Fed Event: "The Roots of Anti-Americanism in Pakistan"

CISSM FORUM | NOVEMBER 15, 2012

"The Roots of Anti-Americanism in Pakistan"

by Madiha Afzal, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, and CISSM Research Fellow

Madiha Afzal received her PhD in Economics from Yale University. Her dissertation examined voter rationality and legislator behavior in Pakistan and India. Afzal received her Bachelor's degree (with honors) in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

She has been a consultant to the World Bank and conducted fieldwork and participated in survey design and analysis for a qualitative gender study in Pakistan. Her research interests range from studying elections to the functioning of the bureaucracy, to examining ethnic violence, community participation, decentralization and corruption in South Asia. Afzal grew up in Lahore, Pakistan, and Montreal, Canada, and currently lives in Washington, D.C.

Fed Event: "The Defense Budget in the Lame Duck"

CISSM FORUM | NOVEMBER 08, 2012

"The Defense Budget in the Lame Duck"

by Russell Rumbagh, Director, Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program, Stimson Center

Russell Rumbaugh is director of the Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program. Before joining Stimson, Rumbaugh was the defense analyst on the Senate Budget Committee covering both the 050 Defense and 150 International Affairs accounts of the US Government Budget. He also served as military legislative assistant for Congressman Jim Cooper from Tennessee, and was the lead staffer for Mr. Cooper as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Panel on Roles and Missions. In this role, he helped to produce the report "Initial Perspectives" in February 2008.

Mr. Rumbaugh previously served as an operations research analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Program Analysis and Evaluation, as a military analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency and as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, resigning with the rank of Captain.

Mr. Rumbaugh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago and a Masters of Science in Security Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Award for Excellence as well as the US Army Commendation Medal for his service in Kosovo.

Fed Event: Stern Professorship Post Election Discussion

Stern Professorship Post Election Discussion

From: Nov 7 2012 - 12:15pm

To: Nov 7 2012 - 1:30pm

Location: MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall


Mac Destler, Stern Professor, will lead a conversation with Bill Galston (invited) and Jeremy Rosner discussing the election results.

Pizza will be served.

Fed Event--Thursday Nov. 1st

12:15-1:30 PM | CISSM Forum

From: Nov 1 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 1 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall


"Climate Change and Political Instability"

by John D. Steinbruner, CISSM Director and Professor of Public Policy

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31, 2012

12:15-1:20 PM | Development Circle
"We Do Know How: A Buyer-Led Approach to Creating Jobs for the Poor"
Featuring Dr. Jim Riordan, former Director of USAID/Peru’s Poverty Reduction and Alleviation Program and former Chemonics Director
1203 | Van Munching Hall

Pizza served

Save the Date for COEHITR Seminar: mHealth Research & Opportunities at NIH

Save the Date for University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Health IT Research Distinguished Speaker Series event mHealth Research & Opportunities at NIH

When: Tuesday, 11/27/2012 @ 12:00 - 2:00 PM
Where: Van Munching Hall, University of Maryland, College Park Campus
Who:
Wendy J. Nilsen, PhD
Health Scientist Administrator, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research/NIH
RSVP:
Send an email to Faye Baker at fbaker@rhsmith.umd.edu

Seminar Abstract:
Using mobile technologies to more rapidly and accurately assess and
modify behavior, biological states and contextual variables has great
potential to transform medical research. Recent advances in mobile
technologies and the ubiquitous nature of these technologies in daily
life (e.g., smart phones, sensors) have created opportunities for
research applications that were not previously possible (e.g.,
simultaneously assessing behavioral, physiological, and psychological
states in the real world and in real-time). The use of mobile
technology affords numerous methodological advantages over traditional
methods, including reduced memory bias, the ability to capture
time-intensive longitudinal data, date- and time-stamped data, and the
potential for personalizing information in real-time. However,
challenges in mobile health (or mHealth) research exist. Importantly,
much of the work being done in mHealth arises from single disciplines
without integration of the behavioral, social sciences and clinical
research fields. Without integration, mobile technologies will not be
maximally effective. Dr. Wendy Nilsen, Health Scientist Administrator
at National Institutes of Health, will discuss the work being done at
NIH to advance mHealth and opportunities for innovative research in
this domain.

