Dear Friends of HUCE, This email contains event listings for Thursday, November 8 through Wednesday, November 21, 2007. Please check the HUCE calendar on our Web site, <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/> www.environment.harvard.edu, for the most up-to-date listings and complete event descriptions throughout the semester. If you would like to submit an event to the calendar or unsubscribe (!) from this list, contact Lisa Matthews at the Center for the Environment: <mailto:lisa_matthews@harvard.edu> lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu. Please distribute this email to your students, faculty, colleagues, and anyone else who may be interested in environmental events around the community. We hope to see you soon and often. Highlights: *Tuesday, November 13: Mead Treadwell, Chair of the US Arctic Research Commission, will talk about the changing Arctic map and provide recommendations for U.S. national and international policy in the Arctic to respond to these changes in the Tufts University Energy and Climate Forum. *Thursday, November 15: Green Conversations, a new lecture series presented by the Harvard Center for the Environment, welcomes Alan Weisman, author of The World Without Us, a New York Times bestseller that examines what will happen to the Earth if humans vanish. Calendar Listings: Thursday 11/8/2007 4:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84215065> OEB Seminar: Adaptive dispersal strategies and the dynamics of a range expansion Speaker: Renee Duckworth, Harvard University Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge Contact: <http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/seminars.htm> www.oeb.harvard.edu/seminars.htm 4:15p - 5:30p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85489253> Center for the 21st Century Energy Seminar "Costs of Reducing Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet" with speaker Chris Evans. MIT, Building 35, Room 225, Cambridge, MA Contact: <http://ilp-www.mit.edu/display_event.a4d?key=P4&fromKey=P4&eventId=3456> http://ilp-www.mit.edu/display_event.a4d?key=P4&fromKey=P4&eventId=… 6:00p - 7:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84638682> Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI) Thursday "Endophytic and Endolichenic Fungi: Clues to the Evolution of Fungal Symbioses" Speaker: A. Elizabeth Arnold, Division of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of Arizona. HUCE Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Contact: Christy Herren, <mailto:herren@fas.harvard.edu> herren(a)fas.harvard.edu, 617-495-8643 8:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85264567> Energy Policy Group: Introductory Meeting IOP 1st floor conerence room, 79 JFK St., Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA Contact: Thea Sebastian, <mailto:sebast@fas.harvard.edu> sebast(a)fas.harvard.edu Friday 11/9/2007 9:00a - 9:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85024347> Yale Law & Business Society: The Future of Energy Conference "The Future of Energy" Conference will present a survey of the policy, business, and regulatory challenges facing the energy sector. Yale Law School Auditorium, 127 Wall Street New Haven, CT Contact: Bryan Townsend, <mailto:Bryan.Townsend@yale.edu> Bryan.Townsend(a)yale.edu 11:00a - 12:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=82935338> Harvard Forest 2007 Seminar Series Speaker Joe Lee, Griffith University, Australia discusses a global analysis of the relationship between mangrove diversity and ecosystem structure and function Harvard Forest Seminar Room, Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA Contact: Audrey Barker Plotkin, <mailto:aabarker@fas.harvard.edu> aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, (978) 724-3302 12:00p - 1:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85391530> Harvard Ecology Discussion Group Please check the Ecology Group website for topics of discussion. HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA Contact: Mike Dietze, <mailto:mdietze@oeb.harvard.edu> mdietze(a)oeb.harvard.edu 12:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=82935314> "Impact of Rapid Environmental Changes on Climate in China: An Overview of EAST-AIRE" Prof. Zhanqing Li, Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Science, University of Maryland. Hosted by Dr. Yuxuan Wang of the Harvard China Project. Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA Contact: Chris Neilsen, <mailto:nielsen2@fas.harvard.edu> nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu 12:00p - 1:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84215057> Joint EPS / SEAS Seminar Series Speaker: Susan W. Kieffer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "Old Faithful, Cold Faithful, and Frigid Faithful" Faculty Lounge, Hoffman Labs, 24 Oxford Street, 4th Floor Contact: Ben Tobin, <mailto:tobin@fas.harvard.edu> tobin(a)fas.harvard.edu, 617-495-2350 1:00p - 6:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84889733> Publishing in the New Millennium: A Forum on Scientific Publishing in the Biosciences This forum will bring together representatives from established journals, innovative entrepreneurs, historians, and scientists to combine their knowledge and experience in science publishing. TMEC, Walter Amphitheater, Harvard Medical School, Boston Contact: Zeba Wunderlich, <mailto:wunderl@fas.harvard.edu> wunderl(a)fas.harvard.edu, <http://www.harvardpublishingforum.com/> www.harvardpublishingforum.com/ 4:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85489277> Energy Victory Robert Zubrin will discuss his book Energy Victory, in which he discusses how to solve several of the world's more difficult problems simultaneously. MIT, E51-145, Cambridge, MA Monday 11/12/2007 12:00p - 1:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=81038266> Harvard Energy Journal Club