Earth Week 2020 at UMass Boston
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, happening at UMass Boston
April 15–22, 2020
Robin Wall Kimmerer, professor and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, presents this keynote address; panel follows.
Christiana Figueres, architect of the Paris Climate Agreement, will present this keynote address about her new book, The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, happening at UMass Boston
Wanjira Mathai, global environmental leader and vice president of the World Resources Institute, joined by others, will discuss actions to address the largest environmental crises of our time.
Sarah Hamblin, professor of English and cinema studies, will lead this film screening and discussion.
The Earth Day Symposium includes a poster session, panel discussions, laboratory and campus tours, networking events, and keynote speeches.
Surya Panditi, CEO of Enel X North America, will discuss his company’s worldwide effort to promote carbon-free energy.
Sponsors
Center for Governance and Sustainability, College of Education and Human Development, College of Liberal Arts, College of Management, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, Healey Library, Honors College, Institute for New England Native American Studies, McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, Office of Graduate Studies, Office of Student Affairs, School for the Environment, Sustainable Solutions Lab, Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science