Contact:
Dr. Mark Largent
Asst. Prof. of Science Policy
James Madison College
South Case Hall 358
East Lansing, MI 48825
(517) 355-3441
largent@msu.edu

Events:

Events Sponsored by STEPPS

November 8, 2007. Leon Kass, University of Chicago and the former Chairman of the President's Council on Bioethics. Thursday. Title, time and place TBA

Other STEPPS-Related Events

October 1, 2007, "Standardizing Regenerative Medicine Products: Another Side of Public Policy and Politics," Linda Hogle, Associate Professor, Department of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin--Madison. Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Lecture Series at the University of Michigan, 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

October 18, 2007. Lisa Heinzerling, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, "Climate Change at the Court." 3:00 - 4:30pm.
Michigan State University College of Law -- Moot Court Room (4th floor)

October 25, 2007. Mr. Scott Vitters, Director of Coca Cola Company's Global Sustainable Packaging Platform. "From Waste to Resource: Enhancing the Sustainability of Packaging." 3:00 - 4:30pm. Michigan State University College of Law -- Moot Court Room (4th floor)

October 29, 2007, "The Rise of Innovative China?" Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations. Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Lecture Series at the University of Michigan, 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

November 1, 2007, Professor Christopher H. Schroeder, Charles S. Murphy Professor of Law and Public Policy Studies, Duke University Law School, "Pressure for Environmental Change: Making Progress on Global Warming When the Federal Government is Not Listening." 3:00 - 4:30pm. Michigan State University College of Law -- Moot Court Room (4th floor)

November 8, 2007. Professor Robert Percival, Robert F. Stanton Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law. "The Globalization of Environmental Law" 3:00 - 4:30pm. Michigan State University College of Law -- Moot Court Room (4th floor)

November 12, 2007, "All We Lack is The Political Will: Technology and Effectiveness in Human Affairs," Dan Sarewitz, Director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, Arizona State University. Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Lecture Series at the University of Michigan, 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

November 15, 2007. Professor Zygmunt J. B. Plater, Boston College Law School
"The Endangered Species Act: Strategic Lessons from Fragile Little Species and a Crude Blunt Instrument." 3:00 - 4:30pm. Michigan State University College of Law -- Moot Court Room (4th floor)

December 10, 2007, "Transnational Authority in International Technoscientific Collaborations," Dan Plafcan, Postdoctoral Fellow in Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Lecture Series at the University of Michigan, 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.Program

January 28, 2008. Tind Shepper Ryen, Staff Member, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology, Topic: Science policymaking in the U.S. House of Representatives. Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Lecture Series at the University of Michigan, 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

March 3, 2008 (w/STS). Paul Erickson, Postdoctoral Fellow in Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Topic: Population models and policy implications. Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Lecture Series at the University of Michigan, 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

March 31, 2008. Frank Laird, Associate Professor of Technology and Public Policy at the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, Topic: The possibilities of energy policy. Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Lecture Series at the University of Michigan, 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

April 7, 2008 (w/STS). Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego, Topic: Consensus in the science of climate change. Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Lecture Series at the University of Michigan, 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

April, 14, 2008. Susan Cozzens, Professor of Public Policy and Director of Technology Policy and Assessment Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Topic: Science and technology in international development. Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Lecture Series at the University of Michigan, 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.