Highlights:
Tuesday, April 5: Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University,
and one of the world’s leading voices for combining economic development with
environmental sustainability, concludes the Future of Energy lecture series with
"Hurrying History: Can the World Adopt a Fast Path to Low-Carbon Energy?"
Wednesday, April 6: Jon A. Krosnick, Professor, Stanford University, presents
"What Americans and Massachusetts Residents Think About Climate Change: Attitude
Formation and Change in Response to a Raging Scientific Controversy" in the HUCE
Green Conversations lecture series with discussants Stephen Ansolabehere (FAS,
Government), and Andrew Hoffman (MIT Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan).
Thursday, April 7: The Arnold Arboretum welcomes Bill McKibben, environmentalist
and writer, for a talk at the Trinity Church in Boston: "The Earth Is Our Garden:
Are We Doing Our Best?"
Calendar Listings:
Tonight:
6:00pm IOP: 2011 Corliss Lamont Lecture
IOP Forum Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA
The Honorable Bill Richardson, Institute of Politics Visiting Fellow. The Corliss Lamont
Lecture features an individual widely recognized for leadership in diminishing the risk of
nuclear war.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Events-Meetings/JFK-Jr.-Forum-Calendar/FORUM-A-p…...
April 1, 2011
8:45am MSI Chalktalk Breakfast
HUCE Seminar Room 310 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"Upper respiratory tract microbiota and pathogen carriage." Katherine Lemon,
Forsyth Institute, HMS.
http://www.msi.harvard.edu/
April 3, 2011
2:00pm HMNH Family Program
HMNH 26 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
John "Woody" Hastings, Professor of Natural Sciences at Harvard, will explore
how and why creatures emit light, show live specimens from his collection, and discuss how
scientists are discovering new
benefits of bioluminescence for medical research. Free with museum admission.
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/family_programs/index.php#bioluminescent
Do Something Reel Film Festival
3:00pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA
"Vanishing of the Bees." Narrated by Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page, this
cautionary tale reveals the mystery of the disappearing bees, and the links to industrial
farming and our attitude toward the natural world. Tickets: $9.75 Adult / $7.75 Members.
http://dosomethingreel.com/
April 4, 2011
12:00pm Harvard Energy Journal Club
HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
Facilitating discussion and furthering our understanding of the technical details of
energy technology and science. Visit the Energy Journal website for updates and topics of
discussion.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hejc/
Contact Name: Dan Recht drecht(a)fas.harvard.edu
12:00pm - 1:30pm Energy Technology Innovation Policy/Consortium for Energy Policy Research
Energy Policy Seminar Series
Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, HKS 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA
"Is an Electric Car in Your Future?" Henry Lee, HKS
Contact Name: Louisa Lund Louisa_Lund(a)harvard.edu
4:00pm EPS Colloquium Series
Haller Hall Geological Museum 102 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"Tiny Worlds of the Ice and Grit: NASA’s Latest Encounters with Comets Hartley 2 and
Tempel 1." Jay Melosh (Purdue).
http://www.eps.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k58621&pageid=icb.page298…
5:30pm Barton Seaver on Sustainable Seafood
Harvard Hall 103 Cambridge, MA
Join Barton Seaver, Esquire Magazine's 2009 Chef of the Year and National Geographic
Fellow, for a talk on sustainable seafood. Barton is also the author of the forthcoming
book, For Cod and Country.
5:30pm - 7:00pm Movie Screening: Dirt!
Rock Cafe, Divinity School Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Celebrate National Garden Month with a screening of Dirt! the movie. Tasting of
"dirt" starting at 5 p.m. Free and open to the public.
http://www.dining.harvard.edu/flp/calendar.html
April 5, 2011
12:30pm - 2:00pm Reischauer Institute Special Series on Globalization and Governance
Bowie-Vernon Room K262, CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA
"The Future of Global Food Security." Robert Paarlbert, Betty Freyhof Johnson
Class of 1944 Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College, and Associate,
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA), Harvard University
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/programs/calendar.html
rijs(a)fas.harvard.edu
3:00pm - 4:30pm ClimaTea
HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
Visit the Climatea website for updates and topics of discussion.
http://www.deas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climatea.html
Contact Name: Shuting Jin shuting(a)gmail.com
4:10pm Deliberative Democracy and Climate Governance
124 Mount Auburn, Suite 200-North Cambridge, MA
Making reference to studies ranging from locally constituted citizen forums to global
negotiations and networks, John Dryzek of Australia National University will claim that
the theoretical arguments for deliberative democracy can be sustained when it comes to
climate governance.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/events-calendar/deliberative-democra…...
bruce_jackan(a)hks.harvard.edu
5:00pm Future of Energy: Jeffrey Sachs
Science Center D, One Oxford St., Cambridge
"Hurrying History: Can the World Adopt a Fast Path to Low-Carbon Energy?"
