Sustainability @ the
University of Rochester

Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives
on Sustainability (MDPS)
Spring 2008

February 19
MDPS/SIMON SEMINAR: Julio Nagay, Simon School of Business. "Sustainable Development and Agriculture in Brazil: Business Opportunities with Organic Farming," Thursday, 12:40-1:20pm, Schlegel Hall 207. (all welcome, but please RSVP to: Nathan.Kadar@simon.rochester.edu)

March 4
MDPS SEMINAR: Stewart Weaver, Professor of History. "Teaching Environmental History," Wednesday, 12:00-12:50pm, Gavett 301.

April 1
MDPS SEMINAR: Adam Frank, Professor of Physics. "Astrobiology and Sustainability," Wednesday, 12-12:50pm, Gavett 301.

April 8
MDPS/SIMON SEMINAR: Julio Nagay, Simon School of Business. "Sustainable Development and Agriculture in Brazil: Business Opportunities with Organic Farming," Wednesday, 12:40-1:20pm, Schlegel Hall 207. (all welcome, but please RSVP to: nathan.kadar@simon.rochester.edu)

April 16
MDPS/SIMON SEMINAR: Harry Groenevelt, Professor, Simon School of Business. "Sustainability vs. Bottom Line: the Role of Reverse Logistics," Thursday, 12:40-1:20pm, Schlegel Hall 207. (all welcome, but please RSVP to: Nathan.Kadar@simon.rochester.edu)

April 29
MDPS SEMINAR: Justin Ramsey, Assistant Professor of Biology. "Natural History and Ecology of Woodland Habitats on the University of Rochester Campus," Wednesday, 12-12:50pm, Gavett 301.

This seminar series features faculty from various departments across campus. Faculty will speak on topics related to sustainability with a focus on what their discipline contributes to the understanding of the problem. While definitions and approaches to sustainability differ, everyone agrees that multidisciplinary approaches are essential to solving these complex problems. The goal of the seminar series is to help faculty and students from across the university become familiar with existing interests/expertise/research/courses related to sustainability at the University of Rochester. We hope that this will help build connections across disciplines and continue a conversation about how scholarship related to sustainability can be supported campus-wide.

This seminar series started in the Fall of 2008 with talks by University faculty from Philosophy, Anthropology, and Geology. Including these, Campus Sustainability Day, and other public lectures, the University hosted over a dozen events related to sustainability during the fall. During the Spring of 2009, we have planned talks by a wide range of speakers, including a ‘mini-series’ hosted by the Simon School on sustainability and business.

The MDPS seminar series is sponsored by the University Cluster in Interdisciplinary Studies (UCIS) in Sustainability. The UCIS will meet in the hour prior to each MDPS seminar in Room 202, Gavett Hall. All faculty, staff, and students are invited. Contact Katrina_korfmacher@urmc.rochester.edu with any questions. Thanks for your interest and support!