Visit http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/schedule.html for current topics of discussion. HUCE Seminar room, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA Contact: Kurt House, <mailto:khouse@fas.harvard.edu> khouse(a)fas.harvard.edu, <http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/index.html> www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/index.html 3:30p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85489250> Science Meets Democracy in Nanotechnology Speaker: Christopher Toumey, University of South Carolina. Harvard Hall 103, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA Contact: (617) 495-9265 4:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84889769> Earth and Planetary Sciences Department Colloquia Lectures take place at 4:00pm in Haller Hall. Check seminar Web site for speaker information. Haller Hall, 20 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA Contact: <mailto:miller@eps.harvard.edu> miller(a)eps.harvard.edu Tuesday 11/13/2007 12:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=83539834> Herbaria Seminar Series Dipterocarp phylogeography and introgression with Koichi Kamiya. Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Avenue, Harvard Campus, Cambridge Contact: <http://www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/> www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/ 3:00p - 4:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84667703> ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club Visit the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Geological Museum, Room 418, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge Dynamics website for current speakers and topics of discussion. Contact: Kate Dennis and Martin Tingley, <http://www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climatea.html> www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... 5:30p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85361912> Tufts Energy and Climate Forum: The Changing Arctic Map Speaker: Mead Treadwell, Chair of the US Arctic Research Commission. Cabot 206, Tufts University, 170 Packard Avenue , Medford, MA Contact: Mieke van der Wansem, <mailto:mieke.wansem@tufts.edu> mieke.wansem(a)tufts.edu Wednesday 11/14/2007 6:30p - 8:30p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85489245> Arnold Arboretum Public Events: Branching Out: Biodiversity in the Urban Forest Speaker: Jeffery Iles, Professor and Chair, Department of Horticulture, Iowa State University. Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse, One Circut Drive, Dorchester, MA Contact: <mailto:arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu> arbweb(a)arnarb.harvard.edu, 617.524.1718 6:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85489258> Soap Box: Debating Cutting Edge Issues with World-Class Scientists and Engineers "Advancements in Underwater Vehicles: Responding to Current Environmental Issues" with research engineer James Morash. MIT Museum, Mark Epstein Innovation Gallery, Cambridge, MA Contact: Jon Markowitz Bijur , <mailto:jbijur@mit.edu> jbijur(a)mit.edu, 617.253.9607 Thursday 11/15/2007 9:00a - 2:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85518835> America Recycles Day: Mount Trashmore Harvard Recycling will commemorate by building "Mount Trashmore," one day's trash from Harvard Yard, in an effort to raise awareness of how much trash we generate here on Harvard campus. Science Center lawn, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA Contact: Rob Gogan, <mailto:rob_gogan@harvard.edu> rob_gogan(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-3042 4:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=83539778> OEB Seminar: Lesson from Dover Speaker Kevin Padian, University of California, Berkeley. Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge Contact: Chris Organ, <mailto:corgan@oeb.harvard.edu> corgan(a)oeb.harvard.edu, <http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/seminars.htm> www.oeb.harvard.edu/seminars.htm 5:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84793391> Green Conversations with Alan Weisman Alan Weisman, author of highly acclaimed "The World Without Us", examines what will happen to the Earth if humans vanish. Science Center, Lecture Hall E, One Oxford St., Cambridge Contact: Lisa Matthews, <mailto:lisa_matthews@harvard.edu> lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883 6:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=81454174> Harvard Museum of Natural History Public Lecture Series "Photosynthesis, Biofuels, and Food" with Dr. Michele Holbrook, Professor of Biology and Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry, Harvard University. Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA Contact: <mailto:hmnh@oeb.harvard.edu> hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu 7:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85322974> Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy U.S. Representative Inslee (WA), primary sponsor of the New Apollo Energy Act, and co-author Bracken Hendricks, spell out a bold yet pragmatic plan to create a clean-energy future. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 7:30p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84215034> Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: Monthly Observatory Nights "Mars Phoenix: Following the Water," with Rebecca Siddons & Michael Krushinsky, The Met Center. 