A day-long conference at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, addressing features of green residential development, retrofits, and policy. Join leading practitioners and researchers for panels discussing sustainable residential energy use (design, feasibility & performance), energy efficiency in affordable housing, and government participation (policy, promotion, regulation).Breakfast/registration opens at 7.30am; proceedings ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $95 General, $65 Govt./Nonprofit, Free for UCB
Mind-Body Skills and Self-Regulation: A Look at When, Why and How for Children and AdolescentsMind-body skills and self-regulation can provide great benefit to children who suffer from headache or migraines, digestive upset, anxiety, procedure-related pain, chronic pain, bed-wetting or other chronic conditions.In this lecture, Dr. Becker will discuss how mind-body approaches can benefit children across different developmental stages, from infancy to the teen years. ...
Go behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited, free with admission. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
Bill McKibben: Global and Local: Dispatches from the Climate FightThe sheer financial power of the fossil fuel industry is at the heart of the climate-change problem, and the climate movement is finally grappling with this reality. Bill McKibben shares stories from the front lines of this movement – from every corner of the country and the planet. Some stories ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The Scourge of Our Modern Lifestyles. Novel TreatmentThe crippling effects of carpal tunnel syndrome afflict about 5 percent of us, mostly women. Championing the advancement of minimally invasive CTS surgical technique, McCormack discusses the implications of his new project, The MANOS system. MANOS requires as little as 2mm for surgical access, therefore minimizing surgical trauma and reducing ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Join scientists and jewelers for a unique look at how humankind has been turning natural materials into tools, weapons and decorative objects over the millennia. Covet the rare finds in the Academy's Gem & Mineral Vault, watch as members of the San Francisco Gem & Mineral Society demonstrate gem cutting ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
The State of Sharks, a talk by David McGuireCalifornia Academy of Sciences research associate David McGuire will discuss his research with sharks, shark threats and protections, and his work with the Shark Protection Act currently in Senate Committee. His free presentation will start at 7 P.M.
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
The Great Sunflower ProjectOver the past few years, scientific studies have suggested that both honey bee and native bee populations are in trouble. What scientists had not studied on a large scale was how the wild bees were doing and what effect that has on pollination of garden plants, crops and wild plants. ...
