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Environmental Sciences & Sustainability
Past Events
Monday, April 15, 2013 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speakers: Bruce Kingma (iSchool and Whitman, Syracuse University), Rajit Manohar (Cornell NYC Tech), James Spencer (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
This conference will examine programs in NY State’s universities which are building the professional infrastructure needed to support NY's innovation economy and will explore future public partnerships on human capital development.
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.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Tom Vanderbilt (author), Hunter Reed (FASTNYC), Kaid Benfield (Natural Resource Defense Council), Mariela Alfonzo (Polytechnic Institute at New York University)
Join a panel of scientists, urban planners, and fitness experts for a talk on how designing and building better cities and towns may make us a healthier—and leaner—nation. Part of the Science and the Seven Deadly Sins Series.
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.
Thursday, January 24, 2013 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Panelists: Klaus Jacob (Columbia University), Radley Horton (Columbia University), Nicole Maher (The Nature Conservancy), Rob McDonald (The Nature Conservancy), James S. Russell (Bloomberg News),
Moderator: Andy Revkin (The New York Times)
Organizers: Robert Lalasz (The Nature Conservancy), Michel Wahome (The New York Academy of Sciences)
The effects of climate change have the potential to dramatically alter urban life in ways we are yet to consider. How do we go about making plans for these outcomes.
December 17 - 18, 2012
Keynote Speakers: Francesco Branca (The World Health Organization), Jean-Pierre Habicht (Cornell University), Robert E. Black (Johns Hopkins University)
This conference will explore the continuum starting from identifying research gaps in science, to dissemination, advocacy and eventually influencing policies and practices.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Moderator: George Musser (Scientific American)
Panelists: Christiana Peppard (Fordham University), Gregory Benford (University of California) and Stuart Firestein (Columbia University)
Society has often looked to science to create a utopian future free of worry and disease and full of gadgets and toys. Join us as we explore the potential world of the future and the unfulfilled scientific promises of the past. Part of the Science and the Seven Deadly Sins Series.
July 18 - 19, 2012
The 2012 New Energy Symposium will convene multi-sector stakeholders to showcase the latest technology in clean energy and discuss hot topics in the field.
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.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speakers: Joseph Baur (University of Pennsylvania) and Nick Venditti (Frankly Wines)
You may have heard claims about the amazing health benefits of the chemical resveratrol, present in such things as red wine and dark chocolate. But scientific research in this area is in it's infancy. Join us as we talk about the science behind this important chemical compound. We'll also give the science a taste—everyone attending will get to sample local red wine and chocolate.
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