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This Week’s Events

Tuesday, February 2

IRI Seminar: Developing Near-Term Climate Change (NTCC) Information at the IRI
Speaker: Lisa Goddard, Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Maria Rise C Fullon, mrf2102@columbia.edu

E3B / CERC Seminar Series: Biogeochemical Consequences of Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes in the Agricultural Frontier of the Brazilian Amazon
Speaker: Gillian Galford, Earth Institute Fellow, Columbia University
Time: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

Earth Institute Practicum: Earth Institute Overview
Speaker: Steven Cohen, Executive Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Director, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, Columbia University; Director, Concentration in Environmental Policy Studies, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall, Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu

CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Coordinator, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

Friday, February 5

CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Coordinator, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

DEES Thesis Proposal: Belowground Carbon Cycling at Black Rock Forest
Speaker: Jennifer Levy, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Marine/Biology Seismology Building, Seismology Seminar Room, Second Floor
Contact: Missy Pinckert, missy@ldeo.columbia.edu

LDEO Division of Biology and Paleo Environment (BPE) Spring 2010 Seminar Series
Speaker: Jen Levy, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Location: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Biology/Seismology Building, Seismology Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Contact: Sanpisa Sritrairat, ss2550@columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~sanpisa/bpe

Columbia Water Center & Earth and Environmental Engineering Seminar Series: The World’s Water Crisis - Peak Water and Moving To a Sustainable World
Speaker: Peter Gleick, President and Co-founder, Pacific Institute, Oakland, California
Time: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Seeley W. Mudd Building, Room 833
Contact: Columbia Water Center, watercenter@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-1695
RSVP: Register
Web Site: http://water.columbia.edu

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: The Global Scramble for Natural Resources—Its Potential Impact on America
Speaker: Vince Matthews, Director, Colorado Geological Survey
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Monell Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010

A Preview of Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, February 9

Earth Institute Practicum: Sustainable Development

Wednesday, February 10

DEES Thesis Proposal: The ‘Ins’ and ‘Outs’ of the Bushveld Complex Upper Zone

Friday, February 12

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: Does Rainfall Build Ranges? The Role of the Indian Monsoon in Himalaya Orogenesis

Featured Events

Monday, January 25

CERC Sustainable Investing Lecture
Speaker: Mark Fulton, Climate Change Chief Strategist, Deutsche Bank
Time: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Uris Hall, Room 140
Contact: Paige Olmsted, plo2101@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-8664
RSVP: Register

Thursday, January 28

School of Continuing Education Graduate Program Fair
Speakers: Various
Time: 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Low Memorial Library, The Rotunda
Contact: School of Continuing Education, ce-info@columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ce.columbia.edu

This Week’s Events

Monday, January 25

CERC Sustainable Investing Lecture
Speaker: Mark Fulton, Climate Change Chief Strategist, Deutsche Bank
Time: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Uris Hall, Room 140
Contact: Paige Olmsted, plo2101@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-8664
RSVP: Register

Tuesday, January 26

Earth Institute Practicum:Global Progress in Ending Hunger and Undernutrition
Speaker: Jessica Fanzo, Nutrition Coordinator, Millennium Villages Project; Nutrition Director, Center for Global Health and Economic Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall, Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu

CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Coordinator, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

Wednesday, January 27

CERC Information Session: Inquire Institute
Speaker: Rob Quatrone, Education Programs Associate, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Rob Quatrone, rpq1@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-2992
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

LDEO MG&G and SG&T Seminar Series - Earth Surface Processes in Time Space
Speaker: Christopher Small, Doherty Senior Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Time: 12:10 to 1:19 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Biology/Seismology Building, Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Contact: Eunseo Choi, echoi@ldeo.columbia.edu or call (845) 365-8813

Thursday, January 28

School of Continuing Education Graduate Program Fair
Speakers: Various
Time: 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Low Memorial Library, The Rotunda
Contact: School of Continuing Education, ce-info@columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ce.columbia.edu

