Biotechnology Vendor Showcase ™ @ UCSF Parnassus Crazy About Research? So Are WE! Save Research Time! Finding More Efficient Products Networking with Industry Professionals Interacting Across Departments Get Fresh Research Ideas: By Seeing the Latest Technologies • By Asking Technical Specialists By Sampling New Products Get Answers to Your Research Questions Professors, PI’s, Post-Docs, Laboratory Researchers, Graduate ...
The extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: clustering measurements, lessons, and prospects In this talk, I will present the clustering analysis of the ELG (Emission Line Galaxy) sample from the eBOSS (extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey) program of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and review the other clustering analyses of the eBOSS program, dedicated to Luminous Red Galaxies and Quasars. I will ...
Leonard D'Avolio, Ph.D. shares lessons learned from 15 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying machine learning-enabled systems in academic, government, philanthropic, and industrial healthcare environments. This talk is a painfully honest view of the promise and potential of machine learning in healthcare as well as the cultural, economic, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Did comet impacts jump-start life on Earth?Recent observations confirming the presence of the protein-forming amino acid glycine in comets lend support to cometary impact as a possible source for delivering simple amino acids to early Earth. Little is known regarding the survivability or reactivity of glycine during impacts, especially considering that condensed phase chemistry at extreme ...
Still looking for the perfect holiday gift? Our January Sanctuary Explorations trip makes a great experiential gift for you or your loved ones!Witness the mighty gray whale migration on this half-day cruise. Join our sanctuary naturalists as we venture into the migration path of the gray whales as they head ...
Where: Half Moon BayCost: $70
Mushroaming Along the Presidio Coastal BluffsGet your caps on and be prepared to enter our mycelium/fungus season in the Golden Gate National parks! Come and join us in the underbrush of the Presidio Coastal Bluffs as there is much to explore and learn about the fungus in our parks! We welcome everyone of all ages ...
'In the Woods: Who’s Been Here?'Join us for story time at YSI! This month hear the story of Cammie and William as they explore a forest and encounter some of its mysteries and inhabitants. Then after the story, meet an animal from our Nature Center!
Where: Los GatosCost: Free
Geology Rocks on the HillsEver wondered why the Coyote Hills rise up out of the surrounding marshland? Take a walk with Dr. Malcolm Pringle around the hills of the refuge. Observe rocks that formed deep in the ocean during the time of the dinosaurs. Ponder how they could have joined North America, then been ...
As humans, our appreciation of the natural world is tied to our senses and the sights, sounds, and smells we experience. Recent scientific research however has shown just how limited this viewpoint is. The majority of life on earth use sights, sounds, and smells that are imperceptible to humans and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Twilight Marsh WalkExperience the salt marsh at twilight on an easy stroll along Tidelands (1.3 miles) Trail. At the setting of the sun we will observe the beginning of nature’s night shift. Come discover the sights, sounds, and smells of the refuge as night descends. Not suitable for young children. Call 510-792-0222 ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Sunday, 01/19/20
Fishing for Conservation Solutions: Protecting Manta Rays from Our Seafood SystemManta and devil rays are a group of charismatic and biologically fascinating ocean icons. Unfortunately, they also face enormous threats from wildlife trafficking, plastic pollution, and accidental entanglement in fishing gear. A unique collaboration of scientists, fisheries managers, and industrial tuna fisheries is out to document and understand this accidental ...
Many disease states are characterized by molecular level changes that occur before detectable symptoms have begun to manifest. In order to maximize treatment outcomes it is essential to accurately detect such alterations at an early stage. Chemical probes designed to selectively image such molecular processes have the potential to not ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Discovery and Future of CRISPRFrom basic biology to a genome editing revolution, the story of CRISPR is one of curiosity, teamwork, and endless possibilities. Join Jennifer as she recounts the early stages of CRISPR research on Berkeley's campus and the moment she grasped the full potential of CRISPR technology. Moderated by Ron Vale of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
A Hybrid Deep Learning Approach to Cosmological Constraints From Galaxy Redshift Surveys I will present a new technique for accurately determining sigma_8 and Omega_m from mock 3D galaxy surveys. The method is a hybrid technique; it merges deep machine learning with physics. The method is trained and tested on mock surveys that are built from the AbacusCosmos suite of N-body simulations, comprising ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Recurring and triggered slow slip events near the trench along the Nankai subduction thrustSlow slip events (SSE), non-volcanic tremor, and very low-frequency earthquakes (VLFE) are well documented down-dip of the seismogenic zone of major faults, yet similar observations for the shallowest reaches of subduction megathrusts are rare. We document a family of repeating strain events in the Nankai subduction zone, updip of rupture ...
Dr. Tibshirani will discuss the hot area of supervised learning, focusing specifically on the lasso method for obtaining sparse models. He will also describe some applications of these methods to his own collaborative work, including prediction of platelet usage at Stanford Hospital.Editor's note: This talk was originally scheduled for January ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Unintended Consequences of Autonomous VehiclesSelf-driving cars are coming to your neighborhood, and your commute, but what are the unintended consequences to this intersection of technology and human behavior? Adam Millard-Ball is at the forefront of efforts to identify problems before they hit our streets. His latest research reveals that autonomous vehicles will snarl inner-city ...
Where: SunnyvaleCost: Free
We're Not Doomed! Restoring a Safe and Healthy ClimateFaced with dire predictions and warnings about the current and future effects of climate change, many of us are working hard to mitigate and adapt to this existential threat. Others have given up, feeling that it’s “too late, we’re doomedâ€. Fear does not absolve us of our obligation to our ...
