Last month twenty-one Stanford GSB students traveled to the end of the earth to explore the past, present, & future of climate change. Come hear their tales of adventure from the high seas and lessons learned during their journey to the last continent.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Affordable Care Act: What Health Professionals and Consumers Need to KnowGain an understanding of the structure, politics and likely economic impact of the Affordable Care Act within the context of rising costs for the health care system as a whole. Specific topics include the mandate to purchase insurance; the expansion of Medicaid coverage; and the effects of the ACA on ...
Energy is the foundation of modern life. Our transportation, commerce, food, water, housing, medicine, communications and computing all depend on it. Yet energy is in a sweeping period of transition. Renewables are entering the landscape, and unconventional sources of gas and oil are changing our ideas about supply. Opinions on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for Members
Bay Area-based journalist Nathanael Johnson discusses All Natural: A Skeptic's Quest for Health and Happiness in an Age of Ecological Anxiety ($25.99). Johnson explores the way we react to what he calls "our overall ecological anxiety" - how many of us are drawn to natural solutions and organic lifestyles while ...
Dr Shizuru will review definitions of both tissue stem cells and "pluripotent" stem cells. She will review the work leading to the recent award of a Nobel Prize to a stem cell biologist. She'll conclude giving an overview on near term, promising therapies from the field of stem cell biology.Speaker: ...