Friday, January 29

CICR: Environment, Natural resources and Eco-tourism: Tools for Peace Building, State Building and Sustainable Development The Balkans in Focus, with Comparative Perspectives
Speakers: Various
Time: All Day Event
Location: Columbia Universiity, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Contact: Daniel Perdomo, dp2462@columbia.edu
Web Site: http://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/get.php?brand=sipa&id=37448&vt=detail&context=standalone#

LDEO Division of Ocean and Climate Physics (DOCP) Seminar: Radiative Feedbacks on Global Precipitation
Speaker: Michael Previdi, Doherty Associate Research Scientist, Climate Dynamics, Division of Ocean and Climate Physic (DOCP), Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, Seminar Room, First Floor
Contact: Colin Kelley, cpk2111@columbia.edu

IRI Seminar: Application of RegCM3 in Regional Climate and Climate Change Studies over China
Speaker: Xuejie Gao, Chief Scientist, Beijing Climate Center
Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Monell Building, Room 205
Contact: Maria Rise C Fullon, mrf2102@columbia.edu

CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Coordinator, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: Rupturing Continental Lithosphere in the Main Ethiopian Rift - A Hot Plume Meets a Cold Craton
Speaker: Simon Klemperer, Professor, Stanford University
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010

A Preview of Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, February 2

Earth Institute Practicum: Earth Institute Overview

CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)

Friday, February 5

CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)

Columbia Water Center & Earth and Environmental Engineering Seminar Series: The World’s Water Crisis - Peak Water and Moving To a Sustainable World

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium

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Featured Event

Tuesday, November 24

The National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges: An Overview and Focus on Water
Speakers: Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering, President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Farouk El-Baz, Director, Center for Remote Sensing; Research Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University
Time: 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Contact: Betsy Ness-Edelstein, en2109@columbia.edu
RSVP: Register

This Week’s Events

Monday, November 23

Managing Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate-related Disaster Risks in a Changing Climate - From International Agreements to Local Action
Speaker: Maryam Golnaraghi, Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction Programme, World Meteorological Organization
Time: 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn, Room 603
Contact: Maria Rise C Fullon, mrf2102@columbia.edu

Tuesday, November 24

The National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges: An Overview and Focus on Water
Speakers: Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering, President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Farouk El-Baz, Director, Center for Remote Sensing; Research Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University
Time: 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Contact: Betsy Ness-Edelstein, en2109@columbia.edu
RSVP: Register

Earth Institute Practicum: Use of Remote Sensing and GIS in Sustainability Policy and Management
Speakers: Robert Chen, Senior Research Scientist; Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN); Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Manager, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Marc Levy, Senior Staff Associate; Deputy Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN); Associate Director for Science Applications, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall, Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu

Earth Institute Events - Week of 11/9/09

Featured Event

Tuesday, November 10

Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellows Fall Symposium: Meeting the Challenges of Sustainability in a Changing World
Speakers: Various
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 555
Contact: Scott Andrews, sandrews@ei.columbia.edu or call (212) 854-1298
RSVP: Register
Web Site: http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/articles/view/55

This Week’s Events

Tuesday, November 10

Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellows Fall Symposium: Meeting the Challenges of Sustainability in a Changing World
Speakers: Various
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 555
Contact: Scott Andrews, sandrews@ei.columbia.edu or call (212) 854-1298
RSVP: Register
Web Site: http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/articles/view/55

Earth Institute Practicum: Developing Sustainable Energy and Sequestering Carbon Dioxide
Speaker: Klaus Lackner, Director, Lenfest Center on Sustainable Energy, The Earth Institute, Columbia Univesity; Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science; Maurice Ewing and J. Lamar Worzel Professor of Geophysics, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall, Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu

MPA Environmental Science and Policy Information Session
Speaker: Steven Cohen, Director, MPA Environmental Science and Policy; Executive Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Contact: Audrey Lapiner, ael2130@columbia.edu
RSVP: Register

Wednesday, November 11

CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Associate, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

LDEO MG&G and SG&T Seminar Series: Stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet Margins Since the Mid Miocene: New Insights from Iceberg-Rafted Debris
Speaker: Trevor Williams, Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Biology/Seismology Building, Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Contact: Eunseo Choi, echoi@ldeo.columbia.edu or call (845) 365-8813

