2009 Events
Thursday,
December
3,
2009 | 12:00
to
01:00 PM
Global approach to risk reduction: Green Chemistry
Evan Beach
G01, Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect St., New Haven
Tuesday,
December
1,
2009 | 03:30 PM
Climate Cover-up; The Crusade to Deny Global Warming
James Hoggan
Chair of the David Suzuki Foundation and of the Canadian chapter of Al Gore's Climate Project
Bowers Auditorium, 205 Prospect St, New Haven, CT, 06511
Thursday,
November
19,
2009 | 12:00 PM
A History and Geography of the Concept of Resilience
Libby Robin
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia
Kroon, Room G01, 195 Prospect St, New Haven
Thursday,
November
5,
2009 | 12:00
to
01:00 PM
Risk-Risk Tradeoffs: Does Wind Power Cause Adverse Health Effects?
Peter Rabinowitz
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical Services, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
G01, Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect St., New Haven
Wednesday,
October
28,
2009 | 04:30 PM
Approaching Copenhagen: Perspectives from Around the World
Dan Esty, Gidon Bromberg, Tim Jarvis, Sascha Müller-Kraenner
Burke Auditorium (3rd Floor) Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect St, New Haven
Monday,
October
26,
2009 | 12:00 PM
Electronics Take-Back: The Failure of Extended Producer Responsibility in Europe
Kieren Mayers
Ph.D. Head of Technical Compliance and Environment, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
380 Edwards St. Classroom
Thursday,
October
1,
2009 | 12:00
to
01:00 PM
Tsunamis: Planning for Low-Probability, Catastrophic Risks
Brian McAdoo
Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences and Geography, Vassar College
G01, Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect St., New Haven
Thursday,
April
16,
2009 | 04:00 PM
Changing Environmental Attitudes and Behavior Through Film
Moderated by Anthony Leiserowitz
Research Scientist, Director of Strategic Initiatives, and Director of the Yale Project on Climate Change
Burke Auditorium (3rd Floor) Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect St, New Haven
Monday,
April
6,
2009 | 05:30 PM
The Changing Face of Environmental Campaigning: Greenpeace and Business
Gerd Leipold
International Executive Director, Greenpeace
Burke Auditorium (3rd Floor) Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect St, New Haven
Thursday,
February
26,
2009 | 04:00 PM
The Future of China in the Economic Downturn
Timothy Beardson
Chairman of the China Oxford Scholarship Fund
Room 319, Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect St., New Haven
Thursday,
February
26,
2009 | 12:00 PM
The Ecological Imperative of Assessing Risks in Systems: Antibiotic Overuse in Animal Agriculture as a Case Study
David Wallinga
Food and Health Director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and Health Care Without Harm
Winslow Auditorium, School of Public Health, 60 College St. New Haven
Wednesday,
February
25,
2009 | 04:00 PM
Will China Run Out of Water?
Chunmiao Zheng
Professor of Hydrogeology and SSPA Faculty Fellow, Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Alabama
Burke Auditorium (3rd Floor) Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect St, New Haven
Thursday,
February
19,
2009 | 04:00 PM
Slippery Slopes: Italian & Palestinian Olive Oil
Anne Meneley
Ph.D, Trent University
Whitney Humanities Center, 80 Wall St., Room 208, New Haven
Thursday,
February
12,
2009 | 05:30 PM
High Impact Entrepreneurship: Inspiring Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets with Endeavor
Linda Rottenberg
Burke Auditorium (3rd Floor) Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect St, New Haven
Tuesday,
February
10,
2009 | 04:31 PM
A Vision of Sustainable Agriculture and Healthy Eating in the 21st Century
John Mackey
Founder and CEO of Whole Foods
Luce Hall auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven
Tuesday,
February
10,
2009 | 11:44 AM
Conscious Capitalism
John Mackey
Founder and CEO of Whole Foods
GM Room, Horchow Hall, 55 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven
Thursday,
January
29,
2009 | 12:00 PM
Finding the Limits: Epidemiology in Risk Assessment
Kenneth A. Mundt
Ph.D.
Winslow Auditorium, School of Public Health, 60 College St.