STPP Lecture Series

STAY TUNED FOR THE 2008 FALL LECTURE SERIES

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The STPP seminar series is sponsored by the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation

Events are held on Mondays, 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, unless otherwise noted.

28 January 2008

“The Policy and Politics of Science and Technology on Capitol Hill”

Tind Shepper Ryen, Professional Staff, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives—

Commentary by Richard Hall, Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan

Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences

3 March 2008

"Governing Man and Beast: Scientific Knowledge and the Management of Populations"

Paul Erickson, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Science Technology and Public Policy Program

Commentary by Carl Simon, Director, Center for the Study of Complex Systems and Professor of Mathematics, Economics, and Public Policy, University of Michigan

Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Science, Technology, and Society Program

31 March 2008

"Changing Big Systems: Barriers to Innovation in Energy Technology"

Frank Laird, Associate Professor of Technology and Public Policy, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver

Commentary by Andrew Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, Associate Professor of Natural Resources and Environment, Associate Director of the Erb Institute, University Of Michigan

Co-sponsored by the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute

7 April 2008

"You Can Argue with the Facts: A Political History of Climate Change"

Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science Studies, University of California, San Diego

Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Science, Technology, and Society Program and the School of Natural Resources and Environment

14 April 2008

"Science and Technology Policy for Development: Issues for the Global South"

Susan Cozzens, Professor of Public Policy, Director of the Technology Policy Assessment Center, Associate Dean for Research for the Ivan Allen College, Georgia Institute of Technology

Commentary by Ted London, Senior Research Fellow, The William Davidson Institute and Director, Base of the Pyramid Initiative, Univesity of Michigan

Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan International Policy Center, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

                                                           

Date of Last Update: May 15, 2008