Climate change expert and environmentalist James Balog will speak at UB on April 12 as part of the university’s Distinguished Speakers Series.

His talk will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Arena, North Campus. It is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.

A global spokesman about climate change and the human impact on the environment, Balog in 2007 founded the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), the most wide-ranging, ground-based, photographic study of glaciers ever conducted. He and the EIS team were featured in the 2012 internationally acclaimed, award-winning documentary “Chasing Ice” and in the 2009 PBS “NOVA” special “Extreme Ice.” “Chasing Ice” won an Emmy Award in 2014 and was short-listed for an Oscar.

Tickets for Balog’s lecture are $18 to $42 and are available through Ticketmaster and at the Alumni Arena box office.

Contributing Series Sponsors United University Professions (UUP), TIAA, the UB Alumni Association and the UB Office of Donor Relations are offering discount vouchers that provide significant cost savings on lecture ticket purchases. Discount vouchers are recognized only at the Alumni Arena box office (not applicable to purchases made through TicketMaster or Tickets.com)

For more information about Balog, this year’s series lineup and tickets, visit the series’ website.