Highlights:
Monday, April 25: The Harvard Food Literacy Project presents a lecture on sustainable
agriculture by farmer, philosopher, author, and sustainable food advocate Fred
Kirchenmann.
Friday, April 29: HUCE’s lecture series on Energy Materials welcomes Yi Cui, Associate
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, for a presentation
on
"Energy and Environment Nanomaterials."
April 30 through May 8: The Cambridge Science Festival celebrates Cambridge as an
internationally recognized leader in science, technology, engineering and math --
events around the area make science accessible, interactive and fun for everyone.
Calendar Listings:
Tonight
6:00pm HMNH Lecture and Booksigning
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA
Join Australian scientist and author Tim Flannery at Here on Earth: A Natural History of
the Planet, a lecture and booksigning.
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php#here
April 22, 2011
8:45am - 6:30pm MIT Sustainability Summit 2011
Microsoft Nerd Center Cambridge, MA
"Bridging Thought and Action: Creating a Sustainable Organization." Speakers
include Gary Hirshberg, CE-YO of Stonyfield Farm, Dr. John Ehrenfeld (with Andy Hoffman),
Amy Domini founder and
CEO of Domini Social Investments, Jeffrey Fulgham, Chief Sustainability Officer of GE
Power & Water and many more.
http://sustainabilitysummit.mit.edu
8:45pm MSI Chalktalk Breakfast
HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St, 310, Cambridge, MA
"Adapting to codon manipulations: synonymous mutations in bacteria." Deepa
Agashe, FAS-OEB. Host: Chris Marx.
http://www.msi.harvard.edu/ov_dir.html
10:00am - 12:30pm Sawyer Seminar on Energy Transitions
Pardee Center, 67 Bay State Road Boston, MA
Seminar 8. GEOGRAPHIES OF ENERGY. Seating is limited, registration required.
http://www.bu.edu/pardee/2011/01/09/sawyer-seminars-spring/
pardee(a)bu.edu
12:00pm - 6:30pm Workshop: "Energy and Environment: A Global History"
HUCE 24 Oxford Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge
The workshop is the first in a series of events hosted by the Energy History Project, an
initiative that explores the ways in which the historical study of energy use and its
transformations can contribute to the understanding of economic, social, and environmental
change.
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~histecon/energy/globalhistory/
Contact Name: Philipp Lehmann plehmann(a)fas.harvard.edu
4:00pm EPS Day
Harvard University Department of Earth and Planetary Science
20 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA
April 23, 2011
3:00pm - 6:00pm Soccer Tournament for Sustainable Energy
Quad Lawn (rain location: QRAC right next to Currier) Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Soccer tournament benefiting sOccket (
www.soccket.com), a soccer ball invented recently by
four Harvard students that converts kinetic energy to electricity, powering a light for up
to 3 hours with only 15 minutes of play.
Contact Name: Jennifer McKee jmckee(a)fas.harvard.edu 617.455.7962
April 25, 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
"When Technology Meets Reality: Macondo and Managing Technological Complexity."
Richard Sears, MIT Visiting Scientist & Senior Science and Engineering Advisor to the
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
Contact Name: Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)harvard.edu
12:00pm - 1:00pm MCZ Lunchtime Seminar
MCZ 101 Seminar Room 26 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"Developing a parsimonious theoretical model to explain spatial and temporal patterns
of diversity in a tropical forest tree community." Ryan Chisholm, Postdoctoral
Fellow, Center for Tropical Forest Science, Davies Lab.
Contact Name: Catherine Weisel cweisel(a)oeb.harvard.edu 617-495-2460
12:15pm - 2:00pm STS Circle Lecture
124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 100, Room 106
Lecture features Xaq Frolich (STS, MIT) for a talk on "Accounting for Taste:
Regulating Diet and Health on Food Labels"
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sts
4:00pm Fred Kirchenmann on Sustainable Agriculture
Sever Hall 113 Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA
A lecture and discussion about the future of sustainable agriculture by farmer, agrarian
philosopher, author, and sustainable food advocate Fred Kirchenmann.
6:00pm 3nd Annual IERG International CleanTech Panel
Adams Conservatory Harvard University Cambridge, MA
In Cooperation with: The Public Diplomacy Collaborative and Adams House, featuring Jim
Hunt, Chief of Environmental & Energy Services for the City of Boston; and Dave
McGlinchey, Senior Program Leader for Energy and Environment at Manomet Center for
Conservation Sciences
6:30pm - 9:00pm Panel Discussion: Novel Business Models and Success Stories in Cleantech
Foley Hoag LLP - Emerging Enterprise Center, 1000 Winter St., #4000, Waltham, MA
Join the Kellogg Alumni Club of Boston on April 25th at 6:30 pm to discuss business model
innovation in the clean technology sector. Registration and fee ($30).
http://kelloggcleantech2011.eventbrite.com/
Contact Name: Makarand Joshi myjoshi(a)gmail.com
7:30pm Do Something Reel Film Festival
Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA
PLANEAT: This visually stunning film tells the story of the scientists, farmers and chefs
tackling one of the greatest problems of our age: Western culture's love affair with
meat and dairy.
www.coolidge.org/showtimes
7:30pm Science on Screen
Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic tale of avian terror THE BIRDS paired with a talk by Ted
Stankowich, PhD, a Visiting Postdoctoral Scientist and Teaching Fellow in Harvard’s
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.
http://www.coolidge.org/science
April 26, 2011
3:00pm OEB Faculty Search Candidate Seminar
HUH Seminar Room Harvard Herbaria 22 Divinity Avenue Cambridge, Ma
"Contrasting plant diversification patterns amongst different neotropical forest
biomes." Toby Pennington, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Reception to follow. All
are welcome to attend.
