Academy Town Square: Global Warming as an Opportunity

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Join us for the Cheryl Beth Silverman Memorial Lecture: Global Warming as an Opportunity Featuring Raymond Najjar, professor of oceanography, The Pennsylvania State University.

Global warming is a massive, seemingly unsolvable problem facing humanity. However, humans have prevailed when confronted with problems of this scale before, and solutions to global warming already exist. Join us as Raymond Najjar, professor of oceanography at The Pennsylvania State University, outlines how these solutions, if implemented, will have numerous co-benefits including improvements in air quality, agricultural yields, human health, and economic and ecological well-being.

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About the Cheryl Beth Silverman Memorial Lecture:

Cheryl Beth Silverman was a charismatic lover of animals and passionate about our environment. After passing away at a young age, her parents, Carol and Art Silverman established the annual Cheryl Beth Memorial Lecture to keep her memory alive. The Cheryl Beth Silverman Memorial Lecture continues Cheryl Beth’s work to be a voice for the animals and environment she loved.