MPA in Development Practice Information Session
Speaker: Glenn Denning, Director, MPA in Development Practice; Professor of Professional Practice, Faculty of International and Public Affairs; Associate Director, Center for Globalization and Sustainable Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Picker Center Conference Room
Contact: Catherine Q. Aldrich, cqa2@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-9610
RSVP: Register
Web Site: http://sipa.columbia.edu/mdp

Thursday, November 12

LDEO MG&G and SG&T Seminar Series: Understanding the Impact of Surface Melt on Ice Sheet Change in Greenland
Speaker: Ginny Catania, Research Associate, Institute of Geophysics, University of Texas
Time: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Biology/Seismology Building, Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Contact: Eunseo Choi, echoi@ldeo.columbia.edu or call (845) 365-8813

Open Data and the Future of Funded Research
Speakers: John Wilbanks, Vice President, Science Commons; Robert Chen, Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Andrew G. Rundle, Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Time: 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 555
Contact: Kathryn Pope, kp2002@columbia.edu
Web Site: http://scholcomm.columbia.edu/

CERC Information Session: Evening Certificate in Conservation Biology
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Associate, Evening Certificate Program in Conservation Biology, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

CSSR Seminar Series: Ecology and Belief in Papua New Guinea
Speaker: Paige West, Pacific Curator, American Museum of Natural History; Associate Professor, Anthropology, Barnard College and Columbia University
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schapiro CEPSR Building, Davis Auditorium
Contact: Weiyi Mu, wm2170@columbia.edu

MA Program in Climate and Society Open House
Speakers: Various
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn, Room 603
Contact: Arezou Paksima, ar2393@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-9896
RSVP: Register
Web Site: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/climatesociety

Friday, November 13

DEES Open Thesis Defense: Radiogenic Isotopes as Tracers of Ocean Circulation and Sediment Transport - Ocean Modeling, Seawater Analysis, and Sediment Studies
Speaker: Kevin Jones, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Marine/Biology Seismology Building Seismology Seminar Room, Second Floor
Contact: Missy Pinckert, missy@ldeo.columbia.edu

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: The Ocean Observatory Initiative: On the Threshold of Next Generation Ocean Science
Speaker: John Delaney, Professor of Oceanography, University of Washington; Principal Investigator and Director, Regional Scale Nodes Program; Jerome M. Paros Endowed Chair in Sensor Networks
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010

Featured Events

Wednesday, November 4

Reinventing the Automobile: Personal Urban Mobility for the 21st Century
Speakers: Larry Burns, Former Vice President of Research & Development, General Motors; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Schapiro CEPSR Building, Davis Auditorium
Contact: Carey Russell, crussell@ei.columbia.edu or call 2128510241
RSVP: Register

Thursday, November 5

Earth Institute Seminars on Sustainable Development - Focus on Climate: Managing Carbon
Speakers: Ruth DeFries, Denning Family Professor of Sustainable Development; Columbia University; Klaus Lackner, Director, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Faculty House, Garden Room 1, First Floor
Contact: Betsy Ness-Edelstein, en2109@columbia.edu
RSVP: Register
Web Site: http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2552

This Week’s Events

Wednesday, November 4

Columbia Water Center Seminar: Mercury Methylation in Biofilms and Rapid Detection of Microbial Pollution in Water - Two Issues Relevant to Public Health Worldwide
Speaker: Jennifer A. Jay, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, 924 Seeley W. Mudd Building
Contact: Samantha Tress, st2424@columbia.edu
RSVP: Register
Web Site: http://water.columbia.edu

CERC Information Session: Evening Certificate in Conservation Biology
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Associate, Evening Certificate Program in Conservation Biology, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu

LDEO MG&G and SG&T Seminar Series: The Effects of Data Quality in Travel-Time Tomography - Application to the Alpine Region
Speaker: Tobias Diehl, Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 12:10 to 1:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Biology/Seismology Building, Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Contact: Eunseo Choi, echoi@ldeo.columbia.edu or call (845) 365-8813

Reinventing the Automobile: Personal Urban Mobility for the 21st Century
Speakers: Larry Burns, Former Vice President of Research & Development, General Motors; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Schapiro CEPSR Building, Davis Auditorium
Contact: Carey Russell, crussell@ei.columbia.edu or call 2128510241
RSVP: Register

