Design and synthesis of functional biomaterials and vaccine delivery vesiclesThe Putnam laboratory's research interests focus on the application of chemical, biological and engineering principles to solve problems in medicine, particularly drug delivery. We focus our efforts in three areas. First, we work to synthesize new biomaterials derived from structures represented in natural human metabolic pathways, and attempt to understand ...
The maker movement has grown out of Make Magazine and Maker Faire. It is a grassroots movement that invites participation of amateurs of all ages and takes advantage of new technologies for personal fabrication and physical/digital interaction. It offers new tools and a new community for creative people to work ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
History of the DeltaLearn about the history of the delta - from the early 1800s up to 2012 - from farming, discovery of gold, railroad building, and levee building t0 the present time with Ranger Bill. 1,000 miles in scope, 60-80 man made islands, and a population that exceeds 500,000! Historical. Educational. Informative.
Evolutionary biologist icon Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion) has spent his career elucidating the wonders of science for adult readers. Now, he brings his message to a younger audience. In The Magic of Reality, richly illustrated by Dave McKean (Coraline), Dawkins navigates between mythology and evidence-based understanding of the natural ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25-30 General, $20-25 Members, $15 Students
Science In ActionThe Science in Action program, sponsored by the Northern California Chapter of American Vacuum Society [NCCAVS], provides an opportunity for students ages 6 through 12, to understand about the air surrounding us. Using a different student for each demonstration and experiment provides hands-on participation. From seeing a partially expanded and ...
The Road Ahead for Wireless Technology: Dreams and ChallengesWireless technology has enormous potential to change the way we live, work, and play. Future wireless networks will support Gigabit per second multimedia communication between people and devices with high reliability and uniform coverage indoors and out. Software will create a virtual wireless network cloud, enabling resource management, seamless connectivity, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Grok Project: Large scale source code analysis at GoogleThe Grok Project is an internal Google initiative to simplify the navigation and querying of very large program source repositories. We have designed and implemented a language-neutral, canonical representation for source code and compiler metadata. Our data production pipeline runs compiler clusters over all Google's code and third-party code, extracting ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Eat it! Food Waste and What YOU Can Do About It! Did you know that roughly half of the food produced in the United States is wasted? And over a third of edible food worldwide is tossed away as well? This means that litterally millions of pounds of food are going directly from farms to landfills, while millions of people remain ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free - $5 Donation Requested
October LASER EventSchedule:6:45pm-7pm: Socializing/networking.7pm - 7:25pm: Terry Berlier (Stanford) on "Where the Beginning Meets the End"Making visible technology's vulnerabilities and illustrating how easily modern inventions can become footnotes to a bygone era.7:25-7:50pm: TBATBA7:50-8:05: BREAKBefore or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Europa's Great Lakes With an icy exterior covering a global ocean, Europa has long been a target of interest in the search for life beyond Earth. Europa exists in a dynamic environment, subject to intense irradiation and impact as well as immense tides from Jupiter. These processes deliver important thermal and chemical energy ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Fun in the Sun: A Risky PropositionWe Californians love our sunshine, but our relationship with the sun is a risky proposition if we don't play it safe. This talk will focus on the most common skin cancers, risk factors for developing them and ways to protect your skin from the sun. Also covered will be treatments ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
Astronomy's Rarest and Coolest Events, Past, Present, and Future."After seeing a transit of Venus with my own eyes and knowing that it will not be happening again for over 100 years, I got to thinking - what other cool astronomical events will there be in my lifetime? What about during the lifetimes of our club's young astronomers? And ...
Mountain Lions on the Urban Wildlands EdgeWe have a Mountain Lion tracking camera on the edge of the Merritt campus near where a Mountain Lion has been sighted. Learn about these secretive and magnificent local creatures.Speaker: Zara McDonald, Bay Area Puma Project.
How should science journalists write about "controversial" science topics like climate change and vaccines? Journalist Liza Gross will discuss her experience writing about vaccines, encounters with anti-vaccination fanatics, and thoughts about how to bridge the gap between evidence and doubt.Lisa Gross is senior editor at the open-acess biomedical journal PLoS ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
North American Association for Environmental Education ConferenceGaining Perspective: Seeing Environmental Education Through Different LensesCome and glean insights into the cutting edge of environmental curriculum while mingling with other professionals at one of the largest gatherings of environmental educators in North America! On October 9-13, 2012 in Oakland, California, NAAEE (North American Association for Environmental Education) is proud to host its 41st ...
Where: OaklandCost: Various packages available—see website for details
