'Getting It Wrong' How to Misinterpret DNA NumbersDr. George Carmody from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada will deliver a seminar hosted by SJSU at the Santa Clara County Crime Laboratory on 10th March on the basic principles of statistics and probability relevant to key concepts in population genetics and profile frequency estimates of PCR-based/discrete allele systems. Additional topics ...
Investigating Gene-Brain Relationships Across the Lifespan in the fragile X Spectrum of DisordersMutations of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene are the genetic cause of fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common inherited form of mental retardation. Large expansions of the CGG trinucleotide repeat in the full mutation range (> 200 CGG repeats) consequently result in transcriptional silencing of the ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: Wendy ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Marine Mammal Research TourGo behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
Adam Zeman-'A Portrait of the Brain'Adam Zeman will briefly sketch some of the stories told in the course of his book "A Portrait of the Brain" and read two or three brief extracts. He will discuss brain science and it's place in understanding the human experience.
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Light and Shadow: Kepler's Search for Habitable WorldsNatalie M. Batalha, San Jose State University Associate Professor and Deputy Science Team Lead of Kepler Mission will give the 28th Annual Bunyan Lecture, presented by Stanford University's Astronomy program. Abstract: Humankind's speculation about the existence of other worlds like our own turned into a veritable quest with the launch ...
The Bay Area Puma Project (BAPP) is the first major study of pumas in the San Francisco Bay Area. The goal of this 10-year research and conservation program is to increase our understanding of local puma populations and their interactions with humans in order to facilitate a healthier co-existence between ...
Join KQED Education at NSTA's National Conference on Science Education at Moscone Center March 10-13. The event offers science educators the best opportunity for professional development in 2011. For K-16 science educators and administrators, including every science discipline, attendees will access unmatched resources for development of content knowledge, techniques and ...
Now in its eighth year, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival celebrates the sea with inspirational films that increase our appreciation of the oceans that surround us. Come view the beauty and mysteries of the ocean, experience the thrill of saltwater sports, explore coastal cultures, and pause to reflect on ...
Hear a rare conversation with Google and Microsoft executives on how technology and cloud computing can help address challenges of energy use and environmental sustainability. Will the move from desktop to cloud computing result in energy savings? How can those savings be measured? What can the IT sector do to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for Members, $7 Students
Eruptions – the Secret Life of VolcanoesProfessor Belasky will discuss the most spectacular and unpredictable of all natural events, the eruption of volcanoes. How are they formed? How do we know when an eruption will occur? He will include in his talk the Icelandic volcano and other fascinating and spectacular cases. Speaker: Paul Belasky, Ohlone Professor, ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
The Printing of Energy Scavenging and Storage DevicesSpeaker: James Evans, UC BerkeleyPart of the Spring 2011 i4Energy Seminar Series. Live broadcast at mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast; Questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. The schedule for the spring i4energy series is at http://www.citris-uc.org/events/i4energy-spring2011.
Bedtime with the Beasts is a special overnight program for youth groups (ages 6-18) and their chaperones. An Oakland Zoo education specialist will lead your group on an evening hike around the zoo where you'll get a look at what the zoo is like after all of the guests leave. ...
Join KQED Education at NSTA's National Conference on Science Education at Moscone Center March 10-13. The event offers science educators the best opportunity for professional development in 2011. For K-16 science educators and administrators, including every science discipline, attendees will access unmatched resources for development of content knowledge, techniques and ...
