{"id":6244,"date":"2017-01-18T08:36:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=6244"},"modified":"2017-01-26T08:39:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T14:39:17","slug":"cmu-welcomes-renowned-climate-change-expert-as-scientist-in-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2017\/cmu-welcomes-renowned-climate-change-expert-as-scientist-in-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"CMU welcomes renowned climate change expert as Scientist in Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe set to speak about science in a \u2018post-truth\u2019 world<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Mennonite University is pleased to announce it will host acclaimed atmospheric scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe as its 2017 Scientist in Residence.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Katharine<\/a>
Dr. Katherine Hayhoe<\/b>
Photo: Ashley Rodgers, Texas Tech University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hayhoe is a professor at Texas Tech University and the director of its Climate Science Center. In 2014, TIME magazine listed her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hayhoe will appear on campus January 30\u2212February 1 to share her insights, observations, experience, and personal reflections in a number of speaking events open to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a means to minimize carbon emissions related to these speaking events on the topic of climate change, Hayhoe’s appearances will be\u00a0via two-way video conference technology.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

CMU is looking forward to hosting Hayhoe, says Dr. Tim Rogalsky, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Science and Faith Advisory Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKatharine is a renowned researcher with more than 120 peer-reviewed publications in the top journals in her field,\u201d Rogalsky says. \u201cMore than that, she\u2019s a fantastic communicator with a remarkable ability to talk about the connections between science and faith.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Hayhoe\u2019s confirmed speaking engagements are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

A student forum titled, \u201cScience in a Post-Truth World: A Climate Scientist\u2019s Perspective,\u201d on Monday, January 30 from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM in the CMU Chapel (600 Shaftesbury Blvd.).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"2017_01.SIR.poster.finalproof.wifi[1]\"<\/a><\/span>A chapel titled \u201cListening to God\u2019s Creation \u2013 A Faith Story,\u201d on Tuesday, January 31 from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM in the CMU Chapel.<\/p>\n

A lecture on Wednesday, February 1 at 7:00 PM in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave). The lecture is titled, \u201cTalking Climate: Why Facts Are Not Enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the first time ever, all of these presentations will be streamed live on YouTube, allowing anyone from anywhere in the world to watch and participate in the discussion. It\u2019s an exciting aspect of this year\u2019s events, Rogalsky says.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt really allows us to involve people from off campus in ways we haven\u2019t in the past,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hayhoe says she is looking forward to her time as Scientist in Residence because it will give her the opportunity to talk about both science and faith in the same breath.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo often the two are completely separated in our society and even in our Christian communities,\u201d she says. \u201cThe reality, though, is that if we truly believe that God created this amazing universe that we live in, then what is science, other than trying to figure out what He was thinking when He created it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While Hayhoe has been named one of Foreign Policy’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers, as well as one of POLITICO\u2019s 50 thinkers, doers, and visionaries transforming American politics, she may be best-known to many people because of how she\u2019s bridging the broad, deep gap between scientists and Christians\u2014work she does in part because she\u2019s a Christian herself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Together with her husband Andrew Farley, a professor of applied linguistics, pastor of Church without Religion, and best-selling author, Katharine wrote A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions<\/i>, a book that untangles the complex science and tackles many long-held misconceptions about global warming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her work as a climate change evangelist has been featured on the Emmy award-winning documentary series Years of Living Dangerously<\/i> and The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers<\/i>. In 2012, she was named by Christianity Today<\/i> as one of their \u201c50 Women to Watch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hayhoe has a BSc\u00a0in Physics from the University of Toronto and an MS and PhD in Atmospheric Science from the University of Illinois. Hayhoe is currently serving as lead author for the upcoming Fourth U.S. National Climate Assessment and producing her new PBS Digital Studios short series, Global Weirding: Climate, Politics and Religion<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy hope is that people walk away from these events with a better understanding of climate change and the role they can play in caring for our planet,\u201d says Rogalsky.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

All of the Scientist in Residence events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit cmu.ca\/sir<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About CMU
\n<\/strong>A Christian university in the Anabaptist tradition, CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus offers undergraduate degrees in arts, business, humanities, music, sciences, and social sciences, as well as\u00a0graduate degrees in theology,\u00a0ministry, peacebuilding and collaborative development, and an MBA. CMU has over 800 full-time equivalent\u00a0students, including those enrolled in degree programs at the Shaftesbury and Menno Simons College campuses and in its Outtatown certificate program.<\/p>\n

For information about CMU visit www.cmu.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For additional information, please contact:
\nKevin Kilbrei, Director of Communications & Marketing
\nkkilbrei@cmu.ca; 204.487.3300 Ext. 621
\nCanadian Mennonite University
\n500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB\u00a0 R3P 2N2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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