The Penn State Council of Sustainabile Leaders will be hosting 12 Sustainability Showcases this spring to make connections between faculty research, personal and professional interest and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals while broadening the discourse surrounding sustainability. Speakers are invited to give a 30 minute talk, answer questions and hang around to mingle with attendees.

This year, the theme for the showcase series is: What is your "Big Idea" that will advance sustainability in the 21st century?

Events are on Fridays 12 - 1:30 pm, are held in various locations in the HUB and include lunch for RSVP'd guests.

Join us in the Freeman Auditorium in the HUB as Gina McCarthy, the 13th Administrator of the EPA and the EPA Administrator under President Obama chats with Central PA about public health, climate change, and why communication about science and policy can get so muddled! We'll look at what the road ahead look like and what we can do, as individuals and as a country, to make sure the future will be healthier, safer, and better for us all.

Following the lecture will be a Q&A session, as well as a catered reception in the Auditorium Lounge at 7:00 pm, right outside of the Freeman Auditorium.

The event is FREE and open to the public! You can learn more here on the Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/260561508167031/

Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers presents the Oweida Lecture in Journalism Ethics, a free public lecture, and participates in a question-and-answer session.

Session presented by AdPR Club featruing alumni Kristina Lintz ('14) of Comedy Central, Kelly Jackson ('14) of Ogilvy, Becky Kramer ('16) of groupm, and Jonathan Skewes ('07) of FCB New York as they share real-world experiences about thier first jobs and more.

Free public lecture featuring E.J. Dionne, who writes about politics in a twice-weekly column for The Washington Post. He is also a government professor at Georgetown University, a visiting professor at Harvard University, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution and a frequent commentator on politics for National Public Radio and MSNBC. Session sponsored by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and the Department of Journalism.

How do we process visual stories of others? What triggers empathy in visual storytelling? The internet's role has changed storytelling ... with positive and negative consequences. Alumnus Matt Ford, founder and CEO of Vignette Global, will address those topics and more during a free public session. Vignette produces a wide range of content for agencies and non-governmental organizations, including clients like UNICEF, The World Bank and others.

Screening of "Quiet Sundays," the award-winning documentary produced by students in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism that follows NFL fans in England, as part of Long Shorts: Documentary Portraits during the Inwood Film Festival in New York City. The festival is conduced at Campbell Sports Center, located and 218th St. and Broadway. Festival and Ticket Information

Alumna Michelle Kinsman ('92 Film), senior vice president, executive director of production and operations for Digitas Health, will be featured in a student-focused session coordinated by the Office of Internships and Career Services. Kinsman is the author of "Real-World Feminist Handbook: Practical Advice on How to Find, Win & Kick Ass at Your First Job."

Victor Pickard, an associate professor of communication at the University of Pennsylvania, will present the Pockrass Memorial Lecture, a free public session titled "Confronting the Misinformation Society: A Political Economic Critique of Digital Journalism." Pickard believes the proliferation of misinformation afflicting democratic societies stems from structural pathologies in our communication systems. From Facebook’s unaccountable monopoly power to the demise of reliable journalism, a misinformation ecosystem has taken root. He believes this is particularly true in the United States where entire regions and issues lack media coverage at a time when robust reporting is desperately needed. These growing “news deserts” are disproportionately harming specific groups and areas, especially communities of color, rural districts, and lower socio-economic neighborhoods. Such systemic problems require radical structural reforms. Toward that aim, his talk will focus on the ongoing collapse of commercial journalism and the policies necessary for establishing public alternatives.

Come join us with all your questions about how science is defined, why understanding science is important today, and how to tell good and bad science apart at What Makes Science "Science"?, a livestreamed Q&A with three engaging and experienced scientists hosted by the Penn State Science Policy Society!

When: February 26th, 2019, 6:30-7:30 P.M. Eastern time
Where: Schlow Library, Downsbrough Community Room
Who: Mathematician Nate Brown, nutritional scientist Jennifer Fleming, and geoscientist Michael Mann

Can't make it? We'll be livestreaming via Zoom and YouTube, and a recording will be posted on the Science Policy Society YouTube channel afterward!

Livestream through Zoom: If you would like to submit questions in the livestream, please use Zoom. This link will lead to the webinar's launch page. Zoom requires a small download, so we recommend clicking the link and downloading it now so you'll be ready.
https://psu.zoom.us/j/659889638

Livestream through YouTube: Look for the video labeled with "LIVE NOW" on our channel's page when we begin broadcasting - if you don't see it at the time when the event should be live, try refreshing the window.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXaraVW6_wterh5rfF-wUg

Questions? E-mail Brett Green at brg5241@psu.edu