Event

Join us for our 15th Anniversary Celebration and engaging talk with Karl Pillemer, Hazel E. Reed Human Development Professor in the College of Human Ecology, Professor of Gerontology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and founding director of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging. Karl also directs the Cornell Legacy Project and is author of the book “30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans.”

Pillemer’s talk will focus on “Climate Change in an Aging World.” As our world grapples with the accelerating consequences of climate change, one of the most urgent and overlooked stories is how this crisis is hitting older adults hardest. This lecture shines a light on the striking vulnerability of older people to extreme heat and climate-related disasters, a population whose unique needs have been largely ignored in emergency planning. But the picture isn’t all bleak: older adults are also a powerful and underutilized force for solutions, and this talk makes the case for why they should be at the center, not the margins, of our environmental response. Whether you work with older populations or simply care about building a more resilient society, you’ll leave with fresh perspectives and concrete strategies for engaging older adults in the fight against climate change.

Following the talk with Dr. Pillemer, stay for refreshments and celebrate the BCTR’s 15th anniversary. You will have the opportunity to meet center faculty and staff who are bringing Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner’s work to life. Plus, you’ll have a chance to share your memories of Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner, your time at the College of Human Ecology, or your work with the BCTR — all to be preserved and celebrated as part of our 15th anniversary. Tell us about meeting with Urie or taking his class, your experiences working in the BCTR, and the impact that your work and the center have made.

This event is part of reunion weekend and in-person only.