UCI, Chapman and CSUF join forces to develop global warming solutions
| Event: | UC Irvine’s Newkirk Center for Science & Society, Chapman University and California State University, Fullerton host a daylong forum entitled “Green Development: A Search for Solutions.” |
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| Date: | Friday, May 22, 2009 |
| Time: | 9 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. |
| Location: | The Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering, 100 Academy Way, Irvine (bldg. 80, grid C4 on campus map.) |
| Supplemental Information: | This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended, as seating is limited. R.S.V.P. to the Newkirk Center at newkirk@uci.edu or by calling 949-824-9336. Complimentary parking is available at the Beckman Center. The program includes a hosted lunch. |
| Highlight(s): | 9-10:30 a.m.: “Green Energy and Technology,” featuring:
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: “Green Business and University Solutions,” featuring:
12:15-1 p.m.: “Green Consumer Prospectives Panel,” featuring:
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| Background: | In this solutions-oriented forum, speakers will move beyond the science explaining environmental degradation to describe existing and potential practices that minimize the human carbon footprint. |
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Cathy Lawhon
University Communications
949-824-1151
clawhon@uci.edu
Media contact information
Media planning to attend should contact Elizabeth Eastin at 949-824-3119 or eeastin@uci.edu. For more information or to view a detailed agenda, visit www.newkirkcenter.uci.edu.
About the participants:
University of California, Irvine: Founded in 1965, UCI is a top-ranked university dedicated to research, scholarship and community service. Led by Chancellor Michael Drake since 2005, UCI is among the fastest-growing University of California campuses, with more than 27,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 1,100 faculty and 9,200 staff. The top employer in dynamic Orange County, UCI contributes an annual economic impact of $4.2 billion. For more UCI news, visit www.today.uci.edu.
Newkirk Center for Science & Society: The Newkirk Center was established in 2001 with a generous endowment from Martha and James Newkirk. The center’s goals are to improve science’s response to community needs and to increase the effective uses of scientific results for the benefit of society.
Chapman University: Founded in 1861, Chapman University is one of the oldest, most prestigious private universities in California and is the largest independent university in Orange County. Chapman’s picturesque campus, in one of the nation’s most exciting centers of arts, business, science and technology, draws outstanding students from across the U.S. and around the world. With an enrollment of more than 6,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students, Chapman University is ranked in the Top 10 in its category by U.S. News & World Report and is consistently named one of The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges.
California State University, Fullerton: A comprehensive regional university with a global outlook, Cal State Fullerton has more than 37,000 students and offers 105 degree programs in eight colleges. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools & Colleges, Cal State Fullerton is sixth in the nation for the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to minority students and second in California for the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanics.
