Can we agree on climate? Should we agree on Iran? New views of Nina Simone, Rembrandt, and the latest Miller Theatre mural—all in the weeks ahead. Be sure to share your event stories here or by writing us!

September 10
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. 
European Institute | Wallach Art Gallery
Exhibition and Reception: Rembrandt’s Changing Impressions
Rembrandt manipulated his copperplates in unprecedented ways to achieve printed images that were often in flux. This exhibition will highlight 18 of his most notable prints (on view through December 12). Wallach Art Gallery, Schermerhorn Hall, 8th floor.

September 10
12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m.
SIPA | Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
The Iran Agreement: Good Deal, Bad Deal, or No Deal?
A panel discussion on the pros, cons, ins, and outs of the Iran deal, featuring Richard Betts, director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies; Stuart Gottlieb, adjunct professor of international and public affairs; Robert Jervis, the Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics; Richard Nephew, program director at the Center on Global Energy Policy; and Gary Sick, adjunct professor. RSVP here. International Affairs Building, Room 1501. (Related to: Global)

September 15 
5 p.m.
School of the Arts | Miller Theatre
Artist Talk and Reception with Scherezade Garcia: In Transit/Liquid Highway
This year’s site-specific mural in the lobby of Miller Theatre is Scherezade Garcia’s In Transit/Liquid Highway. Garcia will joined by Deborah Cullen, director and chief curator at the Wallach Art Gallery, to discuss her process and influences, the relationship between New York and the Dominican Republic, and the strong role of women in Dominican art. Miller Theatre. (Related to: Just Societies, Global, 21st Century Public Square)

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Columbia University
Columbia Global Reports Launch
This program, entitled “The Big Problem from the Financial Crisis that Still Isn’t Fixed,” celebrates the founding of Columbia Global Reports and the release of the publishing imprint’s first book, Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants. Author Bethany McLean will join hedge fund manager William Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management and former Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines in a conversation moderated by Columbia Global Reports director and journalism dean emeritus Nicholas Lemann. Opening remarks by President Lee Bollinger. RSVP here (new link). Low Memorial Library, Rotunda. (Related to: Global, 21st Century Public Square) (Reminder)
 
September 16
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
The Earth Institute
2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21): What to expect and what should follow?
Laurence Tubiana (SIPA) and Scott Barrett (The Earth Institute) will discuss the expectations, hopes, and possible outcomes of the upcoming climate negotiations in the UN’s Climate Change Conference in December 2015. Register here. Morningside Campus, Buell Hall. (Related to: Global, Climate Change)
 
September 18
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. 
Columbia University
Film Fridays: What Happened, Miss Simone?
Kicking off Film Fridays with a documentary on the life of legendary musician and civil rights activist, Nina Simone, including never-before-heard recordings and rare archival footage together with her most memorable songs. Followed by a Q&A with Oscar nominated director, Liz Garbus. Please contact  MaryAnn Talavera at 212-854-5047 for more information. Pulitzer Hall, Lecture Hall. (Related to: Just Societies, 21st Century Public Square)

September 21
12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. 
Columbia Law School | School of International and Public Affairs
Meeting China’s Climate Goals
Before the UN’s Climate Change Conference in December 2015, this event will look at the opportunities and challenges China faces in meeting its climate goals. Speakers include Valerie Karplus (MIT); Zhu Liu (Harvard); Kelly Sims Gallagher (Tufts); and David Sandalow, former acting undersecretary of energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. Registration required here. Faculty House, Seminar Room, 2nd floor. (Related to: Global, Climate Change)

Events are now tagged where appropriate with University-wide Big Ideas: Precision Medicine, Global, Climate Change, Big Data, Just Societies, 21st Century Public Square, and the Zuckerman Institute and the Future of Neuroscience. Through Big Ideas, faculty and students from multiple schools and campuses collaborate for transformative impact, addressing major issues of our time.

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