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Chapter Event:  San Francisco

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Location and details coming soon

Eli Tziperman
Dinosaur Forecast: Cloudy — And Other Lessons from Past Warm Climates

The Earth's climate was exceptionally warm some tens of millions of years ago, including during part of the dinosaur era. Crocodiles and palm trees, which cannot survive a few nights of sub-freezing temperatures, could be found in the waters of Greenland and in the middle of present day Wyoming, where current winter temperatures can drop to -40. Explaining past warm climates turns out to be non-trivial: the explanations carry surprising implications for future climate as well. Eli Tziperman, Pamela and Vasco McCoy Jr. Professor of Oceanography and Applied Physics, will talk through some recent research on the subject and help chart those future implications. 

Chapter Event:  London

January 2010

Gather with UK alumni and greet GSAS deans at the London offices of Freshfields LLP, 65 Fleet Street. Economist Benjamin Friedman, AB '66, PhD '71, Harvard's William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy, will deliver a talk exploring the moral consequences of fiscal policy amid economic downturn. Details being confirmed; e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Alumni Weekend, April 9–10, 2010

Paul Farmer to deliver keynote; East Asian reunion

GSAS is planning a weekend of social and intellectual opportunities that will nourish the mind and strengthen connections with fellow alumni and your alma mater. Our keynote speaker will be Paul Farmer, PhD ’90, anthropology, MD ’90, Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Social Medicine in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a founding director of Partners in Health, the renowned international health-care nonprofit. Save the date!

A special note to alumni of East Asian programs: The departmental reunion this year (on Friday, April 9) is for you! Alumni of Regional Studies–East Asia, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and History and East Asian Languages — and alums of any department whose dissertations focused on East Asia — are invited to stay tuned for more information.