Calling all Environmental Enthusiasts!

Join the Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI) and the UF Gulf Scholars program for our Let’s Talk Climate Lunch & Learn!

Guest speaker Dr. Megan Ennes will share the work of the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) and lead participants in a discussion on how to talk about environmental topics that matter to them. Participants will also learn evidence-based strategies on communicating environmental challenges to friends, family, and more.

Date: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
Time: 12 PM – 1 PM
Location: Pugh Hall O’Neill Reading Room

Open to all UF undergraduate and graduate students.

Reserve your spot at the Lunch & Learn here.

About the speaker: 

Dr. Megan Ennes is TESI’s Director and the assistant curator (professor) of museum education in the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. She is the author of more than two dozen peer-reviewed publications and teaches several classes at UF related to science education and communication.

Dr. Ennes is also the head of the Museum Education Research Group. In this role, she studies how people learn about science in informal settings, like museums. This includes research on professional development for museum educators, online learning in museums, environmental civic engagement for K-12 students and undergraduates, and scientist-led museum outreach.

Dr. Ennes has also served as the science director for the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation, an organization that trains informal educators on how to communicate about climate change using research-backed methods.

 

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