Climate change is affecting everyone. And it will take everybody working together to develop meaningful solutions!
Come spend a day of active learning with national climate change and health equity thought leaders, University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland, College Park faculty and students, and local climate nonprofit and community groups.
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024
Registration: 8:30 a.m., Conference: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Elm B
Why You Should Attend:
Learn: Gain insights from climate leaders working across disciplines.
Collaborate: Connect with university colleagues and community organizations dedicated to climate, health equity, and environmental justice.
Act: Engage in discussions that will lead to action-oriented solutions and join community groups making a difference now
Agenda:
Time | Presentation |
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8:30 - 9 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
9 - 9:15 a.m. | Welcome Snehal Patel, MD, MHS |
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. |
Making a Case for Interdisciplinary Training to Tackle Environmental Issues |
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. |
Beating the Heat - Protecting Workers in a Warming World |
11:15 a.m. - noon | Lunch and Visit Community Organization Tables |
noon - 1 p.m. | Keynote Speaker |
1 - 2 p.m. |
Environmental Injustice in Curtis Bay: the CSX Coal Permit |
2 - 3 p.m. |
Provost Summer Intern Research Presentations Student speakers:
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3 - 3:30 p.m. |
Policy, Advocacy and Engagement |
3:30 p.m. | Closing |