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On the March edition of Environmentally Sound, host Larry Burns, vice president for external affairs at The University of Toledo, discusses pollution and climate change concerns.
In this month’s episode:
- John Hartig, author of the new book "Burning Rivers: Revival of Four Urban-Industrial Rivers that Caught Fire," discusses the consequences of pollution.
- Jeffrey Masters, cofounder of Weather Underground, talks about how climate change is affecting our current weather.
- Anjuli Bamzai, a program director with the National Science Foundation, shares the research underway to better understand our climate.
- And University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs reflects on the five-year anniversary of the merger of UT and the former Medical College of Ohio and gives us a glimpse into the future of higher education.
Larry Burns is the host of Environmentally Sound. Mr. Burns, a native of Detroit, graduated in 1978 from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science Degree. As the Vice President for External Affairs at The University of Toledo, Mr. Burns is uniquely connected to the research and development taking place on UT's campus and around the world in the areas of alternative energy and sustainability. In Environmentally Sound, Mr. Burns will explore the most recent findings of this research, the latest trends in the sustainability movement and the implications the work at The University of Toledo and around the region has for the future.