{"id":49904,"date":"2024-10-15T11:04:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/events\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=49904"},"modified":"2024-11-29T22:09:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T03:09:52","slug":"science-at-night","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/events\/calendar\/science-at-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Science at Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SCIENCE AT NIGHT:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/\">Department of Biology<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/\">Western Connecticut State University<\/a>\u00a0will present a free \u201cScience at Night\u201d virtual talk with climate scientist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomdiliberto.com\/\">Tom DiLiberto<\/a>\u00a0from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on\u00a0<strong>Monday, Dec. 2, 2024<\/strong>. DiLiberto, who specializes in breaking down complex concepts for non-scientists to understand, will discuss \u201cDemystifying Climate Change.\u201d The public is invited to log in to the talk. To register, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/demystifying-climate-change\/\">www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/demystifying-climate-change\/<\/a>\u00a0in advance of the event to receive a link.<\/p>\n<p>A climate scientist and public affairs specialist in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s (NOAA)<\/a>\u00a0Office of Communications, DiLiberto also is the star and creator of NOAA\u2019s first cartoon production, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/oceantoday.noaa.gov\/teekandtom\/\">Teek and Tom Explore Planet Earth<\/a>,\u201d a five-part series designed for students in the fourth through sixth grades. He works on strategic communications, especially related to climate science, and is a well-regarded public speaker on weather and climate. His scientific area of expertise is on El Ni\u00f1o and La Ni\u00f1a, and he previously served as the climate scientist for NOAA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate.gov\/\">Climate.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his work at NOAA, DiLiberto is the lead for the Department of State\u2019s U.S. Center at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/cop29\">United Nations climate change conference COP29<\/a>, currently taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan. He previously served as emcee of the U.S. Center at COP21 \u2014 where the Paris Agreement was forged \u2014 and as lead at COP22, COP26, COP27 and COP28. As lead and emcee, he has helped organize and run the U.S. government\u2019s public outreach space during the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>The Dec. 2 Climate 101 talk with DiLiberto hosted by WestConn will dispel myths, answer questions, and share best practices and solutions for a changing climate that can help build resilient communities. It is funded by an NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-Wet) \u00a0grant.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Biology Department Chair Dr. Theodora Pinou at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pinout@wcsu.edu\">pinout@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCIENCE AT NIGHT:\u00a0The\u00a0Department of Biology\u00a0at\u00a0Western Connecticut State University\u00a0will present a free \u201cScience at Night\u201d virtual talk with climate scientist\u00a0Tom DiLiberto\u00a0from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on\u00a0Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. 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