Earlier this week the Center for Public Policy and Administration hosted an informal question-and-answer session with UMass alumnus Kevin Knobloch (’78), president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, and a leader in the environmental policy and advocacy movement.
During an hour-long conversation at Gordon Hall, Knobloch spoke about his work leading the Union of Concerned Scientists, which uses thorough and independent scientific research to offer technical analysis and smart advocacy on a range of issues, including climate change, clean vehicles, and food and agriculture. Knobloch, who studied journalism as an undergraduate at UMass, also spoke about how his previous career as a journalist has helped him craft messages in ways that are relevant to and understood by diverse constituencies.
He was on campus as an Eleanor Bateman Alumni Scholar and also gave a university-wide talk titled “Needed: Skillful Capitalists to Lead us to a Low-Carbon Future.”
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