The William T. Patten Foundation: Indiana University Bloomington

Lecturers 2023-24

Michael Oppenheimer

Lectures

Short Memories, Long Time Frames, Perverse Incentives: How Well Will We Adapt to Climate Change?

From Rio de Janeiro (1992) to Paris (2015) to the Future: Why is international cooperation on climate change so difficult to achieve and will it get easier?

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Jad Abumrad

Lectures

Jad Abumrad Lecture

Jad Abumrad Lecture

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Education is our outstanding asset. Our American system of education is what has made these United States one of the outstanding nations of the world... Education is our surest guarantee of maintaining our present high standing and of providing for our future advancement.
William T. Patten

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The Patten Committee invites nominations for the academic year 2024-25 and would like to be kept informed of prospects and developments that might lead to nominations in future years.

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