Highlights:
October 18: The series on Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change continues with a talk
by Brian Enquist, University of Arizona, "Biological Networks and the Scaling of
Plant Form, Function, Diversity, and Ecology."
October 19: Join HUCE at a special seminar by Stefan Rahmstorf, Head of Earth System
Analysis at the Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor of Physics of
the Oceans, Potsdam University and one of the lead authors of the Fourth Assessment Report
of the IPCC to discuss "Sea Level Rise."
October 20: STP Crossroads hosts a network gathering to bring together student groups in
the Boston area committed to the intersection of the science, technology and policy (STP)
communities.
Calendar Listings:
October 14, 2010
3:30pm China Project Seminar
Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
J. William Munger, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences
"CO2 and its Correlation with CO at a Rural Site Near Beijing: Implications for
Combustion Efficiency in China."
http://chinaproject.harvard.edu/seminar%20folder/seminar/Munger101014
Contact Name: Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu
5:00pm - 7:00pm DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar: Law & Development in Brazil
Pound 213, Harvard Law School 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Professor Judith Tendler from MIT, Professor Luciana Cunha from FGV, Fabio de Sá e Silva
from IPEA, and David Trubek from Wisconsin (who works with ABDI and FGV) will discuss some
development initiatives in an informal roundtable.
plpevents(a)law.harvard.edu
6:00pm MSI Seminar
Harvard Center for the Environment Room 310, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge
Deb Hung, Harvard Medical School. "Do we understand multi-drug resistance in
Mycobacteria?"
Please join us for a wine and cheese reception at 5:30 pm
October 15, 2010
10:00am - 12:30pm Energy, Society, and Culture Seminar
Boston University School of Management Room 424, 595 Commonwealth Ave.
To register, please send an email to pardee(a)bu.edu
http://www.bu.edu/pardee/research/sawyer-energy-transitions/
Contact Name: Rania Ghosn rghosn(a)gmail.com
10:00am - 12:30pm Sawyer Seminar Series on Energy Transitions and Society
Boston University School of Management Room 424 595 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA
"Sawyer Seminar 2: Energy, Society and Culture". Speakers: Laura Nader
(Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley), Peter Shulman, (History, Case Western
Reserve University), James McCann
(History, Boston University). Seating is limited. Registration required.
http://www.bu.edu/pardee/research/sawyer-energy-transitions/
pardee(a)bu.edu
5:30pm - 9:30pm MIT Energy Night
MIT Museum Cambridge, MA
The event includes presenters conducting research or work in the field of energy, both
here at MIT and within surrounding local businesses and firms.
energynight(a)mit.edu
October 16, 2010
12:00pm - 3:00pm Community Garden Harvest Festival
Harvard Community Garden 47 Holyoke Place, Cambridge, MA
Come celebrate the end of a successful first growing season with us. We'll be saying
goodbye to summer growing (and the last of the tomatoes) with music, chef demos, cider
pressing, pumpkin carving, and more.
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/section/calendar/gazette-calendar/?trumbaEm…...
Contact Name: Colin Durrant colin_durrant(a)harvard.edu
October 18, 2010 - October 19, 2010
Symposium: Transatlantic Perceptions of Climate Change: The Role of the Arts and Media
Boston University 595 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA
This symposium aims to examine the shaping of perceptions of climate change within Europe
and the United States, and ask: ‘what is the role of the media and the arts in determining
this perception and enabling an appropriate response to climate change?’ Free and open to
the public but registration is required.
http://www.bu.edu/pardee/research/arts-media-and-climate-change/
October 18, 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 MCZ Lunchtime Seminar
MCZ 101 Seminar Room 26 Oxford Street
Rowan Barrett, Postdoctoral Fellow, MCZ, Hoekstra Lab. "The Genetics of Adaptation to
Freshwater in Stickleback"
Contact Name: Catherine Weisel cweisel(a)oeb.harvard.edu T. (617) 495-2460
12:00 -1:15pm Ecology Journal Club
Special guest: Brian J. Enquist. 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
12:30pm Tufts Energy and Climate Policy Research Seminar
Tisch Library, Room 304 Tufts University
Catherine Wolfram, University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
"Sustainable Development? Rising incomes in developing countries and the acquisition
of energy-using household Contact Name: Jacqueline M. Deelstra
Jacqueline.Deelstra(a)tufts.edu
appliances"
1:15pm - 2:45pm United Nations University Worldwide in NY Series Presents: "Climate
Change and Low Income Countries"
Online Webinar. Office, Conference Room 7, Temporary North Lawn Building (TNLB), UN
Headquarters, New York
Speaker: Channing Arndt, External Project Director of the United Nations University World
Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) project Development under Climate
Change; University of Copenhagen
http://www.ony.unu.edu/events-forums/new/WWNY/2010/climate-change-and-low-i…...
Contact Name: Na Yan nayan(a)unu.edu 212.963.6387
4:00pm - 6:00pm Cultural Intelligence and Environmental Sustainability in the UAE
Thompson Room of the Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street
Speaker: Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi, a member of the ruling family of the Emirate
of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates and infamously known as the "Green
Sheikh."
http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/node/2142
Contact Name: Jascha Smilak smilack(a)fas.harvard.edu
4:00pm Fall EPS Colloquium
Haller Hall (Geo-Museum 102) 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA
Tom Johnson, University of Minnesota. Host: Dan Schrag
Contact Name: Sabinna Cappo scappo(a)fas.harvard.edu
5:00pm - 6:00pm Biodiversity, Ecology & Global Change: Brian Enquist
Biolabs Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Brian Enquist, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of
Arizona.
