[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HUCE Weekly Calendar Email May 20 - June 3

Thank you for making the 2009-2010 HUCE events a success! Over the summer months, we will periodically send out this weekly email with events from the community. You will not receive events email next week. Stay involved with HUCE by signing up for the newsletter. Congratulations Graduates! Calendar Listings: Tonight 6:00pm Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St. Watertown, MA Presentation and book signing of "Wild urban plants of the northeast" with Peter del Tredici, Senior Research Scientist, Arnold Arboretum. Reception at 6:00pm, presentation at 7:00pm 6:00pm May 20 to 5:00 pm on May 21, 2010 Rethinking Water: A Critical Resource Kirsch Auditorium at the Stata Center (32-123) MIT Cambridge, MA The opening keynote address will be delivered Thursday evening by Charles Duhigg of the New York Times, author of their ongoing series Toxic Waters. Seating is limited -- register to ensure a seat. http://web.mit.edu/water/ Contact Name: Kurt Sternlof kurtster(a)mit.edu 617-253-6895 May 22, 2010 Harvard Museum of Natural History Exhibit Opening 26 Oxford St Cambridge, MA Headgear: The Natural History of Horns & Antlers. Discover how and why horns and antlers evolved and learn about their cultural significance through dramatic displays and video presentations in this new exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/press-room/headgear.html May 24, 2010 7:00pm Sustainable Seafood Isn’t Just for People New England Aquarium Harborside Learning Lab Boston, MA Michelle Cho and Jennifer Goldstein, Wild Fisheries Specialists, New England Aquarium. Registration requested. http://www.neaq.org/education_and_activities/programs_and_classes/aquarium_…... May 25, 2010 1:15pm - 2:30pm Environment and Migration in the Caribbean Live Webcast The United Nations University Office at the UN, New York (UNU-ONY) is organizing a Midday Forum entitled 'Environment and Migration in the Caribbean' with H.E. Ambassador Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations in New York. http://www.ony.unu.edu/events-forums/new/MDForums/2010/environment-and-migr…... unuony(a)unu.edu (212) 963-6387 6:30pm - 9:00pm Boston Energy Series MIT Room 66-110 Cambridge, MA "Our Energy Future: Inventing Tomorrow's Technologies.” Prof. Vladimir Bulovic leads the Lab of Organic and Nanostructured Electronics and is the co-director of the MIT-ENI Solar Frontiers Center, the MIT Solar Revolutions Project, and co-leads the MIT Energy Studies Program. Registration. http://bostonclub.mit.edu/events/events/icalrepeat.detail/2010/05/25/1174/-…... Contact Name: Steven Thomas sfthomas(a)alum.mit.edu 617.669.5358 May 27, 2010 6:00pm - 10:00pm Green Difference Awards Genzyme 500 Kendall St. Cambridge, Massachusetts Meet and honor young stewards of the environment, and learn about their innovative programs in this benefit for GreenSchools, whose mission is to create Greener & Healthier learning environments through education and awareness. http://www.projectgreenschools.org/media/pdf/GS_Flyer_GDA_2010.pdf May 28, 2010 Sustainability and the Corporation: Achieving Success in Profits and Impact Webinar At some point in the last 10 years, the concept of sustainability moved from being an element of a nice-to-have marketing strategy to a critical component of differentiated corporate strategy. Three panelists will provide their perspectives on achieving a successful sustainability strategy and also take questions from attendees. $5.00 for HBS GBAA members and $10.00 for non-members. http://www.hbsgreen.org/store.html?show_item=1008 Contact Name: Erika Diamond 516-776-2267 June 1, 2010 4:00pm ESI Young Faculty Seminar at MIT MIT 54-915 Cambridge, MA "Land and Sea: Microbial processes from corals to carbon sequestration." Janelle Thompson, EAPS. ---- Always check the calendar on the website for updated information. If you would like to submit an event to the calendar, contact Lisa Matthews at the Center for the Environment: lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu. Feel free to distribute this email to your students, faculty, colleagues, and anyone else who may be interested in environmental events around the community. You are receiving this email because you indicated interest in Harvard University Center for the Environment events. [24]Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list. Links: 24. http://harvard.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&… Our mailing address is: 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 (T) 617-495-0368 www.environment.harvard.edu Copyright (C) 2008 Harvard University. All rights reserved.