Talking Public Health with Trent Ford

Trent Ford, PhD, Illinois State Climatologist, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will give a presentation at this Talking Public Health session on “A (Enter Superlative Here) El Niño: What’s the Deal, Why does it Matter, How to Prepare.”

Trent Ford has been with the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois since 2019. He is an expert in climate and climate change and its interactions and impacts, especially as they relate to water. He leads climate and drought monitoring, research, and data collection for Illinois. Ford and his team work with communities, industries, and state agencies on issues related to weather, climate, and climate change in Illinois, and they engage the general public through online, media, and educational outreach.

Talking Public Health is a seminar series by WashU Bursky Public Health featuring leading thinkers in public health from WashU and elsewhere. All presentations are available to attend in-person and online and are archived on our YouTube channel. Please note that to attend in-person or online, you must register via the link below.