"Biological Networks and the Scaling of Plant Form, Function, Diversity, and
Ecology"
Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu 617-495-8883
October 19, 2010
7:30am - 9:30am Environmental Business Council Forum
http://www.ebcne.org/index.php?id=77&no_cache=1&tx_ciceventscalenda…[sinuid]...
Contact Name: Megan Curtis-Murphy mcurtismurphy(a)ebcne.org 617-505-1818
Saltonstall Building, Room B & C - Second Floor, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston MA
02114
"Water Resource Forum: A Series on Sustainable Water Resource Management"
Senator Jamie Eldridge, Chair, Water Infrastructure Finance Commission and Representative
Carolyn Dykema, House Appointee, Water Infrastructure Finance Commission. There is no
charge to attend this event. All are welcome.
2:30pm - 4:00pm Energy Policy Seminar Series
Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building, HKS 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Joseph Cullen, HUCE Fellow. "Environmental Regulation in Electricity Markets"
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 Sea Level Rise
Haller Hall - Geo Museum 102 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
A Special HUCE Seminar with Stefan Rahmstorf, Head of Earth System Analysis at the Postdam
Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor of Physics of the Oceans, Potsdam
University. Rahmstorf is one of the lead authors of the Fourth Assessment Report of the
IPCC and also the co-founder and regular contributor to the website
realclimate.org.
Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu 617-495-8883
4:00pm Industry Insiders: A Panel Presentation on Careers in Sustainability
51 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA
Panelists discuss the economic, environmental, and financial aspects of a career in
sustainability, as well as insights and anticipated trends within the industry. Walk away
knowing how to position yourself in this highly growing field.
6:00pm Students for a Just and Sustainable Future Meeting
Harvard Square
Join the Conservation Law Foundation, the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and Students for a Just
and Stable Future in legal work and community outreach to mobilize against the Dominion
Coal plant in Salem, MA. Contact: Sam Akiha snakiha(a)gmail.com
October 20, 2010
11:00am OEB Weekly Seminar Series / Hrdy Lecture
Main Lecture Hall BioLabs Building 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Per Jakob Palsbøll, Sarah and Daniel Hrdy Visiting Fellow, Stockholm University.
"Population genetic methods in ecology and conservation: issues and solutions."
Contact Name: Jeannette Everritt jeverritt(a)oeb.harvard.edu
4:10pm - 5:30pm Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
Contact Name: Jason Chapman Jason_Chapman(a)harvard.edu 617-496-8054
Harvard Kennedy School Room L-382 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Meghan Busse, Northwestern University, Christopher Knittel, University of California,
Davis, and Florian Zettelmeyer, Northwestern University. "Pain at the Pump: The
Effect of Gasoline Prices on New and Used Automobile Markets."
7:00pm - 9:00pm Boston-wide Science & Technology Policy mixer
Dudley House, Harvard Yard
STP Crossroads is a network of student groups in the Boston area committed to the
intersection of the science, technology and policy (STP) communities. Our primary goal is
to bring together those groups, foster connections between them, and encourage the Boston
STP community to become more open, visible, and cooperative. For more information about
STP Crossroads, or to RSVP for the mixer (not required, but suggested), please visit
www.stpcrossroads.org.
Contact Name: Alison Hill alhill(a)fas.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
October 21, 2010
4:00pm Dudley Herschbach Teach/Scientist Lecture
Sever Hall
This fall, the Dudley Herschbach Teacher/Scientist Lecture series features Bruce Alberts,
Editor-in-Chief of Science and past president of the National Academy of Sciences, with an
introduction by Drew Faust. Dr. Alberts’ talk is titled "Why Harvard Needs to Lead a
Redefinition of Science Education."
Contact Name: Office of Undergraduate Education undergrd(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-495-0450
October 22, 2010 - October 23, 2010
HBS Energy Symposium
Harvard Business School Soldiers Field Boston, Massachusetts
Join us in welcoming 40 leaders to HBS to debate this year’s conference theme,
"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.
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 (FAS-OEB) "The evolution of social interactions in a model microbial
community"
October 25, 2010
Student Sustainability Grant Applications Due
Contact Name: Rachel Johnson sustainability(a)harvard.edu 407.701.4357
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
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
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
The ownership structure of clean energy projects involve tax, legal, and due diligence
considerations. Is it better to structure your project as a partnership, lease, or sale or
to seek VC financing? Eexperts discuss the various components that a project manager
should consider when structuring a new deal.
http://financeseries2.eventbrite.com/
Contact Name: Melissa Rick mrick(a)cleanenergycouncil.org
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
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
Contact Name: Lisa Matthews 617.495.8883 lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu
Harvard Kennedy School Starr Auditorium
Mr. Brabeck joined Nestlé in 1968, and has since held leadership positions in a variety of
countries across the globe. He was named CEO in 1997 and elected Chairman in 2005. In 2008
he handed over the office as CEO to his successor. Under Mr. Brabeck’s leadership, Nestlé
has grown into the world’s leading health, wellness and nutrition company. 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.
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