Exploring Political Controversy: A Visual Tool for Civic Sense-making, Apr 10
Peter Duerr currently is a visiting scholar at the CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative (DDI). His home affiliation is the Department of Social Sciences at […]
Events
24 events found.
BERCshop: Who Owns Your Invention? A discussion on ownership and entrepreneurship, Apr 10
Come learn about patent rights, ownership, and commercialization for inventions and technologies developed at UC Berkeley and LBNL! Every day, Berkeley research scientists are making […]
BERCshop: Can the U.S. satisfy the renewable fuels standard?, Apr 11
BERC is hosting three bioenergy experts to discuss the United States’ Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2), advanced biofuels conversion pathways, and the future of bioenergy production. […]
Downstream Regulation of CO2 Emissions in California's Electricity Sector, Apr 12
We examine the implications of alternative forms of cap-and-trade regulations on the California electricity market. Specific focus is given to the implementation of a downstream […]
BERCshop: The Distributed Energy Revolution, Apr 15
The energy supply industry is witnessing a transformation with the rise of renewable energy technology and distributed energy generation. What barriers must be overcome to […]
A. Richard Newton Memorial Lecture in Synthetic Biology, Apr 16
A giant in the field of genomics, Dr. Venter will share his insights on the promise and possibilities of synthetic biology. The annual A. Richard […]
Brain-Machine Interfaces, Apr 17
Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) hold great potential to aid large numbers of people with neurological disorders. BMIs also provide a framework for studying cortical dynamics and […]
Thought Leaders in Data Science and Analytics, Apr 17
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 […]
Thought Leaders in Data Science and Analytics, Apr 17
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 […]
A Berkeley Lab Sustainability Strategy, Apr 19
How does a mature organization change business-as-usual to meet aggressive sustainability goals over the coming decades? John Elliott, Chief Sustainability Officer at Berkley Lab, will […]
16th Annual Travers Conference: California's Energy Future, Apr 19
The state of California has embraced an ambitious goal of meeting its future energy needs while increasing its use of renewable energy. But a recent […]
Minner Distinguished Lecture in Engineering Ethics: Engineering and Social Responsibility, Apr 22
The NAE’s Engineering Grand Challenges directive has led to a renewed focus within engineering education on the connections between engineering and the well-being of society. […]
10th Annual Sustainability Summit, Apr 22-23, 2013
Save the date! The 10th Annual Sustainability Summit will be on Monday, April 22 from 2-5PM and it will be held at Sutardja Dai Hall. […]
Minner Distinguished Lecture in Engineering Ethics: Engineering and Social Responsibility, Apr 22
The NAE’s Engineering Grand Challenges directive has led to a renewed focus within engineering education on the connections between engineering and the well-being of society. […]
Virtual Angkor: Animating Zhou Daguan’s 13th Century Descriptions of Cambodia, Apr 24
Being the only surviving eyewitness description of Angkor as a lively and fully functional medieval metropolis, the account by Zhou Daguan, a 13th century Chinese […]
Transforming Health Care with Technology: Model-Based Approaches, Apr 24
The mounting need to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare due to economic pressures and changing demographics requires significant transformations in healthcare delivery. This […]
On the Inference of Pattern and Process in Nature: What Information Theory Can Teach Us, Apr 24
Energy and Resources Group Spring 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
Smart Grid and Technology Integration at Pacific Gas and Electric, Apr 26
The Smart Grid has evolved from a concept to reality in California. In its earliest days, Smart Grid was a collection of interesting ideas for […]
Innovating Technologies for the Poorest Two Billion, Apr 30
Two recent technology innovations could improve the lives of tens-possibly hundreds-of millions of people among the poorest two billion people on the planet. Both technologies […]
Thought Leaders in Data Science and Analytics, May 1
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 […]
Climate-Challenged Society, May 1
Energy and Resources Group Spring 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
Frugal Science and Global Health, May 1
Somebody once said, “What a damn fool can do for a dollar, an engineer can do for a nickel.” Thinking about cost as an engineering […]
Plausible Fallacies and Inconvenient Truths, May 2
Throughout time, scholars and craftsmen have developed — and built upon — plausible explanations for what they observe in fields of technology and science. As […]
Big Neuroscience, May 2
The talk will run from 7:30—8:30pm on Thursday, May 2 in the Berkeley City College basement auditorium. The reception will begin at 7pm with light […]