Dr. Richard Alley, a member of the Nobel-Peace-Prize-winning intergovernmental panel on climate change, is one of four invited speakers who will present at Duquesne’s inaugural Presidential Conference on the Integrity of Creation.
Dr. Richard Alley
Alley, the Evan Pugh Professor of Environmental Science at Penn State University, will address economic aspects of climate change in Gold and the Golden Rule: Economic and Ethical Opportunities on Energy and Environment.
Three other noted experts will address climate change from the perspectives of their expertise at the Presidential Conference on the Integrity of Creation, which will be held Wednesday, Sept. 30, through Friday, Oct. 2, in the Power Center. The presenters and their topics are:
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Dr. Robert Brinkman
Dr. Robert Brinkman, professor of geology, environment and sustainability at Hofstra University, Global Sustainability Indicators: Can We Get Along and Save the World in a Time of Crisis?
- Mary Wood, the Philip H. Knight Professor of Law and faculty director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program at the University of Oregon, Nature’s Trust: A Legal and Sacred Covenant to Protect Earth’s Climate System for Future Generations.
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Mary Wood
Dr. Laurie Zoloth, professor of religious studies, bioethics and medical humanities at Northwestern University, The Role of Faith and Religious Commitments to Stewardship.
Dr. Laurie Zoloth
“We are delighted to have such an impressive roster of interdisciplinary scholars as the invited plenary speakers at the inaugural conference,” said Dr. Gerard Magill, chair of the conference committee. “Each speaker brings extraordinary expertise on climate change. They will inspire fascinating discussion about this pivotal issue that is so much at the heart of the University’s Spiritan mission.”
The Presidential Conference on the Integrity of Creation is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information contact Glory Smith at 412.396.4504.