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Charge Exchange in the Solar System and Beyond - LivestreamCharge exchange (CX) is a conceptually simple but theoretically complex atomic process that leads to spectral line emission in the X-ray band, only discovered to be important in astronomy in the last few decades. It occurs in nearly any environment where hot plasma and cold gas interact: in the solar ...
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Trauma-Informed Approaches for Individual and Organizational Resilience during the COVID-19 Crisis - LivestreamJoyce Dorado and Susan Stone will discuss practical strategies for addressing pandemic-related trauma and stress in individuals and systems (e.g. educational, child welfare, public health) through the lens of trauma-informed principles based in the science of trauma, stress, resilience, and healing. How might the disruptions of the COVID-19 crisis affect individuals and organizations ...
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The three most curious things from one year of DES weak lensing - LivestreamThe Dark Energy Survey has finished cosmological and other lensing results from one year of collected data. I will revisit three findings that were perhaps unexpected but seem curious (at least to me!), on the side of the main two-point function results on cosmology. One is the ongoing controversy on ...
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Kraw Lecture: Viruses & Vaccines - LivestreamProfessor Rebecca DuBois studies how viruses cause infections and identifies weaknesses that can be targeted with vaccines and antiviral therapies. All human viruses must be able to attach to their target cell and transfer their genetic material inside the cell. The virus surface proteins that carry out these entry steps ...
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Sea Otter Conservation and Ecology in the 21st Century - CANCELEDHaving nearly been forced to extinction throughout much of their range in the 18th and 19th centuries, sea otters have made a remarkable comeback. Through their recovery, we are learning new things about their basic biology and ecology, which is forcing coastal scientists and managers to rethink the role of ...
