Student Calendar

Tuesday, November 10

Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellows Fall Symposium: Meeting the Challenges of Sustainability in a Changing World
Speakers: Various
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 555
Contact: Scott Andrews, sandrews@ei.columbia.edu or call (212) 854-1298

Web Site: http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/articles/view/55

Tuesday, November 10

Earth Institute Practicum: Developing Sustainable Energy and Sequestering Carbon Dioxide
Speaker: Klaus Lackner, Director, Lenfest Center on Sustainable Energy, The Earth Institute, Columbia Univesity; Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science; Maurice Ewing and J. Lamar Worzel Professor of Geophysics, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall, Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu

Tuesday, November 10

MPA Environmental Science and Policy Information Session
Speaker: Steven Cohen, Director, MPA Environmental Science and Policy; Executive Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Contact: Audrey Lapiner, ael2130@columbia.edu

Wednesday, November 11

CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Associate, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

Wednesday, November 11

MPA in Development Practice Information Session
Speaker: Glenn Denning, Director, MPA in Development Practice; Professor of Professional Practice, Faculty of International and Public Affairs; Associate Director, Center for Globalization and Sustainable Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Picker Center Conference Room
Contact: Catherine Q. Aldrich, cqa2@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-9610

Web Site: http://sipa.columbia.edu/mdp

Thursday, November 12

CERC Information Session: Evening Certificate in Conservation Biology
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Associate, Evening Certificate Program in Conservation Biology, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

Thursday, November 12

MA Program in Climate and Society Open House
Speakers: Various
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn, Room 603
Contact: Arezou Paksima, ar2393@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-9896

Web Site: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/climatesociety

Friday, November 13

DEES Open Thesis Defense: Radiogenic Isotopes as Tracers of Ocean Circulation and Sediment Transport - Ocean Modeling, Seawater Analysis, and Sediment Studies
Speaker: Kevin Jones, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Marine/Biology Seismology Building Seismology Seminar Room, Second Floor
Contact: Missy Pinckert, missy@ldeo.columbia.edu

Tuesday, November 17

Sachs Student Lecture: Choices for America's Economic Future
Speaker: Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University
Time: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu

Wednesday, November 18

CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Associate, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

Thursday, November 19

Earth Institute Seminars on Sustainable Development - Focus on Climate: Next Steps to Meet the Climate Challenge
Peter Schlosser, Director, Columbia Climate Center; Associate Director and Director of Research, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Scott Barrett, Earth Institute-Lenfest Professor of Natural Resource Economics; Michael Gerrard, Director, Center for Climate Change Law; Elke Weber, Co-Director, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions
Time: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Faculty House, Garden Room 2, First Floor
Contact: Betsy Ness-Edelstein, en2109@columbia.edu

Web Site: http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2552

Thursday, November 19

Master of Science in Sustainability Management Information Session
Speakers: Various
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Hilton Times Square Hotel 234 West 42nd Street
Contact: Louise Rosen, lar46@columbia.edu
Web Site: http://ce.columbia.edu/Sustainability-Management?utm_source=AYProspect&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SUMA_announcement_Nov_2009

Tuesday, November 24

Earth Institute Practicum: Use of Remote Sensing and GIS in Sustainability Policy and Management
Speakers: Robert Chen, Senior Research Scientist; Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN); Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Manager, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Marc Levy, Senior Staff Associate; Deputy Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN); Associate Director for Science Applications, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall, Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu

Tuesday, December 1

Earth Institute Practicum: Climate Change and Public Health
Speaker: Patrick L. Kinney, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Health Sciences Center
Time: 4:20 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall, Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu

Wednesday, December 9

CERC Information Session: Evening Certificate in Conservation Biology
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Associate, Evening Certificate Program in Conservation Biology, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

Wednesday, December 16

CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Associate, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu