PSU Sustainability Showcase: Britt Wray

Britt Wray, Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, is an award-winning author of Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Anxiety and Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction. Wray researches how we can manage feelings of climate anxiety and avoid the adverse effects it has on mental health, along with finding solutions for helping those who have had their mental health affected. She will be visiting Penn State on October 12 and 13, 2026 for a keynote, Climate Conversation Cafe talk, and conversations with students. The keynote talk will take place on Tuesday, October 13, in Sparks 121 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. (EDT). Zoom attendance is available at this Britt Wray registration link for those who cannot attend in-person; pre-registration is required for online attendance.