A panel representing five disciplines within the College of Arts and Sciences will convene at 5:30 p.m. March 26 in the Nebraska Union’s Swanson Auditorium to discuss the 2023-24 CAS Inquire theme, “Sustainable Futures.”

The event is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed. Register to attend via Zoom..

The CAS Inquire program offers a series of public lectures around a theme that changes annually, providing an avenue for students to connect with college thought leaders and peers. Each lecture is part of a one-credit course with three steps: read background material before the lecture, attend the lecture and then discuss the topic with the speaker.

Speakers and topics this year — all of whom will take part in the March panel discussion — were:

• Patrick Bitterman, geography, gave the talk “Visions of Sustainable Futures: The Need for a (Multi-)Spatial Lens,” on Sept. 12.

• Mark van Roojen, philosophy, gave the Oct. 10 talk “Using What You Know to Filter Through Climate Controversy.”

• Ken Bloom, physics, gave the talk “How to Do Big Science in a Climate Emergency?” on Nov. 7.

• Julia Frengs, French (modern languages and literatures), gave the Jan. 30 talk “Imagining Sustainable Futures: What Literature Can Do for the Earth.”

• Cara Burberry, geology, gave the talk “Geology in a Green Energy Future” on Feb. 27.

Details about the program and videos of the talks are available online.