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Reimagining Climate Policy

October 27, 2025
Former White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi discusses how innovation and collective action can drive climate solutions. "This is not just a chance to put steel in the ground for a solar panel. It’s a chance to put steel in the spine of communities that have felt knocked down over decades of disinvestment.”

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Ali Zaidi

Distinguished Lecture: Ali Zaidi

Join us for an enlightening lecture by Ali Zaidi, a leading expert in energy and climate policy, innovation, and investment. From 2022 to 2025, he served as assistant to the president and U.S. national climate advisor, heading the White House Climate Policy Office and serving as former President Biden's top advisor on domestic climate policy.

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Nov
10
2025

Dr. Gavin Towler Seminar

11:00 AM Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center, 2133 Sheridan Road
Join the Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy's monthly seminar series from November 2025 to June 2...
Nov
19
2025

Conversation with Feeding America about the Food Insecurity and Hunger Relief

11:00 AM Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road
Professor Dave Donnan is hosting a series of speakers, who are all leaders in the food industry, on campus for the publi...

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