Now in its eighth year, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival celebrates the sea with inspirational films that increase our appreciation of the oceans that surround us. Come view the beauty and mysteries of the ocean, experience the thrill of saltwater sports, explore coastal cultures, and pause to reflect on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies by program
Saturday, 03/12/11
Sustainable Home HorticultureLearn how to meet the needs of your garden and your lifestyle. Join us for DIY-steeped morning of composting basics. This session will introduce you to compost tea and vermi-composting techniques. Horticulturists Anthony Garza and Dylan Ferreira will show you how to take advantage of compost for multiple beneficial applications ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $25 General, $20 Members
Little Explorer Workshop: Children's Weekend WorkshopSpend time with your little explore this winter, building, creating, and tinkering together as they explore ramps and pathways, how water flows, and air dynamics. Materials invite children's experimentation and help them formulate cause-and-effect relationships. 9:30am - 10:30am Ages 4-511:00am - 12:00pm Grades K-1$130 ($110 for members) for 3 Saturdays.See ...
See and learn about the diverse Presidio birdlife on a moderate one-mile walk.Meet Ranger Will Elder in front of the Beach Hut, at the east end of Crissy Field's East Beach.Reservations required; please call (415) 561-4323.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Monster Bacteria and Other Suspicious Critters Let's explore the salt marsh's hidden habitats! See monster bacteria, some of whom love rotten eggs, and some of whom make the air we breathe. Join microbial ecologist Dr. Wayne Lanier for a short hike where we will use field microscopes to dive down into a tiny world – an ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Steam Trains, Shipwrecks, and Sutro BathsJoin John Martini, historian and retired GGNRA Interpretive Ranger, on a two hour walk to explore some of the rich history at Lands End. We'll follow the old Lands End railroad grade to a scenic overlook and, if the tide is low, we might spot the rusty remains of steamships ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
C.S.I. Lab: Green ArchitectsStop by our open lab as we design and build green dwellings. Working in groups you are the architect and your challenge is to make your design as green as possible. Will you and your partners be able to create the most ecologically sustainable home?
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Nature in the City TREK: Hidden Treasures at Bayview Hill TREKS offer an opportunity to connect to and learn more about our San Francisco's greatest natural areas and open spaces! Whether you were born on a mountain or in a city, enjoyment of nature is independent of age, income, occupation or culture. Nature energizes, restores and brings light to what's ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15- $45 Sliding Scale Donation
The Salt Marshes: Then and Now Approximately 85% of San Francisco Bay's wetlands have disappeared over the last 200 years due to industry and development, impacting the wildlife that lived in and around them. Some of the plants and animals have made a comeback. Learn the history of the salt marshes and the species affected by ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Jazz Under The StarsOnce a month we invite the public to our rooftop observatory for night sky viewing, while listening to KCSM Jazz 91.1FM. See the first quarter moon, Jupiter, and more through our telescopes. This is an outdoor event, please dress warmly and check back here for weather updates. If it's cloudy or ...
Join KQED Education at NSTA's National Conference on Science Education at Moscone Center March 10-13. The event offers science educators the best opportunity for professional development in 2011. For K-16 science educators and administrators, including every science discipline, attendees will access unmatched resources for development of content knowledge, techniques and ...
Now in its eighth year, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival celebrates the sea with inspirational films that increase our appreciation of the oceans that surround us. Come view the beauty and mysteries of the ocean, experience the thrill of saltwater sports, explore coastal cultures, and pause to reflect on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies by program
Sunday, 03/13/11
Art/Science Workshop: Elemental BalanceThere is a superstition that a raw egg can only be balanced on its end during the Vernal Equinox. With the first day of spring approaching, it's the perfect time to explore physical equilibrium. Investigate balance with Exploratorium exhibits before heading back to the studio to create a hanging mobile. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $35 non-members, $25 members
Rainwater Catchment, Greywater, Earthworks Tour at the EcoHouseTurn your house and yard into a water saving site with greywater systems, rainwater catchment, earthworks, and appropriate landscaping choices. You'll learn about the greywater system at the EcoHouse, the first permitted residential constructed wetland/greywater system in the State of California and the first greywater system in Berkeley to be ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour Experience the wildlife and natural beauty that make Younger Lagoon an exceptional local treasure on this docent-led tour to the lagoon and its beach habitat. Learn about the ongoing research and habitat restoration work that help this vital habitat thrive. Tour includes a short hike and is best suited for ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Saving the Soil, Saving OurselvesPresented by Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) and co-hosted by the Institute at the Golden Gate. Deborah Koons Garcia, the director of The Future of Food, will preview and talk about her new film Symphony of the Soil. In researching the film, Deborah came to understand that by giving back ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $15 General, $10 MALT members
Join KQED Education at NSTA's National Conference on Science Education at Moscone Center March 10-13. The event offers science educators the best opportunity for professional development in 2011. For K-16 science educators and administrators, including every science discipline, attendees will access unmatched resources for development of content knowledge, techniques and ...
