Climate change misinformation and disinformation is on the rise, fueling an explosion of climate denial. UF’s 8th annual Climate Communications Summit will explore some of the denial, deception and delaying trends—and solutions for how to disarm them. Please join us Wednesday April 5^th from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Keene Faculty Center in Dauer Hall for a thought-provoking talk by Melissa Aronczyk, associate professor of media studies in the School of Communication & Information at Rutgers University. She is the co-author, with Maria Espinoza, of A Strategic Nature: Public Relations and the Politics of Environmentalism. Her research on how PR affects our ability to communicate about climate change has been featured in The Nation, the Financial Times, Rolling Stone, CNBC, The Intercept, Grist, AdWeek, and Yes Magazine. She has also written on PR and sustainability for The Washington Post and Foreign Policy magazine.  

Followed by a roundtable and audience Q&A with Dr. Aronczyk and UF disinformation experts Dr. Marcia DiStaso; Dr. Juliana Fernandes; and Dr. Andrew Selepak. Moderator: Angela Bradbery, Karel Chair, UF Center for Public Interest Communications. 

Then, please join us for a reception and book signing with food and beverages. Please RSVP here.