Environmental Lectures - Spring 2008

Tuesday, January 29th - 5:00pm
Connan Room, University Center
LOCAL ECONOMY: CONVENTION ON THE GLOBAL COMMONS
James Quilligan, Centre for Global Negotiations, Philadelphia, PA


Monday, February 18th - 4:30pm
Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
CONTAMINANTS AND THE DEVELOPING REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: LESSONS FROM WILDLIFE
Lou Guillette, Department of Zoology, University of Florida
Sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy

 

Tuesday, February 26th - 5:00pm
Rangos 3, University Center
LOCAL ECONOMY: SAVING THE WORLD BY EATING LOCALLY: THE SMALL-MART REVOLUTION
Michael Shuman, Author of The Small-Mart Revolution


Monday, March 3rd - 4:30pm
Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
THE FIRE RETARDANT DILEMMA: BALANCING FIRE PREVENTION, HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Arlene Blum, UC Berkeley

 

Thursday, March 20th
4:30pm - Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
P. Aarne Vesilind, Professor Emeritus, Bucknell University


Monday, March 24th
4:30pm – Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
NEWLY APPRECIATED ROLES OF EFFLUX TRANSPORTERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
David Epel, Stanford University


Thursday, March 27
5:00pm – McConomy Auditorium, University Center
LOCAL ECONOMY: HOW GREEN DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW: ASSESSING COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND ALIGNING LOCAL INSTIGATIONS
Kenneth Warren, Lakewood Public Library System, Cleveland, OH


Monday, April 7th
4:30pm – Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
BENCHMARKING THE REAL PITTSBURGH
John G. Craig, Jr. Former Editor, Pittsburgh Post Gazette AND
Paul O’Neill, Former Secretary of the Treasury and Former CEO, Alcoa
Sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy

Tuesday, April 8th 
4:30pm – Rangos 1, University Center
SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY IN A CHANGING SOCIETY
John B. Carberry, Environmental Technology, E.I. DuPont
Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer

 

Monday, April 14th
4:30pm – Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
JOURNEYS: LIVING THE PURSUIT OF A SUSTAINABLE CIVILIZATION
Terry Collins, Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon

 

Tuesday, April 15th
4:30pm – Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
ROLE OF ENGINEERS IN POVERTY REDUCTION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado
Sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy


Tuesday, April 29th 
5:00pm – Connan Room, University Center
LOCAL ECONOMY: LOCAL LIVING ECONOMIES: GREEN, FAIR AND FUN
Judy Wicks, The White Dog Café, Philadelphia, PA