*Lunch will be provided

Speaker Bio
Wendy Nilsen, Ph.D. is a Health Scientist Administrator at the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR). Wendy's scientific focus is on the science of human behavior and behavior change, including: utilizing mobile technology to better understand and improve health, adherence, the mechanisms of behavior change and behavioral interventions in complex patients in primary care. More specifically, her efforts in mobile and wireless health (mHealth) research include: leading the development of the NIH mHealth Public-Private Partnership, convening meetings to address methodology and barriers to the utilization of mobile technology in research; serving on numerous federal mHealth initiatives; and, leading the mHealth training institutes. Wendy is also the chair of the Adherence Network, a trans-NIH effort to enhance and develop the science of adherence. She is also a member of the Science of Behavior Change, Health Economics and HMO Collaboratory working groups. These projects are initiatives funded through the NIH Director's Common Fund that target behavioral and social sciences research to improve health across a wide range of domains. Wendy also chairs the NIH Integrating Health Strategies workgroup that supports the science of behavioral treatments for 'complex patients' in primary care.

About the COEHITR
The University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Health Information Technology Research (COEHITR) is an interdisciplinary initiative with a mission to accelerate health promotion and health care transformation through the research, design, development and integration of health information and decision technologies. The initiative addresses issues of health care quality, cost, patient safety and access, as well as health literacy, health equity and health promotion.

The University of Maryland, between its College Park and Baltimore campuses, has a wealth of research capabilities and resources that are collectively coming together in this effort. The initiative is being co-led by the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems at the Robert H. Smith School of Business and the School of Public Health along with a broad Steering Committee representing all campus partners and an external board of advisors.

For more information contact Kenyon Crowley at kcrowley@rhsmith.umd.edu

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Fed Event: ICAE@M Fall 2012 Symposium | "National Security and Civil Liberties" | October 30th

Intelligence Center of Academic Excellence at Maryland (ICAE@M) Hosts

National Security and Civil Liberties

TUESDAY OCTOBER 30, 2012
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Taliaferro Hall Library

RSVP | caescholars@umd.edu

A G E N D A

10:00am – 11:15am
National Security and the Media
Judith Emmel, Director, Strategic Communications, National Security Agency
Suzanne Kelley, Intelligence and National Security Correspondent, CNN

11:30am – 12:45pm
Lunch Discussion: Building a Career in National Security
Professor Adrian Taylor, Bowie State University

1:00pm – 2:15pm
Intelligence and Civil Liberties
Mike German, Senior Policy Counsel, Washington Legislative Office, American Civil Liberties Union

2:30pm – 3:45pm
Developing Cyber Professionals
Mark Young, Office of Policy, U.S. Cyber Command
Clay Wilson, Director, Cybersecurity Policy Program, University of Maryland University College

Career Fair

University Career Center & The President's Promise Events Calendar

Language Career and Internship Fair 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012 • 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: Atrium - Stamp Student Union

Event Details:

Don't miss the 4th Annual Language Career & Internship Fair! This fair attracts employers looking for students with language skills for full-time, part-time and internship positions as well as organizations seeking students/graduates to teach English in other countries.

New this year: Check out the Study Abroad Fair! Spotlight: Languages, happening at the same time right across the hall in the Prince George's Room: http://www.international.umd.edu/studyabroad/events.cfm?event=8445&month=10&year=2012

Employers: Registration available at www.Careers.umd.edu/CareerFairs

List of Employers Attending the Fair (Please continue to check back for the latest listing of employers): https://umd-csm.symplicity.com/events/students.php?mode=list&cf=LANGUAGE2012

WHO CAN ATTEND:
University of Maryland, College Park:

Current students and spouses/partners*

Alumni and spouses/partners*
Faculty/staff and spouse/partners*
Shady Grove campus students (with UMCP ID Cards)
Students: Plan to attend a prep workshop for tips on navigating the fair. It will be held Tuesday, October 23 from 5-6 pm in the Multipurpose Room of the Language House.



