Highlights:
October 1: Register now for the first of the Ecologies of the Human Flourishing lecture
series: Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, President of the International Movement for a Just World and
the Noordin Sopiee Professor of Global Studies at the Science University of Malaysia in
Penang presents "A World in Crisis: The Relevance of Spiritual-Moral
Principles."
October 3: Join wildlife explorers John Francis, Tim Laman, and Conrad Anker for a
slideshow and discussion about their fascinating adventures--from the island of Papua New
Guinea to the steppes of Tibet --at their Harvard Museum of Natural History lecture.
October 7: "The Return of Nature", featuring Elizabeth Diller, Mark Jarzombek,
and Andrew Payne is the first of the Harvard Symposia on Architecture, an annual series of
events which brings together architects, historians and theorists to consider the question
of architecture's autonomy in relation to contemporary debates.
Calendar Listings:
Thursday 9/24/2009
5:30p Climate Emergency: Special Meeting of Cambridge City Council
(Cambridge City Hall, 795 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA)
Faculty, fellows, and students are welcome to help the city's efforts to reduce the
emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) city-wide 20% below 1990 levels by 2010.
Contact: John Pitkin,
greencambridge.wikispaces.com/Calenda...
Friday 9/25/2009
8:30a MSI Chalktalk Breakfast
(HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA)
"Where Should I Sow my Bugs for the Best Electron Harvest?" Tom Weller,
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Girguis Lab.
Contact: klachmay(a)fas.harvard.edu,
www.msi.harvard.edu
11:00a - 12:00p Harvard Forest Seminar
(Harvard Forest, 324 North Main St., Petersham, MA)
"Discovering how to grow seawater plants." Gordon Sato, The Manzanar Mangrove
Initiative.
Contact:
harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc...
Sunday 9/27/2009
2:00p World Wide Views on Global Warming
(Museum of Science, Science Park Boston, MA)
The first of two fall forums that invite voices from around the globe to weigh in on our
growing environmental challenges.
Contact:
www.mos.org/events_activities/special...
Monday 9/28/2009
11:45a - 12:45p Harvard Energy Journal Club
(HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA)
Visit the Energy Journal website for current topics of discussion.
Contact: Kate Dennis, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu,
www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/
4:00p EPS Fall Colloquium
(Haller Hall (Geo-Museum 102), 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
"Subduction and the mantle flow field: constraints from seismic anisotropy."
Maureen Long, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University.
Contact: Ganna Savostyanova, ganna(a)eps.harvard.edu , (617) 495-3637
Tuesday 9/29/2009
1:00p - 5:00p SideWalk Through Time
(Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
An art and science collaborative event between Harvard students, faculty, the Harvard
Museum of Natural History (HMNH), and the acclaimed local artist, Robert Guillemin.
Contact: Phoebe A. Cohen, 617-495-7602
3:00p EPS Dissertation Defense
(Haller Hall (Geo-Museum 102), 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
"Application of satellite observations and adjoint inverse modeling to
intercontinental transport of ozone pollution." Lin Zhang, Harvard University.
Contact: Sarah Colgan, colgan(a)eps.harvard.edu
4:00p - 5:00p Petroleum 101: Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry
(MIT, Building 66 Room 110, Cambridge, MA)
Rich Sears, Visiting Scientist, MIT Energy Initiative and formerly at Royal Dutch/Shell,
gives an overview of the oil and gas industry.
Contact: Francisco Flores, fflores(a)mit.edu
Wednesday 9/30/2009
4:00p Radcliffe Institute Fellows' Presentation Series
(10 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge, MA)
"Why Was Darwin's View of Species Rejected by Twentieth Century
Biologists?" James Mallet, 2009-10 Helen Putnam Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute,
University College London.
Contact: 617-495-8212
4:15p The Dawn of Green
(Lower Library, Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA)
Speaker Harriet Ritvo, Arthur J. Conner Professor of History, MIT. Co-sponsored by the
Center for History and Economics.
Contact:
web.mit.edu/hnritvo/www/ritvo.htm
7:00p Science in the News Seminar
(Armenise Ampitheatre at Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA)
"Modern Mass Extinction."
Contact:
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/
8:00p - 9:00p Enviromental Action Committee Meeting
(Spindell Room, Quincy House, 58 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA)
Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a
difference for the environment is welcome.
Contact:
www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/
Thursday 10/1/2009
11:00a - 12:00p Harvard Forest Seminar
(Harvard Forest, 324 North Main St., Petersham, MA)
Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, State Climatologist, University of Vermont. Title TBA.
Contact:
harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc...
12:00p - 2:30p Ecologies of Human Flourishing Lecture Series
( Common Room, Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA)
"A World in Crisis: The Relevance of Spiritual-Moral Principles." A presentation
by Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, President of the International Movement for a Just World.
Contact:
www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/events/theme...