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.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: Jennifer Lake jlake(a)fas.harvard.edu
4:30pm STS Secondary Field Open House
Contact Name: Samuel A. Evans (617) 496-0807
Maxwell Dworkin Room 115 33 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
The Secondary Field of Science, Technology and Society (STS) is aimed at students who wish
to deepen their understanding of the workings of science and technology in relation to
other social institutions and processes. STS is available to candidates for the PhD, DDes
(Doctor of Design), and SJD degrees.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sts/field/
6:00pm - 8:00pm MIT Enterprise Forum
UK Trade & Investment One Broadway Cambridge, MA
"Energy SIG Event: Desin-an-Incubator: Greentown Labs Clean Energy Accelerator."
Students free, registration required.
http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/events/energy-sig-event-design-an-incubato…...
7:30pm Do Something Reel Film Festival
Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA
BAG IT - This highly entertaining and eye-opening film follows everyman Jeb Berrier as he
navigates our plastic-reliant world.
www.coolidge.org/showtimes
April 27, 2011
4:10pm Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
L-382 Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA
Maureen Cropper, Resources for the Future. "Policy Response to Pandemic Influenza:
The Value of Collective Action."
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/events-calendar/seminar-in-environme…...
Jason_Chapman(a)harvard.edu
7:30pm Do Something Reel Film Festival
Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA
URBAN ROOTS - Filmmakers Mark MacInnis, Leila Conners (writer/director of "The 11th
Hour") and Mathew Schmid tell the powerful story of a group of dedicated Detroiters
working tirelessly to fulfill their vision for locally grown, sustainably farmed food in a
deserted, collapsed city cut off from real food and limited to processed fast food.
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 28, 2011
7:30pm Movie Screening: The Economics of Happiness
Emerson Hall 210 Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA
The Economics of Happiness restores our faith in humanity and challenges us to believe
that it is possible to build a better world.
Harvard Screening on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125840954159194
April 29, 2011
12:00pm Energy Materials at Harvard: "Energy and Environment Nanomaterials"
Maxwell Dworkin G115 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge
Featuring Yi Cui, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford
University
Contact Name: Brenda Hugot bhugot(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-496-1788
April 30 - May 8, 2011
Cambridge Science Festival
Locations throughout Cambridge
The Cambridge Science Festival is a celebration showcasing Cambridge as an internationally
recognized leader in science, technology, engineering and math. A multifaceted,
multicultural event every spring, the Cambridge Science Festival makes science accessible,
interactive and fun for everyone!
April 30, 2011
9:00am - 4:00pm WAZE Symposium -- On the Frontline: Overcoming the Challenges of
Conservation
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston Campus
The symposium will explore how policy, economics, ecology, medicine, culture and
anthropology can intertwine to overcome current and future challenges in conservation.
http://sites.tufts.edu/wazesymposium2011/
wazesymposium2011(a)gmail.com
9:30am - 1:00pm Harvard Alumni Global Month of Service - Trail Restoration at Harvard
Forest
Harvard Forest 324 North Main St. Petersham, MA 01366
We'll work in groups on simple maintenance projects along the Harvard Forest natural
history trails. No special training is required. Families are welcome. Lunch will be
served on-site at noon, followed by an optional tour of the Fisher Museum and a brief
introduction to the research facilities and ongoing projects at the Forest.
PLEASE RSVP by Friday, April 22 to hart3(a)fas.harvard.edu, specifying how many adults and
children will be in your group.
http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu
Contact Name: Clarisse Hart hart3(a)fas.harvard.edu 978-756-6157
3:30pm HMNH Author Talk and Booksigning
HMNH 26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA
Learn about the massive mammals that roamed the planet 13,000 years ago at "Once and
Future Giants: What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us About the Fate of Earth's Largest
Animals", an author talk and booksigning with science writer Sharon Levy.
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php#secrets
May 2, 2011
8:30am - 5:00pm College GreenFest at the 2nd Annual Massachusetts Sustainable Economy
Conference
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 600 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA
Improve and Grow the Economy of the Commonwealth by Advancing Business Sustainability.
http://www.foundationforagreenfuture.org/upcoming_events
crystal(a)isesplanning.com
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
"National Oil Companies and the Geopolitics of Energy." Jonas Meckling,
Geopolitics of Energy Fellow.
Contact Name: Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)harvard.edu
May 3, 2011
2:30pm - 4:30pm MIT Clean Energy Showcase
Hynes Convention Center Boston, MA
The MIT Energy Innovation Showcase will include poster presentations from the MIT Clean
Energy Prize top 25 semi-finalists, MIT Clean Energy Prize alumni teams, and other
successful energy start-ups in the area.
http://enterpriseforum.mit.edu/network/broadcasts/201105/index.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: Jennifer Lake jlake(a)fas.harvard.edu
May 5, 2011
2011 Annual Plant Biology Symposium
"Genetics of Adaptation" Registration requested.
pbi(a)fas.harvard.edu
http://www.pbi.fas.harvard.edu/events.htm
6:00pm "Phase Change: Maria Telkes and the Rise and Fall of Solar Energy,
1946-1963"
Portico 123 Harvard University Graduate School of Design 48 Quincy Street Cambridge MA
02138
A lecture by Daniel Barber, Harvard University Center for the Environment, Ziff
Environmental Fellow.
http://environment.harvard.edu/about/fellows/daniel-barber
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