SAVE THE DATES! Spring 2019 PEI Faculty Seminar Series
Mark your calendars for the Spring 2019 PEI Faculty Seminar Series! Our series features senior Princeton faculty discussing their research in the context of environmental science and current events. All seminars are open to the public and begin at 12:30 p.m. in Guyot…
Exhibition: “Public Lands, Private Hands: Exploration and Exploitation of the American West”
The multi-site exhibition, "Public Lands, Private Hands: An Exhibition Depicting the Exploration and Exploitation of the American West," will be open Monday, May 6, through Monday, May 13, in the Lewis Arts Complex CoLab and the Princeton University Art Museum…
Application deadline for the Environmental Studies Thesis Prize
The Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the Program in Environmental Studies (ENV) are accepting nominations for the 2019 Environmental Studies Thesis Prize through Wednesday, May 1. A prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the Princeton University senior receiving a…
Colloquium: “Climate, Environment and Migration in Historical Perspective”
The Princeton Climate Change and History Research Initiative (CCHRI) will host the colloquium "Climate, Environment and Migration in Historical Perspective," which will explore the influence of environmental and climate change on human migration throughout history, starting at 9 a.m. Thursday,…
“Will China Save the Planet?” with Barbara Finamore, NRDC
Barbara Finamore, senior strategic director for Asia at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), will discuss her recent book, "Will China Save the Planet?" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in Guyot Hall, Room 10. A leading China environmental expert,…
“On the Front Line” Screening to Benefit Gorongosa National Park
A screening of the documentary "On the Front Line: The Rangers of Gorongosa National Park" will be held to benefit Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park as it recovers from the recent devastation from Cyclone Idai starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April…
Environmental Humanities Colloquium: “The Cloud Is a Factory: An Environmental History of Computing”
Nathan Ensmenger, associate professor in the School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at Indiana University Bloomington, will present, "The Cloud Is a Factory: An Environmental History of Computing," at 4:30 p.m. Wed., April 17, in East Pyne, Room 111. This is the final talk in the Spring…
Destiny Studies for a Small Planet
Michael Celia, Lynn Loo, Isaac Held, Tapio Schneider, Nadir Jeevanjee, Edith Brown Weiss, Melissa Lane, Frank von Hippel, Jose Goldemberg, Ashok Gadgil, Phillip Hannam, Stephen Pacala, Robert Williams, Ryan Edwards, Joe Majkut, John Holdren, John Harte, Rob SocolowThis symposium celebrating Robert Socolow and his 48 years of environmental problem-solving at Princeton explores the risks from climate change and from its solutions. Morning topics: the climate science enterprise, the emergence of global norms, and the nuclear world. Afternoon…
PEFF: “Ghost Fleet,” with Producer Jon Bowermaster
The film "Ghost Fleet" will be screened at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in the Computer Science Building, Room 104. A Q&A with producer Jon Bowermaster will follow the film. This event is part of the April 8-14 Princeton Environmental Film Festival co-sponsored by the…
