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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.
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Monday, April 2, 2012
"Remittances, Economic Assessments and Presidential Approval in Latin America"
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and students. Bowl 016, Robertson Hall; 12noon
Speaker: Jorge Bravo, NCGG Fellow, Princeton University and Assistant Professor, Rutgers 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 with Dr. Marwan Muasher
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP. Bowl 001, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Marwan Muasher, former deputy prime minister, foreign minister and ambassador of Jordan
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.
"Land Restitution in South Africa: Voices from Below"
Free and open to the public.
Kerstetter Rm, 301 Marx Hall, 4:30 p.m.
Speaker: Bernadette Atuahene, LAPA Fellow; Chicago-Kent Law School; American Bar Foundation
Moderator: Carolyn Rouse, Princeton University, Anthropology Sponsor: Program in Law and Public Affairs
Contact: Judi Rivkin (jrivkin@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: LAPA's seminar format asks that attendees familiarize themselves with the paper in advance. The commentator opens 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.
http://lapa.princeton.edu/eventdetail.php?ID=514
"Environment and Development Challenges: The Imperative to Act"
Free and open to the public. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Sir Robert Watson, chair of the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) from 1997 to 2002
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Watson is visiting the Wilson School as part of its "Leadership and Governance Program." http://wws.princeton.edu/event_rep/BobWatson04_02/
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
"A Global Perspective on Physiological Change with Age"
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and students 300 Wallace Hall, 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Eileen Crimmins, Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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
Public lecture by Matt Winkler
Free and open to the public. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Matthew Winkler, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Bloomberg News
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Winkler's presentation is part of the School's "Media and Public Policy" thematic lecture series. http://wws.princeton.edu/event_rep/MatWinkler04_03/
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Lunchtimer with Commissioner Bruno
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP. Room 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Joseph F. Bruno, Commissioner, New York Office of Emergency Management
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.
"Marriage Networks, Nepotism and Labor Market Outcomes in China"
Free and open to the public. 300 Wallace Hall, 12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Shing-Yi Wang, Assistant Professor of Economics, NYU
Sponsor: Center for Health and Wellbeing and the Research Program in Development Studies
Contact: Lillian Anderson (latwo@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Brown bag seminar; bottled water will be provided. CHW: http://www.princeton.edu/chw or RPDS: http://www.princeton.edu/rpds
"The Role of the PLA in Chinese National Security Policy Making"
Free and open to the public. Bowl 001, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m
Speaker: David Finkelstein, Vice President, Center for Naval Analyses; Director, CNA China Studies
Sponsor: Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program
Contact: Yan Bennett (ybennett@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://www.princeton.edu/cwp/events/finkelstein/
"The Politics of Climate Legislation: Failed Attempts and the Prospect for Future Legislation"
Free and open to the public. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Phil Barnett '79, minority staff director for the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: The discussion is part of the School's "Energy and Environment" thematic lecture series. http://wws.princeton.edu/event_rep/PhilBarnett04_05/
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
"The Great Recession, Assets and Liabilities in Fragile Families"
Graduate students and faculty only. RSVP required. Wallace Hall Room 001, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Speakers: Valentina Duque, Natasha Pilkauskas, and Irv Garfinkel.
Sponsor: Fragile Families Working Group
Contact: Tracy Merone (ffdata@princeton.edu)
RSVP: Tracy Merone (ffdata@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.
"Polarization Without Parties: The Rise of Legislative Partisanship in Nebraska's Unicameral Legislature"
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and graduate students. 300 Wallace Hall 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Seth Masket, University of Denver
Sponsor: Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP)
Contact: Michele Demak Epstein (mdeps@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: CSDP American Politics Colloquium
"The UN's Women, Peace, and Security Agenda"
Free and open to the public. Bowl 1, Robertson Hall, 4:30 pm
Speakers: Tonderai Chikuhwa, Senior Adviser to the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict; Swen Dornig, Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, representing Liechtenstein in the UN Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, and Group of Friends on Children and Armed Conflicts, and Protection of Civilians; and Sarah Taylor, Executive Coordinator of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security
Moderator: Beth English, Director of the Liechtenstein Institute's Program on Women in International Relations
Sponsor: LISD
Contact: Angella Matheney (matheney@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://www.princeton.edu/~lisd/wps_panel.html
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Friday, April 6, 2012
No scheduled events.