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA Contact: <mailto:pubaffairs@cfa.harvard.edu> pubaffairs(a)cfa.harvard.edu, (617) 495-7461 , <http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/events/mon.html> www.cfa.harvard.edu/events/mon.html Friday 11/16/2007 8:30a - 9:30a <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84638686> Friday Chalktalk: "Energy optimization and the design of photosynthesis" Ron Milo, Deptartment of Systems Biology, HMS. HUCE Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Contact: Christy Herren, <mailto:herren@fas.harvard.edu> herren(a)fas.harvard.edu, 617-495-8643 10:00a - 12:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=83222730> Energy Club Tour: Visit to EnerNOC's Network Operations Center Join this tour to learn more about EnerNOC's Network Operations Center (NOC) in Boston. RSVP required to co-Chair Lynette Cheah (lynette(a)mit.edu) before November 12. Contact: Lynette Cheah, <mailto:lynette@mit.edu> lynette(a)mit.edu 11:00a - 12:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=82935339> Harvard Forest 2007 Seminar Series Nick Rodenhouse - Wellesley College and Harvard Bullard Fellow examines the effects of climate change on migratory songbirds. Harvard Forest Seminar Room, Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA Contact: Audrey Barker Plotkin, <mailto:aabarker@fas.harvard.edu> aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, (978) 724-3302 12:00p - 1:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85420901> Harvard Ecology Discussion Group Please check the Ecology Group website for topics of discussion. HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA Contact: Mike Dietze, <mailto:mdietze@oeb.harvard.edu> mdietze(a)oeb.harvard.edu 12:30p - 2:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=80779835> Environmental Statistics Seminar: "Topics in Gene-environment Interaction" Nan Laird, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health and Thomas Hoffman, AM Doctoral Student, Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences HSPH Building 2, room 426, Boston, MA Contact: <http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/biostats/events/seminars/env_stat.html> www.hsph.harvard.edu/biostats/events/... 3:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=81454115> Solid Earth Physics Seminar Series Tsunamis: What have we learned? Emile A. Okal, Department of Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Room 100F Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Contact: <http://esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEMINAR.html> esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEM... Sunday 11/18/2007 2:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=83539737> Sunday Family Program: Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion Author Loree Griffin Burns tells the story of scientists who track the trash spilled into the ocean. Harvard Museum of Natural History, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge Contact: <mailto:hmnh@oeb.harvard.edu> hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617.495.3045 Monday 11/19/2007 12:00p - 1:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=85489303> Tufts Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar "Biofuels: Envisioning a Revolution" with Professor Lee Lynd, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth SciTech Center Room 136, 4 Colby Street, Tufts University, Medford, MA Contact: <mailto:ChBE@tufts.edu> ChBE(a)tufts.edu, (617) 627-3900 12:00p - 1:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=81038267> Harvard Energy Journal Club Visit the Energy Journal club website for current topics of discussion. HUCE Seminar room, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA Contact: Kurt House, <mailto:khouse@fas.harvard.edu> khouse(a)fas.harvard.edu 4:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84889770> Earth and Planetary Sciences Department Colloquia Lectures take place at 4:00pm in Haller Hall. Check seminar Web site for speaker information. Haller Hall, 20 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA Contact: <mailto:miller@eps.harvard.edu> miller(a)eps.harvard.edu Tuesday 11/20/2007 9:30a - 11:00a <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=79394893> The Rise of Market Mechanisms in Global Climate Politics: Examining the Political Role of American and European Companies Energy Technology Innovation Policy seminar series. Speaker: Jonas Meckling, ETIP Fellow. L-369, Belfer Center Library, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Kennedy School of Government Contact: ETIP Coordinator, <mailto:sam_milton@harvard.edu> sam_milton(a)harvard.edu, (617) 496-5584 11:30a <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=82838098> Solid Earth Physics Seminar Series Peter Shearer, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA: " A high-frequency secondary event during the 2004 Parkfield earthquake" Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA Contact: <http://esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEMINAR.html> http://esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEMINAR.html 12:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=83539835> Herbaria Seminar Series A tale of two continents: Baker's rule and the maintenance of self-incompatibility in Lycium (Solanaceae) with Jill Miller, Amherst College. Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Avenue, Harvard Campus, Cambridge Contact: <http://www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/> www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/ 3:00p - 4:00p <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/index.htm?event_id=84667704> ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club Visit the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics website for current speakers and topics of discussion. Geological Museum, Room 418, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge Contact: Kate Dennis and Martin Tingley, <http://www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climatea.html> www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars... Lisa Matthews Events Coordinator Harvard University Center for the Environment 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu p. 617-495-8883 f. 617-496-0425