Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an assistant professor of physics and a core faculty member for women’s studies at the University of New Hampshire. She will discuss her book, “The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred,” which urges recognition of how science is rife with racism, sexism, and other dehumanizing systems and lays out a bold new approach to science and society.

The virtual conversation is free and open to the public, and U-M students can participate as part of a one-credit course, SWK 503 Section 001. This event is part of the annual Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions fall speaker series, which introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation, with the goal of encouraging the formation of a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.