


She currently works with the California Institute for Water Resources. She has been working in the science communication field for more than 25 years, starting with the Ecological Society of America and going on to serve as a AAAS Science and Policy Fellow at the US Department of State, manage a wildfire research and outreach center at the University of California, Berkeley, and bridge science and policy advocacy efforts at the Pew Charitable Trusts. Her work has been published in New Republic, On Being, Bay Nature, and more. Faith Kearns is a scientist and science communication practitioner who focuses primarily on water, wildfire, and climate change in the western United States. Location: Virtual Seminar - Live stream location TBAġ2:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Virtual Seminar - Live stream location TBA: Faith Kearns, author of Getting to the Heart of Science Communication: A Guide to Effective Engagement, will present a live-stream seminar for the campus community. – C4 Art Exhibition reception, Glove Factory Surplus Gallery. Washington, Ave., across the train tracks next to the Carbondale Police Department. Pleasant Hill Road, across the street from Evergreen Terrace Apartments. Artwork from many diverse media will be on display including sculpture, printmaking, glass, blacksmithing, ceramics, painting, digital media, metals, drawing, and various mixed media. Visitors are invited to visit with each of the students to see and hear about their unique working process, see their work in progress, and ask questions. SIU is committed to protecting the community, so all those attending must follow current campus and state pandemic safety protocols and wear masks in shared indoor spaces. The event is open to the public and admission is free. The final stop is at the Studio Arts Building/Glove Factory at 4:30 p.m., where visitors can stay for the opening reception for the annual C4 exhibition at 5:30 p.m. in the art foundry and then to the Pulliam Hall Industrial Wing at 3:30 p.m. Faculty, staff and the university community are invited to the annual Open Studio event hosted by students in the School of Art and Design’s MFA program starting at 3 p.m.