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For additional information about this event:
contact Kate Juhl at kjuhl@umd.edu

Upcoming Federal Events

Tuesday, October 23rd | 12:15-1:30pm
"Energy & Enterprise: Alternative approaches to US Energy and Climate Change Challenges"
Former Republican Representative Bob Inglis, executive director of the Energy & Enterprise Initiative at George Mason University, will lay out a framework for a climate policy based on ending subsidies and including hidden costs, and will describe how this enterprise-oriented approach is well-aligned with conservative thought but could also attract broader support.


Tuesday, October 23rd | 4:00-5:30pm
“Immigration and the Election of 2012”
The Norman and Florence Brody Public Policy Forum will co-host an event featuring University of Maryland President Wallace Loh, Maryland State Senator Victor R. Ramirez (D, District 47), and Director of Asian American Studies Janelle Wong discussing the national issues regarding immigration in the 2012 presidential election.



Wednesday, October 24th | 6:30-8:00pm
Panel Discussion: Fisher v. University of Texas
Moderated by Mark Feldstein, Richard Eaton Chair of Broadcast Journalism, Merrill College of Journalism, UMD. Panelists include David H. Gans, Constitutional Accountability Center; Joshua Civin, NAACP Legal Defense Team; Brigida Benitez,Partner, Steptoe; and Carolyn Skolnik, Esq., University Counsel, UMD.
RSVP Now



Monday, October 29th | 12:15-1:30pm
Future of Education Forum: Who Needs College?
Join us for a discussion about the benefits – and challenges – of encouraging more students to attend college, featuring William “Brit” Kirwan, chancellor, University System of Maryland and Robert J. Samuelson, columnist, The Washington Post.

Fed Event: Panel Discussion: Fisher v. University of Texas | October 24th | 6:30-8:00pm | Light Fare Provided

Panel Discussion: Fisher V. University of Texas October 24

Moderator
Mark Feldstein, Richard Eaton Chair of Broadcast Journalism, Merrill College of Journalism, UMD
Mark Feldstein spent twenty years as an award-winning on-air investigative correspondent at CNN, ABC News, and various local television stations. He has been beaten up in the U.S., detained and censored by government authorities in Egypt, and escorted out of the country under armed guard in Haiti. His exposés led to resignations, firings, multi-million dollar fines, and prison terms. Feldstein has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals; his recent book Poisoning The Press has received widespread critical acclaim and earned top academic awards for research. He is regularly quoted as a media analyst by leading outlets in the US and abroad and has testified as an expert witness in court and before Congress on First Amendment issues.

Panelists
David H. Gans of the Constitutional Accountability Center, Director of the Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Citizenship Program
David joined CAC after serving as Program Director of Cardozo Law School's Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy, and as an attorney with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, where he worked with Bert Neuborne on appellate briefs in constitutional cases involving the First Amendment and voting rights. He co-authored an amicus brief in Fisher on behalf of constitutional law scholars (available here).

Joshua Civin, NAACP Legal Defense Team, Counsel to the Director of Litigation
Joshua Civin rejoined LDF as an Assistant Counsel in 2009, after serving as an Arthur Liman Public Interest Fellow in 2004-2005 and as an intern during law school. Mr. Civin actively participates in LDF's appellate and Supreme Court practice, while maintaining a trial-level litigation docket in matters involving educational equity and economic justice. He worked with the NAACP LDF on its Fisher efforts (amicus brief).

Brigida Benitez, Partner, Steptoe.
Professionally, she focuses on global dispute resolution, internal investigations, and compliance matters. She advises clients on US and international anti-corruption laws and regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and regulations of Multilateral Development Banks. She also represents clients in connection with corporate and related conduct in complex US and international legal settings. Benitez worked with Dr. Robert Putnam on his Fisher efforts (amicus brief), and also was involved in the Grutter litigation.

Carolyn Skolnik, Esq., University Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, UMD
Ms. Skolnik has represented institutions of higher education for more than twenty-two years. She began her career as an attorney in the General Counsel’s Office of the Johns Hopkins University and later worked for several years as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
In 1993, she was appointed Assistant Attorney General in the Educational Affairs Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, later serving as Senior Counsel for Litigation and Acting Deputy for Litigation. While an Assistant Attorney General, she was counsel to Towson University, Bowie State University, and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute.

