Highlights:
Monday, March 1: A special conversation on "Agricultural Science for
Africa" with Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Agronomy at
Purdue University and the winner of the 2009 World Food Prize.
Thursday, March 4: The second Climate Change & the Media seminar
featuring Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post national environmental
reporter and Eric Pooley, deputy editor Bloomberg BusinessWeek and
author of "The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and The Fight to Save the
Earth."
Monday, March 8: Environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben presents
"Reality Check: How the Facts of Life on a Tough New Planet Shape our
Choices," with a response by HUCE director Daniel Schrag in the fifth
Ecologies of the Human Flourishing lecture series.
Calendar Listings:
February 25, 2010
3:30pm Harvard China Project Seminar
Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
"Regional Air Pollution Control in China: An Institutional and Economic
Perspective." WU Jian, Associate Professor, School of Environment and Natural
Resources, Renmin University; visiting scholar, Harvard China Project.
Contact Name: Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu
4:00pm OEB Seminar
Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Avenue Cambridge, MA
"Applying Plant Population Ecology - Increasing the Suppression of Weeds by Cereal
Crops." Jacob Weiner, University of Copenhagen.
Contact Name: Jeannette Everritt jeverritt(a)oeb.harvard.edu
4:00pm - 5:30pm IOP Study Group - All Politics is Local: Even Global Warming
Faculty Dining Room (FDR) Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Led by IOP Fellow Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle (2002-09), President of the U.S.
Conference of Mayors (2009), and Founder of the US Mayors Climate Protection agreement.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Programs/Fellows-Study-Groups/Spring-2010-Study-…...
6:00pm - 8:00pm Infrastructure Finance Reform
Stata Center (Building 32, Room 123) 32 Vassar St. Cambridge, MA.
The credit crisis effectively closed conventional outlets that traditionally issued debt.
In light of this, how are Infrastructure Funds planning to deploy capital? Will they
diversify into non-traditional sectors such as renewables and water? What is the path to
high returns in this environment?
Contact Name: Mahesh Konduru kondum(a)mit.edu
February 26, 2010
8:45am - 9:30am MSI Chalktalk Breakfast
HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
"Extreme metagenomics: exploring microbial diversity in high mountain environments of
Colombia." Mechas Zambrano, Scientific Director, Corporacion Corpogen. Host: Roberto
Kolter.
MSI-Info(a)hms.harvard.edu
March 1, 2010
12:00pm OEB Special Seminar
HUH Seminar Room 20 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA
"Fungal Commodification of Rural Tibet-Caterpillar Fungus (/Cordyceps sinensis/)
fuelling rural economics." Daniel Winkler, an environmental Consultant and researcher
on the environment of Tibetal Plateau and Himalayas. All are welcome to attend.
Contact Name: Ingrid B. McDonough 617-496-3023
12:00pm - 1:00pm 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 Spring Colloquium
Haller Hall - Geo Museum 102 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
"Using sedimentary successions and geochronologic data to constrain Himalaya
tectonics, uplift, and erosion: Beyond the lithotectonic concept." Paul Myrow,
Colorado College.
Please join us for a reception following the talk, in the 4th Fl. lounge of Hoffman.
Contact Name: Ganna Savostyanova ganna(a)eps.harvard.edu
4:00pm Special Seminar: Agricultural Science for Africa
HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
A conversation with Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Agronomy at Purdue
University and the winner of the 2009 World Food Prize.
Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu
March 2, 2010 (All day) - March 4, 2010 (All day)
Climate: Science + Humanities - Graduate Perspectives from the US, China, and Australia
The Faculty Club 20 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA
Leading students from China, Australia, and the US will address the global issue of
climate change from three very different national bases. We will converse across
disciplines as well — from philosophy, law, and economics, to design, engineering, and
earth sciences.
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k61661&tabgroupid=icb.tabg…
Contact Name: Alison Bashford bashford(a)fas.harvard.edu
March 3, 2010 (All day) - March 5, 2010 (All day)
Think Tank on Energy, the Environment and Business: Leadership for Action in Time and at
Scale
Harvard Business School Campus
Presented by the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University, Harvard Business
School and the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship.
http://www.hbs.edu/environment
Contact Name: Kelly Sailhamer ksailhamer(a)hbs.edu 617.495.0872
March 3, 2010
4:00pm - 5:00pm SEAS Winston Chen Lectureship Series
Pierce Hall 209 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
"Intermittent Interfaces in Turbulence with Environmental Implications" Julian
Hunt, University College London.
Contact Name: Marina DiDonato-McLaughlin marina(a)seas.harvard.edu
March 4, 2010
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
1:00pm - 2:30pm Climate Policy and Politics: Media Coverage in the Capitol, Copenhagen and
Beyond
Harvard Kennedy School, Nye B/C Taubman Building, 5th Floor 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Washington Post national environment reporter Juliet Eilperin; Eric Pooley, deputy editor
Bloomberg BusinessWeek & author of new book, “The Climate War: True Believers, Power
Brokers, and The Fight to Save the Earth”.
