleges and Universities
Mike Keen
Professor of Sociology
Director, Center for a Sustainable Future
Indiana University, South Bend
Solving the Right Problem: Science, Values, and Adapting to Climatic Change
Jennie Hoffman
Adaptation Consultant
Former Senior Scientist, EdoAdapt
National Security and Climate Change: Threat or Opportunity?
David Titley
Rear Admiral U.S. Navy (Ret)
Former Chief Operating Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Response: Robert Latiff
Major General U.S. Air Force (Ret)
Adjunct Professor, Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values
Research Professor, George Mason University
From Me to We: The Changes Required to Address the Climate Crisis
Bob Doppelt
Executive Director, The Resource Innovation Group