Event
2026 McDonald-Merrill-Ketcham Award for Excellence in Law and Medicine Lectureship & Panel
- Indianapolis, IL
Join Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University McKinney School of Law's Hall Center for Law and Health for this joint Award Lectureship & Panel!
MMK Award Winner/Lecturer: Dr. Mary B. Rice, MD, MPH
Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Respiratory Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Director, Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE); Research Director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Panelist: Kim Ferraro, JD, Managing Attorney, Conservation Law Center
Panelist: Gabriel Filippelli, PhD, Chancellors Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indiana University Indianapolis; Executive Director, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute
Panelist: Janet G. McCabe, JD, Visiting Professor and Distinguished Scholar, Indiana University McKinney School of Law; Visiting Professor and Executive in Residence, Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs; Senior Policy Advisor, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute
Lecture: Invisible particles and gases emitted by fossil fuel combustion are inhaled deep into the lungs and trigger harmful effects throughout the body and across the lifespan—much like exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. The scientific evidence linking air pollution to cardiovascular and respiratory disease parallels the evidence that drove smoke-free indoor air laws. Policies that reduce air pollution from fossil fuels deliver near-term, measurable health benefits that accrue to communities that have been disproportionately burdened by pollution. This lecture will examine how clean air laws protect health and save lives, explore the health consequences of weakening or eliminating these protections, and highlight examples of climate-forward policies that advance public health by preventing involuntary exposure to harmful pollutants.
- 2.0 Hours Traditional Indiana CLE credit
- Out-of-State CLE Certificates available
- CEU Certificates for Indiana Behavioral Health & Human Services Providers available
- Event is Free/Registration Required