More information….

Sponsored by
American Constitution Society, Maryland Chapter; School of Public Policy; Philip Merrill College of Journalism; Office of Diversity & Inclusion; Office of Legal Affairs

For more information, contact
Lara Brown de Fuenmayor
301.405.6429
larafuen@umd.edu

RSVP Here: http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/panel-discussion-fisher-v-university-texas-october-24?destination=node/5381

UMD Distinguished Lecture: L. Brown, Geopolitics of Food Security, Nov 12, 5 pm

The University of Maryland Council on the Environment
Distinguished Lecture Series, Inaugural Event

Presents: Dr. Lester R. Brown

"Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity"

When: November 12, 2012
Where: Computer Science Instructional Center, University of Maryland, College Park
4:00PM Reception in Atrium
5:00PM Lecture in Room 1115

Welcome:
Antonio Busalacchi, Chair of the Council on Environment

Introductory Remarks:
Senator Joseph D. Tydings
Herman E. Daly, University of Maryland, School of Public Policy

Abstract: With food scarcity driven by falling water tables, eroding
soils, and rising temperatures, control of arable land and water
resources is moving to center stage in the global struggle for food
security. In this era of tightening world food supplies, the ability
to grow food is fast becoming a new form of geopolitical leverage.
Food is the new oil. What will the geopolitics of food look like in a
new era dominated by scarcity and food nationalism? Brown outlines the
political implications of land acquisitions by grain-importing
countries in Africa and elsewhere as well as the world’s shrinking
buffers against poor harvests, and exposes the increasingly volatile
food situation the world is facing.

Described as “one of the world’s most influential thinkers” by the
Washington Post, Lester Brown is Founder and President of Earth Policy
Institute, a non-profit environmental research organization based in
Washington, D.C. During a career that started with tomato farming,
Brown has been awarded 25 honorary degrees and has authored or
coauthored over 50 books. One of the world's most widely published
authors, his books have appeared in some 40 languages. One of his
recent books, World on the Edge, was called by the Financial Times "a
provocative primer on some of the key global issues that businesses
will face in the coming decades.” He is a MacArthur Fellow and the
recipient of many prizes and awards including United Nations'
Environment Prize, the World Wide Fund for Nature Gold Medal, and the
Blue Planet Prize for his "exceptional contributions to solving global
environmental problems." In 1985 the Library of Congress requested his
personal papers noting that his writings and work had “already
strongly affected thinking about problems of world population and
resources.” Brown earned master degrees in agricultural economics
from the University of Maryland and in public administration from
Harvard University. He was inducted into the University of Maryland
Alumni Hall of Fame in 2010.

THIS LECTURE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Click below for directions. Parking is free after 4pm. For more
information on the Council on the Environment see:
http://cone.umd.edu/

Upcoming Events

Thursday, October 18th | 7:00-8:30pm
A Deficit of Morals? Are the presidential candidates’ security policies moral?
A public discussion sponsored by the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) will address these and other questions related to the presidential candidates’ security policies. The event will feature CISSM director Professor John Steinbruner, Anwar Sadat Professor of Peace and Development Shibley Telhami, and others.
More...

Saturday, October 20th | 3:00-5:00pm
How Will You Vote: Yes or No?
The Norman and Florence Brody Public Policy Forum and the League of Women Voters will host a panel A Panel Discussion of Md. Referenda, Questions 6 and 7 – Civil Marriage and Gaming Expansion.More...



Tuesday, October 23rd | 12:15-1:30pm
Energy & Enterprise: Alternative approaches to US Energy and Climate Change Challenges More...
Former Republican Rep. Bob Inglis, executive director of the Energy & Enterprise Initiative at George Mason University, will focus on approaches to energy and climate policy, based on innovation, entrepreneurship, and market signals, that could draw support for a clean energy transition from conservatives as well as liberals.





