Highlights:
Tonight: The Harvard Museum of Natural History presents "RE: Design" - a unique
one-act
play dramatizing the correspondence of Charles Darwin and Asa Gray, one of the most
influential scientists of the 19th century and founder of the Harvard Herbarium.
Thursday, October 28: Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck, head of a consortium of private
companies working with governments to develop solutions to the world’s emerging water
crisis, discuses "Global Water and Food Security."
November 2: Ashley Brown, the Executive Director of the Harvard Electricity Policy Group,
discusses "Issues in Implementing the Smart Grid" at the next Energy Policy
Seminar.
Calendar Listings:
October 21, 2010
4:00pm Dudley Herschbach Teach/Scientist Lecture
Sever Hall
"Why Harvard Needs to Lead a Redefinition of Science Education." Bruce Alberts,
Editor-in-Chief of Science and past president of the National Academy of Sciences, with an
introduction by Drew Faust.
Contact Name: Office of Undergraduate Education undergrd(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-495-0450
4:00pm Program for Evolutionary Dynamics Seminar
1 Brattle Square 6th floor Cambridge, MA
"Rubisco, the most abundant protein on Earth: An example for optimality of
proteins." Yonatan (Yoni) Savir, Weizmann Institute of Science Israel.
http://www.ped.fas.harvard.edu/events/seminar/
Contact Name: Lydia Liu lydia_liu(a)harvard.edu (617) 496 4737
6:00pm RE:Design: A Dramatization of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin and Asa Gray
Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA
This November marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Asa Gray, one of the most
influential scientists of the 19th century and founder of the Harvard Herbarium. The one
act play will be followed by a panel discussion with Re:Design director Paul Bourne; Janet
Browne, the Aramont Professor of the History of Science at Harvard; and Donald Pfister,
Asa Gray Professor of Botany and Director of the Harvard Herbaria. Free and open to the
public
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures-classes-events/asa-gray-bicentennial.h…
October 22 - 23, 2010 HBS Energy Symposium
"Changing the Balance: Our Energy Future." This insightful, two-day event
promises to broaden and deepen your understanding of the energy sector and is a must for
those considering a career in the field.
Click HERE to reserve your spot.
http://hbsenergysymposium.com/
Contact Name: Kate Dennis kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu
October 22, 2010
8:30am - 9:30am MSI Chalktalk
HUCE Room 310, 24 Oxford Street 3rd Floor, Cambridge
Will Harcombe, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard. "The evolution of social
interactions in a model microbial community.
11:00am Harvard Forest Seminar
Harvard Forest Seminar Room 324 North Main Street Petersham, MA
"Genome-based approaches for understanding relationships between microbial forest
soil community members." Jeff Blanchard. University of Massachusetts and Harvard
Bullard Fellow
http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/research/seminars.php
Contact Name: Audrey Barker Plotkin aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu
12:15pm Climate Change and Korea’s Growth Paradigm Shift
Asia Center, CGIS South Seminar Room S153, 1st Floor 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA
Dr. Han Seung-soo, Former Prime Minister, Republic of Korea, Former Korean Ambassador to
the United States, Chairman, Board of Directors, Global Green Growth Institute.
Contact Name: Holly Angell (617) 496-6824
2:00pm Solid Earth Physics Seminars
4th Floor Faculty Lounge Hoffman Laboratory 20 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
Jason Phipps Morgan, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University.
"Two Subduction Stories: Importance of 3D Flow and Bend-faulting."
http://esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEMINAR.html
October 23, 2010 (All day) Students for a Just and Sustainable Future Meeting
Worcester, MA
State-wide SJSF groups gather for a sleep-out. Will be joined by the MA Climate Action
Network meeting the next morning.
Contact: Serena Zhao syzhao(a)fas.harvard.edu or John Beatty jbeatty(a)fas.harvard.edu
October 25, 2010 (All day)
Student Sustainability Grant Applications Due
The Harvard Office for Sustainability is now accepting Student Grant applications for
projects that reduce waste, cut energy use, promote sustainability in student life, and
create a healthier and more environmentally friendly campus.
http://www.green.harvard.edu/grants
Contact Name: Rachel Johnson sustainability(a)harvard.edu 407.701.4357
October 25, 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
12:00pm OEB Special Seminar
Harvard University Herbaria Seminar Room 20 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
James Mallet, University College of London. "From Jungle to Genome: Speciation in
Heliconius Butterflies"
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html
4:00pm EPS Fall Colloquium
Haller Hall - Geo Museum 102 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
Jim Head, Brown University. "Mars: History of Climate Change and Evolution of the
Water Cycle."
Contact Name: Sabinna Cappo scappo(a)fas.harvard.edu
6:30pm - 7:30pm US Energy Policy: Where do we go from here?
