I am excited to welcome Dr. Stephen Decina as our inaugural Executive Director. Dr. Decina has over 15 years of experience in academia and government in science and policy. To learn more about him and his background, please check out this article at
#PennToday:
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/stephen-decina-appointed-inaugural-executive-director-climate-science-policy-and-action"Extreme summer weather patterns have tripled since the 1950s" | Great piece in UPenn’s #PennToday on our recent @PNASNews article, providing critical context for the extreme heat we're seeing right now in North America and Europe:
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/extreme-summer-weather-patterns-have-tripled-1950s
"Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists" | Great piece in #PennToday by Erica Moser about our @uofpenn.bsky.social / Annenberg / @pennsas course this semester (w/ a shout-out for @SEJ #SEJ2024):
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-sas-climate-change-communication-classroom-conference-journalists
Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists | Penn Today
Michael Mann and Kathleen Hall Jamieson are co-teaching the Climate Change and Communication course this spring, tied to the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference, held this year at Penn.
Penn Today"Michael Mann and colleagues predict a record-breaking 33 named storms for the 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season. It is the highest count ever projected" via
#PennToday (
@pennsas and Mann Research Group) University of Pennsylvania News:
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/2024-tropical-cyclone-prediction
2024 tropical cyclone prediction | Penn Today
Michael Mann and colleagues predict a record-breaking 33 named storms for the 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season. It is the highest count ever projected.
Penn TodayShifting the climate narrative | Penn Today
In a Q & A with Penn Today, Michael Mann of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media shares his views on the role of storytelling in the fight against climate change.
Penn Today"Climate scientist Michael Mann makes a home at
#Penn" | Thanks Katherine Unger Baillie &
#PennToday" for the kind profile:
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/climate-scientist-michael-mann-makes-home-pennClimate scientist Michael Mann makes a home at Penn | Penn Today
Known for his “hockey stick” graph that hammered home the dramatic rise of the warming climate, the climate scientist is now making his mark on Penn’s campus, both through his science and his work on communicating the urgent need for action on the climate crisis.
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How dark money fuels climate denialism | Penn Today
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joined Penn faculty to discuss distrust in science, the fossil fuel industry, and the conservative Supreme Court.
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