For more than a decade, Olin College of Engineering has been exploring three questions with regard to engineering education:Are we attracting the right people into engineering? Are we teaching them the right material? Are we using the most effective teaching methods? This talk will present an overview of lessons learned in each ...
To understand how we control motion, we need to understand the physical mechanism being moved. Emerging theories of vertebrate physiology are overturning the traditional bone-centric model of the body in favor of a "tensegrity" model, in which the primary load paths are in the continuous tension network of the soft ...
How Can Telomeres Cause Age-Related Disease?Carol Greider is internationally renowned for her important contributions to the field of molecular biology. She was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology of Medicine along with Elizabeth Blackburn and Jack W. Szostak for their discovery that genetic sequences known as telomeres are protected from progressive shortening by the ...
Professor Sir Michael Berry, Melville Wills Professor of Physics (Emeritus), University of Bristol, will give the Applied Physics/Physics colloquium
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Wild and Scenic Film Festival PreviewJoin us for a first look at the film line-up for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour coming to Oakland this April. Join host Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment for happy hour drinks (no host bar), appetizers, and a first look at the inspiring, empowering films ...
Major League Baseball Advanced Media's Robert A. BowmanBob Bowman serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of MLB Advanced Media, a position he has held since 2000. Following Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig's recommendation in January 2000, professional baseball owners voted to centralize their collective internet and interactive media operations under one roof by building ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Night Sky Series, Class #3ROBERT FERGUSON OBSERVATORY - NIGHT SKY SERIESThe Milky Way; Spiral Arms, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Leo MinorPlease join us and instructor Jack Welch as we learn about our seasonal night skys through a very informative lecture, and then hands on stargazing with the Observatory's telescopes. You will be able to ...
