In his just-published book, Environment, author and renowned scientist Rolf Halden explores our essential interconnectedness with our surroundings. In observations both personal and scientific, Halden reflects on how our daily lifestyle decisions are impacting the places we occupy, our health, and humanity’s prospect of survival. This reflection takes on added significance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, about which Halden will share his insights.

Hosted by the Global Futures Laboratory, Biodesign Institute and the Narrative Storytelling Initiative, the event will include a book reading and Q&A with journalism professor Steven Beschloss. Signed copies of the book may be purchased from Sun Devil Campus Stores; shipping is free.

Senior Sustainability Scientist Rolf Halden directs the Center for Environmental Health Engineering in ASU's Biodesign Institute and is a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.