Peter G. Terezakis – Abrupt Climate Change and Health

Peter G. Terezakis, 2012

PETER G. TEREZAKIS
ASSOCIATE ARTS PROFESSOR NYU TISCH is a career visual artist who has worked with art and technology to bring awareness to our environment. He has organized a series of discussions at NYU since 2015, each addressing diverse climate and environmental issues.

The panels have explored a broad spectrum of topics, including a notable discussion on climate refugees featuring Andrew Harper, the Special Adviser on Climate Action for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

In 2023, Terezakis launched the Global Climate Change Film Festival, designed to foster student engagement with climate-related topics through short films. This initiative draws submissions from students across NYU’s domestic and international academic sites, providing a platform for global discourse on climate change.

In 2019, following a field expedition to Greenland’s Helheim Glacier with David and Denise Holland, Terezakis created a course to help students better understand and prepare for the effects of Abrupt Climate Change. Part science and part artistic response to science, the course is designed to help students understand the fundamental science of climate change, gain practical knowledge, and develop a mindset capable of coping with and adapting to the unexpected challenges that will accompany a rapidly changing climate.

Peter’s original course Green World, (begun in 2015) is currently taught in Open Arts by Alex Ferris (IMDB), a former student of Green World.

wp.nyu.edu/terezakis • http://www.terezakis.com