The George Perkins Marsh Institute and Environmental Science and Policy Program presents "Nanotechnology: Health and Environmental Risks, and State of the Science" by Jo Anne Shatkin on Thursday, October 16th at 4:00 p.m. in the Higgins University Center, Lurie Conference Room.
Clark alum ('90 MA, '94 Ph.D.) Jo Anne Shatkin presents the state of the science and salient
issues raised by the rapidly expanding development and use of materials in the nanoscale range.
The unique properties that may exist for these materials potentially have significant implications
for environmental, health, and safety concerns, and may confound the accurate assessment of potential
risks as well as require changes to the way such risks are communicated. Shatkin will provide an
overview of international activities to address these issues, including NANO LCRA, her proposed
adaptive screening level approach for assessing and managing substances in real time, and findings
from a recent workshop she organized in Washington DC focused on advancing the science using the
tools of risk analysis.
The Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise and the George Perkins Marsh Institute presents "Closing the Gap Between Science and Practice" by Roger E. Kasperson on Tuesday, September 23rd at 3 pm in the Grace Conference Room, Higgins University Center.
Science has been responsible for many of humankind's most important advances, from vaccines to increasing crop yields to the Internet. Yet the quest for and discovery of new knowledge does not always translate into improvements in societal practices and public policies. Roger Kasperson, a distinguished scholar and member of the National Academy of Sciences, will consider ways to closing the gap between science and practice.
Ortwin Renn, formerly of Clark University, currently Managing Director and Professor at the University of Stuttgart, Institute of Social Sciences, gave the first lecture of the 2007-08 academic year on February 15th in the Grace Conference room of the University Center. His topic was "Concepts of Stakeholder Involvement in Environmental Policy Making: Application to the Climate Change Debate in Europe." Click here for an abstract of the talk.
Other speakers will be scheduled soon; please continue to check this site.