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GSA CONNECTS 2022

Saturday Icebreaker Keynote

Saturday, 8 Oct., 5–6 p.m. descent and the first Black person in history to receive the Rhodes,
Truman, and Udall Scholarships.
Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru, Environmental The founder of the organization Black Girl Environmentalist,
Justice Warrior, Rhodes Scholar, and Gatheru is motivated to uplift the voices of those most adversely
Founder of Black Girl Environmentalist impacted by environmental inequities through changing conserva-
tion conversations. For her work in collaboration with other activ-
Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru is an environ- ists and thought leaders, Gatheru has been recognized as a 2020
mental justice advocate, writer, and current Young Futurist by The Root, a 2020 Grist 50 FIXER, a 2020
graduate student at the University of Oxford. Glamour College Woman of the Year, and has spoken on her work
She is a first-generation American of Kenyan across the country.

Noontime Lectures

Monday, 10 Oct., 12:15–1:15 p.m. Wednesday, 12 Oct., 12:15–1:15 p.m.

Marjorie A. Chan, David Mogk: “Culture and Ethics of Geologic Katie Stack Morgan, “The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover in
Sampling Town Hall.” Cosponsored by MSA (Mineralogical Jezero Crater”
Society of America) and IAPG (International Association for
Promoting Geoethics).

Special Lectures

Sunday, 9 Oct., noon–1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 11 Oct., 12:15–1:15 p.m.

Mark Little, GSA Presidential Address: “On Science, Power, and Jani Ingram, 2022 Michel T. Halbouty Distinguished Lecture:
the Future of Our Earth.” “Environmental Health Investigations on the Navajo Nation.”

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