Carnegie Mellon University - Member News
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from Filipe Fortes on 09/08/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 09/06/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 09/06/2008
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Dr Max Boykoff is interviewed for an opinion piece in the Columbia Journalism Review: Public opinion and climate change01/09/081 September 2008...read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 09/01/2008
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Newarkfortes posted a photo:
I didn't speak English the entire time I was there. Impressive. read more
from Filipe Fortes on 08/31/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 08/25/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 08/25/2008
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Eartwatch opens its European Climate Centre, partnering with the Environmental Change Institute on a five-year climate change and forestry research programme19/08/0819 August 2008...read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/19/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 08/18/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 08/18/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 08/18/2008
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Dr Patricia Daley delivers invited paper to Population Dispersal and Changing Political Economies workshop07/08/0807 August 2008 - Dr Patricia Daley gave an invited paper entitled 'War, Displacement and State Transformation in Central Africa: Gender Conditionality or Emancipatory Politics?' to a workshop on 'Population Dispersal and Changing Political Economies'. This was held at the School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, on 23rd June.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/07/2008
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OCWR hosts Spanish doctoral students07/08/0807 August 2008 - Dr John Bromley recently hosted two Spanish doctoral students from the University of Grenada and the University of Madrid. They are working with him on the development and application of Bayesian Networks to the management of shared aquifers in the Guadiana Basin in Spain. This is following on from previous work which Dr Bromley has carried out in that river basin, with a number of Spanish collaborators.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/07/2008
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Professor Diana Liverman speaks at two climate conferences in Scandinavia07/08/0807 August 2008 - Prof. Diana Liverman was a speaker at two conferences in Scandinavia in June. 'Tipping Points Norway' brought together climate scientists and artists in Oslo, Norway, to discuss artistic responses to the risks of climate change. The 'Tallberg Forum', in Sweden, considered ideas of policy relevant 'boundaries' for managing the planet, and discussed the notion of 350 ppm as a target for climate policy. In July, she spoke at a seminar organised by the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment at the Saïd Business School, designed to showcase Oxford research on climate change. Also in July, she hosted a meeting of the ICSU Earth System Science Partnership science advisory committee, at Magdalen College.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/07/2008
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Dr Caroline Sullivan appointed to UN Expert Group on Indicators for the World Water Assessment Programme06/08/0806 August 2008 - Dr Caroline Sullivan has been appointed as a member of the UN Expert Group on Indicators for the World Water Assessment Programme. This group is now involved in preparing the section on water indicators for the forthcoming World Water Development Report, to be published in 2009.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/07/2008
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Dr Caroline Sullivan included as an advisor to the Australian research organisation CSIRO06/08/0806 August 2008 - Dr Caroline Sullivan has been included as an advisor to the Australian research organisation CSIRO, to assist in the further development of indicators for water and development for use by AUSAID (the Australian Government Overseas Development Department), building on her earlier work on the development of the Water Poverty Index.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/07/2008
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Drs Viles, Pallot and Wiggs recognised with University distinction awards07/08/0807 August 2008 - Three members of the School have been recognised with distinction awards by the University, effective from 1st October 2008. Dr Judith Pallot has been awarded the title of Professor of the Human Geography of Russia, Dr Heather Viles has been awarded the title of Professor of Biogeomorphology and Heritage Conservation, and Dr Giles Wiggs has been awarded the title of Reader in Aeolian Geomorphology.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/07/2008
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Professor Rob Whittaker awarded an Honorary Professorship in Macroecology and Climate at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen.07/08/0807 August 2008 -...read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/07/2008
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Professor Linda McDowell has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy07/08/0807 August 2008 -...read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/07/2008
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Professor David Thomas becomes new Head of the School of Geography and the Environment07/08/0807 August 2008 - On August 1st, Professor David S.G. Thomas became the new Head of the School of Geography and the Environment. Prof. Thomas has been in post in the department as Professor of Geography since 2004; he is looking forward to the challenge of the Headship. He recognises, as do all department members, the significant contribution over the last five years of the outgoing Head, Prof. Gordon L Clark, for which grateful thanks are due. Professor Clark will continue his work in the department as Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/07/2008
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The Guardian reports: "Energy giants forced to act on fuel poverty", with comments from Dr Brenda Boardman4/07/084 August 2008...read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 08/04/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 07/31/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 07/24/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 07/20/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 07/18/2008
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University Fees Panel ruling on fee liability for OUCE D.Phil./MSc entrants 2008/0914/07/0814 July 2008 -...read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/15/2008
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from Filipe Fortes on 07/14/2008
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Michael Arenella & his Dreamland Orchestrafortes posted a photo:
