Top marine ecologist, NOAA leader to deliver Geller Lecture April 5

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leader Jane Lubchenco, an internationally known marine ecologist and environmental scientist, will present “Growing a Sustainable Future: Reasons for Urgency and Hope,” at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, in Tilton Hall, second floor, Higgins University Center, 950 Main Street.    Lubchenco’s talk is presented by the Albert, Norma and Howard ’77 Geller Endowed…

Leadership network helping Worcester businesses to ‘go green’

The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston (SBN), Worcester Local First (WLF) and Clark University announce the Worcester launch of SBN’s proven model program, the Sustainable Business Leader Program (SBLP), an environmental sustainability certification program for small to medium-sized, local and independent businesses. Worcester Local First will conduct a networking event from 5:30 to 7:30…

Clark to host National Geographic Bee State Finals April 1

Fourth- through eighth-grade students representing nearly 80 different towns and cities in Massachusetts will compete in the state final of the National Geographic Bee at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 1, in the Daniels Theater in Atwood Hall at Clark University. Registration is from 1 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The final round will begin at approximately 3:15 p.m. * WEATHER…

Men at Risk: Family Impact Seminar at State House March 30

The 2011 Massachusetts Family Impact Seminar, “Men at Risk: The Physical, Mental, and Social Health of Men in Massachusetts,” will present a briefing to state lawmakers on the latest research on the hidden crisis of men’s relatively poor health, how that negatively impacts the Commonwealth and their families, and what can be done about it.…