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CES Seminar Series, Spring 2010

date

speaker

title

time/location

Thursday
February 18

Karen Holmberg

Postdoctoral Fellow in Archaeology, Brown University

Changing environments: Ecotourism, risk, and the perception of Nature in the volcanic context of western Panamá

UEL
Noon

Host: C. Karp

Thursday
February 25

TBA TBA

UEL
Noon

Thursday
March 4

Curt Spalding

Leading New England's Environmental Programs into the New Decade

UEL
Noon

Thursday
March 11

Environmental Study Abroad Opportunities
for undergraduates

* Semester in Environmental Science (SES)
* Resources for Study Abroad at Brown

UEL
Noon

 

Thursday
March 18

Frances Moore

Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Conflicting Norms in the Construction of International Adaptation Policy: Evidence from the Copenhagen Negotiations

UEL
Noon

Host: T. Roberts

Wednesday March 24

Saleem Ali

Adjunct Associate Professor, Watson Institute, Brown University

Treasures of the Earth:
Need, Greed and a Sustainable Future

Joukowsky Forum, Watson room 155
Noon

Host: C. Karp

Thursday
March 25

Sandra Whitehouse

Environmental Consultant and Policy Advisor, Ocean Conservancy

Marine Spatial Planning and the Ocean Policy Task Force

UEL
Noon

Host: C. Karp

Thursday
April 8

Connor Bailey

Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University

When Aquaculture Does and Does Not Contribute to Resilience: Connections between Ecology and Society

UEL
Noon

Hosts: Sheila Walsh and Leila Sievanen

Thursday
April 15

Gabe Filipelli

Professor and Chair of the Dept of Earth Sciences, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

The Elephant in the Playground: Confronting Lead-Contaminated Soils as an Important Source of Lead Burdens to Urban Populations

UEL
Noon

Host: S. Porder

Tuesday
April 20

Alison Cohen '09

US-EU Fulbright Scholar

A Global Look at Chemicals Policy Reform

UEL
Noon

Host: P. Brown

Thursday
April 22

Terry Tamminen

Pegasus Capital Advisors

The Environment and Where it is Going in Terms of Technology and Careers

UEL
Noon

Host: T. Roberts

Tuesday
April 27
Richard Heinberg
Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute
Searching for a Miracle: Energy Realities and Future Prospects

Hunter Carmichael Auditorium
89 Waterman St.
8:00 PM

Thursday
April 29
Susan Wason
Harvard School of
Public Health
Evaluating variability in exposure and risk to pesticides for children in an urban low-income environment

UEL
Noon

Host: J. Rich