During the Bastille day celebration at Bar Tabac read more
from Filipe Fortes on 07/14/2008
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PRESS RELEASE: "Green Housing Upgrades Would Create £3.5 Billion Market for Builders, says Oxford University"9/07/0809 Jul 2008 -...read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/09/2008
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Dr Dariusz Wójcik delivers a series of invited lectures at the School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University08/07/0808 July 2008 - Dr Dariusz Wójcik gave a series of invited lectures on 'Global Finance and Corporate Governance', as well as a seminar on 'The Geography of Stock Markets', between the 16th and the 20th of June, at the School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/08/2008
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Dr Caroline Sullivan participates in ORASECOM (River Basin Commission for the Orange and Senqu transboundary rivers in Southern Africa) workshop08/07/0808 July 2008 - Dr Caroline Sullivan recently participated in a technical workshop in Johannesburg, for ORASECOM, the River Basin Commission for the Orange and Senqu transboundary rivers in Southern Africa. In this workshop, she presented the activities being carried out as part of the EU-funded NeWater Project on 'Adaptive Water Management'. The focus of these activities is on 'Wetlands and their Importance to Water Management', and 'Scenarios of Future Change'. This latter theme is to build preparedness for potential changes in the hydrological regime of the Orange Basin, as a result of climate change. In this project, while significant scientific work is being carried out as part of the NeWater case study, the challenge is to deliver this information in a useful way to decision-makers and other stakeholders.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/08/2008
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Drs Caroline Sullivan and John Bromley interviewed by Puerto Rican film crew for documentary on water and poverty in Africa.08/07/0808 July 2008 - Dr Caroline Sullivan and Dr John Bromley (Oxford Centre for Water Research) were recently interviewed by a film crew from Puerto Rico for a documentary on water and poverty in Africa. This documentary is recording the story of how children in Puerto Rico have been raising money to buy water purification equipment for children in Kenya. The project, H2O (Help to Others) was initiated by the children themselves after they were shown a programme about water shortages in Africa, and it has escalated as a result of their successful funding drive in Puerto Rico. This is an interesting example of a 'south-south' initiative, and various water professionals and scientists have been included to provide scientific support for the programme.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/08/2008
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Dr Gil Lizcano runs session on wind turbine wake modelling at International Workshop on Environmental Turbulence08/07/0808 July 2008 - Dr Gil Lizcano was invited to run a session on wind turbine wake modelling at the 'International Workshop on Environmental Turbulence', organised by the European Research Community on Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (ERCOFTAC) network and the Spanish Meteorology Agency, AEMET. The workshop took place at the Universidad Internacional de Andalucia, Baeza, Spain, between 23rd-25th June.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/08/2008
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Dr David Bonilla delivers lectures at various meetings in June08/07/0808 July 2008 - Dr David Bonilla delivered a presentation on 'Transport and Energy Efficiency in Vehicles' to the Institut Français du Pétrole (Ecole du Pétrole et des Moteurs), in Paris, on the 27th of May. Dr Bonilla also organised a workshop on 'Vehicle Fleet Models', focusing on Japan, India and the world vehicle market, together with colleagues at the same institute. Also in May, Dr Bonilla delivered a presentation in Rotterdam, at Erasmus University's NECTAR conference on 'Transport and Energy Policy Comparisons Between Japan and the EU'.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/08/2008
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Prof. Robert Whittaker delivers lectures at Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid and at other Spanish events08/07/0808 July 2008 - Professor Robert Whittaker gave a lecture at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid on the 13th of June on 'A General Dynamic Theory of Oceanic Island Biogeography'. Professor Whittaker was also an invited participant in a joint meeting of the Center for Macroecology (University of Copenhagen) and the Biodiversity and Global Change Lab (MNCN, CSIC) at San Juan de la Pena, Spain, on the 20th of June. He presented on the theme 'Meta-Analyses and Mega-Mistakes: Calling Time on Meta-Analyses of the Species Richness-Productivity Relationship'.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/08/2008
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Pension funds conference held at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 10 June 200808/07/0808 July 2008 - On the 10th of June, a national conference, 'Pension Funds: Investing to Build Strong and Sustainable Communities' was held at the Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This was part of a multi-year project of the 'Pension Funds and Urban Revitalization Initiative', sponsored by the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations. The initiative was a collaborative partnership between the OUCE and the Harvard Law School. Professor Gordon L. Clark, Dr Tessa Hebb, and Dr Lisa Hagerman ran the event and presented recent research on 'US Public Pension Fund Investment in Urban Revitalization'.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/08/2008
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Dr Rob Hope co-principal investigator on £350k World Bank Water and Sanitation Programme research project08/07/0808 July 2008 - Dr Rob Hope is Co-Principal Investigator for a £350k grant awarded to Stanford University by the World Bank - Water and Sanitation Programme. The research will be conducted in Colombia, Kenya and Mozambique to evaluate the productive uses of domestic water for poverty reduction.read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/08/2008
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Dr Christian Brand quoted in New York Times on cheap air travel in Europe and its effect on the environment08/07/0808 July 2008 - Dr Christian Brand was quoted in The New York Times on the 22nd of June in an article discussing cheap air travel in Europe and its effect on the environment. Dr Brand, who specialises in the mathematical modeling of transportation emissions, said "Low cost carriers are growing at 9 percent a year, and from an environmental point of view that is a problem. Their cheap prices encourage more travel." The full article is available on The New York Times website...read more
from Terry Babcock-Lumish on 07/08/2008
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