Mechanizing the hand harvesting of fresh market crops constitutes one of the biggest challenges to the sustainability of the U.S. fruit and vegetable industry.Depending on the crop, labor contributes up to 60% of the variable production cost and recent labor shortages have led to loss of production and reduction of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Three Presentations at Romberg Tiburon CenterLaura Melroy (Cohen Lab) Spatial and Temporal Variation in Population Structure of the Direct-Developing Sea Stars in the Leptasterias Species Complex Heather Richard (Carpenter Lab) The influence of microbial biofilms on metal sorption by plastic debris Calvin Lee (Cohen Lab) Immunogenetic variation and tumor incidence of juvenile English ...
Zach's research focuses on household water access, treatment and use. He draws on data collected in the field, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative sources. Zach is ultimately interested in the balance between sustainability, equity, health and livelihoods and he hopes his work will contribute to good water policies which reflect ...
Our group is using molecular, genetic and electrophysiological techniques to explore the molecular and neuronal basis of innate social behaviors in the mouse. We are studying the architecture and functional logic of neuronal circuits underlying pheromone signaling. What is the nature of the mammalian pheromones and of the receptors that ...
Action for Mountain LionsMountain Lions are facing increasing conservation issues each year as humans encroach further into their habitat. With the passing of state bill 132, various Bay Area organizations have partnered with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to create an alliance called BACAT. Come learn about this ground-breaking program and ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12 - $20
Urban Permaculture Design CourseRegistration announced for Spring 2015 session of the Urban PDC in San Francisco. The course begins on March 18th.This training offers the opportunity to develop professional skills and provides valuable education to enhance your current career or prepare you for your next venture or vocation. It is one of the ...
Facebook is a great way to share news, keep in touch with friends, and make fun of old photos. It's also a gold mine of information about human relationships. Data scientists have studied the communications of people who change their Facebook relationship status from "Single" to "In a relationship." We ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5
iNaturalist and Social Media for Conservation (and Fun!)iNaturalist.org is an online social network for naturalists where you can share your passions and explorations in nature and learn more about them from others. iNaturalist co-founder Ken-ichi Ueda will show you what you can do on the site and discuss how social media sites like iNaturalist can be critical ...
7:00-7:25: Roger Malina(CNRS Marseille) on "TBA"Abstract...Read more7:25-7:50: Allison Leigh Holt(Visual Artist) on "The Beginning Was The End: Hybrid Reality in Javanese Culture"Research on Javanese cultural concepts of time and multi-dimensional reality led to models in diagrams, video-sculptures and a sound installation ...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Universal Access to All KnowledgeA passionate advocate for public Internet access and a successful entrepreneur, Brewster Kahle has spent his career intent on a singular focus: Universal Access to All Knowledge.Kahle will address how advances in computing and communications mean that we can cost-effectively store every book, sound recording, movie, software package, and public ...
Today, its almost impossible to imagine a society that didn't believe that animals could think or use tools in navigating their world. Jane Goodall is widely recognized as one of the scientific pioneers to document complex behaviors such as tool use in the animal world. With the publication of her ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $27 General, $24 Members
"Sweet Nothings from Deep in Your Tummy: A Tale of the Pancreas and Diabetes" by Tommy Hennings"Diabetes mellitus" literally means sweet, excess urine. Besides requiring a very, ahem, intimate patient-doctor relationship, diabetes has one underlying trait in all of its types: the dysfunction of a certain type of cells within ...
