| Lectures: Monday (M), Wednesday (W) 8:40 - 9:55 a.m | Plant Science 233 |
| Date | Day | Speaker | Lecture Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janurary 21 | M | Mary Lou Zeeman | Intro: We only have one planet
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| January 23 | W | Jason Hamilton | Sustainability Introduction |
| January 25 | F | TBA | Student Activism Panel |
| Carbon and Climate | |||
| January 28 | M | Zellman Warhaft | The engine and the atmosphere |
| January 30 | W | Art DeGaetano | Global warming and climate change |
| Energy and Food/Nutrition | |||
| February 4 | M | Paul McEuen | The future of energy |
| February 6 | W | Per Pinstrup-Andersen | World hunger and politics |
| February 11 | M | David Hammer | Fusion: The ultimate energy source |
| February 13 | W | Ross M. Welch | Farming for health. Agriculture & Human Health United: |
| Agriculture and Water | |||
| February 18 | M | David Wolfe | It's Not Just About Polar Bears: Projected Climate Change Impacts for the Northeast and What We Can Do About It. |
| February 20 | W | Rebecca Schneider | Global water scarcity; a framework for sustainable management |
| Business and Economics | |||
| February 25 | M | Mark Milstein | Business and Sustainability: Catalyst or Irritant? |
| February 27 | W | Class Cancelled | |
| Mental and Environmental Health | |||
| March 3 | M | Tim Fahey | Acid rain and ecosystem health |
| March 5 | W | David McCobb | Human happiness and the environment |
| Green Community | |||
| March 10 | M | Elan Shapiro | Green & Just Cities: Essential & Possible |
| March 12 | W | Thomas Eisner | Activism: A personal account |
| SPRING BREAK | |||
| Ideology and Conflict | |||
| March 24 | M | Thomas Gilovich | Ideological blindness |
| March 26 | W | Matthew Evangelista | Environment, population, and security |
| Biodiversity and Conservation | |||
| March 31 | M | Liz Walker | Implementing a sustainable culture |
| April 2 | W | Andy Zepp | Local activism and land management |
| April 7 | M | Katy Payne | So what if whales sing and elephants grieve? |
| April 9 | W | Tom Eisner | What's in a species? |
| Small World and Making Connections | |||
| April 14 | M | Steve Strogatz and Laura Harrington | Global connections and disease |
| April 16 | M | Kurt Gottfried | Union of Concerned Scientists |
| Recommended special events: | |||
| April 17 | Thurs. | Timothy Wirth Former Senator and President of the United Nations Foundation |
2008 Iscol Lecture |
| April 18 | F | Timothy Wirth lecture, in Climate and Global Warming (EAS 268. open to BioNB 321 students | 233 Plant Science, 10:10 a.m. |
| Whatever Your Talent... | |||
| April 21 | M | TBA | Panel: Activisim in Art |
April 23 and 25 |
W and F | Action Project Presentations | Clayton DeFisher |
| Closure | |||
| April 28 | M | Dominic Frongillo | Al Gore Told Us to Run for Office -- What Happens When You Do |
| April 30 | W | Zeeman, Eisner, McCobb | Closure |
