Blazer Lecture: Oppenheimer Speaks on Global Warming

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 13, 2008) − From corporations to individuals, 2008 seems to be the year of "going green." In keeping with the times, this year's Paul G. Blazer Lecture in the Humanities speaker will be Michael Oppenheimer - scientist, professor and global warming expert. Oppenheimer will speak on "The Global Warming Challenge: Can policy catch up with the science?" The annual lecture is sponsored by the UK College of Arts and Sciences, and will take place at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 16, in the Concert Hall of the UK Singletary Center for the Arts. Oppenheimer has become a public face of the discourse on global warming and climate change. He is a long-time participant in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and also lead author of the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report. The IPCC and former Vice-President Al Gore were... [read full story]                    

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