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Past Events
Friday, May 17, 2013 | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speakers: Myron S. Cohen (UNC School of Medicine), Chris Collins (amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research), Michele R. Decker (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Tim Horn (Treatment Action Group), Rick King (IAVI), Luiz Loures (UNAIDS), Mary A. Marovich (NIAID), Nelson L. Michael (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), Julio Montaner (BC Centre for Excellence in HIV / AIDS), John P. Moore (Weill Cornell Medical College), Robert R. Redfield (University of Maryland School of Medicine), Bill Snow (Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise), Magdalena Sobieszczyk (Columbia University Medical Center), Annie Sparrow (Mount Sinai Global Health), Daniel Tietz (ACRIA), Mitchell Warren (AVAC), Jane Waterman (IAVI)
The UNAIDS "three zeros" strategy provides a clear vision for future HIV / AIDS research and policy. This symposium tackles communication and collaboration, capacity-building for HIV prevention, care, and treatment, vaccine trials and a case study.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Ivan Oransky (Reuters Health), Harold Garner (Virginia Tech), Morton Meyers (SUNY Stony Brook)
From publish-or-perish to the race for ever-decreasing research dollars, scientists are under pressure to produce new scientific findings. Has the competitive culture of science gone too far? Join us as we try to unweave the web of scientific envy. Part of the Science and the Seven Deadly Sins Series.
Thursday, March 21, 2013 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Moderator: David Biello (Scientific American)
Speakers: Erle C. Ellis (University of Maryland), Bob Howarth (Cornell University ), Victor Galaz (Stockholm University), Diana Liverman (University of Arizona ), Linus Blomqvist (The Breakthrough Institute)
Organizers: Robert Lalasz (The Nature Conservancy), Michel Wahome (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Leading scientific figures debate whether the best path to sustainability is by stressing limits or innovation.
Saturday, March 9, 2013 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: Chris Emdin (Teachers College Columbia University)
Speakers: Marc David Barnhill (New York University), Martin Chalfie (Columbia University), Jennifer Childress (Achieve, Inc.), Sean Cusack (Learnosaurus, Inc.), Vikram Kapila (Polytechnic Institute of New York University), Denise McNamara (New York City Department of Education)
At this event, we will provide many opportunities for teachers, administrators and scientists to discuss the different facets of Next Generation Science Standards, as well as highlight innovative ways to bring science into the classroom.
Friday, March 1, 2013 | 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Moderator: Michael Purugganan (New York University)
Speakers: Brian Coppola (University of Michigan), Diane Ebert-May (Michigan State University), Edward Redish (University of Maryland)
This symposium features panel presentations by three distinguished science educators—-representing the disciplines of chemistry, biology, and physics-—who will share their experiences and insights about undergraduate science education.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Panelists: Adam Freed (Nature Conservancy), Brooke Barton (Ceres), Peter Gleick (Pacific Institute), Upmanu Lall (Columbia University), Brian Richter (The Nature Conservancy)
Moderator: Fred Pearce
Organizers: Robert Lalasz (The Nature Conservancy), Michel Wahome (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Experts on water and climate, cities, food security, the role of corporations, and ecosystems discuss the most promising ways to address water security.
Friday, December 7, 2012 | 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Dean Klag (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Chris Beyrer (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Chris Collins (The Foundation for AIDS Research — amfAR)
This conference will explore novel HIV prevention programs and therapies among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
Friday, September 21, 2012 | 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Daniel D. Bikle (University of California San Francisco and VA Medical Center), Ricardo Boland (Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina), Sylvia Christakos (UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School), Luigi Ferrucci (National Institute on Aging), David G. Gardner (University of California San Francisco), Martin Hewison (University of California Los Angeles), Anastassios G. Pittas (Tufts Medical Center), Carol L. Wagner (Medical University of South Carolina)
An exploration of the epidemiological data and molecular biology supporting the non-classical effects of vitamin D.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Moderator: Robert LaValva (New Amsterdam Market)
Speakers: Brian Halweil (Editor, Edible Brooklyn), Peter Hoffman (Chef/Owner, Savoy & Back Forty), Robert LaValva (New Amsterdam Market), Jennifer G. Phillips (Bard Center for Environmental Policy)
From improved nutrition to better environmental stewardship, local food systems have been offered as a panacea for much of what ails us. Join us for a panel discussion, with experts from across the local food community, on the intersection of the science and culture of local food. There will be a tasting after the discussion.
May 31 - June 1, 2012
Organizer: Mandana Arabi (The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science)
Speakers: Gayle Binney (The Dannon Company, Inc.), Glenn Denning (Columbia University), Jessica L. Escobar-Alegria (University of South Carolina), Shibani Ghosh (Tufts University), Robert J. Karp (SUNY-Downstate Medical Center), Nabeeha Kazi (Humanitas Global Development), Pamela A. Koch (Teachers College Columbia University), Hunter Reed (F.A.S.T. NYC), Christina M. Stark (CornellNutritionWorks), Emorn Wasantwisut (Mahidol University), Debra J. Wolgemuth (Columbia University Medical Center), Derek Yach (PepsiCo)
With rising levels of nutrition-related health issues, this conference will review the state of professional training in the nutrition domain and discuss challenges facing the next generation of scientists, program implementers and policy-makers.
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