Sidore Lecture Series

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Human Health, Planetary Health, and What Sustains Us” symposium  

Friday, March 7, 2025
8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
MUB Granite State Room


The event is free and open to the public, but you must register in advance

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The symposium will offer an expansive view of health and sustainability, posing questions and connections meant to inspire and interrogate ideas about what it means to cultivate a community committed to supporting health, well-being, and sustainability for all. Scientists, philosophers, and other speakers will raise and provide perspectives on critical questions including: How does the climate crisis impact human and planetary health, especially among the most vulnerable populations?  What are some of the perspectives, ideas, and solutions we need to ensure health, well-being, and sustainability for all, now and into the future?


 

"Human Health, Planetary Health, and What Sustains Us"
Saul O Sidore Memorial Lecture Symposium

Friday, March 7, 2025
Granite State Room

Agenda subject to change

8:30     Welcome remarks

8:50     Keynote address: Dr. Amanda Lynch, Lindemann Distinguished Professor, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Department of Earth, Environment and Planetary Sciences, Brown University

9:20     Q&A

9:30     Table talk

9:50     Break

10:10   Plenary Discussion: How does the climate crisis impact human and planetary health nationally and internationally, especially among the most vulnerable populations? What are some of the perspectives, ideas, and solutions we need to ensure health, wellbeing, and sustainability for all, now and into the future?

11:20  Q&A

11:30  Table talk

11:50  Lunch (on your own or order a box lunch when you register)

1:00     Introduction to afternoon session

1:15     Plenary Discussion: How does the climate crisis impact human and planetary health, especially among the most vulnerable populations, here in New Hampshire and New England? What are some of the perspectives, ideas, and solutions we need to ensure health, wellbeing, and sustainability for all, now and into the future?              

  • Grace Kindeke, American Friends Committee
  • Anthony Poore, President & CEO, NH Center for Justice & Equity
  • Kurt Yuengling, Administrator, Community Engagement Specialist, NH Department of Environmental Services

2:20     Q&A

2:30     Table talk

2:50     Closing remarks

3:00     Adjourn


The Saul O Sidore Memorial Lecture Series was established in 1965 in memory of Saul O Sidore of Manchester, New Hampshire. The purpose of the series is to offer the University community and the state of New Hampshire programs that raise critical and sometimes controversial issues facing our society. The University of New Hampshire Center for the Humanities sponsors the programs. Lectures are free and open to the public.