Events

Recent Events

Friday, May 17, 2013

Weathering Change: An Assessment of Federal Water Policies in The Face of a Changing Climate

Lunchtime Talk with Andrew Fahlund, Water in the West Project

Yang and Yamazaki Environment and Energy Building (Y2E2)
Room 300

Our Water in the West project's Executive Director Andrew Fahlund will profile 10 federal water policies, and talk about how many are not well equipped to deal with a changing climate.  He will explore some of the common elements of these laws and regulations and offer recommendations for how they can be amended to help communities better prepare for future water management. 
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

"The Sun Never Sets: Reflections on a Western Life"

Celebrating the Memoirs of L.W. "Bill" Lane, Jr.

Lane History Corner
Building 200, Room 203
Stanford University

Please join us for a talk and reception on the Stanford campus to commemorate and celebrate the publication of Bill Lane's memoir, The Sun Never Sets: Reflections on a Western Life (Stanford University Press). The book chronicles the life, passion and adventures of the Sunset magazine publisher, U.S. ambassador, World War II veteran, ardent conservationist, and Center benefactor L.W. "Bill" Lane, Jr, who passed away in 2010 at 90 years old.
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Thursday, May 09, 2013

The California Archipelago: Thinking About Mapping California

Lunchtime Talk with Rebecca Solnit

Mitchell Earth Sciences Building, Room 67
397 Panama Mall

As part of the Bill Lane Center's Spring Seminars on the West, visiting scholar Rebecca Solnit will present her new research project based on Stanford Libraries' collection of cartographic materials that depict California as an island, The San Francisco writer is the author of more than a dozen books about art, landscape, public and collective life, ecology, and politics. 
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Desert America: A Journey Through Our Most Divided Landscape

An Evening with Rubén Martínez

Stanford Humanities Center

The Institute For Diversity in the Arts, Modern Thought and Literature, Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies, and the Stanford Humanities Center present an evening with the journalist, author and performer Rubén Martínez, who will read from his new book, Desert America: A Journey Through our Most Divided Landscape.
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Thursday, May 02, 2013

Adopting a Landscape­-Level Approach to Managing our Nation's Public Lands

Lecture by The Honorable David J. Hayes

Jordan Hall Auditorium
Main Quad, Building 420, Room 40

The Honorable David J. Hayes will talk about the government's management of public lands, including policies regarding oil and gas production, solar energy development and the recovery of key species like the northern spotted owl and sage grouse. 
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Future of Political Reform

Panel Discussion with Sen. Russell D. Feingold and Judge Ken Starr

Paul Brest Hall
Munger Graduate Residences, Building #4

Join us for an evening of spirited discussion between two icons of American politics, Sen. Russell D. Feingold and Judge Ken Starr. On the eve of the 40th anniversary of California’s Political Reform Act, we are honored to host a conversation on the past, present and future of campaign finance reform.
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