Highlights:
Wednesday, March 23: The Clean Energy and the Media Seminar series continues with a
timely
discussion on "The Seesaw Coverage of Nuclear Power: Promise or Peril?" with Ned
Potter,
ABC News science correspondent, and Matthew Wald, New York Times science reporter.
Thursday, March 24: HUCE welcomes Jon Chase, Professor of Biology and director, Tyson
Research
Center, Washington University in St. Louis, as the next speaker in the series on
Biodiversity,
Ecology, and Global Change. Professor Chase works to address some of the most fundamental
principles of community ecology.
Rescheduled for April 6: Jon A. Krosnick, Professor, Stanford University, presents
"What
Americans and Massachusetts Residents Think About Climate Change: Attitude Formation and
Change in Response to a Raging Scientific Controversy" in the HUCE Green
Conversations
lecture series with discussants Stephen Ansolabehere (FAS, Government), and Andrew
Hoffman
(MIT Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan).
Calendar Listings:
Tonight
6:00pm Discussion on Hazards and Nuclear Power - Understanding the Situation in Japan
MIT 32-141 Cambridge, MA
Join nuclear specialists and members of the MIT Energy Club for a candid and informal
discussion of the nuclear situation in Japan and some of its potential implications. A
pizza dinner will be served. Open to the general public.
http://www.mitenergyclub.org/events-and-programs/discussion-series/hazards-…...
Contact Name: Rebecca Dell rwdell(a)mit.edu
March 18, 2011
7:30am - 12:00pm EBC Climate Change Program: Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan
for 2020
Nixon Peabody 100 Summer St. Boston, MA
David Cash, Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs, will be the keynote speaker for this program.
http://www.ebcne.org
Contact Name: Megan Curtis-Murphy mcurtismurphy(a)ebcne.org 617-505-1818
March 20, 2011
2:00pm HMNH Family Program and Booksigning
HMNH 26 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
Artist, author, and naturalist Clare Walker Leslie will talk about her travels to Africa,
the Arctic, and other distant lands, as well as her work sketching in the HMNH galleries
at "Drawing and Observing Nature: From Cambridge to Africa and Back."
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/family_programs/index.php
March 21, 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
"Transforming U.S. Energy Technology Innovation." Laura Diaz Anadon, Matthew
Bunn, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Harvard.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/cepr/events.html
12:00pm MCZ Lunchtime Seminar
MCZ 101 Seminar Room 26 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"Phylogenetic niche conservatism and parasites." Natalie Cooper, Postdoctoral
Fellow, Dept. of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard.
Contact Name: Catherine Weisel cweisel(a)oeb.harvard.edu (617) 495-2460
4:00pm EPS Colloquium Series
Haller Hall Geo Museum 102 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
Mark Schmitz (Boise State). Title TBA.
http://www.eps.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k58621&pageid=icb.page298…
March 22, 2011
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: Shuting Jin shuting(a)gmail.com
4:15pm Japan in Crisis: Exploring the Consequences of a Cascading Disaster
Goodman Classroom, L-140 (Littauer Building) Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St Cambridge,
MA
In this panel discussion, faculty members, researchers, and guest panelists will explore
the implications of this catastrophic chain of events and discuss the multi-fold
challenges facing Japan as it struggles to respond and recover.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/events-calendar/japan-in-crisis-expl…...
Contact Name: David Giles david_giles(a)harvard.edu
5:15pm - 6:45pm Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge Through Ecological
Waterscapes, Rainwater Harvesting and Participation
Carr Center Conference Room (Rubenstein Building, Floor 2, Room 219) Harvard Kennedy
School 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA
This World Water Day lecture will focus on how "Ecological Waterscapes" can be
used in urban environments to capture rainwater and re-charge riversheds, thereby
improving access to water.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/cchrp/initiatives/right_to_water/events/wwd_2011…....
March 23, 2011
11:00am OEB Weekly Seminar Series
Main Lecture Hall BioLabs Building 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
"Population genetics in the personal genome era." Carlos Bustamante, Stanford
University.
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/seminars.html
1:00pm - 2:30pm Clean Energy & the Media Seminar
Harvard Kennedy School, Bell Hall, Belfer Building, 5th floor 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
"The Seesaw Coverage of Nuclear Power: Promise or Peril?" Join a conversation
with distinguished journalists Matthew Wald, national energy and environment reporter, The
New York Times, and Ned Potter, science correspondent, ABC News. Discussant is Matthew
Bunn, co-principal investigator of the Belfer Center's Project on Managing the Atom
Contact Name: Cristine Russell Cristine_Russell(a)hks.harvard.edu
1:15pm - 2:30pm Webcast: "Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and
Security"
The major focus of this conference will be on coping with global environmental change and
with hazards and strategies pertaining to social vulnerability and resilience-building.
The speakers will examine scientific and political strategies, policies and measures -
such as early warning of conflicts and hazards - and discuss a political geo-ecology.
Free, registration required.
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1404929181
Contact Name: Portia Gama unuony(a)unu.edu
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
March 24, 2011
11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm
Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu
HUCE Meeting Room 318 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.
