George Perkins Marsh Institute

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February 2012

Natural Hazards, Livelihoods, and Vulnerabilities: A Case of Taiwan Mountain Regions - Kuan-Hui (Elaine) Lin
Thursday, 2/16/2012 12:15 PM-1:15 PM
Higgins University Center, Lurie Conference Room - free
The format is a 40-45 minute presentation followed by 15-20+ minutes of questions and discussion. Interaction with speakers is encouraged. Light refreshments will be provided. Please feel free to bring your own brown-bag lunch if desired.
Sponsored by: George Perkins Marsh Institute
For more information, e-mail rjohnston@clarku.edu or call 508-751-4619.

Becoming differently modern: Geographic contributions to a generative climate politics (Clark University Only)
Wednesday, 2/22/2012 12:00 PM-1:15 PM
Higgins University Center, Grace Conference Room - free
Professor Lesley Head* and Professor Chris Gibson**
University of Wollongong, Australia
*Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and Director of the Australian Centre for Cultural and Environmental Research
**Professor of Geography and Australian Research Council Research Fellow
Sponsored by: Graduate School of Geography and the George Perkins Marsh Institute
For more information, e-mail mdavidson@clarku.edu.

March 2012

The Many Faces of Renewable Energy: Cases from British Columbia - Paul Karlya
Thursday, 3/1/2012 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
Higgins University Center, Lurie Conference Room - free
Paul Kariya, Executive Director, Clean Energy Association of British Columbia & faculty, Trinity Western University (PhD Geography, Clark University, 1987)

Seminar is open to all in the Clark community. The format is a 40-45 minute presentation followed by 15-20+ minutes of questions and discussion. Interaction with speaker is encouraged. Light refreshments will be provided. Please feel free to bring your own brown-bag lunch if desired. The last seminar of this series will be held on April 5, 2012.
Sponsored by: George Perkins Marsh Institute/Jeanne X. Kasperson Library Seminar Series
For more information, e-mail rjohnston@clarku.edu or call 508-751-4619.

Causes and Consequences of Ocean Acidification - Christina McGraw
Thursday, 3/22/2012 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
Higgins University Center, Lurie Conference Room - free
Christina McGraw, Assistant Professor, Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clark University

Seminar is open to all in the Clark community. The format is a 40-45 minute presentation followed by 15-20+ minutes of questions and discussion. Interaction with speaker is encouraged. Light refreshments will be provided. Please feel free to bring your own brown-bag lunch if desired. Other seminars will be held on the following dates: February 2, 2012; March 1, 2012; and April 5, 2012.
Sponsored by: George Perkins Marsh Institute/Jeanne X. Kasperson Library Seminar Series
For more information, e-mail rjohnston@clarku.edu or call 508-751-4619.

Science and Democracy in Turmoil: The Fracturing of a Great American Relationship - Kevin Knobloch
Tuesday, 3/27/2012 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
University Center/Tilton Hall, Lurie Conference Room, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA - free
The Albert, Norma and Howard '77 Geller Endowed Lecture - Kevin Knobloch is the President of the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org/news/experts/kevin-knobloch.html).
For more information, e-mail rjohnston@clarku.edu or call 508-751-4619.

April 2012

Bankruptcy, Bonds and the Alleged Legacy of the Zodiac Killer: The Implications of Vallejo's Fiscal Hypochondria - Mark Davidson
Thursday, 4/5/2012 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
Higgins University Center, Lurie Conference Room - free
Mark Davidson, Assistant Professor, School of Geography, Clark University

Seminar is open to all in the Clark community. The format is a 40-45 minute presentation followed by 15-20+ minutes of questions and discussion. Interaction with speaker is encouraged. Light refreshments will be provided. Please feel free to bring your own brown-bag lunch if desired.
Sponsored by: George Perkins Marsh Institute/Jeanne X. Kasperson Library Seminar Series
For more information, e-mail rjohnston@clarku.edu or call 508-751-4619.

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