Wednesday, October 24th | 6:30-8:00pm
Panel Discussion: Fisher v. University of Texas
Moderated by Mark Feldstein, Richard Eaton Chair of Broadcast Journalism, Merrill College of Journalism, UMD. Panelists include David
H. Gans, Constitutional Accountability Center; Joshua Civin, NAACP Legal Defense Team; Brigida Benitez, Partner, Steptoe; and Carolyn Skolnik, Esq., University Counsel, UMD.
RSVP Now




Monday, October 29th | 12:15-1:30pm
Future of Education Forum: Who Needs College?
Join us for a discussion about the benefits – and challenges – of encouraging more students to attend college, featuring William “Brit” Kirwan, chancellor, University System of Maryland and Robert J. Samuelson, columnist, The Washington Post.
RSVP to MSPP@UMD.EDU

Fed Event: Oct 22

Congressional Briefing with Nathan Steinwald
Monday, October 22, 2012, 1:30 p.m.
2505 Van Munching Hall

On Monday, October 22, 2012 the Center for Financial Policy will host Nathan Steinwald, Senior Economic Adviser for Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Staff Director of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance.

This talk is part of the Center’s “Congressional Briefings” series that host current and former Capitol Hill staffers to the Smith School to speak about legislative issues related to financial policy. The event will take place at 1:30 p.m. at 2505 Van Munching Hall.

We hope that you will join us for this discussion. There is no registration fee for this event. To register, please complete this form.

This event is open to all faculty, staff, and students.

For additional information about this event, please contact Michelle Lui, Assistant Director, Center for Financial Policy at mlui@rhsmith.umd.edu.
* Required

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Fed Event: Panel Discussion on Oct.24th

Panel Discussion on Fisher v. University of Texas

From: Oct 24 2012 - 6:30pm- 8:00pm
Location: MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall


Moderated by Dr. Mark Feldstein, Richard Eaton Chair of Broadcast Journalism, Merrill College of Journalism, UMD

Panelists
Joshua Civin
Counsel to the Director of Litigation
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF)

David Gans
Director of the Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Citizenship Program
Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC)

Light fare provided

Fed Event: Former Congressman Bob Inglis

Former Congressman Bob Inglis

From: Oct 23 2012 - 12:15pm- 1:30pm
Location: MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall

"Energy & Enterprise: Alternative approaches to US Energy and Climate Change Challenges"

Keynote Speaker
Former Congressman Bob Inglis (R-SC4)

Commenters
Ambassador Susan Schwab
Professor Phillip Swagel
Professor Steve Fetter

Moderator
Professor Nathan Hultman

US energy and climate policy, always a contentious issue, has become increasingly polarized. Climate change remains controversial in the Republican Party and conservative US politics more broadly. In the absence of Republican policy proposals, most of the climate-change policy discussion has been driven by Democrats and progressive groups. At this event, former Republican Representative Bob Inglis, executive director of the Energy & Enterprise Initiative at George Mason University, will lay out a framework for a climate policy based on ending subsidies and including hidden costs, and will describe how this enterprise-oriented approach is well-aligned with conservative thought but could also attract broader support.

A moderated discussion on the prospects for such an approach will follow. Inglis will be joined by three faculty members from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy: two former George W. Bush administration officials, Susan Schwab, former US Trade Representative, and Phillip Swagel, former Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Treasury Department; and one former Obama administration official, Steve Fetter, former Assistant Director at-large in the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) and former Principal Assistant Director of OSTP's Environment and Energy Division.

Hosted by MSPP Career Services and the Tuesday Policy Forum

Fed Event: "Iranian Public Opinion on Nuclear Issues"

12:15-1:30 PM | SPECIAL EVENT: CISSM Forum

From: Oct 19 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Oct 19 2012 - 1:30pm

Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall


"Iranian Public Opinion on Nuclear Issues"

by Ebrahim Mohseni, Doctoral Candidate at the Maryland School of Public Policy and Lecturer at the University of Tehran

"A Deficit of Morals? Are the presidential candidates’ security policies moral?"

From: Oct 18 2012 - 7:00pm
To: Oct 18 2012 - 8:30pm
Location: Prince Georges Room | Adele H. Stamp Student Union

"A Deficit of Morals? Are the presidential candidates’ security policies moral?"

