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Join the Institute for Racial Justice and Baumhart Center on Thursday, March 17 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM (CDT), for a conversation on 'Innovating for Climate Change'. This event features two black entrepreneurs who are generating new ideas in air and water quality through data and technology. Seyi Fabode is CEO & Co-Founder of Varuna Tech, which aims to get clean water to over a billion people by identifying blind spots in the water system that operators may miss, enabling delivery of clean water efficiently. Darren Riley, co-founder of Just Air Solutions, is creating air monitors that bring transparency to air quality in underserved neighborhoods. With this data, Just Air Solutions is bringing about data-driven solutions to bring cleaner air to cities.