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University.
Contact Name: Brenda Hugot bhugot(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-496-1788
April 6, 2011
11:00am OEB Weekly Seminar Series
Main Lecture Hall BioLabs Building 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
"Where Darwin meets Freud: Genomics, Evolution and Psychopathology of the Social
Brain." Bernard Crespi, Simon Fraser University. Host: Haig Lab
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html
4:10pm Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
L-382 Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA
"Climate Treaties and Approaching Catastrophes." Scott Barrett, Columbia
University
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/events-calendar/seminar-in-environme…...
Contact Name: Jason Chapman jason_chapman(a)harvard.edu
5:00pm - 6:00pm Green Conversations with Jon Krosnick
Maxwell Dworkin G115 Harvard University 33 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA
"What Americans and Massachusetts Residents Think About Climate Change - Attitude
Formation and Change in Response to a Raging Scientific Controversy" Jon A. Krosnick,
the Frederic O. Glover Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, and Professor of
Communication, Political Science and Pyschology at Stanford. Discussants: Stephen
Ansolabehere, Professor, Harvard Department of Government and Andrew Hoffman, Holcim
Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan; MIT Visiting Professor of
Management. Moderated by Daniel Schrag, HUCE.
Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu 617-495-8883
7:30pm Do Something Reel Film Festival
Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA
On Coal River: A compelling and transcendent narrative on the human costs of coal and
strip-mining, this provocative film follows the journey of a former coal miner and his
neighbors. Tickets: $9.75 Adult / $7.75 Members.
www.coolidge.org/showtimes
8:00pm - 9:00pm Environmental Action Committee Meeting
Quincy House Spindell Room Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a
difference for the environment is welcome.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/
Contact Name: Jackson Salovaara jsalov(a)fas.harvard.edu
April 7- 9, 2011
Science and Technology Studies: The Next Twenty
[See conference website for locations.]
This meeting is the product of a year of conversations across several continents and
dozens of institutions. It weaves together the hopes, aspirations, and-yes-frustrations of
STS scholars from around the world who have committed their careers to studying the
central role of science and technology in our social, political, and moral lives.
http://stsnext20.org/
April 7, 2011
11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club
HUCE Meeting Room 318 24 Oxford St. 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
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.
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm
Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu
12:00pm - 1:00pm HARVie Chat on Sustainability at Harvard
Join Heather Henriksen, Director, Office for Sustainability (OFS), to learn about the
University-wide sustainability goals, including the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal to
reduce campus emissions by 30% by 2016, and resources and programs available from OFS to
help you get involved and engaged in reducing campus environmental impacts. HARVie’s chats
offer members of the Harvard community the opportunity to learn from experts across
campus. From the HARVie homepage, select Chats in the left-hand column to participate.
4:00pm - 5:30pm IOP Study Group
Faculty Dining Room Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA
Study with IOP fellow and Former U.S. Representative for South Carolina’s 4th District Bob
Inglis. discussing energy and environmental policy.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Programs/Fellows-Study-Groups/Spring-2011-Study-…...
4:00pm Climate Seminar
Haller Hall Geological Museum 102 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"Precipitation parameter sensitivity and optimiztion challenges in climate
models." David Neelin, University of California, Los Angeles.
http://www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climateseminar.html
5:30pm - 6:30pm HCGEI Seminar with Altaeros Energies
Sever 110 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Altaeros will speak about the airborne turbine that they are in the process of developing
and its potential for producing abundant, low cost renewable energy while operating at
higher altitudes than conventional wind turbines.
Contact Name: Kamilia Kaczor kkaczor(a)fas.harvard.edu
7:00pm - 8:00pm The Earth Is Our Garden: Are We Doing Our Best?
Contact Name: Pamela Thompson 617-384-5277
Trinity Church 206 Clarendon St Boston, MA
Speaker: Bill McKibben, Environmentalist and Writer. Fee $20 Arnold Arboretum and Trinity
Church members, $25 nonmember. Registration.
http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/
April 8- 9, 2011
The Future of South Asia
[See conference website for location information.]