Peggy Orenstein’s Girls & Sex broke ground, shattered taboos and launched conversations about young women’s right to sexual pleasure and agency. It also had an unexpected effect on its author: Orenstein realized that talking about girls is only half the conversation. In Boys & Sex, Peggy Orenstein reveals how young ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $18 Members
The Mushroom Hunter's Kitchen and DemoChad Hyatt has made a name for himself in Northern California and beyond by sharing his delicious spin on wild mushroom cookery at public and private events. Both an expert forager and classically trained chef, he has cooked in a variety of restaurants and private clubs around the San Francisco Bay area, ...
For the inaugural lecture in this new series, Prof. Raja Sengupta will present an introduction to the future of aviation and the exciting work being done on campus in the related fields of aviation data science.
As Earth continues to warm due to anthropogenic emissions, weather patterns are predicted to become more extreme. There is a need to understand how these regional changes will manifest, as any changes can have dramatic impacts on water resource management, hydroelectric power generation, agriculture, and disaster planning. In this seminar, ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Port of San Francisco - Geotechnical Challenges and Approach for Risk-Based Seismic AssessmentThe three-mile long Port of San Francisco northern Seawall was built more than a century ago to reclaim hundreds of acres of tidal mudflat and transform them into a major deep water port. The Seawall was constructed by dredging a trench through soft Young Bay Mud, hundreds of feet bayward ...
California and China have a long-standing history of climate and environment partnership through the dozen MOUs between the governments, as well as policy exchange and joint research initiatives, ranging from air-quality, carbon market, energy efficiency, renewable energy innovation to long-term climate goal setting. What motivates and what has worked in ...
My lab is interested in engineering micro systems and automation tools to address questions in systems neuroscience, developmental biology, and cell biology that are difficult to answer with conventional techniques. Micro technologies provide the appropriate length scale for investigating molecules, cells, and small organisms; moreover, one can also take advantage ...
Digital technologies have accelerated the pace of change demanding a mindset shift.How can we future-proof ourselves to navigate that accelerating change?Immerse yourself in a range of new insights that will help you as an individual, as a team and as an organization to navigate the ambiguity in order to truly ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Broad-Spectrum Electronic Biomolecular SensingConventional electronic biomolecular sensors use charge transfer across an electrically biased electrode-electrolyte interface as the detection mechanism. Specificity to a single analyte molecule is possible by functionalizing the electrode with an engineered protein. Recent research at Stanford has introduced a new type of electronic biomolecular sensor, in which the interface ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Peninsula Gem & Geology Society ProgramThe next meeting of the Peninsula Gem & Geology Society will feature club member, Sonja Loban. She will share a dvd chock full of photos from her trip to Ireland. There will be a door prize drawing and many items available by silent auction. Free parking and free admission.
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Skeptics in the Pub: MillbraeScience and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub West Bay, Fiddlers Green, Millbrae sponsored by Bay Area Skeptics.If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer’s art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
What Does a Black Hole Look Like: How We Got our First PictureBlack holes are one of the most remarkable predictions of Einstein's theory of gravity: so much material is compressed into such a small volume that nothing, not even light, can escape. Black holes have also captured the public imagination, and are commonly featured in popular culture, from Star Trek to ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free (free parking in Lot 1)
Fungal Cooperation and ConflictAltruism is defined an individual acting at a cost to themselves but benefiting, another individual, without the expectation of reciprocity (self-sacrifice). Self-sacrifices include complex behaviors, such as meerkats, that watch for predators while other members of their family forage  or may be relatively simple, as in bacteria that absorb peptides ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Thursday, 01/23/20
The Magnetic Milky Way in Three DimensionsMagnetic fields thread our Milky Way Galaxy, influencing interstellar physics from cosmic ray propagation to star formation. The magnetic interstellar medium is also a formidable foreground for experimental cosmology, particularly for the quest to find signatures of inflation in the polarized cosmic microwave background. Despite its importance across scientific realms, ...
Flights of the Hummingbirds With Ashley Smiley7:30 p.m. | Bechtel Gallery 3, Wattis Webcast StudioNamed for the audible sound created by their wings, hummingbirds boast many unique traits. As a researcher with the Animal Flight Lab at UC Berkeley, Ashley Smiley studies these high-frequency fliers, conducting field research that aims ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95, 14.95 explO members, AD members free
Cities: Smart, Connected, Autonomous...Or Not? Autonomous mobility could introduce transformative change to cities, but not all cities have the same goals regarding the future of transportation. While some want to dramatically diminish non-transit car networks, others are banking on the benefits of AV services and new forms of mobility. How should cities adapt, what do ...
Get a second chance to kick off the new year when NightLife rings in the Year of the Rat with a night devoted to Lunar New Year traditions. Begin the celebration with a powerful lion dance performance and ceremony by SF’s own Jing Mo Athletic Association, a Chinatown-based martial arts ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
Is California’s Climate Progress Going Up in Smoke?California has been at the forefront of America’s climate fight since Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the country’s first major climate law in 2006. The state’s suite of policies for decarbonizing the economy survived industry-funded attacks in court and at the ballot box, and remained largely consistent under Democratic and Republican ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
2020 CES DownloadThis is our annual sharing of the new and unusual things seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January. This event has proven to be a very popular one to attend for people that are in the industry or just have a curiosity. See photos and hear explanations about ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General, $5 IEEE members, Free IEEE CE
 Every astronaut to set foot on the Moon trained with the USGS in Flagstaff and we are currently training the next generation of astronauts. Science staff conducts cutting edge research related to the major planetary bodies in the Solar System. It is a world-wide resource for planetary geologic mapping and naming of ...