From Thursday, November 5 through Friday, November 6

Fourth Columbia International Investment Conference: Foreign Direct Investment - The Global Crisis and Sustainable Recovery
Speakers: Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University; Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); Karin Lissakers, Director, Revenue Watch Institute; Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General, Strategic Planning Unit, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Columbia University; Manfred Schekulin, Chairperson, OECD Investment Committee; Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia University; Kari Tapiola, Executive Director, International Labour Organization
Time: All Day Event
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall, 435 West 116th Street at Amsterdam Avenue, Registration - Lobby Level, Conference - Mezzanine Level, Drapkin Lounge
Contact: Lisa Sachs, lsachs1@law.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://vcc.columbia.edu/events/

Thursday, November 5

Earth Institute Seminars on Sustainable Development - Focus on Climate: Managing Carbon
Speakers: Ruth DeFries, Denning Family Professor of Sustainable Development; Columbia University; Klaus Lackner, Director, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Faculty House, Garden Room 1, First Floor
Contact: Betsy Ness-Edelstein, en2109@columbia.edu
RSVP: Register
Web Site: http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2552

Friday, November 6

Columbia Water Center Seminar Series: Complexity and Emergence in Ecohydrologic Process Networks
Speaker: Praveen Kumar, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Time: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, 833 Seeley W. Mudd Building
Contact: Samantha Tress, st2424@columbia.edu
RSVP: Register
Web Site: http://water.columbia.edu

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: Why Scientists Are The Greatest People In This Or Any Other Universe and Why They Should Tell People About it?
Speaker: Claudia Dreifus, The New York Times
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010

Hey Everyone,

What a year! Working with the most amazing co-producer in the country, Adam Friedson, we just finished over 90 concerts all over the USA! It was an amazing time, getting to meet so many wonderful Broadway music lovers in California, Arizona, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Jersey, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and of course, New York!

We played to over 200,000 people and got to meet most of you after each show. What a treat!

There is plenty more exciting news as well concerning my composing career:

I’m trilled to announce one of my most important shows EVER! Thursday, April 30th at 8pm, we’ll be bringing my show “Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway” to the Hard Rock Café in Times Square for a fundraising concert benefiting World Hunger Year! The concert will feature Broadway’s Rob Evan (Jekyll and Hyde), Rita Harvey (Phantom of the Opera), Steve Blanchard (Beauty and the Beast), Carter Calvert (Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues), Danny Zolli (Jesus Christ Superstar) and Gerard Canonico (Spring Awakening). The show will be introduced by Charles Grodin with more special guests to be announced.

Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster by clicking here.

I hope to see you all there for a great time, benefiting a truly wonderful cause!

As most of you know I am the composer of the new Broadway musical version of GRUMPY OLD MEN, which just had a major reading in New York this past October, and it went spectacularly well. What a cast!

Academy Award winner, F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus) and Emmy and Tony Award winner George Hearn (Sweeney Todd, La Cage Aux Folles) led the “too good to be true” cast. Also featured was Marilu Henner (Chicago, LA Story, Taxi), Carol Kane (Taxi and a zillion other things), Ken Page (Ain’t Misbehavin’), Vicki Lewis (what a talent!), Josh Molina (The West Wing), and the timeless Conrad John Schuck (MASH, Star Trek) as Grandpa!

We were also fortunate to have some of Broadway’s most incredible character actors rounding out our cast.

David Holcenberg (from Mamma Mia) was our Musical Supervisor and Wendy Bobbitt Cavett (from Mamma Mia as well) was our Musical Director. Both did a phenomenal job! We are currently in negotiations with several theatres for an out-of-town tryout and cannot WAIT to bring it to Broadway!

I also recently finished up my fully-orchestrated CD of my musical version of THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, which features two of Broadways top leading men, Mark Kudisch and Brian d’Arcy James, in the leading roles.