The symposium features a host of Harvard faculty members, dignitaries, and leaders in
their respective fields. Sponsored by the Harvard South Asia Initative.
http://southasiainitiative.harvard.edu/future_of_southasia/welcome.html
April 8, 2011
8:45am MSI Chalktalk
HUCE Seminar Room 310 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"Structure & function in natural microbial communities: a transcriptomic
perspective." Edward Delong (MIT-CEE/BE). Host: Colleen Cavanaugh.
http://www.msi.harvard.edu/default.htm
7:00pm - 9:30pm HMNH: Special Event
HMNH 26 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"Bizarre Animals 2.0: An Evening of Contemporary Art Interventions."
Artists and performers - including Harvard students, alumni and others - will transform
the museum into laboratory, library, exploratorium, and stage. Admission: $6.00 at the
door (ticketing begins at 6:30 pm). Free to museum members and Harvard ID holders (please
note there is no plus one/free guest admission for this event.)
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php#bizarre
April 9, 2011
8:30am - 6:00pm China Energy and Environment Conference
http://www.chinaenergyenvironment.org
Harvard University, Northwest Science Building 52 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
The China Energy and Environment Conference at Harvard University will provide a forum for
extensive debate and collaboration bringing influential scholars, government officials,
and private sector leaders from China and the U.S. together to address Chinese energy and
environmental issues.
6:00pm - 10:00pm Environmental League of Massachusetts Earth Night
Sheraton Boston Boston, MA
Earth Night, a party to benefit the Environmental League of Massachusetts, is
Boston's biggest environmental benefit, drawing hundreds of the state's
business, environmental, and community leaders.
http://www.earthnight.org
info(a)classic-communications.com 508-698-6810
April 11, 2011
12:00pm Harvard Energy Journal Club
HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
Facilitating discussion and furthering our understanding of the technical details of
energy technology and science. Visit the Energy Journal website for updates and topics of
discussion.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hejc/
Contact Name: Dan Recht drecht(a)fas.harvard.edu
12:00pm - 1:30pm Energy Technology Innovation Policy/Consortium for Energy Policy Research
Energy Policy Seminar Series
Weil Hall, Ground Floor, Belfer Building, HKS 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA
"Low-carbon energy options." Richard Vietor, HBS.
Contact Name: Louisa Lund Louisa_Lund(a)harvard.edu
3:30pm - 6:00pm Harvard Green Carpet Awards
Sanders Theater, Memorial Hall 45 Quincy St Cambridge, MA
Celebrate the many dedicated and hard-working staff, faculty and students involved in
campus sustainability initiatives at Harvard with distinguished guest presenters, live
student performances, awards and more.
http://www.green.harvard.edu/greencarpet
April 12, 2011
3:00pm - 4:30pm ClimaTea
HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
Visit the Climatea website for updates and topics of discussion.
http://www.deas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climatea.html
Contact Name: Shuting Jin shuting(a)gmail.com
5:00pm Science and Democracy with David Brooks: "Politics, the Brain, and Human
Nature"
Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall 48 Quincy Street, Harvard
David Brooks, columnist for The New York, with panelists Max Bazerman, Straus Professor of
Business Administration, Harvard Business School, David Kennedy, Director, Institute for
Global Law and Policy, Harvard Law School, Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor,
Department of Psychology, and moderator Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard Kennedy School.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sts
Contact Name: Lisa Matthews matthew(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-495-8883
April 13, 2011
11:00am OEB Seminar Series
Main Lecture Hall BioLabs Building 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Rasmus Nielsen, University of California, Berkeley. Title TBD. Host: Desai Lab
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html
4:10pm Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
L-382, Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA
Juan Pablo Montero Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. "The Effect of
Transport Policies on Air Quality: Theory and Evidence from Latin American Cities"
8:00pm - 9:00pm Environmental Action Committee Meeting
Quincy House Spindell Room Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a
difference for the environment is welcome.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/
Contact Name: Jackson Salovaara jsalov(a)fas.harvard.edu
April 14, 2011
11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club
HUCE Meeting Room 318 24 Oxford St. 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
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.
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm
Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu
7:30pm - 9:30pm Does radiation from cell phones cause cancer?
Sever Hall 113 Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA
Dr. Devra Davis, Founder and President of Environmental Health Trust and author of
Disconnect, argues that the link exists and that the cell phone industry may be trying to
do with this issue what the tobacco industry did to hide the health risks of smoking. Dr.
Davis will be presenting as part of the course "Critical Thinking About Issues of
Public and Environmental Health" (ENVR 160), an offering of the Harvard Extension
School’s Environmental Management Program. Seating on a first come, first serve basis.
dpr(a)dropeik.com
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