Time Magazine’s senior international climate and environment correspondent addresses the human impact of climate change and visits with Wash U students and donors
Journalist Aryn Baker came to Washington University in late September delivering a talk focused on how extreme heat is creating dangerous conditions for outdoor workers and increasing productivity losses for employers. Her talk was sponsored by the Weidenbaum Center in partnership with the Pulitzer Center's campus consortium program. According to Baker, "there is an estimated $100 billion annual toll on our economy in lost productivity, increased worker's comp, lawsuits, and health care costs due to heat related deaths and injuries." Along with Ann Peters, Director of University and Community Outreach at the Pulitzer Center, Baker visited with Washington University student journalists for a question and answer session, had lunch with Weidenbaum Center major donors, and visited three undergraduate classes.
