Tuesday, 07 Mar 2006
Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series - Pietra Rivoli
Pietra Rivoli is associate professor at Georgetown, where she teaches corporate and international finance. She is also involved in Georgetown University's Licensing Oversight Committee, which overseas workplace issues for Georgetown apparel producers, the University's Committee for Social Responsibility in Investing, and the Vital Voices partnership, a University initiative in executive education for women from developing countries. Her...
African-American Designers in Chicago, 1920s-1980s - Victor Margolin
Victor Margolin is Professor of Design History at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is the author of several books on design, most recently The Politics of the Artificial: Essays on Design and Design Studies (2002). He is the editor of Design Discourse: History, Theory, Criticism (1989) and the co-editor of Discovering Design: Exploration in Design Studies (1995) and The Idea of Design (1996).
Science and Environmental Decision Making: from the Lab to the White House and Beyond - Rosina Bierbaum
Rosina Bierbaum was acting director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy for the President in the Clinton White House. As the Administration's senior scientific advisor on environmental research and development, she provided scientific input and guidance on global change, air and water quality, endangered species, biodiversity, ecosystem management, endocrine disruptors, environmental monitoring, natural hazards, and energy...