Now in its eighth year, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival celebrates the sea with inspirational films that increase our appreciation of the oceans that surround us. Come view the beauty and mysteries of the ocean, experience the thrill of saltwater sports, explore coastal cultures, and pause to reflect on ...
Kepler: Are There Any Good Worlds Out There?The Kepler Mission began its science observations just under two years ago on May 12, 2009, initiating NASA's first search for Earth-like planets. Initial results and light curves from Kepler are simply breath-taking, and they reveal as much about the instrument as they do about the stars Kepler observes. The ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
What's So Small to You is So Large to MeNew developments in physics have the potential to radically revise our understanding of the world: its makeup, its evolution, and the fundamental forces that drive its operation. The Large Hadron Collider, which houses a 27 km ring accelerating protons to enormously high energies 100 meters underground, contains the most extensive ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Book Club: The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A HatNeurologist Sacks, author of Awakenings and A Leg To Stand On , presents a series of clinical tales drawn from fascinating and unusual cases encountered during his years of medical practice. Dividing his text into four parts"losses" of neurological function; "excesses"; "transports" involving reminiscence, altered perception, and imagination; and "the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Fashioning Apollo - Spacesuits, Cities, and How to Dress TomorrowWhen Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface in July of 1969, they wore spacesuits made by Playtex: twenty-one layers of fabric, each with a distinct yet interrelated function, custom-sewn for them by seamstresses whose usual work was fashioning bras and girdles. This talk is the story ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Tuesday, 03/15/11
Marine Mammal Research TourGo behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
The Solar System Decadal Survey report for 2013-2022 will be made public in a presentation on March 7 at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston, and the document will be available on the website of the National Research Council from that time onward.The Decadal Survey report is advisory ...
Please note the date change from 3/8 to 3/15.A Cubic Mile of Oil is a call for an informed public debate on energy. The book describes how much energy the world uses and from which sources, where we are headed, and what it would take to utilize alternate methods for generating energy. ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Dobsonian Telescope MakingBuild a telescope the Dobson way. You will learn about John Dobson and his reflector telescopes, as well as how these telescopes work. You'll learn the step-by-step method for grinding and polishing the mirror, building the mount, and assembling a complete telescope. Seeing the rings of Saturn, the moons of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $170 + materials & supplies
Wednesday, 03/16/11
Free Wednesday at Cal AcademyFree admission is available to visitors on the third Wednesday of every month, through the generosity of The Bernard Osher Foundation. Admission is on a first come, first served basis, and early arrival is recommended due to the likelihood of high demand. Also, please note that final entry to the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Human Biospecimens in the Era of Personalized MedicineModern biomedical research requires continuous supply of legally and ethically acquired high quality human biospecimens and associated data. Preservation of pre-analytical biospecimen variables, significantly confounding research of the disease biomarkers and development of modern diagnostics, will be discussed. Other topics include: collection of biospecimens using standard protocols versus custom protocols; ...
Where: San JoseCost: $30 Advanced, see web site
Consumers and Sustainability: Can Transparency in the Marketplace Advance Sustainable Behaviors?Dara O'Rourke has spent the last 20 years researching the environmental, labor, and health impacts of global production systems. He is the co-founder of GoodGuide, which provides free and easy access to the most reliable information on the health, environmental and social impacts of products and the companies that manufacture ...
