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Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries
02.05.07 | Michael R. Dove
Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries Anthropology: Dictionary Entries Dove, Michael R., Tammy Castleforte, and Marilyn Li. 1997. Augury (p.32), Chayanov Slope (pp.54-55), Gardens or Homegardens (p.216), Longhouses (pp.295-96), Natural Disasters (p.340), Swidden (pp.458-59). In: The...Sounds Conservancy Grants Program
02.02.07 | Martha Smith
For students planning summer research work along the Long Island and New England coasts, funds are available through the Sounds Conservancy Grant program. Application deadline is March 15th. See details following and on the web under grants at: http://www.qlf.org/programs/programs.htmlField Notes from a Catastrophe: Discussion with Elizabeth Kolbert
02.01.07 | Caroline Howe
"Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature & Climate Change" Master's Tea with Elizabeth Kolbert February 8, 2007 at 4 pm Saybrook Master's House, 90 High Street This Master's Tea is a discussion with Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer for the New Yorker and author of "Field Notes from A...The Great Trek to Tanzania: South African Capital, Race, and National Sovereignty in the Post-Apartheid Era
02.01.07 | Africa Network
Richard Schroeder, Rutgers University. ISPS Conference Room B012, 77 Prospect Street.Newspaper article on Peace Corps assignment in Senegal
01.31.07 | Jeffrey Chatellier
George Washington Univeristy Newspaper Article: Ditching the Office to Promote Peace AbroadEcology Happy Hour
01.30.07 | Kimberly Carlson
The Society for Conservation Biology SIG is pleased to invite you to: ECOLOGY HAPPY HOUR Wednesday January 31 5:30 pm Marsh Rotunda 360 Prospect Street Snacks, beverages, and good company provided! Come mingle with faculty and students interested in ecology.African Drum Processional
01.22.07 | Africa Network
Afro-American Cultural Center. African Drum Processional. Old Campus to Afro-American Cultural Center, 211 Park Street.The Work of Fiction: The Novel and the Social Imaginary in Africa
01.22.07 | Africa Network
African Studies. Historical Narratives Lecture Series. Simon Gikandi, Princeton University, “The Work of Fiction: The Novel and the Social Imaginary in Africa.” Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse.Visions of Africa Film Series: "You, Africa!" and "Festival in the Desert"
01.22.07 | Africa Network
"You, Africa!" directed by Ndiouga Moctar Ba, 1993, 43 minutes, Senegal (in Wolof and French with English subtitles) "Festival in the Desert" by Lionel Brouet, 2003, 52 minutes, Mali (in French with English subtitles). Luce Auditorium.Yale Endowment Open Meeting
01.22.07 | Anastasia O’Rourke
Open Meeting of the Yale Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility ("ACIR") Feb 9, 4-5.30pm Yale Law School, Room 127 All members of the Yale community are invited to attend the annual open meeting of ACIR. The meeting is open only to members of the Yale Community; an agenda will...
Highlights of the African Collection
01.22.07 | Africa Network
Includes a tour of the current exhibit in Sterling Memorial Library - L'Afrique qui disparait! The Congo postcards of Casimir Zagourski and other highlights of the Yale Library's extensive African Collection. Registrations are necessary as places are limited - please email atYUL@yale.edu to...Communicating Climate Change: Approaches and Strategies for Reaching the Public
01.19.07 | Caroline Howe
Communicating Climate Change: Approaches and Strategies for Reaching the Public Wednesday, January 24, 4 pm Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue This panel discussion will feature the perspectives of Andrew Revkin, Science reporter for the New York Times and author of "The North Pole Was...
The State of Forest Certification in North America from an SFI Perspective
01.18.07 | Barbara Ruth
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Seminar Lunch January 18, 2007 Marsh Hall Rotunda 360 Prospect St. Food and Beverages Provided. Bill Banzahf President, Sustainable Forestry Board speaking on "The State of Forest Certification in North America from an SFI Perspective" Bill Banzahf is...CSR Workshop Agenda - Jan 12-14, 2007
01.05.07 | Workshop on Research in Corporate Social Responsibility
An Exploratory Workshop on Research in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) JANUARY 12-14, 2007 Presented by: The Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance Center for Business and Environment at Yale Sponsored by: General Mills Alcan International Finance...
Diamonds and Development
01.03.07 | Saleem Ali
Diamonds, while being a luxury item for many in the West, are a source of basic prosperity for the people of Botswana. This is a rare tale of wealthy "wants" in developed countries providing for real "needs" in a developing country. The challenge for mineral economies such as Botswana remains one...
The Inconvenience of Science (with an afterword about the Nobel Prize for Gore)
12.29.06 | Saleem Ali
The following review was written before the Nobel Prize announcement on October 12, 2007. While there is much to admire about his activism, the Nobel committee has just politicized the debate further by giving the prize to Gore. The IPCC certainly deserves to be recognized and that should have...
A Climate of Conflict
12.21.06 | Saleem Ali
As the twelfth round of climate change negotiations wrapped up in Nairobi in November, 2006, the rhetoric on climate change got more intense. The debate has been increasingly polarized by interest groups that continue to challenge each other's credibility amidst the publication of a British...
Minding our Minerals
12.21.06 | Saleem Ali
Almost a year has passed since the Sago mine tragedy in West Virginia that claimed the lives of twelve miners. Since then, accusations of lax enforcement have been made against mineral companies and the U.S. Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by activists. Equally strident rebuttals...YPCC convenes meeting to discuss Climate Change Science Bridging Institution
12.06.06 | Yale F&ES Project on Climate Change
On Nov 9, 2006 the YPCC convened a meeting in New York City to discuss a potential Climate Change Science Bridging Institution. 40 experts gathered from around the country to discuss how to convey the most important findings of climate change science to the public. Find out more about the...Conflict and Justice in Burundi and Rwanda
11.30.06 | Africa Network
Maria Burnett, Human Rights Watch. Room 121, Law School, 127 Wall Street.Family Networks, Orphan Caretaking and Orphan Welfare in Tanzania
11.30.06 | Africa Network
Christopher Ksoll, Yale University. Room 16, 27 Hillhouse Avenue.Timap (Stand Up) for Justice Sierra Leone: Developing a Model for Advancing Justice in Post-Conflict West Africa
11.30.06 | Africa Network
Vivek Maru, Timap for Justice, Sierra Leone. Room 128, Law School, 127 Wall Street.Dakar to Port Loko: Perspectives From West Africa
11.30.06 | Africa Network
Directed by Nathaniel Cogley. Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue.Research and Internship Opportunities in Latin America
11.29.06 | Teresa Sarroca
The Latin American SIG is hosting an informal discussion with peers that have spent time doing environmental work in Latin America or are natives of the area in Sage 32 this Wednesday Nov 29th at 12pmNOON. Find out about fascinating, understudied dynamics happening in Latin America that no...
