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HAIL YEAH! Student day of thanks

Mar 14, 2018, 9:30-11:30 am EDT
Weill Hall, Great Hall
Come thank an alum, get a t-shirt, and celebrate the impact all gifts have on our university. Does every gift matter? Hail Yeah!
CLOSUP Lecture Series

The U.S. Energy Transition and Vulnerable Populations

Mar 7, 2018, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
The U.S. is in the midst of an energy transition. This path toward decarbonization of the energy sector promises many societal benefits such as reduced greenhouse gas emissions, technological innovation, and reduced air pollution. The costs of this transition such as price spikes or job displacement, however, are not evenly spread across the population, since some individuals and communities are more vulnerable to the adverse impacts than others. In this presentation, I will introduce a framework for conceptualizing vulnerability and then provide an illustration of its potential application using the case of the renewable portfolio standard. I will also present findings from interviews and focus groups with individuals that reside or work within more vulnerable populations. These findings provide insights about the manner in which communities perceive of the energy transition, and how they cope with changes introduced by the transition.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Accountability and Literacy in Rural India

Mar 7, 2018, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
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Ford Security Seminar

Political Conflict in the Persian Gulf

Mar 5, 2018, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
3240 Weill Hall
Informal Lunch Discussion led by Dr. Yousuf Al-Busaidi on the topic of current affairs abroad.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Home Literacy Environment of Spanish-Speaking Latino Families

Feb 21, 2018, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
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Working with Community Partners: A Youth Policy Lab Brown Bag

Feb 16, 2018, 12:00-1:00 pm EST
Weill Hall, 5th Floor Seminar Room
Dr. Gerber and Dr. Shanks will partner to discuss their community-based work and share best practices in building effective relationships as a part of Youth Policy Lab's Brown Bag.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Guns and Pro-Social Behavior

Feb 14, 2018, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
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Japanese Economy: Successful Recovery, Challenges, Foreign Policy, and US Relations

Feb 9, 2018, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
Weiser Hall, Room 110
Professor Shujiro URATA examines Japan’s current economic situation and identifies the problems, then he discusses the importance of adopting an activist international economic policy with a focus on its relationship with the United States, in order to overcome the problems and achieve sustained economic growth.  
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

Private Landowners, Public Policy, and the Energy Revolution

Feb 5, 2018, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
Betty Ford Classroom 1110
The United States has seen dramatic growth in energy development with much of it occurring on privately owned lands, creating a unique raft of opportunity and risk for landowners. The presentation reviews research on the nexus of property ownership rights and regulatory policy, with a focus on Shale and Wind Energy. It introduces the concept of 'Private Participation' in the planning and siting of energy projects and discusses how private property ownership will continue to influence the energy revolution. 
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Not a Crime to be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America

Feb 1, 2018, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
Through money bail systems, fees and fines, strictly enforced laws and regulations against behavior including trespassing and public urination that largely affect the homeless, and the substitution of prisons and jails for the mental hospitals that have traditionally served the impoverished, in one of the richest countries on Earth we have effectively made it a crime to be poor.
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Why does diplomacy fail?

Jan 26, 2018, 3:00-5:00 pm EST
Weill 1110, Betty Ford Classroom
Please join us for this fantastic opportunity in simulation exercise.
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Debate and Academic Achievement in Urban Public School Settings

Jan 24, 2018, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School