4:00p - 5:00p OEB Departmental Seminar
(Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall, Room 1068, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA)
"Why are males better than females at spatial cognition?" Sue Healy, University
of St. Andrews.
Contact: Katharine Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, (617) 495-5891
Friday 10/2/2009
7:15a - 12:00p Massachusetts Green Career Conference
(Marlborough Holiday Inn Ballroom, 265 Lakeside Ave., Marlborough, MA)
Learn from leading experts about current and prospective green careers.
Contact: Nathan Emerson, nateemerson(a)mindspring.com, 978 793 0440,
greencareer.eventbrite.com/
Saturday 10/3/2009
10:00a National Geographic Grants Workshop at Harvard
(Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA )
Students ages 18 to 25 are invited to register for National Geographic's Young
Explorers Grants Workshop.
Contact:
www.nationalgeographic.com/field/gran...
8:00p Harvard Museum of Natural History Lecture
(Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
"An Evening of Field Exploration and Research" with National Geographic Lecture
by Tim Laman, Conrad Anker, and Jimmy Chin.
Contact:
www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_spe...
Sunday 10/4/2009
11:00a - 4:00p Energy Savings Fair for Homes and Businesses
(Lexington Depot Building, Depot Square, Lexington, MA)
More than 30 vendors and exhibitors with products and services that will save you money,
reduce your energy needs and lower your carbon footprint.
Contact:
www.lexgwac.org/
Monday 10/5/2009
11:45a - 12:45p Harvard Energy Journal Club
(HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) Visit the Energy Journal
website for current topics of discussion.
Contact: Kate Dennis, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu,
www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/
Tuesday 10/6/2009
12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series
(Harvard University Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA)
"Role of Theory in Tropical Forest Ecology: What Do We Want to Know?" Egbert
Leigh, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution.
Contact:
www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/
Wednesday 10/7/2009
11:15a Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
(Pierce Hall 114, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
Dr. McKenzie Smith.
Contact:
www.seas.harvard.edu/news-events/cale...
4:00p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
(Room L-382, HKS, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA)
"Do National Borders Matter? Intranational Trade, International Trade, and the
Environment." Carol McAusland, University of British Columbia, and Daniel Millimet,
Southern Methodist University.
Contact: Jason Chapman, 617-496-8054,
isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword...
4:15p Can We Meet the Planet's Deadline? Battling Climate Change on the Road to
Copenhagen
(34-101 50 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA)
Speaker: Frances Beinecke, the president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, one of
the United States' most influential environmental action groups.
Contact:
web.mit.edu/mitei/news/seminars/deadl...
4:00p - 5:00p Origins of Life Forum
(Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall, Room 1068, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA)
"The Role of Planet Earth in Life's Origins." Steven Benner, Foundation for
Applied Molecular Evolution.
Contact:
origins.harvard.edu/Origins%20Forum.html
6:00p - 7:00p Carbon Capture and Sequestration - The Current State of Technology
(E51-335, MIT, Cambridge, MA)
Sandeep Verma, Schlumberger Doll Research, Principal Research Scientist. Sponsored by the
MIT Energy Club. Open to the public.
Contact: Mahesh Konduru , kondum(a)mit.edu
6:30p The Harvard Symposia on Architecture 1: The Return of Nature
(Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall, 42-46 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA)
"The Limits of Sustainability." With Elizabeth Diller, Mark Jarzombek, and
Andrew Payne.
Contact:
www.gsd.harvard.edu/events
8:00p - 9:00p Enviromental Action Committee Meeting
(Spindell Room, Quincy House, 58 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA)
Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a
difference for the environment is welcome.
Contact:
www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/
Thursday 10/8/2009
8th Annual Global Voices Film Festival
(The Harvard Film Archive, Brattle Theatre, and Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA)
Global Voices has multiple thematic sessions, with each session comprised of a documentary
screening and an associated event to place the topic in a broader context.
Contact: lisa.unangst(a)unagb.org, (617) 482-4587,
www.bostonfilms.org/
3:30p China Energy and Environment Seminar
(Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
"Potential for Wind-Generated Electricity in China." Lu Xi, doctoral student,
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard.
Contact: Chris Nielsen, nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu
4:00p - 5:00p OEB Departmental Seminar
(Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall, Room 1068, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA)
Eric Haag, University of Maryland. Title TBA.
Contact: Katharine Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, (617) 495-5891
6:00p Harvard Museum of Natural History Lecture
(Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
"How Apes and Monkeys May Help Us Understand the Economic Crisis." Lecture by
Marc Hauser.
Contact:
www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_spe...
7:30p Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum
(The First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist 3 Church Street Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA)
"The New Economy of Energy and Climate." Dr. Rachel Cleetus, Climate Economist,
Union of Concerned Scientists.
Contact: info(a)basea.org,
www.basea.org
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lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu.
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