NEW ALBANY, IN (Oct. 6, 2011) – The next session in the inaugural Indiana University Southeast Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series will focus on intergalactic climate change.

The next entry in the IU Southeast Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series, “Climate Change: What are the Facts and What Should We Do,” will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, on the third floor of the IU Southeast Library.

This session’s topic is “A Look at Climate Change Out-of-the-Box: Venus, Mars, and Earth.” The speaker is University of Louisville professor Tim Dowling.

The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by an audience Q&A.

The Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series (ICS) was created this fall by IU Southeast professors James Barry and Bryan Hall. The annual program of presentations and panel discussions aims to raise awareness about local and global issues.

For more information about the ICS, please contact Bryan Hall at hallbw@ius.edu or James Barry at jjbarry@ius.edu.