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<div>Dear language and communication aficionados,</div>
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</span></font>The next <a href="http://crosstalk.ucmerced.edu/">CROSSTALK</a> event will take place
<b>next week</b> (details below). </div>
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<div>Please e-mail us at <a href="mailto:crosstalk@ucmerced.edu">crosstalk@ucmerced.edu</a> if you are interested in meeting with Dr. Maibach before the talk or if you have any other questions about the event.</div>
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</span></font><a href="https://communication.gmu.edu/people/emaibach"><b>Dr. Edward Maibach</b></a><b> (George Mason University)</b> will be speaking about <i>The power of health professionals to build public and political will for equitable climate solutions</i><br>
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</span></font><b>Date: </b>Wednesday, October 25th, 2023<br>
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</span></font><b>Time:</b> 3pm-4:30pm (followed by a reception with food & drinks which is
<b>open to all!</b>)<br>
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</span></font><b>Location:</b> Conference Center 110<br>
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</span></font><b>Abstract: </b>Climate change and its underlying primary cause—burning fossil fuels—are arguably the world’s leading causes of preventable death and ill health. Accelerating the decarbonization of the nation’s and world’s energy supplies, and
limiting global warming to the extent possible, are profound public health imperatives. Fortunately, audience research finds that physicians, nurses, and other health professionals are among the trusted types of professionals by the public and policymakers,
and message research finds that communicating about the human health relevance of climate change can play a pivotal role in building public and political will for climate solutions. In this talk, Dr. Maibach will review this research and discuss efforts in
the health community to rise to both the challenge and the opportunity. <br>
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</span></font><b>Bio:</b> Edward Maibach, MPH, PhD is a Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University. His research illuminates public understanding of climate change and strategies
for enhancing it. Ed is a Fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, a Member of the National Academy of Medicine, and he serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Climate and Health Alliance. He has previously served as the Worldwide
Director of Social Marketing at Porter Novelli and Associate Director of the National Cancer Institute.<br>
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CROSSTALK Organizing Committee<br>
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</span></font>Rachel Ryskin, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science<br>
Dalia Magaña, Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics<br>
Tyler Marghetis, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science<br>
Teenie Matlock, Professor of Cognitive Science<br>
Yiran Xu, Assistant Professor of Writing Studies<br>
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