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Danforth University Center (DUC), Rm. 276 & Zoom

Talking Public Health with Trent Ford

Trent Ford, PhD, Illinois State Climatologist, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will give a presentation at this Talking Public Health session on “A (Enter Superlative Here) El Niño: What’s the Deal, Why does it Matter, How to Prepare.”

Trent Ford has been with the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois since 2019. He is an expert in climate and climate change and its interactions and impacts, especially as they relate to water. He leads climate and drought monitoring, research, and data collection for Illinois. Ford and his team work with communities, industries, and state agencies on issues related to weather, climate, and climate change in Illinois, and they engage the general public through online, media, and educational outreach.

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Co-sponsored by WashU Libraries & the Bursky School of Public Health.