National Public Gardens DayCome celebrate National Public Gardens Day with UCBG! National Public Gardens Day is a celebration of America's public gardens and their important role in promoting environmental stewardship and awareness, plant and water conservation and education. The Garden is offering a free admission coupon for one (1) to celebrate National Public ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
GeoEngineering Distinguished Lecture SeriesPlease join us for an exceptional set of lectures, a wonderful hosted social and poster session, and a dinner that celebrates the GeoEngineering profession in the San Francisco Bay area. The 2014 topics and Distinguished Lectures will be: "The Case for Quality Lab Testing", Dr. Michael F. Riemer, Professor, UC ...
Dr. Carl Haber takes us on a journey of sound. Listen to the earliest known sound recordings, learn how the process has changed throughout history, and what scientists are doing to restore our oldest relics. From the first sounds recorded by Thomas Edison in 1877 to the 1950's, when most ...
Where: OaklandCost: $23 + service
Night HikeHike under the beautiful night sky through the redwoods from twilight to moonlight on a moderate 4-5 mile hike. After the hike, stay and further explore the amazing objects in the night sky through our telescopes (weather permitting) or tour the Telescope Makers Workshop. Hike will take place rain or ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12 (hike only)
Sierra Club Green Friday: Climate Risk, Sustainability, and Global Policy DialogAverage temperatures in the Earth's atmosphere have begun an upward trend that is largely irreversible over the next century. Whether these trends lead to moderate or extreme climate change will depend on policy. In this talk, learn about the risks we face around the world, as well as the state ...
Humans and our technology have wiped entire species from the planet. Can humans and our technology bring them back? Ben Novak is a paleogeneticist whose life's work is the de-extinction of Ectopistes migratorius aka the passenger pigeon. Using cloned cells from cryopreserved museum specimens along with CRISPR genome editing technologies, ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Climate Risk, Sustainability, and Global Policy DialogAverage temperatures in the Earth's atmosphere have begun an upward trend that is largely irreversible over the next century. Whether these trends lead to moderate or extreme climate change will depend on policy. In this talk, learn about the risks we face around the world, as well as the state ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3.00 donation recommended
Prevalence of Earth-size planets orbiting Sun-like starsA major question is whether planets suitable for biochemistry are common or rare in the universe. Small rocky planets with liquid water enjoy key ingredients for biology. In this talk, I will highlight recent results from NASA's Kepler space telescope, including my own work to determine the frequency of potentially ...
