Memory Systems and Theoretical Ways to Improve ThemWe will discuss models of short- and long-term memory, explore case studies that examine the loss or enhancement of memory, and learn about notable scientists who have contributed to our understanding of memory. We will also examine practical and theoretical ways to improve our memory and overall brain health, including ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Tea and the Taste of Climate Change: Effects of Global Change on Specialty Crop Quality and Agroecological ManagementSelena Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Food Systems at Montana State University where she leads the Agroecology and Phytochemistry Group of the MSU Food and Health Lab (http://www.montana.edu/food-health-lab/). Her research, teaching, and service interests are at the intersection of the ecological, cultural, and health aspects of food systems. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
NEW HORIZONS MISSION TO PLUTO Dr. Leslie Young, New Horizons Deputy Project Scientist from the Southwest Research Institute will discuss the latest results from the historic 2015 Pluto flyby.
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Mega-DroughtTrends indicate that a major drought event is looming in the not-too-distant future. In as few as three decades we could experience conditions that would make the Dust Bowl of the 1930s seem like an oasis. Efforts to conserve, while admirable and desperately necessary, may already be too late. This ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
From Comets to Startups - Building Europe's SpaceTech Entrepreneurship Ecosystem - w European Space AgencyIn our final Session Eight of 'European Entrepreneurship' we discuss the emerging SpaceTech startup and venture finance ecosystem in Europe, and the role that the European Space Agency (ESA) is playing here. Stanford Mechanical Engineering presents three founders from the ESA business incubator network across Europe, which is operated by ...
Valerie J. Karplus is the Class of 1943 Career Development Professor and an Assistant Professor of Global Economics and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Her research focuses on resource and environmental management in firms operating in diverse national and industry contexts, with an emphasis on emerging markets and the role of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Could it Happen Here?In Benjamin Parzybok's eco-fiction novel Sherwood Nation, he speculates about what an American city would be like if an extended drought limited water rations to one gallon of water per person a day. Hoarding, riots, neighborhoods filled with abandoned homes and businesses, fires left to burn themselves out, power outages ...
AWIS Palo Alto has invited Dr. Maria Grazia Roncarolo to inspire you. You will hear how this leading scientist has surmounted hurdles in her career to become co-director of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford.
Where: Palo AltoCost: $15 General at door, $10 advance, Free Members
