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A virtual fireside chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci (Livestream)Join Dean Lloyd Minor as he hosts a virtual fireside chat with Dr. Anthony FauciDean Lloyd Minor will host the government's leading infectious disease expert--Dr. Anthony Fauci--for a virtual fireside chat that contextualizes COVID-19's recent resurgence, highlights our path to overcoming the pandemic, and answers your pre-submitted questions.*Date and time subject ...
Where: Cost: free
Understanding Living Systems through Scientific Computing - LivestreamComputing is revolutionizing our approach to scientific discovery, which previously depended solely on experiments and theory. Sophisticated computer simulations of systems ranging from drugs interacting with proteins to the interiors of stars allow us to design new medicines and understand galactic evolution. This session will introduce participants to the power ...
Where: Cost: Free
Ask-an-Astronomer: Alex Filippenko - LivestreamUC Observatories Virtual Event Series with Astrophysicist and Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley Alex Filippenko.Zoom linkTo submit a question ahead of the event for Ask-an-Astronomer please email social@ucolick.org
Where: Cost: Free
Slugs and Steins: Mercury in Coastal Fog - Evidence for Bioaccumulation in Food Webs - LivestreamMercury is a naturally occurring element that is released to the atmosphere by human activities - approximately 4000 metric tons each year. Coal combustion, gold mining, and other industrial processes are the main culprits.Peter Weiss-Penzias, Ph.D., an associate researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology at UC Santa ...
Where: Cost: Free
How Would You Build a Machine that Sorts Cells? - LivestreamThe session will begin with a discussion of why investigators need to characterize the properties of cells and sort them, and how this is relevant to treating disease. We will then look at a LEGO model of a “cell sorter” that utilizes motors and sensors to sort colored marbles. Lastly, ...