MIT 56-114 Cambridge, MA
Steve Isakowitz, CFO of the DOE. Discussion on how the Department of Energy is facing our
nation’s energy challenges through a difficult fiscal outlook, the end of stimulus
funding, and a cloudy future for energy legislation.
http://events.mit.edu/scripts/event_ext.pl?event=12785589&location=http…w.mi...
energyclub(a)mit.edu
October 26, 2010
12:00pm Harvard Herbaria Seminar
Harvard University Herbaria Seminar Room 20 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Chris Sthultz, Pringle Lab, Harvard University. "Influences of genes, herbivory and
drought in understanding population and community level consequences of climate
change."
http://www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/
Contact Name: Erin A. Ciccone eciccone(a)oeb.harvard.edu 617-495-7504
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 27, 2010
8:00am - 10:00am New England Clean Energy Council Finance Series
Goodwin Procter Conference Center 53 State Street Boston, MA
"Understanding the Structure of Your Deal" Experts discuss the various
components that a project manager should consider when structuring a new deal.
http://financeseries2.eventbrite.com/
Contact Name: Melissa Rick, Program Manager mrick(a)cleanenergycouncil.org.
11:00am OEB Weekly Seminar Series
Main Lecture Hall BioLabs Building 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Peter Wainwright, University of California, Davis. "Innovations and diversity in
coral reef fishes."
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
Kelsey Jack, MIT. "Allocation in Environmental Markets: A Field Experiment in
Malawi."
Contact Name: Jason Chapman jason_chapman(a)harvard.edu 617-496-8054
5:30pm - 7:00pm Data-Driven Energy Management
MIT E51-315 Cambridge, MA
Tom Atkinson, EnerNOC. Come find out what's in store for v2.0 of data-driven energy
manangement from EnerNOC.
http://events.mit.edu/scripts/event_ext.pl?event=12785689&location=http…w.mi...
7:00pm - 9:00pm Bringing Home the Global Water Crisis: International Journalism 2.0
Walter Lippmann House 1 Francis Avenue Cambridge, MA
A discussion of how news media collaboration and innovative online tools can bridge the
foreign reporting gap.
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 28, 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
6:00pm "Global Water & Food Security: A New Role for the Private Sector"
with Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck
Harvard Kennedy School Starr Auditorium
Mr. Brabeck leads the Water 2030 Group, a consortium of private companies working with
governments to develop solutions to the world’s emerging water crisis. Introductions by:
Julio Frenk, Dean, Harvard School of Public Health. Panelists: Rebecca Henderson, Harvard
Business School; Rob Paarlberg, Harvard Kennedy School & Wellesley College; and John
Briscoe, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard, School of Engineering & Applied
Sciences.
Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu 617-495-8883
6:15pm - 7:30pm Energy 101: China and Climate Change - the Role of Energy
MIT 4-370 Cambridge, MA
Leader: Hengwei LIU. This talk will focus on the challenges facing China as well as
China’s efforts to combat climate change. The talk will also look at ways to break the
international climate negotiation deadlock.
http://www.mitenergyclub.org/events-and-programs/energy-101/china-and-clima…...
October 29, 2010
9:00am - 12:15pm The 119th New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable
Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Boulevard, 13th Floor Boston, MA 02210
The 119th New England Electric Restructuring Roundtable with the U.S. EPA's Gina
McCarthy and Curt Spalding: "Impacts of Major New Environmental Regulations on New
England's Electricity Future"
Contact Name: Susan Rivo susan(a)raabassociates.org
11:00am Harvard Forest Seminar
Harvard Forest Seminar Room 324 North Main Street Petersham, MA
"Improving the quality of forest-tree seedling production in the Philippines: an
application of systems thinking integrating science, social science and policy." John
Herbohn, The University of Queensland and Harvard Bullard Fellow
http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/research/seminars.php
Contact Name: Audrey Barker Plotkin aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu
November 1, 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 Fall Colloquium
Haller Hall - GeoMuseum 102 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
David Noone, Unviersity of Colorado. Title TBA. Host: Dave Johnston.
Contact Name: Sabinna Cappo scappo(a)fas.harvard.edu
November 2, 2010
2:30pm - 4:00pm Energy Policy Seminar Series
Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building, HKS 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA
Ashley Brown, HK. "Issues in Implementing the Smart Grid."
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/cepr/events.html
Contact Name: Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)hks.harvard.edu (617) 495-8693
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
November 3, 2010
11:00am OEB Weekly Seminar Series
Main Lecture Hall BioLabs Building 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Jarmila Pittermann University of California, Santa Cruz. "The evolution of water
transport in conifers and ferns."
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html
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
November 4, 2010
9:00am - 5:00pm Cross Currents: Water and Energy Challenges in the 21st Century
Winthrop Street Function Hall 51 Winthrop Street, Tufts University Medford, MA
Stockholm Environment Institute 2010 Symposium will explore how perspectives on water and
energy can be assembled into a useful framework that can support the development of
sustainable water and energy management policies in a changing world. Free; advance
registration requested.
http://www.sei-us.org/about/symposium2010
617.627.3786
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
6:00pm Darwin's "Abominable Mystery" and the Search for the First Flowering
Plants
Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA
Part of the Asa Gray Bicentennial Celebration at Harvard Museum of Natural History.
William (Ned) Friedman, newly appointed Director of the Arnold Arboretum and Professor in
the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard, explores the evolutionary origin of flowering
plants.
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures-classes-events/asa-gray-bicentennial.h…
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The first HUCE talk in the Future of Energy Lecture series is now available online. Dr.
Steven Koonin, Under Secretary for Science, US Department of Energy, presented
"Energy Innovation at Scale."
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