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February 6, 2012- February 17, 2012

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This is the Woodrow Wilson School's consolidated weekly listing of events, which will be emailed out every Friday or, when there are holidays, on the last business day of the week. All WWS Centers and Programs are invited to include their events on this list. Please contact the Office of Public & External Affairs at extaff@princeton.edu to find out how to submit information on your events.


Monday, February 6, 2012

"Is Peace Possible?"
This event is free and open to the public.
Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speakers: Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt,  S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School,  former Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL), president of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace   
Sponsors: Office of Public & External Affairs & S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://wws.princeton.edu/event_rep/KurtzerWexler02_06/

"A Roundtable on the Historical Study of Criminal Law
This event is free and open to the public.
211 Dickinson Hall, 4:30 p.m. 
Speaker: Gerry Cadava, Northwestern University; Risa Goluboff, UVA School of Law; Michael Willrich, Brandeis University
Moderator: Sarah A. Seo, Ph.D. Candidate in History, Princeton
 
Sponsor: The Modern America Workshop (History Department), cosponsored with the Program in American Studies, and Program in Law and Public Affairs.  
Contact:  Judi Rivkin (jrivkin@princeton.edu
Additional Information: http://www.princeton.edu/cch/events/workshops/maw/ Pre-circulated essays will be available in Dickinson Hall.  

 

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

"Social Regulation of Human Gene Expression"
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and students  
300 Wallace Hall, 12:00 p.m.  
Speaker: Steve Cole, Associate Professor Division of Hematology-Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine
Sponsor: Office of Population Research
Contact: Mary Lou Delaney (md@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: This talk is part of the Notestein Seminar Series.  http://www.opr.princeton.edu/seminars/spring/2012  

Up to the Minute: "The Latest Political Developments in Syria"

This event is free and open to the public.
Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speakers: Richard Murphy, former U.S. Ambassador to Syria; Marwa Daoudy, visiting lecturer in international affairs and visiting research scholar, Woodrow Wilson School, and Karam Nachar, a graduate student in history and specialist on Syria
Moderator: Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt,  S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School,  former
Sponsors: Office of Public & External Affairs & Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies' Workshop on Arab Political Development
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://wws.princeton.edu/event_rep/UptotheMinuteSyria02_07/
 
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

SGS Seminar - "North Korea as an Emerging Nuclear Power:  Does the Pakistan Model Apply?"
RSVP necessary. 
221 Nassau St., 2nd floor conference room 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Joel Wit, US-Korea Institute at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University
Sponsor: Program on Science and Global Security
Contact:  Grace Cooper (gracec@princeton.edu)
RSVP: by noon time Feb. 7th to sgs@princeton.edu or 609-258-4677
Additional Information: This is a lunch seminar.  

Thursday, February 9, 2012

"Elections and Government Accountability: Evidence from the Courts"
Restricted to faculty and graduate students 
300 Wallace Hall 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
Speaker: James Snyder, Harvard University
Sponsor: Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP)
Contact:  Michele Demak Epstein  (mdeps@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: This is a CSDP American Politics Colloquium.

Lunchtimer with Dean Williams

This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP. 
Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dean Williams, Lecturer in Public Policy, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard University
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
RSVP:   https://wws.princeton.edu/extaff/event-reception/  
Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served. William is part of the Organizational Management discussion series planned by Dean Paxson.   

"Establishing New Foundations for Cyber Security"
This event is free and open to the public.
101 Sherrerd Hall, 4:30 p.m. 
Speaker: Dr. Richard Linderman, Chief Scientist, Information Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, N.Y
Sponsor: Center for Information Technology Policy
Contact:  Laura Cummings-Abdo (lcumming@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://citp.princeton.edu/event/linderman/

"The Illusion of Democratic Credibility"
Restricted to Princeton University faculty and students. 
Wallace Hall 333, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Alexander  B. Downes, George Washington University
Sponsor: Center for International Security Studies
Contact:  Cynthia Ernst (cernst@princeton.edu)
Additional Information:  This is a Research Program in International Security Seminar.
 
"Born in the Zocalo: Art and Protest in Oaxaca, Mexico"
This event is free and open to the public.  
Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m. Speakers: Douglas Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Kevin McCloskey, professor of communication design, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Stanley Katz, professor of public and international affairs; director, Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School  
Sponsor: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, with special thanks to Karin Trainer and the Princeton University Library for the loan of artwork
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: The discussion is being held in conjunction with the art exhibit titled, "ASARO: Art and Activism in Oaxaca, Mexico," featured in the Bernstein Gallery in the lower level of Robertson Hall. http://wws.princeton.edu/event_rep/ASARO%20panelexhibit02_09/ 
 

Friday, February 10, 2012

SGS Seminar - "Radioactive Fallout, the Politics of Risk, and the Making of a Global Environmental Crisis, 1954-1963"
RSVP necessary. 
221 Nassau St., 2nd floor conference room 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Toshihiro Higuchi, CISAC, Stanford University
Sponsor: Program on Science and Global Security
Contact:  Grace Cooper (gracec@princeton.edu)
RSVP: by noon time Feb. 9th to sgs@princeton.edu or 609-258-4677
Additional Information: This is a lunch seminar. PLEASE NOTE THE DAY OF THE WEEK THIS SEMINAR IS HELD ON - it is a Friday instead of the normal Wednesday. 

