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Join KGOU and StateImpact Oklahoma for another installment of the Oklahoma Future Forum - August 21st at 6:30 p.m. at Yellow Dog Coffee in Norman. This panel event explores how funding cuts will affect weather and forecasting services and features panelists who retired from their posts early, as part of DOGE cuts.

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Growing up in Mexico, Rodrigo Medellín’s passion for bats began in childhood, and has since shaped his lifelong mission of conservation and research. His groundbreaking work has earned him the honorary title of “The Bat Man of Mexico” along with international renown and recognition, with features in National Geographic, PBS’s Nature, and BBC nature documentaries, among others. In this engaging public talk, Dr. Medellín will share his expertise on Mexican bats, unveiling their ecological importance and fascinating connection to tequila production.

This lecture is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored with the OU School of Biological Sciences.

The panel will feature three contributors to This Land Is Herland, one from each section of the book. Heather Clemmer’s work speaks to the fluidity of power, Sarah Eppler Janda’s presentation fits into the gendered politics of civil rights, and Patti Loughlin’s talk addresses contested notions of equality.

Take an adventure to places on Earth that mimic the moon: from a zero-gravity aircraft making parabolic loops to remote islands that serve as testing grounds for next-gen technologies. We get a behind-the-scenes look at the newest robotics as engineer and National Geographic Explorer Cody Paige builds the technologies that might allow humans to create a lasting presence beyond Earth.