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Panel Presentation, Peter J. Smith, Heidi Freese, Grace Meng, Lori Ulrich Apr 2016

Panel Presentation, Peter J. Smith, Heidi Freese, Grace Meng, Lori Ulrich

Center For Immigrants’ Rights Clinic Events

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Short Presentations Followed By Facilitated Discussions, James Houck, David Titley, Michael Mann Oct 2015

Short Presentations Followed By Facilitated Discussions, James Houck, David Titley, Michael Mann

Penn State Symposium on the Arctic

Retired Navy Vice Adm. James W. Houck is interim dean and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Penn State Law and the School of International Affairs. Houck focuses his research and teaching on international law and national security law, with a particular emphasis on the law of the sea and the law of armed conflict. He joined Penn State in 2012 after retiring as the 41st judge advocate general of the U.S. Navy, during which time he was the principal military legal counsel to the secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations. In this role, he led the 2,300 …


Law, Regulation, And Policy In The Arctic, Michael D. Farber, Klaus Keller Oct 2015

Law, Regulation, And Policy In The Arctic, Michael D. Farber, Klaus Keller

Penn State Symposium on the Arctic

Klaus Keller is a professor of geosciences at Penn State, with an adjunct appointment as a professor of engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University. At Penn State, Keller directs the Center for Climate Risk Management (CLIMA) as well as the NSF-sponsored research network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management (SCRiM). Before joining Penn State, he worked as a research scientist and lecturer at Princeton University and as an engineer in Germany. Keller graduated from Princeton with a Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering. He received master’s degrees from M.I.T. and Princeton as well as an engineer’s degree from …


Nga Brings Geospatial Intelligence To The Arctic, Rachel Bernstein Oct 2015

Nga Brings Geospatial Intelligence To The Arctic, Rachel Bernstein

Penn State Symposium on the Arctic

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Keynote - Why The Rapidly Changing Arctic Matters To Science, Hon. Fran Ulmer Oct 2015

Keynote - Why The Rapidly Changing Arctic Matters To Science, Hon. Fran Ulmer

Penn State Symposium on the Arctic

Fran Ulmer is chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, where she has served since being appointed by President Barack Obama in March 2011. In June 2010, Obama appointed her to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. From 2007 to 2011, Ulmer was chancellor of Alaska's largest public university, the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). Prior to that, she was a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Policy and director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research at UAA. She is a member of the Arctic Council chairmanship, the global board of The …


Keynote - Arctic Council Update: Perspective From The Chairmanship, Robert J. Papp Jr Oct 2015

Keynote - Arctic Council Update: Perspective From The Chairmanship, Robert J. Papp Jr

Penn State Symposium on the Arctic

Retired Coast Guard Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. became the State Department’s special representative for the Arctic in July 2014. He leads the effort to advance U.S. interests in the Arctic region, with a focus on Arctic Ocean governance, climate change, economic, environmental, and security issues in the Arctic region as a member of the Arctic Council chairmanship. Prior to this appointment, Papp served as the 24th commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, and led the largest component of the Department of Homeland Security. As a flag officer,Papp served as commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area; chief of staff for the …