University of Connecticut
Collaborative UConn Reads and Women’s Herstory Month Event
Monday, March 31, 2025 at 7:00pm (EST)
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Scientist, policy expert, writer, teacher and co-editor of the bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save and the All We Can Save Project
"All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis"
Please join us for an in-person Collaborative UConn Reads and Women’s Herstory month Event, on Monday, March 31 at 7:00pm in the Student Union Theatre on the UConn Storrs campus.
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and teacher working to help create the best possible climate future. She is co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. She authored The New York Times bestseller What If We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures.
Previously, she co-edited the climate anthology All We Can Save, co-founded The All We Can Save Project, and co-created and co-hosted the Spotify/Gimlet climate solutions podcast How to Save a Planet. She also co-authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. Previously, as executive director of the Waitt Institute, she co-founded the Blue Halo Initiative and led the Caribbean’s first successful island-wide ocean zoning effort. Early in her career, she developed U.S. federal ocean policy at the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Ayana earned a BA from Harvard University in environmental science and public policy, and a Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in marine biology. She serves on the board of directors for Patagonia and GreenWave and on the advisory board of Environmental Voter Project. Recent recognitions include, the Schneider Award for climate communication and the Time 100 Next List.
This event is free and open to the public. If you need accommodation to access or participate, please contact CSMNHinfo@uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Dr. Erin Kuprewicz at csmnhinfo@uconn.edu