This CD also stars Mandy Gonzalez (star of the hit Broadway musical In The Heights), and Judy McLane (Drama Desk nominee). The CD is available for purchase here on my website under the “Store” section. I truly believe this is my best work ever up to now, and I can’t wait for people to hear it. Book and Lyrics by DJ Salisbury, arrangements/musical supervision by Wendy Bobbitt Cavett, and Orchestrations by Larry Hochman (Spamalot, Fiddler on the Roof, etc.)

Pulitzer Prize winner, Robert Schenkkan and I have been collaborating on my new show THE TWELVE which begins where Jesus Christ Superstar leaves off. This is a high-energy rock show that should be touring sometime next year!

Many more projects to be announced soon, but in the meantime, please check in from time to time at my website, http://www.neilberg.com. You can check out all upcoming shows, both public and private, and it gets updated all the time.

Please call Joe D’Urso/Leftfield Productions at 845-353-2407 if you think you or your organization would love to bring in the best Broadway talent for an unforgettable evening!

Look forward to seeing you soon!

Best,
Neil

This Week’s Events

Monday, March 2

Jeffrey Sachs on Engineering and Sustainable Development
Speaker: Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Time: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schapiro CEPSR Building, Davis Auditorium
Contact: Earth Institute Events, events@ei.columbia.edu

Tuesday, March 3

Columbia Water Center Seminar Series: Water for Profit - An Industry Perspective
Speaker: Gregoire Landel, SEAS 2005 Professor of Engineering; Water and Sanitation International Consultant
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, 750 Schapiro CEPSR Building
Contact: Columbia Water Center, watercenter@columbia.edu or call (212) 851-5695
RSVP: Register

Wednesday, March 4

LDEO Joint MG&G and SG&T 2009 Seminar Series: Marine Gas Hydrates in Thin Sands that Mop Up Biogenic Methane
Speaker: Alberto Malinverno, Senior Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Time: 12:10 to 1:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Biology/Seismology Building, Seismology Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Contact: Timothy J Crone, tjc2129@columbia.edu

Thursday, March 5

IGERT Joint Program Spring Colloquium: Intensities of Precipitation and Extratropical Storms Under Climate Change
Speaker: Paul O’Gorman, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
Time: 2:45 to 3:45 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Seeley W. Mudd Building, Room 214
Contact: Jennifer Cho, jc2305@columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.appmath.columbia.edu/igert

Earth Institute Seminars on Sustainable Development: Greening the Urban Economy
Speakers: Elliott Sclar, Director, Center for Sustainable Urban Development, The Earth Institute at Columbia University; Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University; Patricia Culligan, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science; Joan Fitzgerald, Director, Law, Policy and Society Program, Northeastern University; Jack McGourty, Director, Center for Technology, Innovation and Community Engagement (CTICE), Columbia University; Associate Dean, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University; Robert Crauderueff, Policy Director, Sustainable South Bronx; Nilda Mesa, Assistant Vice President, Environmental Stewardship, Columbia University; Adjunct Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Janna Olson, Executive Director, Win-Win Campaign, Envirolution
Time: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Contact: Scott Andrews, sandrews@ei.columbia.edu or call (212) 854-1298

Friday, March 6

IRI Seminar: Towards the Probabilistic Earth-System Model
Speaker: Tim Palmer, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Maria Rise C Fullon, mrf2102@columbia.edu

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: The Greenhouse Gas Increases in Recent Millennia Were NOT Natural
Speaker: William F. Ruddiman, Professor Emeritus, Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Natalie Boelman, nboelman@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2008-2009

Saturday, March 7

Earth Class (E2C) Workshops for Teachers: An Introduction to Global Climate Models
Speakers: Michael Revidi, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Michael J. Passow, Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Marine Biology & Seismology Building, Seismology Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Contact: Michael Passow, michael@earth2class.org

Featured Event

Tuesday, February 17

Soil Knowledge for a Sustainable Planet: Inaugurating GlobalSoilMap.net
Speakers: Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University; Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General; Pedro Sanchez, Director, Africa Soil Information System; Director, Tropical Agriculture and Rural Development Program, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Casa Italiana, the Teatro
Contact: Earth Institute Events, events@ei.columbia.edu
RSVP: Register

