Gund Institute Calendar
Monday, March 18, 2013
Economist Alice Rivlin - “Facing Economic Challenges and Polarized Politics”
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building
Description: Against a backdrop of partisan rancor and stalemate in the nation’s capital, prominent economist Alice Rivlin will share her full engagement in the current fiscal debate at UVM today. Former Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin says, “Alice Rivlin will provide unique insight into the partisan budget debate being played out in Congress. Her experience in both the legislative and executive branches of government in several administrations has enabled her to become a voice of reason.”
Free and open to the public.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Gund Tea: Asim Zia - "Post-Kyoto Climate Governance: Confronting the Politics of Scale, Ideology and Knowledge"
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Johnson House Conference Room
Eric Davis' Thesis Seminar & Defense
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: 311 Aiken
Description: Thesis Seminar & Defense: "SEASONAL CHANGES IN MERCURY STOCKS AND METHYLATION RATIOS IN VERNAL POOLS IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES" by Eric Davis
Friday, March 29, 2013
Gund Tea: Peter Brown - Education for the Anthropocene
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Johnson House Conference Room
Friday, April 5, 2013
Gund Tea: James Boyce - Carbon Pricing as Property Creation
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Johnson House Conference Room
Monday, April 8, 2013
Deadline for THE OSTROM AWARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Description: Today is the deadline for submissions for the call for nominations for the "Elinor Ostrom Award for Collective Governance of the Commons" is open. As you may know there are three categories: young and senior scholars and practitioners, we do strongly hope to get many proposals.
The details of the application and of the award itself are in : elinorostromaward.org
Friday, April 12, 2013
Gund Tea: Michael Coe - "Feedbacks between deforestation, climate, and hydrology in the Amazon"
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Johnson House Conference Room