4:00pm - 5:30pm IOP Study Group
Faculty Dining Room Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA
Study with IOP fellow and Former U.S. Representative for South Carolina’s 4th District Bob
Inglis. discussing energy and environmental policy.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Programs/Fellows-Study-Groups/Spring-2011-Study-…...
5:00pm - 6:00pm Biodiversity, Ecology, & Global Change: Jon Chase
Jon Chase, Professor of Biology; Director, Tyson Research Center, Washington University in
St. Louis.
Professor Chase works to address some of the most fundamental principles of community
ecology.
Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu 617-495-8883
Biolabs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge
March 26, 2011
9:30am Run or Walk for Solar Empowerment
JFK Park - JFK and Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA
Leveraging the power of emerging markets in Mali, Harvard Global Energy Initiative has
teamed up with D.Light Design and the Rural Energy Foundation to enable villagers outside
of Bamako to purchase affordable solar lanterns, mobile phone chargers, and energy
efficient home improvements that will lead to economic savings, health benefits, and
environmental responsibility. Help us make safe, affordable, clean energy an option for
the rural poor of Mali.
http://www.solarempowerment5k.info/register.php
2:00pm HMNH Author Talk
HMNH 26 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"The Moral Lives of Animals." Author Dale Peterson will discuss how our fellow
creatures have powerful impulses toward cooperation, generosity, and fairness.
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php
March 28, 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
Weil Hall, Ground Floor Belfer Building, HKS Cambridge, MA
Erich Muehlegger, HKS. Title TBA.
louisa_lund(a)hks.harvard.edu 617-4955-8693
12:30pm Tufts Energy and Climate Policy Research Seminar
Crowe Room (Goddard 310), The Fletcher School Tufts University Medford, MA
"Decarbonization in US Energy: Trends, Drivers and Challenges." Kathleen
Araújo, Doctoral Research Fellow, The Fletcher School and Doctoral Candidate, MIT.
Contact Name: Jacqueline Deelstra Jacqueline.Deelstra(a)tufts.edu
4:00pm EPS Colloquium Series
http://www.eps.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k58621&pageid=icb.page298…
Haller Hall Geo Museum 102 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
David Bercovici (Yale).
Contact Name: Shuting Jin shuting_jin(a)harvard.edu
March 29, 2011
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: Shuting Jin shuting(a)gmail.com
4:00pm 2011 Prather Lecture Series
Northwest Labs B-103 52 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"Unraveling relationships between genes and behavior." Cori Bargmann - Torsten
N. Weisel Professor of Biology, The Rockefeller University. Reception to follow in Romer
Hall, Harvard Museum of Natural History.
http://www.mcb.harvard.edu/NewsEvents/News/prather6_3-14-2011.html
March 30, 2011
11:00am 2011 Prather Lecture Series
Main Lecture Hall BioLabs Building 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
"Fifty years of solitude: genetic variation in foraging behavior." Cori Bargmann
- Torsten N. Weisel Professor of Biology, The Rockefeller University.
http://www.mcb.harvard.edu/NewsEvents/News/prather6_3-14-2011.html
4:10pm Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
L-382 Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA
"Weather and Death in India: Mechanisms and Implications of Climate Change."
Michael Greenstone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/events-calendar/seminar-in-environme…...
Contact Name: Jason Chapman jason_chapman(a)harvard.edu
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
March 31, 2011
8:00am - 6:00pm Annual Babson Energy and Environmental Conference
Babson College 231 Forest Street Babson Park, MA
"Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Future" The Babson Energy and Environmental
Conference is an annual event hosted by the Babson Energy and Environmental Club (BEEC) at
the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business.
http://beec2011conference.eventbrite.com/
10:30am China Project Seminar
Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge
"Clean Energy Subsidies and the Law of the WTO." Prof. Huang Zhixiong, Visiting
Fulbright Scholar, Harvard Law School; Associate Professor, Law School, Wuhan University
http://chinaproject.harvard.edu/seminar%20folder/seminar/Huang110331
Contact Name: Chris Nielsen 617-496-2378
11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club
HUCE Meeting Room 318 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
4:00pm 2011 Prather Lecture Series
Northwest Labs Lecture Hall B103 52 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"The invisible wiring diagram: using fixed circuits to generate flexible
behaviors." Cori Bargmann - Torsten N. Weisel Professor of Biology, The Rockefeller
University.
http://www.mcb.harvard.edu/NewsEvents/News/prather6_3-14-2011.html
4:00pm - 6:00pm The Greening of America's Schools
Land Lecture Hall, Belfer Building (HKS) 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA
"Intersections of Environmental and Education Policy." With Peter Bahouth
(President of US Climate Action Network, and former Executive Director of Greenpeace),
Rachel Gutter (Director of Center for Green Schools), and Jean Wallace (CEO of Green Woods
Charter School of Philadelphia, PA)
http://green.harvard.edu/node/1381
4:00pm - 5:30pm IOP Study Group
Faculty Dining Room Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA
Study with IOP fellow and Former U.S. Representative for South Carolina’s 4th District Bob
Inglis. discussing energy and environmental policy.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Programs/Fellows-Study-Groups/Spring-2011-Study-…...
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