Data, Society, and Inference Seminar, Mar 4
This cross-disciplinary seminar series will feature speakers tackling social science questions with big data and cutting-edge computation, data analysis, and inference techniques. Talks will alternate […]
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Climate disruption: what math and science have to say, Mar 4
Professor Emily Shuckburgh (British Antarctic Survey) visits the Bay Area to deliver the second in an international series of MPE2013 public lectures sponsored by the […]
Meredith Tromble, Artist, SFAI and Dawn Sumner, Geobiologist, UC Davis, "Of CAVEs and Curiosity: Imaging and Imagination in Collaborative Research", Mar 4
In the KeckCAVES visualization facility at UC Davis, one can walk into a snowflake or fly over a landslide. Images from around space and time […]
BERCshop: Solar Manufacturing from Wafer to Encapsulation, Mar 5
Come learn about how solar cells are made and hear about the latest developments in solar cell technologies! Speakers: Professor Dan Kammen, Class of 1935 […]
PISCES: Pacific Islands Schools, Connectivity, Education and Solar Project, Mar 6
Remote island regions face many challenges when establishing reliable Internet connections and introducing technology into schools and communities. This talk draws from Professor Hosman’s in-the-field […]
EECS Colloquium: Software is Rebooting Journalism: Data Mining and Visualization in the Public Interest, Mar 6
Abstract: Joint Colloquium Distinguished Lecture Series Software is Rebooting Journalism: Data Mining and Visualization in the Public Interest jeff larson Wednesday, March 6, 2013 306 […]
Green Innovation in China: China's Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy, Mar 6
Energy and Resources Group Spring 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
Sustainable Community Economic Development, Mar 8
Energy is key to effective community economic development. From energy efficiency as the foundation, keeping money at home, to renewable energy generating profits for German […]
Bechtel Engineering Center Open House, Mar 11
Join Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and College of Engineering Dean Shankar Sastry on Monday, March 11 as we mark a special moment in Berkeley Engineering’s history. […]
EECS Colloquium: Data-driven Image Understanding, Mar 13
ABSTRACT: Reasoning about a visual scene from a photograph is an inherently ambiguous task because an image in itself does not carry enough information to […]
Code for Africa: The Emergence of Computer Science in Ghana and Uganda, Mar 13
Abstract: Formal training in computer science and engineering is undergoing a revolution in East and West Africa. More than a decade after the introduction of […]
Thought Leaders in Data Science and Analytics, Mar 13
Faculty and students are invited to join us at the School of Information for seminars on Data Science and Analytics by exciting speakers from the […]
Code for Africa: The Emergence of Computer Science in Ghana and Uganda
Banatao Auditorium Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley, BerkeleySpeaker/Performer: Gregg Zachary, Arizona State University Sponsor: CITRIS (Ctr for Info Technology Research in the Interest of Society) Abstract: Formal training in computer science and engineering is […]
History and Theory of New Media Lecture: Lisa Gitelman, NYU, Mar 14
“Amateurdom” and “fandom” were realms of amateur cultural production, the former self-articulated around 1870 and the latter around 1930. Could these “-doms” offer a resource […]
Ernest S. Kuh Distinguished Lecture, Mar 14
From the Industrial Revolution through the Information Age, each era has brought remarkable leaps in technology and wide-ranging benefits for society. Today, it’s biology that […]
BERCshop: Cleantech VC, Mar 14
Come and learn more about the comparative approaches of corporate and independent Venture Capital investors in the cleantech space. The speakers will give an overview […]
BERC Resources Roundtable: The Future of Urban Water, Mar 15
The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative is pleased to present the 2013 Resources Roundtable, The Future of Urban Water. UC Berkeley is a recognized leader […]
BERC Resources Roundtable: The Future of Urban Water, Mar 15
The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative is pleased to present the 2013 Resources Roundtable, The Future of Urban Water. UC Berkeley is a recognized leader […]
Learning Mode: Critical Issues in Online Education, Mar 15
With the rapid growth of online education platforms, institutions of higher learning must address pressing questions about the opportunities and risks related to the changing […]
Learning Mode: Critical Issues in Online Education, Mar 15
With the rapid growth of online education platforms, institutions of higher learning must address pressing questions about the opportunities and risks related to the changing […]
Smart Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Mar 18
The highlights of our workshop include our kickoff speaker, Dr. Tom Kurfess, who until very recently served as the Assistant Director for Advanced Manufacturing in […]
Data, Society, and Inference Seminar, Mar 18
This cross-disciplinary seminar series will feature speakers tackling social science questions with big data and cutting-edge computation, data analysis, and inference techniques. Talks will alternate […]
Building Text-Analysis Tools for Literary Study, Mar 18
Marti Hearst is a professor in the School of Information at UC Berkeley, with an affiliate appointment in the Computer Science Division. Her primary research […]
The Baxter Liberty Initiative: Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Gary S. Becker, Mar 20
The lecture will be held on Wednesday, March 20 from 4:15 pm to 6:00 pm in UC Berkeley’s Banatao Auditorium. Professor Enrico Moretti from Berkeley’s […]