Seventh Annual Comparative Law Works-in-Progress Workshop
By invitation only.
Sponsor: Program in Law and Public Affairs, University of Illinois College of Law, Yale Law School, and the American Society of Comparative Law
Contact:  Judi Rivkin (jrivkin@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Two-day workshop. http://lapa.princeton.edu/eventdetail.php?ID=510  

Monday, February 13, 2012

Economic Policy Reform:  The Case of Trade Liberalization
Restricted to Princeton University faculty and students. 
Bowl 016, Robertson Hall; 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Judith Goldstein, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
Sponsor: Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance
Contact:  Patricia Trinity (ptrinity@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: This session of the International Relations Faculty Colloquium is sponsored by the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance.   Papers are posted several days before each presentation. You may download them by clicking the presentation title in the schedule of speakers.  Lunch will be provided.  http://www.princeton.edu/politics/graduate/departmental-colloquia/international-relations/.  

Lunchtimer- "Competition in U.S. International AID: the State and NGOs"

This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP. 
Room 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Rachel McCleary, Senior Research Fellow, Taubman Center, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs & the Center for the Study of Religion
Contact: Patricia Yelavich ( yelavich@princeton.edu)
RSVP:    https://wws.princeton.edu/extaff/event-reception/  
Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served. 


"The Carrier"
This event is free and open to the public.  
Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speakers: Maggie Betts '99, longtime advocate for the rights of HIV positive women and children in sub-Saharan Africa, and producer and director of the film "The Carrier," Bill and Susan Belfiore, family ambassadors of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Moderator: Julian Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School
Sponsors: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, the Center for Health and Wellbeing, and the Princeton University Committee on Public Lectures
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: The film, "The Carrier" will be screened first, followed by a panel discussion. http://wws.princeton.edu/event_rep/BettsThe%20Carrier02_13/

LAPA Seminar: Democracy Deficit or Democracy Surplus? Agency Rulemaking in the Electronic Age
Kerstetter Room, Marx Hall, 4:30 p.m.
Speaker: Michael Herz, Microsoft/LAPA Fellow; Cardozo School of Law
Sponsor: Program in Law and Public Affairs
Contact:  Judi Rivkin (jrivkin@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://lapa.princeton.edu/eventdetail.php?ID=511
LAPA's seminar format asks that attendees familiarize themselves with the paper in advance. The commentator will open the session by summarizing the main themes in the paper and presenting some topics for discussion. The author then has the right of first response before the floor is opened for questions. Each seminar concludes with a brief reception, giving everyone a chance to mingle and meet. 
 
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

"Births and Infections: their Dynamics and Interactions in sub-Saharan Africa"
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and students 
300 Wallace Hall, 12:00 p.m.  
Speaker: Audrey Dorelien, Ph.D. Candidate in Demography and Public Affairs, Princeton University 
Sponsor: Office of Population Research 
Contact: Mary Lou Delaney (md@princeton.edu
Additional Information: This talk is part of the Notestein Seminar Series. 
 
 
Lunchtimer- "Designing Organizations for Impact and Cost Effectiveness"
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP. 
Room 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Sue Lehman, independent consultant; strategy, impact assessment, board development and operational planning  
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
RSVP:   https://wws.princeton.edu/extaff/event-reception/  
Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served.


Wednesday, February 15, 2012

SGS Seminar - "The Nuclear Socio-Political Economy"
RSVP required. 
221 Nassau St., 2nd floor conference room 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Benjamin Sovacool, Vermont Law School
Sponsor: Program on Science and Global Security
Contact:  Grace Cooper (gracec@princeton.edu)
RSVP: by noon on February 14th to (sgs@princeton.edu) or 609-258-4677
Additional Information: This is a lunch seminar.

Lunchtimer- "Real World Management for Public Policy Students"

This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP. 
Room 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Julia Sass Rubin, Associate Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University  
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
RSVP:    https://wws.princeton.edu/extaff/event-reception/  
Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served. This LT is part of the Dean's Organizational Management Series.


Thursday, February 16, 2012

"Portfolio Politics"

Restricted to faculty and graduate students 

300 Wallace Hall 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Speaker: Wendy Rahn, University of Minnesota
Sponsor: Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP)
Contact:  Michele Demak Epstein (mdeps@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: This is a CSDP American Politics Colloquium.

"Incarceration and Father Involvement" 
This seminar is open to graduate students and faculty onl
y- RSVP required.
Wallace Hall Room 001, 12:00- 1:00 p.m.

Speaker: Amanda Geller and Irv Garfinkel,
Sponsor: Fragile Families Working Group
Contact:  Tracy Merone (ffdata@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.

Lunchtimer- "Israel: Broadening the Conversation"

This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP. 
Room 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Ido Aharoni, Consul General, NY  
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
RSVP:    https://wws.princeton.edu/extaff/event-reception/   
Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served.


Friday, February 17, 2012
 
No scheduled events. 
Please send your event submissions to extaff@princeton.edu by Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. to be included in "The Weeks Ahead."
 
In This Issue
February 6, 2012
February 7, 2012
February 8, 2012
February 9, 2012
February 10, 2012
February 13, 2012
February 14, 2012
February 15, 2012
February 16, 2012
February 17, 2012
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