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2/27/2020: Faculty Chat with Noelle Selin

February 27, 2020
The GSAS Science Policy Group will be hosting a student-faculty chat: “Using Science to Inform Decision-Making: Lessons from International Environmental Negotiations” on Thursday, November 27 at 12:00 pm in the 1st floor Fireside Lounge at Dudley House (Lehman Hall).

Our guest will be Dr. Noelle Selin is an Associate Professor with the Institute for Data, Systems and Society and the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT. She is also the director of MIT's Technology and Policy Program and co-faculty director of the MIT International Policy Lab. Dr. Selin's... Read more about 2/27/2020: Faculty Chat with Noelle Selin
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11/22/2019 Faculty Chat with Dr. Aaron Bernstein

November 22, 2019

Dr. Aaron Bernstein is the co-Director of The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard C-CHANGE), as well as a pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bernstein focuses on the impacts of the climate crisis on children’s health, and has testified before Congress on the child health impacts of climate change, drawing from his personal experience as a pediatrician having to treat children with breathing difficulties, vector-borne diseases, and...

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2/25/2019 - Write Memos and Influence Policy with Dr. Matthew Bunn

February 25, 2019
Join a presentation and discussion with Matt Bunn, Professor of Practice at Harvard Kennedy School, to learn how to write an effective memo. Matt will also deliver his famous "Bunn's rules" for influencing policy, instilling a practitioner's insight with humor.

Matthew Bunn is a Professor of Practice at Harvard Kennedy School. His research interests include nuclear theft and terrorism; nuclear proliferation and measures to control it; the future of nuclear energy and its fuel cycle; and innovation in energy technologies. Before coming to Harvard, Bunn served as an adviser to the White... Read more about 2/25/2019 - Write Memos and Influence Policy with Dr. Matthew Bunn
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2/19/19: SciPol 2019 Spring Kickoff

February 19, 2019

Join the Harvard Science Policy Group for food, beer (or soda/water) and conversation with fellow students interested in science policy, and learn about events & opportunities the Harvard Science Policy Group is planning for the spring!

WHEN: Tuesday, February 19th at 6PM
WHERE: CGIS South S001, Harvard, Cambridge

Hope to see you there!

Please RSVP ...

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Matthew Hersch

2/13/19: "The Policy and Diplomacy of Space Technology" with Dr. Matthew Hersch

February 13, 2019
Faculty chat with Dr. Matthew Hersch

When: February 13th 3:00pm-4:00pm

Where: Dudley House (Lehman Hall) in the 1st floor fireside room

Snacks and coffee will be provided

This event will be capped at 20 participants

Matthew Hersch is an historian of technology whose research examines Cold War-era aerospace, computer, and military technologies and their relationship to labor and popular culture. His first book, Inventing the American Astronaut, explores the rise and transformation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's human...

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1/31/19: Visit to Union of Concerned Scientists

January 31, 2019

The Union of Concerned Scientists in a nonprofit organization founded 50 years ago with the goal of using science and evidence-based decision making to solve many of the most pressing issues that face our society today. By engaging experts in the field, the UCS aims to create practical solutions to provide for a better future. Among others, the UCS works to address global warming, scientific integrity, nuclear weapon nonproliferation, sustainability, and agriculture. Aside from learning the powerful role that the Union of Concerned Scientists plays in shaping policy through engaging...

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Nicola Pirrone

1/30/19: "Science Policy in Practice: Developing International Environmental Regulation" with Dr. Nicola Pirrone

January 30, 2019

Faculty chat with Dr. Nicola Pirrone

When: January 30th, 12:30-1:30 pm

Where: Dudley House (Lehman Hall) in the 2nd floor graduate student lounge

Lunch will be provided

This event will be capped at 20 participants

Dr. Nicola Pirrone is a visiting scholar in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), where he is developing research projects on understanding the global mercury cycle and environmental and human health impacts, developing interoperable systems for integrating Earth Observations and...

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