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/4276/climate_policy_and_politics…
Contact Name: Christine Russell Cristine_Russell(a)hks.harvard.edu 203 912-7650
4:00pm OEB Seminar
Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA
"Good food and conservation: Molecular approaches to understanding the physiology of
the squid-vibrio symbiosis." Ned Ruby, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Hosted by
the Girguis Lab.
Contact Name: Jeannette Everritt jeverritt(a)oeb.harvard.edu
4:00pm - 5:30pm IOP Study Group - All Politics is Local: Even Global Warming
Faculty Dining Room (FDR) Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Led by IOP Fellow Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle (2002-09), President of the U.S.
Conference of Mayors (2009), and Founder of the US Mayors Climate Protection agreement.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Programs/Fellows-Study-Groups/Spring-2010-Study-…...
5:30pm - 7:00pm Considering Copenhagen: Rethinking Climate Policy
Coolidge Room Ballou Hall, Tufts University Medford, MA
Discussion moderated by Professor Kelly Sims Gallagher, Energy and Environmental Policy,
The Fletcher School.
Contact Name: Jacqueline Deelstra Jacqueline.Deelstra(a)tufts.edu
March 5, 2010
10:00am - 11:30am Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements Special Seminar
Nye Conference Room A, Taubman Building, 5th Floor Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St.
Cambridge, MA
"Climate policy after Copenhagen: the way forward for Europe and the world."
Nancy Kontou, Former Head of Cabinet to the Commissioner for Environment, European
Commission.
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/climate
Contact Name: Tyler Gumpright Tyler_Gumpright(a)harvard.edu 617-384-8415
11:00am Harvard Forest Seminar
Harvard Forest Seminar Room 324 North Main Street Petersham, MA
"The Yatir Pine Forest semi-arid flux site – overview with details on tree water use
and LAI." Shabtai Cohen, Institute of Soil, Water & Environmental Sciences
(Israel), and Harvard Bullard Fellow.
http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/research/seminars.php
Contact Name: Audrey Barker Plotkin aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu
1:30pm - 4:00pm Harvard Environmental, Energy, and Clean Tech Expo
Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Registration required.
http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/
Contact Name: Scott LaChapelle slachap(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-496-0738
March 8, 2010
12:00pm - 1:00pm 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
5:15pm Ecologies of Human Flourishing Lecture Series
Sperry Room, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Avenue Harvard Divinity School Cambridge, MA
"Reality Check: How the Facts of Life on a Tough New Planet Shape Our Choices"
A presentation by Bill McKibben, scholar in residence at Middlebury College and American
environmentalist and writer who frequently writes about global warming, alternative
energy, and the risks associated with human genetic engineering. A response will be given
by Daniel Schrag, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Director of the Harvard
University Center for the Environment. Registration required.
http://www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/events/theme.html
Contact Name: Rebecca Kline Esterson resterson(a)hds.harvard.edu
March 9, 2010
2:00pm - 5:00pm NESEA Green Roof Workshop
World Trade Center One Seaport Lane Boston, MA 02210
This workshop will debunk green roof myths and provide important data to assist in your
consideration of green roofs. Registration fee: $50
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2qpwoj26b046532&…seq=...
March 10, 2010
5:00pm - 7:00pm Promises and Challenges of Development and Conservation in the Amazon
Science Center, Lecture Hall D Harvard University 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA
Presentation and commentary by: Arnóbio “Binho” Marques, Governor of the State of Acre,
Brazil; Jorge Viana, Former Governor of the State of Acre, Brazil; Roberto Mangabeira
Unger, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School and former Minister of
Strategic Affairs for the Brazilian government; and John Briscoe, Professor of the
Practice of Environmental Engineering at Harvard University and former World Bank Country
Director for Brazil.
http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil
Contact Name: Marcio Siwi msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu
March 11, 2010
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
disucsion. 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
3:30pm Harvard China Project Seminar
Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
"Modeling Private Car Ownership in China: Investigating the Impact of Urban Form
across Mega-cities." LI Jieping, Transportation Planner, Central Transportation
Planning Staff, Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization; former visiting scholar,
Harvard China Project.
Contact Name: Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu
4:00pm - 5:30pm IOP Study Group - All Politics is Local: Even Global Warming
Faculty Dining Room (FDR) Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Led by IOP Fellow Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle (2002-09), President of the U.S.
Conference of Mayors (2009), and Founder of the US Mayors Climate Protection agreement.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Programs/Fellows-Study-Groups/Spring-2010-Study-…...
4:00pm OEB Seminar
Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA
"Mimicry and butterfly speciation in the Amazon basin." James Mallet, Radcliffe
Institute for Advanced Study & University College London. ost: Pierce Lab.
5:30pm Clean Coal ? - Challenges and Opportunities!
Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000, North Entrance
Waltham MA
AIChE-Boston meeting. Speaker: Dr. Agarwal is Vice President / co-founder of CRA
International and Managing Director, New England Equity Group, LLC. Registration and fee.
http://www.aiche-boston.org/events/eventdetail.php?eventId=73
781-895-5900
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