A burst of late fall interdisciplinary foraging before we mammals hibernate. Be sure to share your event stories!

REMINDERS

November 23: What Can Neuroscience Offer the Study of Creativity? – Seminars in Society & Neuroscience
November 30: From Juvenile Justice to Young Adult Justice: An Emerging Framework for Policy and Practice
December 2: Narrative Medicine Rounds: Rick Guidotti

PICKS

November 24
6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Earth Institute | School of Professional Studies
A Tale of Two Insecurities: Why the Paris COP has so Little to Do With Climate Change Impacts on Human Security and What We Can Do About It
Marc Levy, deputy director of the Center for International Earth Science Network, and Josh Fisher, director of the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity, will discuss the latest research and policy linking climate and security in the lead up to the United Nations climate change conference in Paris. RSVP here. Lewisohn Hall, Room 602. (Climate Change, Global)

December 1
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
SIPA
The Challenges of Responding to Medical Humanitarian Needs in Sub-Saharan Africa
How can local and international organizations work together to provide high-quality medical care in chronic emergencies like malnutrition and outbreaks such as Ebola? Suerie Moon, research director and co-chair of the Forum on Global Governance for Health at Harvard; Augustin Augier, co-founder of the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA); and Susan Shepherd, manager of ALIMA’s research portfolio, will discuss the current humanitarian aid system. Moderated by Somini Sengupta, United Nations bureau chief at The New York Times. Register here. International Affairs Building, Room 802. (Global)

December 3
12:15 p.m.
The Heyman Center for the Humanities | Society of Fellows in the Humanities
Teaching Contemporary Civilization in Prison – Public Humanities Initiative
Joshua Dubler, assistant professor of religion at the University of Rochester, served as a post-doctoral fellow with the Society of Fellows in the Humanities from 2008-2011 and taught Columbia’s Core course Contemporary Civilizations in Graterford Prison in Pennsylvania. His talk will be a reflection of that teaching experience. The Heyman Center, Common Room, 2nd floor. (Just Societies, Public Square)

6:30 p.m.
Columbia Engineering | Columbia Entrepreneurship
The Future of Food Sustainability
In Columbia Engineering’s series on innovation and entrepreneurship, discussants will look at how startups can address famine, drought, mass relocations, climate change, and more. Speakers include Dickson Despommier, emeritus professor of microbiology and public health; Adnan Durrani ’81SEAS, CEO of American Halal/Saffron Roads; David Rosenberg ’02BUS, founder or AeroFarms; and Sonny Wu, managing director of GSR Ventures. Moderated by Dean Mary C. Boyce (engineering). Reception to follow. Purchase tickets here. Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street. (Global, Climate Change)

December 3
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
CUMC Academic Affairs | Virginia Kneeland Frantz Society for Women Faculty
The Science and Art of Confidence: What Women Need to Know
A lecture with Claire Shipman, senior national correspondent for ABC’s Good Morning America and co-author of the New York Times bestsellers The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance, What Women Should Know, and Womenonmics. Reception to follow. Register . Alumni Auditorium, 650 West, 168th Street. (Public Square)

December 3 – 5
Historical Dialogues, Justice and Memory Network
The Politics of Memory: Victimization, Violence, and Contested Memories of the Past
Do societies with heightened awareness of their violent historical legacy have a stronger civic democratic identity? This conference aims to explore issues relating to memory, victimhood, and violence. Keynote speakers include Zoe Konstantopoulou, former Greek Parliament president, and Jeffrey Olick, professor of sociology and history at the University of Virginia. Konstantopoulou will speak on truth, justice, and selective memory and Olick will discuss collective guilt. Full list of speakers and program here. International Affairs Building, 4th floor. (Global)

December 4
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
GSAPP
Climate Change and the Scales of Environment
The symposium will be arranged around questions of scale—space, but also time—to articulate climate change as a necessary agent of change in architectural history, theory, discourse, and practice. Introduction by Dean Amale Andraos (GSAPP) and keynote speech by Dipesh Chakrabarty, Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History at the University of Chicago. Full list of speakers and program here. Wood Auditorium. (Climate Change, Public Square)

For RSVP, ticket availability, and other details, follow the links. We always appreciate hearing from you about future events!