'Winter Heating or Clean Air? Unintended Impacts of China's Huai River Policy.' Avraham Ebenstein, Hebrew University

About the conference: This two day conference aims to connect scientists, researchers, and community leaders working in academia, industry, and government from across the state of Michigan to explore water research at the interface of Water and the Landscape, Water and Health, and Water and Energy. The future of Michigan's water resources will be discussed through cross-cutting themes of technology, climate change, and sustainability.

About the conference: This two day conference aims to connect scientists, researchers, and community leaders working in academia, industry, and government from across the state of Michigan to explore water research at the interface of Water and the Landscape, Water and Health, and Water and Energy. The future of Michigan's water resources will be discussed through cross-cutting themes of technology, climate change, and sustainability.

JOHN DUDENEY, Deputy Director, British Antarctic Survey (ret) With Commentary by HENRY POLLACK, Professor of Geophysics, Department of Geological Sciences (ret) and LANA POLLACK, Chair, International Joint Commission Co-sponsored by: the Department of Geological Sciences, Environmental Law & Policy Program, the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Sciences, and the School of Natural Resources & the Environment Abstract: For over 50 years the Antarctic has been governed through the Antarctic Treaty, an international agreement between 46 nations of whom 28 Consultative

'Do Gun Buybacks Save Lives?' Andrew Leigh, Associate Professor, Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University. 3rd Floor Seminar Room, Weill Hall, 735 South State Street.

Global Urban Symposium. October 10, 2008 (day-long event). Hosted by the Ross School of Business and its Net Impact organization, this event is co-sponsored by CLOSUP. A day-long conference in Ann Arbor that explores the role that the private, public and nonprofit sectors play in addressing the challenges facing cities around the globe. See more information here.

Conference: April 28, 2008: Education Policy Research at the University of Michigan. More information.

'Reinventing the Wheel: Why Broken Cities Stay Broken and New Ways Civil Rights Attorneys Can Fix Them.' Sponsored by the Michigan Journal of Race and Law. More info.

'Midwest v2.0: New Innovations, Re-energized Workforce, Sustainable Future' (a Roosevelt Institution Conference). More information.

Free and open to the public. Abstract: The U.S. high school graduation rate rose markedly during the first 70 years of the 20th century. This contributed to the human capital development that fueled economic growth and increases in standards of living. Since 1970, the U.S. high school graduation rate has stagnated, while those of other industrialized nations have risen. Do the patterns differ by gender, race, or ethnicity? Why should we care about these trends and patterns? Why did they occur?