The most powerful transformations in the synthesis of complex molecules generate significant structural complexity from simple precursors. In many cases, however, there is no practical approach available to translate intuitive retrosynthetic disconnections of a given target from the blackboard to the lab. This presentation will highlight strategies that address such ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
An Update on Alzheimer’s: Assessment, Treatment and Prevention - LivestreamYou will learn about the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease, the typical and atypical clinical manifestations of this disease, and recent advances in diagnosis and treatment. Speaker: Serggio Lanatta, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, UC San Francisco Memory and Aging CenterRegister at weblink for Zoom information
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City of Campbell Climate Action & Adaptation PlanActerra will be hosting a focus group for Campbell residents. Our focus group is in partnership with the City of Campbell and we will be creating vision boards on what a sustainable Campbell looks like to them. We will provide a free lunch and $50 stipends to attendees.
I will present a few snapshots along my trajectory of algorithmic developments in electronic structure theory, through the lens of applied mathematics. I will begin with large-scale Kohn-Sham density functional theory (KS-DFT) with local, semi-local, and hybrid exchange-correlation functionals. I will then discuss the treatment of finite-size effects in quantum ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
'Power Metal' The race for the resources that will shape the futureJoin author Vince Beiser at the Berkeley Ecology Center for a discussion on his new book, Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future.The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence ??" and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Heroes Never Die: The Blizzard SagaThirty years ago, Blizzard Entertainment spawned Warcraft, and then World of Warcraft a decade later, unleashing hordes of orcs and humans onto millions of fans' computer screens. Computer gaming would never be the same. But even as Blizzard conquered gamers' wallets with franchises like Diablo, Starcraft, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, ...
It’s a classic question of color perception: Is my red the same as your red? Using special optical systems that bypass normal visual processes in the eye (optical blur, eye movements), researchers are able to send sensory information to the human brain that it has never experienced before. The BIG ...
