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SAVE THE DATE:
September 27, 2012
CSTPR 10th Anniversary

On Thursday, September 27 we will celebrate CSTPR’s 10th anniversary. This all-day event will feature three debates, a panel discussion by our alumni about life after CSTPR, a reception, and a prominent keynote speaker. Additional details will be provided in the next newsletter.

Center Events
CSTPR Spring 2012 NOONTIME SEMINAR SERIES

SPRING 2012 SERIES MONDAYS 12:00 - 1:00 PM Going to Extremes: Science and Social Response

All talks will be held in the CSTPR Conference room on the CU Boulder campus (unless otherwise noted *) from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Free and open to the public.

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March 5 at 12:00 PM
Climate Change Adaptation in Alaska: Who is Doing What?
Location: CSTPR Conference Room [map]
by Sarah Trainor, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks

March 12 at 12:00 PM
Characterizing, Creating and Governing Florida’s Hurricane Risk
Location: CSTPR Conference Room [map]
by Jessica Weinkle, CU Environmental Studies Program

* March 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion - A Hard Look at ‘Srex’: The IPCC Special Report on Extremes
Location: IBS Building, Room 155A [map]
Panel Convenor: William Travis, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado

April 2 at 12:00 PM
Making Climate Change Local: High-Resolution Downscaling of Extreme Precipitation Projections in the Colorado Front Range
Location: CSTPR Conference Room [map]
by Kelly Mahoney, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA

* April 9 at 12:00 PM
Wag the Dog: Ethics, Accuracy and Impact of the Science of Extremes in Political Debates
Location: CIRES Auditorium [map]
by Roger Pielke, Jr., Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado Boulder

April 30 at 12:00 PM at 12:00 PM
Challenges in Attribution of Weather and Climate Extremes
Location: CSTPR Conference Room [map]
by Randall M. Dole, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA

Center Faculty Presentations

Roger Pielke, Jr.

On February 7, 2012 Roger Pielke, Jr. gave a talk at the The Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Australia on “Scientists in Policy and Politics”.

On February 2, 2012 Roger Pielke, Jr. gave a talk at Australian National University on his book The Climate Fix: What Scientists and Politicians Won’t Tell You About Global Warming.

On November 21, 2011 Roger Pielke, Jr. participated in a workshop titled “Democratising Expertise in Theory and Practice: Exploring Knowledge Gaps and New Research Ideas” at Linköping University’s Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research. Roger moderated a discussion on “Knowledge gaps, new research ideas”.

On October 24, 2011 Roger Pielke, Jr. gave a lecture at the University of Colorado’s Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging on “Scientists in Policy and Politics”.

Max Boykoff

On March 2, 2012 Max Boykoff was on KGNU’s Booktalk program speaking about his 2011 book Who Speaks for Climate? Making Sense of Media Reporting on Climate Change.

On February 8, 2012 Max Boykoff had a book signing event at the Boulder Book Store for his 2011 book Who Speaks for Climate? Making Sense of Media Reporting on Climate Change.

Max Boykoff at the Boulder Book Store, February 8, 2011

On November 25, Max Boykoff participated in a forum on Climate Change Communication in Mexico City. Max was part of a panel discussion on “Climate change in the media: problems and best practices.”

On November 14, Max Boykoff gave a lecture at University of Miami’s Abess Center for Ecosystem.

On October 6, Max Boykoff attended the Institute for Public Policy Research Media Leaders and Climate Change Round Table 2 Meeting in London. He gave a talk on “The impact of UK and US media coverage on awareness, understanding and political responses around climate change.”

Center Events
ENVS Spring 2012 Colloquium Series

SPRING 2012 SERIES 3:30-5:30 PM

Managing Towards Sustainability

(Upcoming Talks)

Environmental problems are interdisciplinary by nature. They jump fences. They cross boundaries. They don’t respect borders. So what happens when you mix three scholars from different backgrounds and ask them to comment on one topic? Join us and see.

Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research

April 25 at 3:30 PM

Managing $30 Billion for Sustainability: Tracking, Evaluating and Improving ‘Fast Start’ Climate Change Finance
by J. Timmons Roberts, Center for Environmental Studies, Sociology and Environmental Studies, Brown University Location: CIRES Auditorium [map]

Commentators: Ashwin Ravikumar, Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder

Carol Wessman, Environmental Studies & Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder