Monday, March 1: A special conversation on "Agricultural Science for Africa" with Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Agronomy at PurdueUniversity and the winner of the 2009 World Food Prize.
Thursday, March 4: The second Climate Change & the Media seminar featuring Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post national environmental reporter and Eric Pooley, deputy editor Bloomberg BusinessWeek and author of The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and The Fight to Save the Earth.
Monday, March 8: Environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben presents “Reality Check: How the Facts of Life on a Tough New Planet Shape our Choices,” with a response by HUCE director Daniel Schrag in the fifth Ecologies of the Human Flourishing lecture series.
"Regional Air Pollution Control in China: An Institutional and Economic Perspective." WU Jian, Associate Professor, School of Environment and Natural Resources, RenminUniversity; visiting scholar, Harvard China Project.
Faculty Dining Room (FDR) HarvardKennedySchool 79 JFK St.Cambridge, MA
Led by IOP Fellow Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle (2002-09), President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (2009), and Founder of the US Mayors Climate Protection agreement.
The credit crisis effectively closed conventional outlets that traditionally issued debt. In light of this, how are Infrastructure Funds planning to deploy capital? Will they diversify into non-traditional sectors such as renewables and water? What is the path to high returns in this environment?
"Fungal Commodification of Rural Tibet-Caterpillar Fungus (/Cordyceps sinensis/) fuelling rural economics." Daniel Winkler, an environmental Consultant and researcher on the environment of Tibetal Plateau and Himalayas. All are welcome to attend.
Haller Hall - Geo Museum 102 24 Oxford St.Cambridge, MA
"Using sedimentary successions and geochronologic data to constrain Himalaya tectonics, uplift, and erosion: Beyond the lithotectonic concept." Paul Myrow, ColoradoCollege.
Please join us for a reception following the talk, in the 4th Fl. lounge of Hoffman.
Leading students from China, Australia, and the US will address the global issue of climate change from three very different national bases. We will converse across disciplines as well — from philosophy, law, and economics, to design, engineering, and earth sciences. http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k61661&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup95756
Reading and discussion group on diverse topics in ecology. Visit the website for topics of discussion. All interested researchers are welcome and lunch is provided.
Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave.Cambridge, MA
"Good food and conservation: Molecular approaches to understanding the physiology of the squid-vibrio symbiosis." Ned Ruby, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Hosted by the Girguis Lab.
Faculty Dining Room (FDR) HarvardKennedySchool 79 JFK St.Cambridge, MA
Led by IOP Fellow Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle (2002-09), President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (2009), and Founder of the US Mayors Climate Protection agreement.
Coolidge Room Ballou Hall, TuftsUniversityMedford, MA
Discussion moderated by Professor Kelly Sims Gallagher, Energy and Environmental Policy, The Fletcher School. Contact Name: Jacqueline Deelstra Jacqueline.Deelstra@tufts.edu
Nye Conference Room A, TaubmanBuilding, 5th FloorHarvardKennedySchool 79 JFK St.Cambridge, MA
"Climate policy after Copenhagen: the way forward for Europe and the world." Nancy Kontou, Former Head of Cabinet to the Commissioner for Environment, European Commission.
Harvard Forest Seminar Room 324 North Main StreetPetersham, MA
"The YatirPineForest semi-arid flux site – overview with details on tree water use and LAI." Shabtai Cohen, Institute of Soil, Water & Environmental Sciences (Israel), and Harvard Bullard Fellow.
Sperry Room, Andover Hall, 45 FrancisAvenueHarvardDivinitySchoolCambridge, MA
"Reality Check: How the Facts of Life on a Tough New Planet Shape Our Choices" A presentation by Bill McKibben, scholar in residence at MiddleburyCollege and American environmentalist and writer who frequently writes about global warming, alternative energy, and the risks associated with human genetic engineering. A response will be given by Daniel Schrag, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Director of the HarvardUniversityCenter for the Environment. Registration required.
ScienceCenter, Lecture Hall D HarvardUniversity 1 Oxford Street, CambridgeMA
Presentation and commentary by: Arnóbio “Binho” Marques, Governor of the State of Acre, Brazil; Jorge Viana, Former Governor of the State of Acre, Brazil; Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School and former Minister of Strategic Affairs for the Brazilian government; and John Briscoe, Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering at Harvard University and former World Bank Country Director for Brazil. http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil
Reading and discussion group on diverse topics in ecology. Visit the website for topics of disucsion. All interested researchers are welcome and lunch is provided.
"Modeling Private Car Ownership in China: Investigating the Impact of Urban Form across Mega-cities." LI Jieping, Transportation Planner, Central Transportation Planning Staff, Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization; former visiting scholar, Harvard China Project.
Faculty Dining Room (FDR) HarvardKennedySchool 79 JFK St.Cambridge, MA
Led by IOP Fellow Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle (2002-09), President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (2009), and Founder of the US Mayors Climate Protection agreement.
Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave.Cambridge, MA
"Mimicry and butterfly speciation in the Amazon basin." James Mallet, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study & UniversityCollegeLondon. ost: Pierce Lab.
Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000, North Entrance Waltham MA
AIChE-Boston meeting. Speaker: Dr. Agarwal is Vice President / co-founder of CRA International and Managing Director, New England Equity Group, LLC. Registration and fee.
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