Events: 2012
The Program in Human Biology at 40 Years: What Made this Start-up so Successful? »
December 11, 2012 5:00 pm
Early faculty from the Program in Human Biology will discuss the idea behind the founding of Stanford's largest interdisciplinary, inter-school program, the process that led up to the founding and their view of the reasons why HumBio has been so successful over the past 40 plus years. Come join Professors Sandy Dornbusch, Paul Ehrlich, Shirley Feldman, Herant Katchadourian and Don Kennedy in a panel discussion moderated by Professor Carl Boggs.
December 5, 2012 2:00 pm
Please mark your calendars to attend the 7th E-IPER Capstone Symposium Wednesday, December 5th. With a Holiday Reception to follow, 4:30-5:30 pm.
Energy Seminar: Development of Lignocellulosic Fuels »
December 3, 2012 4:15 pm
Chris Somerville, Director of the Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California - Berkeley
Stanford Woods Environmental Forum featuring Rebecca Bliege Bird and Douglas W. Bird »
November 29, 2012 3:30 pm
Rebecca Bird, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Douglas Bird, Senior Research Scientist in Anthropology and Director of Comparative Wests Project at The Bill Lane Center for the American West, will give a talk titled Aboriginal Australians As Trophic Regulators: Fire, Hunting and Small Mammal Extinctions in the Western Desert of Australia.
November 27, 2012 5:00 pm
Nuclear Power: Promise or Peril? The Technology and Policy Behind Safe Nuclear Power.
Panelists include Mike Dunn, Director of Laser Inertial Fusion Energy at Lawrence Livermore Labs; Thomas Isaacs, Director for the Office of Planning and Special Studies at Lawrence Livermore Labs and an FSI affiliate; and Alex Komoroske, Managing Director at Ritchie Capital Management and previous Licensing and Safety Engineer for Fukushima at GE.
The panel discussion will examine the outlook for nuclear both nationally and internationally, focusing on the effect that safety concerns will have on policy, commercial feasibility, and the direction of research. You will have a chance to engage with experts on the topic in a networking session following the panel discussion.
Workshop with FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff »
November 27, 2012 12:45 pm
Jon Wellinghoff was named Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by President Barack Obama on March 19, 2009.
Chairman Wellinghoff will talk about steps FERC has taken to ensure that customers have reliable, efficient and sustainable energy. He will focus on two rules - Order 745, which was intended to create open and fair compensation for demand response, and Order 755, designed to ensure fair compensation for resources based on the actual services provided. Students interested in energy or federal regulation will not want to miss this learning opportunity.
Energy Seminar: Renewable Electricity Futures »
November 26, 2012 4:15 pm
Doug Arent, Executive Director, Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis at NREL
November 26, 2012 12:00 pm
Global Health Diplomacy in North Korea: the Stanford Tuberculosis Project in the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea featuring Gary Schoolnik, Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases and of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford School of Medicine and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.
Stanford Woods Environmental Forum featuring Tony Barnosky »
November 15, 2012 3:30 pm
Professor Barnosky, Cox Visiting Professor in Environmental Earth System Science, will address Why Developing Renewable Energy Is Even More Important Than You Think; A Biological Perspective.
Stanford Woods Environmental Forum featuring Helen Clark »
November 8, 2012 12:15 pm
Rt Hon. Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, will address Why Tackling Climate Change Matters for Development.
Stanford Energy Club Lunch Talk featuring Mary D. Nichols »
November 5, 2012 12:00 pm
Mary D. Nichols, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board, will discuss California’s greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program. RSVP required.
Where is the Western Water Going? »
October 30, 2012 3:30 pm
Join Water in the West for a discussion of challenges facing western water management and what students can do to help.
Stanford Woods Environmental Forum featuring Jim Salinger »
October 25, 2012 3:30 pm
Dr. Michael James "Jim" Salinger, Lorry Lokey Visiting Professor in the Program in Human Biology, will give a talk titled Disappearing Ice in New Zealand: Are the Temperatures Rising?
Distinguished Lecturer Richard Alley »
October 23, 2012 4:15 pm
Stanford School of Earth Sciences Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Richard Alley, the Evan Pugh Professor Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University, will discuss ice sheets and sea level in a warming world.
Stanford Woods Environmental Forum featuring Jeremey Bailenson »
October 18, 2012 3:30 pm
Jeremy Bailenson is an Associate Professor of Communication, Director of the Doctoral Program in Communication, and Director of Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab
Linkages between food systems and human health in Africa »
October 11, 2012 3:30 pm
Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Professor of Applied Economics at Cornell University will talk about new evidence on the linkages among agriculture, nutrition, and health, with a special emphasis on South Asia and/or Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently lost in debate—growing more food does not necessarily lead to better nutrition or health unless other things are put in place. Organizer: Center for Food Security and the Environment
GCEP Research Symposium 2012, Creating a Bright Energy Future - GCEP at 10 Years »
October 10, 2012 8:30 am
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming GCEP Research Symposium. Last year's conference was our most talked about and highly attended event ever. Over 600 participants from academia, industry, government, and the investment community took part in the two-day meeting. The 2012 GCEP Research Symposium promises to be even more exciting as a number of special events are being planned to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the founding GCEP at Stanford University.
Cafe Scientifique Looks At How Climate Change Alters Nature »
October 9, 2012 6:00 pm
Terry Root, Professor, by courtesy, of Biology, Senior Fellow at Stanford Woods institute for the Environment, addresses Changing Climate - Changing Nature.
Stanford Woods Environmental Forum featuring Kevin Trenberth »
October 4, 2012 3:30 pm
Dr. Kevin Trenberth,
Distinguished Senior Scientist in the Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Can Civilization Be Saved?: A Game-Changing Lecture by Paul Ehrlich »
October 2, 2012 12:00 pm
Humanity is faced with an array of environmental problems that threaten a collapse of civilization...