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May 2008 |
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SOLUTIONS |
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Sustainability Initiative Expands to Encompass the Environment We BuildWoods Fellow Raymond Levitt helps launch a new Stanford research program on the sustainable built environment. |
President Hennessy Shines Spotlight on Environmental Achievements in 2007-08University President John Hennessy cited the Y2E2 Building, the Center for Ocean Solutions, and Woods Fellows Gretchen Daily and Harold Mooney in his May 15 address to the Academic Council. |
Answering the Ocean’s SOSBiologist Fiorenza Micheli takes a deep-sea census working with the new Center for Ocean Solutions, which is headed by Woods Lecturer Meg Caldwell. |
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FSE Researchers Receive Grant to Study Climate Threats to African AgricultureThe Program on Food Security and the Environment received a three-year grant to study the impact of climate change on agriculture in Saharan Africa. |
Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency Awards First Faculty Research GrantsWoods Fellow Mark Z. Jacobson is one of four Stanford faculty awarded a research grant from the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency. |
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IN THE NEWS |
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Op-Ed: When Cars Compete with People for FoodThe U.S. must confront the world food crisis and recognize that energy self-sufficiency at home can mean widespread starvation abroad, write Woods Fellows Rosamond Naylor and Walter Falcon in the San Francisco Chronicle. |
Polar Bear Is Made a Protected SpeciesThe New York Times quotes Woods Director Barton (“Buzz”) Thompson on the Interior Department’s decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species. |
Op-Ed: Blowhard in ChiefWhen it comes to global warming, it doesn't much matter who is sitting in the White House, writes Woods Fellow David Victor in Newsweek. |
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EVENTS |
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Energy Seminar
Wednesday June 4, 04:15 - 05:15 pm |
Sustainable Built Environment
Thursday May 29, 12:00 - 01:00 pm |
Environmental ForumThursday May 29, 3:30-5:00pm |
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LEADERSHIP TRAINING |
Stanford Faculty Workshop on Communication June 17-18The Woods Institute will hold a two-part workshop, "Making Your Presentation Memorable: Audience, Message and Delivery," to help Stanford faculty hone personal presentation skills and tailor research talks for target audiences. Space is limited and registration is required. Contact: Ashley Simons. |
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