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Changelings Meeting

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From the Comer Family Foundation

Since 2004, we’ve hosted the annual Comer Climate Conference, an opportunity for Comer Fellows and guests to convene for presentations and discussion. We look forward to seeing old friends, and making new ones, and we hope you will take the opportunity to connect with us online to keep that tradition alive. Learn more about the history of the Comer Climate Conference and our environment work.

Key Dates

To secure your place at the conference, you must respond by the dates indicated (both RSVP and final registration). Due to limited capacity, there is a waitlist for the conference. If we don't hear from you by the dates indicated, we will move on to provide an opportunity for the next scientist on the list.

  • All Registrations (final flight details/provisional talk topic): July 15
  • Changelings: Arrive Friday, September 26; Meetings Saturday & Sunday, September 27 & 28; Ideal Departure: Sunday after meetings (if not staying on)
  • Science: Arrive Sunday, September 28; Meetings Monday & Tuesday, September 29 & 30; Ideal Departure: Wednesday between 12-4 PM

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Science Meeting Presenter Amanda Willet on GHOST Ridge, Thwaites Glacier deploying a nodal seismometer to study how the glacier moves over the bedrock beneath it. Photo by Matthew Shepherd

Changelings Member David McGee is currently working on impacts of past AMOC changes on the tropical Indian Ocean, with a focus on rainfall changes in Madagascar and their relationship to east-west temperature gradients, and thinking about how these past changes relate to future projections. His group is also using speleothems to reconstruct past changes in the autumn monsoon in central Vietnam, and we are working to understand high-latitude speleothems from Northwest Territories, Canada.

Opportunities to Connect with Teens & Student Journalists

Comer Scholar Elena Wolchinsky on a conservation dive at the Great Barrier Reef with scientists from Reef Ecologic in Australia.

Engage with Medill Comer Scholars

Medill Comer Scholars is a partnership with Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Medill Comer Scholars develop compelling reporting expertise and careers to command attention and amplify environmental, climate change and science journalism in today’s media. Their Comer scholarships and reporting opportunities at the annual Comer Climate Conference and beyond give them the training and portfolios to excel professionally.

Learn more about this exciting opportunity to work with young journalists.

Inspire, Energize & Amplify Teen Climate Action

In 2022, Comer Family Foundation launched a pilot program connecting diverse teens with climate education, employment and opportunities to succeed on inclusive, multidisciplinary climate pathways.

Led by Marji Hess, Teens Take On Climate (TTOC) collaborates with partners to provide climate programs for teens and teen-serving organizations. Teens Take On Climate supports youth to advance climate justice through experiential learning, employment, and engagement in their communities. TTOC brings climate to life for teens by connecting it to their passions. Programs include field trips, outdoor recreation, community projects, guest speakers, plus career exploration and jobs. In July 2022, Teens Take On Climate became its own 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Learn More & Connect With Us!

TTOC members Kemar Oliver and Patricia Joyner engage in hands-on science at Acadia National Park.

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