Our Mission: To bring a much-needed awareness to the Columbia community about scientific and technological issues of social relevancy.
What We Have Done (Past Initiatives):
- Biweekly Board Discussions on controversial scientific and technological issues- SEBS Think Tank
- Through the Looking Glass’ Science and Art Exhibition
- Career Day with CERC (Center for Environmental Research and Conservation)
- Held various hands-on events with elementary school kids
- Visit to the Solar One, one of the greenest buildings in New York City
- Partnership with the Earth Institute: Water Crisis Series
- Presentations from Professor Upmanu Lall, Director of the Earth’s Institute’s Columbia Water Center, entitled, “Sustainable Water Development in the 21st Century” and “Will India Run Out of Water?”
- Annual Science and Engineering Research Fair: Involved presentations from over 20 Columbia professors of all different fields
- Earth Week Documentary Screening of “A Quiet Revolution,” narrated by Meryl Streep, and created by Earth Council, followed by a 16-panel “Seeds of Change” exhibition
- “This Month in Science” Current Events Series showcasing the most pressing issues of the past month
- Science and Engineering Community Service Networking Night
- Highlighting all of the local groups aimed at serving their community through their knowledge of science and engineering
- “Scientific Platforms in Presidential Politics” - Discussed environmental and energy platforms for candidates, among other issues
- “Transformation of the Internet” – Technology talk from University of Pennsylvania Professor
- Student presentations on topics ranging from avian influenza, disaster zones, outsourcing, nanotechnology, and climate change
- Screening of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Documentary The 11th Hour, followed by a Q&A Session with the Director, Co-Producer, and environmental experts from the film and local community as part of a national campus tour for Earth Week
- Trip to DigitalLife, the technology expo (free admissions)
- One Laptop per Child Campaign
- Presentation by Tim Wu on the concept of Network Neutrality
- Campaign on e-waste recycling
- Lecture by Blake Ross, creator of Mozilla Firefox, on open-source software
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