Graduate students, postdocs and recent graduates of PhD programs are eligible to apply for this fellowship, which is designed to engage scientists in US. science and technology policy. The deadline is May 1, 2010.
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/policyfellows/index.htm
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Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
Monday, February 22 2010, 6:00 PM
JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard
Secretary Paulson sat at the helm of the US Treasury from 2006-2009 and witnessed the US economy go from boom to bust. This will be a fascinating address.
Ticketed Forum: Valerie Jarett, Advisor to the President
Friday, February 19 2010, 5:00 PM
JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard
The New York Times Magazine described Valerie Jarett as the “ultimate Obama insider” and featured her prominently on the front cover of a recent summer issue. Jarett is a long-time friend and mentor of the Obamas and she is widely believed to hold the ear and attention of the president. It will be especially interesting to hear her views on Obama’s presidency in the face of new challenges to his health care and economic agenda. For more information about Valerie Jarett see the New York Times article:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/magazine/26jarrett-t.html
Enter Lottery for Tickets by Wed Feb 17
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Events-Meetings/JFK-Jr.-Forum-Calendar/TICKETED-FORUM-A-conversation-with-Valerie-Jarrett
MIT Grad Student Council Legislative Action Kick-Off Meeting
Thursday, Feb 4, 6-7P
50-220 (Walker Memorial) MIT
MIT’s Grad Student Council (GSC) Legislative Action represents graduate student interests in Washington DC. They work with the National Assoc. of Graduate-Professional Students to lobby the government for issues including creating a federal tax-exempt status for stipends, removing the H-1B visa quota for advanced-degree holders, and promoting open access to federally-funded research. Members will get to meet with members of Congress and government officials.
Read about their last trip at: http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N54/GSCwashington.html
Contact: GSC Legislative Action Subcommittee (gsc-lasc@mit.edu)with any questions.
Paul Farmer on Harvard and Haiti: A collaborative response to the January 12 earthquake
Thursday, February 11, Noon – 1:00 pm
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Harvard Med School
Professor Paul Farmer and Dean of Harvard Med School Jeffrey Flier will provide an update on the situation in Haiti and discuss Harvard’s role in the recovery and reconstruction. Dr Farmer is founder of Partners in Health, a celebrated international community health organization. His work is the subject of the best-selling book Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. Dr. Farmer is a rousing speaker and not afraid to criticize his colleagues in academia and the NGO world.