Google Innovation: Culture and PracticesAs a company, Google clearly relies on innovation to keep our business alive and growing. Translating that desire into a continual innovation practice is central to the outlook and world-view that Google has as a corporate culture. Innovation isn't just for the futurists, but a part of what everyone in ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Robustness in Nature: Challenges and Opportunities for the Systems Biology CommunityRobustness, the ability to maintain performance in the face of perturbations and uncertainty, is a key property of living systems. While 'homeostasis' has long been recognized as an important phenomenon, the molecular and cellular bases of robustness have only recently begun to be understood. Biology and engineering employ a common ...
Marc d'Alarcao is a professor in the chemistry department. His research involves the use of synthetic organic chemistry to shed light on questions in biology and medicine, including treatments for type II diabetes and cancer.This event is free! All are welcome!For additional information about the University Scholar Series, please go ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Before the Levees Break: Lessons Learned Abroad in Flood Risk Perception, Management, and Risk CommunicationDespite a national policy aimed at reducing risk, flood damages and loss of life in the United States are ever-increasing. In California, we encounter the precarious situation where residents living in sub-sea-level developments behind certified levees are "removed" from the official regulatory floodplain and subsequently unaware of and unprepared for ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Health Care and the New EconomyHealth care reform and the recent economic downturn are placing unprecedented pressure on the health care system to provide consumers with value. Patients, purchasers, regulators, and other key stakeholders are demanding that care be readily accessible, proactive, and focused on improving health while containing costs. Many in the health care ...
The Grid: Integration of Renewable EnergyIntegrating renewable energy into the U.S. power grid has become an important issue. The peak power periods for wind and solar energy differ but they both exhibit natural variability that must be managed before they can supply a substantial portion of the country's energy needs. Join an expert panel discussion ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Interdisciplinary Green Chemistry: A Catalyst for ChangeIn keeping with the first-quarter theme of "Environment" for the 2011 International Year of Chemistry, and as a preview of the March 24th conference being organized by the Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry (BCGC) on "Green Chemistry: Collaborative Approaches and New Solutions", the Director of the BCGC will present an ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $28 (free if attending only presentation)
Knee replacements More than 800,000 total knee replacements are performed yearly, and that number continues to rise. Stone is pioneering biologic joint repair – a surgical technique that uses a patient's own stem cells and donor meniscus cartilage to forestall or avoid invasive surgeries such as total knee replacement. He has been ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members
'A Crude Awakening' Yet in the big picture the "oil age" will be remembered as a mere 200-300 year "blip" in human history – a brief orgy of cheap energy. This is a limited commodity and when gone we are unlikely to have a good replacement. Alternate energy sources lack oil's cheap abundance ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5 Donation
ARCAS Wildlife Rescue in Guatemala!Guatemala is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the Americas. However, this biodiversity is under serious threat by the spread of the agricultural frontier, forest fires, hunting and poaching for the illegal pet trade.The Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association (ARCAS) has been working for the last 20 years ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12-$20 General, $10-$20 Members
Lunar evidence of Late Heavy Bombardment has been interpreted to suggest that large-body impacting declined rapidly after about 3.8 Ga and that by 3.5 Ga the terrestrial bombardment rate was not much greater than the impact rates of today. In 1986 and 1989 Dr. Lowe and colleagues described four major ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Virus Hunting Joseph DeRisi will discuss new technological approaches to the study of infectious disease, especially viruses. He will use examples from his own work to illustrate the rapidly changing landscape of emerging viral illness.
Where: BelmontCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #10: Visualization of Science, Undersea Internet, & the Art of VideogamesIdes of March got you down? Come, distract yourself from any lingering sense of foreboding (or other mid-month malaise) with beer and brainpower, as we assimilate this month's presentations on the defense of videogames as art; the very long internet cable under the sea; and the wicked-cool technology behind the ...