Is President Barack Obama’s policy of “targeted killing” in line with Just War principles? Is the U.S. failure to negotiate legally binding reductions on carbon emissions morally acceptable? What are the moral imperatives raised by possible responses to the Iranian nuclear program? Is the United States’ own reliance on nuclear deterrence, an unchanged legacy of the Cold War, morally defensible?

A public discussion sponsored by the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) will address these and other questions related to the presidential candidates’ security policies. The event will feature CISSM director Professor John Steinbruner, Anwar Sadat Professor of Peace and Development Shibley Telhami, and others. The discussion is part of an ongoing CISSM research initiative that explores how Americans’ moral and religious beliefs affect their preferences on important global security policy challenges such as climate change and nuclear risks.

"How Will you Vote: Yes or No? A Panel Discussion of Md. Referenda, Questions 6 and 7"

Brody Forum
Oct 20 2012 - 3:00pm- 5:00pm

Location: Village of Friendship Heights Community Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, Md.

"How Will you Vote: Yes or No? A Panel Discussion of Md. Referenda, Questions 6 and 7"

The Norman and Florence Brody Public Policy Forum and the League of Women Voters will host a panel that will review all of the referenda on the Maryland ballot with particular focus on Question 6, concerning the Civil Marriage Protection Act, and on Question 7, the Gaming Expansion Referendum.

Moderated by Douglas J. Besharov, Professor, UMD School of Public Policy

Council on the Environment - Inaugural Distinguished Lecture by Lester Brown 11/12/12

I am pleased to announce that the Council on the Environment has established an annual Environmental Lecture Series. Our inaugural speaker is Lester Brown, founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute. Please see the announcement that is attached and please feel free to share with colleagues, family and friends. I am quite pleased to have such a world leader of environmental issues who is also a former graduate of the university and a member of the University of Maryland Alumni Hall of Fame address the university community.

On Monday November 12, 2012 we will begin with a reception at 4PM in the CSIC Atrium.

Dr. Brown's seminar will begin at 5PM in CSIC Lecture Hall 1115 with introductory remarks from Senator Joseph Tydings and Professor Herman Daly.

I am confident that Dr. Brown’s talk will inspire the Maryland community to think about how we can apply our education, expertise, and talents to address issues in our collective future in such areas as food scarcity, whether that is through educational pursuits, research initiatives, partnerships with the private sector, or individual outreach.


Cheers..Tony


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Antonio J. Busalacchi
Chair, University of Maryland Council on the Environment
Director and Professor, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center

MSPP Presents Former Congressman Bob Inglis | "Energy & Enterprise: Alternative approaches to US Energy and Climate Change Challenges" | October 23

US energy and climate policy, always a contentious issue, has become increasingly polarized. Climate change remains controversial in the Republican Party and conservative US politics more broadly. In the absence of Republican policy proposals, most of the climate-change policy discussion has been driven by Democrats and progressive groups. At this event, former Republican Representative Bob Inglis, executive director of the Energy & Enterprise Initiative at George Mason University, will lay out a framework for a climate policy based on ending subsidies and including hidden costs, and will describe how this enterprise-oriented approach is well-aligned with conservative thought but could also attract broader support.



A moderated discussion on the prospects for such an approach will follow. Inglis will be joined by three faculty members from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy: two former George W. Bush administration officials, Susan Schwab, former US Trade Representative, and Phillip Swagel, former Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Treasury Department; and one former Obama administration official, Steve Fetter, former Assistant Director at-large in the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) and former Principal Assistant Director of OSTP's Environment and Energy Division.


University of Maryland | School of Public Policy | 2101 Van Munching Hall | College Park, MD 20742 | 301.405.6330

Fed Event: Tuesday Policy Forum Presents Jennifer Doleac | “The Effects of DNA Databases on Crime” | October 9

The Effects of DNA Databases on Crime

Tuesday Policy Forum

October 9, 2012
12:15-1:25 PM
1203 Van Munching Hall


Jennifer Doleac is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Virginia's Batten School. She is an applied microeconomist with a special interest in law and economics and the economic of crime. Her recent research considers the impact of DNA databases on criminal behavior, the effects of a seller's race in online markets, and whether extending Daylight Saving Time decreases violent street crime.

