Carnegie Mellon

University Lecture Series

 

April

PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE TWO LECTURES ON APRIL 3 RD

Thursday, April 3rd
4:30pm – Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Sarah E. Igo, History, University of Pennsylvania
THE AVERAGED AMERICAN: SURVEYS, CITIZENS, AND THE MAKING OF A MASS PUBLIC Sponsored by the Humanities Scholars Program, the Science and Humanities Scholars Program, and the Department of Statistics

4:30pm - Steinberg Auditorium, Baker Hall A53
Professor Guglielmo Tamburrini, Department of Physicial Sciences,
University of Napoli Federico II
MUTUAL KNOWLEDGE AND THE ETHICS OF HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION
Sponsored by the Humanities Center

Monday, April 7th
4:30pm – Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Paul O’Neill, Former Secretary of the Treasury and Former CEO, Alcoa, and John G. Craig, Jr. Former Editor, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
BENCHMARKING THE REAL PITTSBURGH Sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy

Tuesday, April 8th
4:30pm – Rangos 1, University Center
John B. Carberry, Environmental Technology, E.I. DuPont
SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY IN A CHANGING SOCIETY Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer

Thursday, April 10th
4:30pm – Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Dr. Yossi Olmert, Journalist and Top Middle East Scholar
ISRAEL AT 60: MIDLIFE CRISIS OR ENTERING ITS GOLDEN YEARS? Co-sponsored by the Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh

PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE TWO LECTURES ON APRIL 14 TH

Monday, April 14th
4:30pm – Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Terry Collins, Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon
JOURNEYS - LIVING THE PURSUIT OF A SUSTAINABLE CIVILIZATION

6:00pm - Rangos 3, University Center
Dalia Mogahed, Senior Analyst and Executive Director, Center for Muslim Studies, The Gallup Organization
WHO SPEAKS FOR ISLAM? WHAT A BILLION MUSLIMS REALLY THINK
Co-sponsored by the Muslim Students Association and the Saudi Students House

Tuesday, April 15th
4:30pm –Steinberg Auditorium, Baker Hall A53
Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado
ROLE OF ENGINEERS IN POVERTY REDUCTION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy

Monday, April 21st
4:30pm - Adamson Wing Auditorium, Baker Hall 136A
David D. Cole, Professor of Law, Georgetown University
LESS SAFE, LESS FREE: WHY AMERICA IS LOSING THE WAR ON TERRORISM
Co-sponsored by the Muslim Students Association and the Saudi Students House

Tuesday, April 22nd
4:30pm –Rangos 1, University Center
Peggy Hamburg, Global Health and Security Initiative/Nuclear Threat Initiative
HEALTH AND SECURITY IN A CHANGING WORLD

Thursday, April 24th
4:30pm - Steinberg Auditorium, Baker Hall A53
Professor Helen Nissenbaum, Media, Culture & Communincation, New York University
VALUES IN DESIGN
Sponsored by the Humanities Center

Tuesday, April 29th
5:00pm – Connan Room, University Center
Judy Wicks, The White Dog Café, Philadelphia, PA
LOCAL ECONOMY - LOCAL LIVING ECONOMIES: GREEN, FAIR AND FUN

 

*Environmental Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy