Climate Change in a Politically Charged Environment

Producers of the PBS series NOVA join IU faculty members to discuss the topic of climate change.

As the most popular science series on american television, NOVA airs nationally on PBS and locally on WTIU. Senior Executive Producer Paula Apsell guides the production of NOVA and has directed its diversification into other forms of media. It is the most-visited site on pbs.org and has won every major broadcasting award, including the Emmy and the Peabody as well as an Academy Award nomination.

Participants include:

• Paula Apsell, Senior Executive Producer, NOVA and NOVA ScienceNOW

• Fred Cate, Vice President for Research and Distinguished Professor of Law at Indiana University (Moderator)

• Doug Hamilton, Producer of NOVA Documentaries

• Lee Hamilton, Former US Congressman from Indiana, Author, Distinguished Scholar at IU

• Ellen Ketterson, Distinguished Professor of Biology and Gender Studies at IU Department of Biology

This visit by Apsell and Hamilton is co-sponsored by The IU Media School and WTIU Public Television.