This Week’s Events

Tuesday, February 17

Soil Knowledge for a Sustainable Planet: Inaugurating GlobalSoilMap.net
Speakers: Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University; Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General; Pedro Sanchez, Director, Africa Soil Information System; Director, Tropical Agriculture and Rural Development Program, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Casa Italiana, the Teatro
Contact: Earth Institute Events, events@ei.columbia.edu
RSVP: Register

Wednesday, February 18

DEES Seminar Series: Physical Consistency in Subgrid-Scale Parameterization for Climate Models
Speaker: Tiffany A Shaw, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: DEES Office, mia@ldeo.columbia.edu

LDEO MG&G and SG&T Seminar Series: Atmospheric, Crustal and Parameterization Errors - At What Point do They Significantly Affect our Models of Moderate to Large Earthquakes?
Speaker: Rowena Lohman, Assistant Professor, Cornell University
Time: 12:10 to 1:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Biology/Seismology Building, Seismology Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Contact: Timothy J Crone, tjc2129@columbia.edu

Millennium Villages Student Research Showcase
Speakers: Various
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 555
Contact: Scott Andrews, sandrews@ei.columbia.edu or call (212) 854-1298

LDEO Division of Geochemistry Seminar Series: The Redistribution of Global Rainfall During the Last 25,000 Years
Speaker: Wallace S. Broecker, Newberry Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, First Floor Seminar Room
Contact: David McGee, dmcgee@ldeo.columbia.edu

Thursday, February 19

IRI Seminar: Climate, Forecast and Impacts Briefing
Speakers: Various
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Maria Rise C Fullon, mrf2102@columbia.edu

Columbia Water Center Seminar: Will China Run Out Of Water?
Speaker: Chunmiao Zheng, Professor of Hydrogeology; SSPA Faculty Fellow; 2009 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer, University of Alabama
Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, 924 Seeley W. Mudd Building
Contact: Columbia Water Center, watercenter@columbia.edu or call (212) 851-5695
RSVP: Register

IGERT Joint Program Spring Colloquium: Convectively Coupled Equatorial Waves and the MJO
Speaker: Zhiming Kuang, Harvard University
Time: 2:45 to 3:45 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Seeley W. Mudd Building, Room 214
Contact: Jennifer Cho, jc2305@columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.appmath.columbia.edu/igert

Earth Institute Seminars on Sustainable Development: Food Production and Hunger
Speaker: Pedro Sanchez, Director, Tropical Agriculture and Rural Environment Program, The Earth Institute at Columbia University; Cheryl Palm, Senior Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society; Associate Director, Center for Globalization and Sustainable Development , The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Time: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Low Memorial Library, The Faculty Room
Contact: Scott Andrews, sandrews@ei.columbia.edu or call (212) 854-1298

Friday, February 20

Columbia Water Center Seminar: The Future of Agriculture in India: Ample Reason for Concern, Hope
Speaker: Tobias Siegfried, Associate Research Scientist, Columbia Water Center; Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of International and Public Affairs
Time: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus 833 Seeley W. Mudd Building
Contact: Columbia Water Center, watercenter@columbia.edu or call (212) 851-5695
RSVP: Register

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: Understanding Solute Transport in Extremely Heterogeneous Porous Media: Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Research at the MADE Site
Speaker: Chunmiao Zheng, 2009 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer, Geological Society of America Hydrogeology Division, University of Alabama
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Natalie Boelman, nboelman@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2008-2009

A Preview of Next Week’s Events

Monday, February 23

Special Wally Seminar: Direct Evidence for the Bi-Polar Seesaw - Surface and Deep-Water Responses in the South Atlantic

Columbia Superfund Basic Research Program

Sustainable Development at Columbia University, Journalism School: Promoting Global Understanding of Sustainable Development

Tuesday, February 24

Corporate Responsibilities to Respect Human Rights - What Can be Expected from ‘Big Pharma’?

Thursday, February 26

IRI Seminar Series on Impact Evaluation for Development Projects: Qualitative Information for Impact Evaluation

IGERT Joint Program Spring Colloquium: Tropopause Polar Vortex Characteristics and Mechanisms of Intensity Change

MA Climate and Society Information Session

Friday, February 27

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium

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