Thank you all. Thank you, thank you so much perrys. Went to welcome it to this session on behalf of humanitys tennessee. Tennessee Arts Commission and a built University Thoughts my honor to host the conversation today between two nonfiction authors who have created what reads as fiction. These are non fiction novels. And i can tell you that by the end of them youll either be rooting for the heroes, hating the villains or weeping with relief that justice is finally been done. So let me introduce you to our authors for today. We have an Investigative Reporter with an author writing arguably about the birth of investigative reporting. So let me bring to the stage the author of citizen reporters, ss mcclure, ida tarbell, and the magazine that re grows america, stephanie bolton. And also joining us today chris hanvey who won a Pulitzer Prize for his reports for the New York Times on how some lawyers and doctors rigged the system to deny benefits to coalminer stricken with black lung diseas
Innovation planning a two Day Conference like this one Record Number of colleagues across the region and for the First Time Ever we had over 1200 registrations and those looking at the keynote address or vs cspan we are absolutely thrilled wherever you may be a Technical Team to get us here team of colleagues and 17 campuses and the metropolitan region volunteering their time and energy we nearly asked him to stand and be recognized by know thats not possible we nearly asked him to stand and be recognized by know thats not possible in various capacities please take a moment to thank them for their work. Also to take a moment to recognize the enormous effort with the assistant director Jennifer Mchenry and director of instructional design work at these amazing women i am over time with i and i get to work with them we would like to personally thank the university of st. Louis leadership the high value on teaching and learning without support we cannot do what we like to do and then to i
We absolutely thrilled to meet so many colleagues wherever you might be. It took all team to get his hair, a team of colleagues representing more than 17 campuses. They and others are volunteering their time and energy during these days. We would normally ask them to stand and be recognized but alas thats not possible unless you want to do so from home, please do. As you see them convening sessions are helping various capacities in the conference, please take a moment to thank them for their work. I would also like to take a moment to recognize the enormous effort taken by our assistant director jennifer mckanry and also director of design Emily Goldstein are leading this years conference. Look at these amazing women, they are so talented and creative. I overcome with pride to know them and they get to work with them. Its incredible to see the creative touches to this years conference. We would like to personally thank the support of the university of missouri st. Louis leadership who
They look at Climate Change, covid19 Vaccine Development and science policy priorities for the Biden Administration. Kira thank you everyone for coming. Were going to get started. Thank you for coming to this summit, the future of science in america summit. Now that election day is behind us, we are eager to discuss the highstakes ahead for science and policy as we conclude a devastating year and as we approached 2021. Next slide, please. Chief ofeditor in leapsmag. Its an awardwinning magazine about science and the future of humanity. Our ambition is to critically impact how the public views scientific innovation. We are published by good and up worthy and were grateful for Program Support from leaps by bear. We are thrilled to partner with the Aspen Institute Science Society program for this event. Aaron i am aaron mertz. I am the founding director of the Aspen Institute Science Society program. Science society was established in 2019 with a mission to elevate public trust in science