Scholarly Colloquia and Events

  • 2/26 Teale: Dispatches Hotter Planet & Cooler Cosmos

    Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Science Writer and New York University Adjunct Professor, will give a talk entitled “Dispatches From a Hotter Planet and a Cooler Cosmos” for the University of Connecticut’s Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series on Nature and the Environment. The talk will take place on Thursday, February 26, 4 pm at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Konover Auditorium, at UConn. The lecture is free and open to the public.

    Just what can science tell us about where we live, who we are, and what our future will be? To help answer this, Seth Borenstein will share his experiences writing about climate change—including the current state of research, and the varied perspectives of scientists, politicians, and climate change deniers. He will also compare how the media has covered climate change to other sciences, such as astronomy.

    Seth Borenstein is the recipient of the Outstanding Beat Reporting Award from the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Edward J. Meeman Award for Environment Reporting from the Scripps Howard Foundation. He was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist as part of a team for local reporting of the Columbia space shuttle accident and its causes.

    The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series brings leading scholars and scientists to the University of Connecticut to present public lectures on nature and the environment. The lectures are open to the public and do not require registration. For additional information please call 860.486.4460 or visit http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/asc/events/teale/teale.htm.

    For more information, contact: Natural History Museum at 860.486.4460