Headshot of Katherine Hayhoe, with UCLA Luskin logos in the bottom right corner.
Join us on September 28th for the first Luskin Lecture of the fall, co-hosted with the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Katharine Hayhoe, world-renowned atmospheric scientist and communicator, will share insights on bringing climate change into public decisions and private conversations at a critical crossroads for climate action in California and beyond.
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Location: UCLA Luskin Conference Center, Centennial Ballroom
Co-hosted by: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Register for the event on Eventbrite to reserve your spot.
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– Conversation with Megan Mullin, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
– Audience Q&A
About the Speakers
Katharine Hayhoe is Chief Scientist for the The Nature Conservancy and the Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair in Public Policy and Public Law at Texas Tech University. Her research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. Recognized among the TIME100 most influential people and a United Nations Champion of the Earth, Hayhoe is known worldwide for connecting climate to people’s values in ways that inspire action. Her TED lecture, The Most Important Thing You Can Do About Climate Change: Talk About It, has received over 4 million views, and she is the author of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. Read more.
Megan Mullin is the faculty director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. She also holds the Luskin Endowed Chair in Innovation and Sustainability as Professor of Public Policy, within in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.Mullin is a political scientist focused on environmental politics. Her research examines how coordination problems, accountability failure, and inequality in environmental risks and benefits shape political response to environmental change. Her current projects focus on the governance and finance of urban water services, public opinion about climate change, and the local politics of climate adaptation. She also has published on federalism, election rules and voter turnout, and local and state institutional design. Read more.