Doleac has a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Math from Williams College. Before graduate school, she worked at the Brookings Institution and the Congressional Budget Office, in Washington, DC.

2012 Georgetown Energy and Cleantech Conference

2012 Georgetown Energy and Cleantech Conference

Georgetown Energy and Cleantech Club

Friday, October 12, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (EDT)

http://2012geccconference.eventbrite.com/?ref=esfbenivtefor001

Student (with Valid Student ID) Oct 12, 2012 $35.00

Fed Event: October 17th, 3:30 PM

Latin American Studies Center
Café Break Series

“Behind the Protests: Secondary Education and the Job Market in Chile”
Sergio Urzúa, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park


Wednesday, October 17
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
2120 Francis Scott Key (Merrill Room)



Professor Urzúa investigates some of the underlying determinants explaining the recent student protests in Chile. The conclusions he draws also might have implications for other countries in the region. In addition, they explain the challenges associated with designing and implementing public policies in developing countries.



Sergio Urzúa is a member of the Department of Economics and Maryland Population Research Center. Before coming to Maryland, Dr. Urzúa was an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Northwestern University from 2007 – 2011 and was also a Senior Advisor and Head of Labor & Educational Affairs at the Finance Ministry of Chile from 2010-2011. His research with economic models has shown the importance of accounting for unobserved factors in the context of developing countries, particularly on issues such as income inequality, gender gaps, and access to public services.


For more information about this event please contact the Latin American Studies Center at lasc@umd.edu or by phone at 301-405-6459.

Fed Event: Tuesday Policy Forum, 12:15 PM. Oct 9th

Tuesday Policy Forum featuring Jennifer Doleac

From: Oct 9 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Oct 9 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall


Jennifer Doleac, University of Virginia
"use of DNA in American criminal justice"

Fed Event: Debate Watching PArty

From: Oct 3 2012 - 8:30pm
To: Oct 3 2012 - 11:00pm
Location: Colony Ballroom | Stamp Student Union


Pizza and drinks will be served.

Hosted by Public Policy Dean Don Kettl, the debate watch will feature the announcement of a new Terrapin Electronic Registration System through our TerpsVote initiative. Last year's SGA was primarily responsible for the creation of this program with support from the State of Maryland, IT, Student Affairs and the Stamp Student Union. It will allow anyone with a university ID to electronically register to vote using a secure system. For students, this means they can securely register to vote either in-state or their hometown.

We will also provide the opportunity for participants to use a new kind of real-time polling (using a web-based tool for mobile devices) to get moment-by-moment reactions as the debate unfolds. The technology - from React Labs - was developed by UMD Professor Philip Resnik (ARHU/Linguistics). We'll have two screens available - one with the debate, one with the real-time polling results of Maryland and other participants around the nation. There will be a short discussion about the results and a Q and A afterwards.

The Schedule

7:30pm Colony Ballroom Doors Open
8:30pm Dean Kettl hosts pre-debate discussion with TerpsVote
and ReactLabs
9:00-10:30pm Watch the Presidential Debate
10:30-11:00pm Dean Kettl will host a Q and A and brief analysis session
11:00pm Program concludes

Fed Event: Microfinance Lecture Series Invitation

Microfinance Lecture Series

What: Leaders in the Microfinance industry talk about relevant issues and topics, broadcasted via webcast to all major schools in the U.S.

When: Every Monday 7:15-8:30pm, from 9/24 to 12/3

Location: VMH 1202

How: Just show up

Contact: Daniel Freedman (daniel.freedman@rhsmith.umd.edu)

Fed Event: Weds, Oct 3, 2012 | Development Circle | Iron Status, Malaria Parasite Loads and Food Policies: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

IDEV Council invites you to this special Development Circle at which MSPP Professor Dr. Alok Bhargava will use rigorous methods to investigate the consequences of improving children's iron status for malaria parasite loads in Cote d'Ivoire, Zambia, and Tanzania. See details attached.

Date: Weds, Oct 3, 2012
Time: 12:15-1:20pm
Place: 1203 Van Munching Hall

(Light lunch will be served)