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Lunchtimer with Gerry Conlon
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP. Room 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Gerry Conlon, one of the "Guildford Four," falsely accused, convicted, imprisoned for an IRA campaign he knew nothing about
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.
"The Cost of Escalation, Stakes, Foreign Strategic Interests, and the Length of Civil Wars: A Cross-Country Test"
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and students. Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, 12noon
Speaker: Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl, Fellow, Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Princeton 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/.
"Africa: Towards Strong, Sustained, and Inclusive Growth"
Free and open to the public. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Mthuli Ncube, chief economist and vice president of the African Development Bank
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://wws.princeton.edu/event_rep/Ncube04_09/
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
"Is it Really a Sensitive Question? What We Can Learn From Simply Asking.
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and students 300 Wallace Hall, 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Michelle Hindin, Associate Professor of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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
"Why the European Missile Defense Has Already Failed: The Implications of New Facts Released by the US Government"
RSVP required. 221 Nassau Street, 2nd Floor conference room, 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Ted Postol, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsor: The MacArthur Foundation
Contact: Grace Cooper (gracec@princeton.edu)
RSVP: BY NOON ON April 9th to sgs@princeton.edu or 609-258-4677.
Additional Information: This is a lunch seminar. This seminar is being held on a Tuesday, instead of the normal Wednesday.
Lunchtimer with Pierre Minn
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP. Room 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m. Speaker: Pierre Minn, postdoctoral fellow in the Anthropology, History & Social Medicine Department, UCSF Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served. "Looking Overseas for the 'Healing of America'" - Film Screening and Dinner DiscussionScreening is open to the public, dinner is for students only, RSVP required. Bowl 2, Robertson Hall 4:30- 6:00 p.m.Speaker: Please see more information below. Sponsor: Program in Global Health & Health Policy and the Center for Health & Wellbeing Contact: Kristina Graff ( kgraff@princeton.edu) Additional Information: http://www.princeton.edu/globalhealth/events_archive/repository/04102012_publiclecture/"The US State Department's Role in Combatting Human Trafficking"Free and open to the Public Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, 4:30 pmSpeaker: Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, Director of the US Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in PersonsSponsor: LISD's Program on Women in International Relations Contact: Angella Matheney ( matheney@princeton.edu) Additional Information: http://www.princeton.edu/~lisd/cdebaca.htmlConversation with Nassim Taleb
Free and open to the public. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Nassim Taleb, Distinguished Professor, New York University Polytechnic Institute; Author, "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable"
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: A public reception and book sale/signing will follow the discussion in Shultz Dining Room
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
"Health and well being: some scattered thoughts on comparative fairness, DALYs, and intransitivity"
Free and open to the public. 300 Wallace Hall, 12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Larry Temkin, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University
Sponsor: Center for Health and Wellbeing and the Research Program in Development Studies
Contact: Lillian Anderson (latwo@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Brown bag lunch seminar; bottled water will be provided. CHW: http://www.princeton.edu/chw or RPDS: http://www.princeton.edu/rpds
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Lunchtimer with Sarah Rosen-Wartell
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP. Room 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m. Speaker: Sarah Rosen-Wartell, co-founder, Center for American Progress; president, Urban Institute Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served.
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Friday, April 13, 2012
2012 Princeton Colloquium on Public and International Affairs
Free and open to the public. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 8:30 p.m. Speakers: U.S. Representative Leonard Lance (R-NJ), MPA '82 and U.S. Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) Moderator: Prof. Anne Case, MPA '83, Ph.D. '88, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs; Director, Research Program in Development StudiesSponsor: Woodrow Wilson School Contact: Patricia Yelavich ( yelavich@princeton.edu) Additional Information: Full schedule can be found here- https://www.princeton.edu/pcpia/agenda/
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
2012 Princeton Colloquium on Public and International Affairs
Free and open to the public. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 9:15 am- 5:30 p.m. Speakers: For a full list of speakers, please see the schedule linked below Sponsor: Woodrow Wilson School Contact: Patricia Yelavich ( yelavich@princeton.edu) Additional Information: Full schedule can be found here-
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Please send your event submissions to extaff@princeton.edu by Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. to be included in "The Weeks Ahead."
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