Week of July 11

 

For our Thursday afternoon activity, we watched the moving "The Human Element", a documentary about climate change.  After the movie we engaged in a discussion with two experts on climate change and sustainability, both of whom are involved with the Kentucky Climate Consortium.  Dr. Bill Haneberg is the State Geologists of Kentucky, Director of the Kentucky Geological Survey and Research Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences.  He talked to us about his career experiences and gave us advice on how to talk to others about health effects and climate change.  Shane Tedder is the Sustainability Coordinator for the University of Kentucky.  He told us about some of his efforts in policy development and planning around sustainability.  We also discussed how to become engaged locally to make an impact.  

The SURF participants met with Dr. Hilaree Frazier, who is now a postdoctoral fellow.  She discussed her career journey and some of her research in neuropharmacology.