Upcoming Events
***We have no further information regarding the talks posted below***
Darwin Anniversary Lectures
Presented by the Dept. of Ecology & Environmental Biology and the Dept. of Biological Sciences
May 4, 2009 @ 12 noon
Joe Thornton
University of Oregon
“Inside Darwin’s Black Box: The Evolution of Gene Function”
207 Warren Hall, 1125 Amsterdam Ave. at 115th Street
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The New York Stem Cell Foundation Panel Discussion
Stem Cell Research & Diabetes: Realizing the Promise Leading stem cell scientists and patient advocates discuss the latest developments in stem cell research and diabetes.
Panel moderator: Kurt Andersen
Panel participants: Kevin Eggan, PhD, Gary Hall, Jr., Alan J. Lewis, PhD, Susan L. Solomon, JD, and Allen Spiegel, MD
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
at The TimesCenter
242 West 41st Street
6:30 - 8:00 pm
This event is free and open to the public. To reserve a seat, please contact (212) 787-4111 ext. 103 or events@nyscf.org.
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Come join CSSR at Columbia this Sunday and Monday, May 3 and May 4
Worried about the state of the planet? Convinced there’s nothing you can do that will make a difference? Dubious about quick fixes? Then go to http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cssr/symposiumIV.html and follow the links to register with the Earth Institute for a unique event this weekend.
"Common Ground: Science and Religion in Dialogue for a Sustainable Future," is convening this Sunday, May 3-4, 2009, in Low Rotunda. Sponsored by the Fetzer Institute, this important symposium will be a two-day discussion between scientists, theologians, activists, students, clergy, and business leaders to discuss an ethic of sustainability. Undergrads are welcome to join this conversation about our common commitment to a sustainable and just future.
The opening keynote address, "Climate Threat to Creation: Implications for Intergenerational Equity and Justice", will be delivered by Sunday, May 3rd at 3:00 by James Hansen. Dr. Hansen is director of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and pioneer in both climate science and scientific-religious cooperation. Dr. Hansen’s speech will be followed by a panel on a the ethics of sustainability in the context of business practices. Monday morning Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University, a global movement uniting people of all world religions to care for the earth, will speak about "The Emerging Alliance of Ethics and Ecology, ". Monday morning’s panel discusses promoting an ethic of sustainability at all educational levels.
Monday afternoon, Peter Mann of World Hunger Year (WHY) will deliver a keynote entitled "Living Water, Arid Land: The World Food Crisis and Climate Change" which will be followed by a panel of eco-justice advocates and activists.