Highlights:
September 29: The Harvard Museum of Natural History presents "Persuasion
in a Climate of Uncertainty," a panel discussion with Sheila Jasanoff,
James J. McCarthy, and Bruce Gellerman exploring the roles of scientists
in convincing the press, policy makers, and the public.
September 30: Daniel H. Janzen, renowned Biologist from the University of
Pennsylvania, discusses how conservation efforts can and must be multifaceted
in their approach and design in the first Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global
Change lecture series of the fall semester.
October 5: Join Tony Meggs in his discussion of "The Future of Natural Gas"
in the Energy Policy Seminar Series.
Calendar Listings:
September 24, 2010
8:45am - 9:30am MSI Chalktalk Breakfast
Haller Hall, Room 102 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
Welkin Johnson, Harvard Medical School. "Evolution of genes at the retrovirus-host
interface."
http://www.msi.harvard.edu/
September 25, 2010
11:00am - 1:00pm HMNH Family Program: Grow, Eat, Learn
27 Holyoke Place in Harvard Square Cambridge, MA
Donald Pfister, Asa Gray Professor of Botany, and Kathleen Frith of Harvard's Center
for Health and the Global Environment. RSVP required. Programs are free.
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/family_programs/index.php#grow
members(a)oeb.harvard.edu 617.496.6972
September 27, 2010
11:45am - 12:45pm Harvard Energy Journal Club
HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
Visit the Energy Journal website for updates and topics of discussion.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hejc/
Contact Name: Kate Dennis kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu
12:30pm - 1:45pm Tufts University Energy and Climate Policy Research Seminar
Crowe Room (Goddard 310) The Fletcher School Tufts University Medford, MA
Ed Steinfeld, Associate Professor of Political Science, MIT. “Playing Our (Energy) Game:
Why China’s Rise Doesn’t Threaten the West.”
4:00pm EPS Colloquium
Haller Hall (Geo-Museum 102) 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
Mark Behn, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. "Source and Consequences of
3-Dimensional Flow at Subduction Zones"
Please also join us for a reception following the talk in the Student Lounge, Hoffman Lab,
on the 4th Floor.
Contact Name: Sabinna Cappo scappo(a)fas.harvard.edu
September 28, 2010
1:30pm - 5:30pm The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill:What Happened? Where do we go from Here?
Building E14- 674 MIT Cambridge, MA
The symposium will feature presentations on the nature of the spill and the role of
information deficit in determining the state and federal government’s and public and
private sectors’ reactions to it.
http://web.mit.edu/science/events/gulfoilsymposium.html
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: Sierra Petersen speters(a)fas.harvard.edu
September 29, 2010
4:10pm - 5:30pm Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
Harvard Kennedy School Room L-382 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Martin Weitzman, Harvard University. “GHG Targets as Insurance Against Catastrophic
Climate Damages.”
Contact Name: Jason Chapman 617-495-8054
6:00pm - 9:00pm Evolution of the Smart Grid: Challenges and Opportunities
Foley Hoag LLP 1000 Winter Street - Suite 4000 Waltham , MA
This is the first panel of the series and will focus on providing a broad overview of the
projects being undertaken within the Smart Grid Initiative. Registration and $25 fee for
non members / $10 students.
http://boston.tie.org/chapterHome/events/viewListEventPagePT?event_view_slo…...
6:00pm HMNH Lecture and Panel Discussion
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
"Persuasion in a Climate of Uncertainty" - Panel discussion with Sheila
Jasanoff, James J. McCarthy, and Bruce Gellerman. Moderated by Allan Brandt
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php
hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu
8:00pm - 9:00pm Environmental Action Committee Meeting
Quincy House Spindell Room Harvard University Cambridge, MA
The best way to get involved with the EAC is to attend the general meetings. 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
September 30, 2010 - October 1, 2010
Frontiers of Renewable Energy Sciences and Technologies Workshop (F.O.R.E.S.T.)
Harvard Faculty Club
The F.O.R.E.S.T workshop seeks to explore scientific frontiers in pure and applied
sciences and device engineering in areas potentially connected to energy technologies. A
related goal is to create an opportunity for students/young scholars to present and
discuss their work with leading researchers.
http://www.energy.harvard.edu/events/forest
Contact Name: Brenda Hugot bhugot(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-496-1788
September 30, 2010
12:30 – 1:30 pm Ecology Journal Club
HUCE Seminar Room 310 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
5:00pm Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change
Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu 617-495-8883
Biolabs lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Daniel H. Janzen, Ph. D., Thomas G. and Louise E. DiMaura Professor of Conservation
Biology, University of Pennsylvania. "Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica:
Conservation through Intersection of Agendas." Read more about Janzen's work and
ACG in this recent New York Times article.
October 1, 2010
6:00pm Biodiversity: Conserving through Knowing
Tsai Auditorium 1730 Cambridge St Cambridge, MA
Conversations with E.O. Wilson and Daniel H. Janzen. 6.00pm-7.30pm: Public lecture and
discussion session (Tsai Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge St.); open to the public, admission
free, donations encouraged. 8.00pm: Benefit dinner with Wilson and Janzen supporting
conservation in Costa Rica (UpStairs on the Square, Harvard Square). Find out more here;
tickets available here.
Contact Name: Rob Pringle rpringle(a)fas.harvard.edu
October 4, 2010
11:45am - 12:45pm Harvard Energy Journal Club
HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
Visit the Energy Journal website for updates and topics of discussion.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hejc/
Contact Name: Kate Dennis kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu
4:00pm EPS Colloquium
Haller Hall (Geo Museum 102) 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
Christian Schoof, University of British Columbia. Title TBA.
Contact Name: Sabinna Cappo scappo(a)fas.harvard.edu
October 5, 2010
12:00pm Harvard Herbaria Seminar
http://www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/
Herbaria Seminar Room 22 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Leonora Bittleston: “Endophytic fungi reduce leaf-cutting ant damage to seedlings” and
Wang Xugao: “Spatial patterns and dynamics of trees in an old-growth temperate forest,
Northeastern China.”
Contact Name: Erin A. Ciccone eciccone(a)oeb.harvard.edu 617-495-7504
2:30pm - 4:00pm Energy Policy Seminar Series
Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building, HKS 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Tony Meggs, MIT. “The Future of Natural Gas”
Contact Name: Louisa Lund Louisa_Lund(a)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: Sierra Petersen speters(a)fas.harvard.edu
October 6, 2010
11:00am OEB Weekly Seminar
Biolabs Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Patricia Brennan, Yale University. "Sexual Conflict and Genital Evolution in
Waterfowl."
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html
4:10pm - 5:30pm Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
Harvard Kennedy School Room L-382 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Emanuele Massetti, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, and Robert Mendelsohn, Yale
University. “Estimating Ricardian Models with Panel Data.”
Contact Name: Jason Chapman jason_chapman(a)harvard.edu 617-496-8054
4:30pm Carlo Petrini Talk & Book Signing
Science Center B One Oxford St Cambridge, MA
Carlo Petrini is best known for founding the Slow Food movement more than twenty years ago
when he learned that McDonald’s wanted to erect its golden arches next to the Spanish
Steps in Rome. RSVP required
http://bit.ly/c87YeC
8:00pm - 9:00pm Environmental Action Committee Meeting
Quincy House Spindell Room Harvard University Cambridge, MA
The best way to get involved with the EAC is to attend the general meetings. 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
October 7, 2010
11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club
HUCE Seminar Room 310 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
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