Academic
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Paris/Berkeley/Bonn/Zürich Analysis Seminar: The threshold theorem for the hyperbolic Yang-Mills flow
Seminar | April 27 | 9:10-10 a.m. | 238 Sutardja Dai Hall
Daniel Tataru, UC Berkeley
The goal of the talk is to provide an overview of the proof of the Threshold Conjecture for the hyperbolic Yang-Mills equations. This involves nonlinear covariant wave equations, Lie algebras, gauge questions, microlocal analysis in the Lie algebra setting, bilinear and multilinear estimates, renormalization and parametrices, induction on energy, and other fun stuff!
Bus Rapid Transit: Planning, Design, and Operations
Workshop | April 18 – 27, 2017 every Tuesday & Thursday | 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Online
Joseph Kott, Transportation Choices for Sustainable Communities; James Lightbody, Lightbody Consulting
Bus rapid transit (BRT) is an adaptable, cost-effective mode of public transportation suitable for deployment in both larger and smaller cities worldwide. The optimal BRT functions like light rail transit, but on existing streets as a premium express urban bus transit service. BRT can either supplement or replace existing bus networks, as well as either supplement or substitute for light rail... More >
The course is intended for planning staff in local, regional, and state agencies, as well as consultants. Community planners, public transit planners, transportation planners, traffic engineers, urban designers, land developers, and decision-makers will a
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Early Korea
Conference/Symposium | April 27 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | 180 Doe Library
Stella Xu, Roanoke College
Martin Bale, Yeungnam University; Jonathan Best, Wesleyan University; Marjorie Burge, UC Berkeley; Mark Byington, Harvard University; Jack Davey, UC Berkeley; Lauren Glover, University of Wisconsin; Dennis Lee, Yonsei University; Gyoung-Ah Lee, University of Oregon; Rachel Lee, University of Washington; Rory Walsh, University of Oregon
Center for Korean Studies (CKS)
Early Korea is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand human society on the Korean peninsula in ancient times, make the case for the relevance of the region to world history and archaeology, and critically appraise how ancient history is used in the present to foster notions of Korean identity.
IRLE Visitors Workshop
Colloquium | April 27 | 10:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. | 2521 Channing Way (Inst. for Res. on Labor & Employment), IRLE Director's Room
Marie Connolly, Professor of Economics, University of Quebec at Montreal; Xianqiang Zou, PhD Candidate, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Yukiko Asai, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Tokyo; Jan Luksic, Graduate Student, Goethe University Frankfurt; Asma Benhenda, PhD Student, Paris School of Economics; Ling Huang, Peking University
Institute of Research on Labor & Employment
Each year, IRLE hosts visiting scholars and visiting student researchers who come to Berkeley from all over the world to work on projects related to labor and employment. At this workshop, visitors will present research at various stages and receive feedback from their peers and the wider community.
RSVP by emailing charlotterutty@berkeley.edu
EH&S 403 Training Session
Course | April 27 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | 370 University Hall
Jason Smith, UC Berkeley Office of Environment, Health, & Safety
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
This session briefly covers the UC Berkeley specific radiation safety information you will need to start work. In addition, dosimeter will be issued, if required.
Writing Your Research Proposal
Workshop | April 27 | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 177 Stanley Hall
Erica Whitney, Berkeley Research Development Office
Berkeley Research Development Office
This workshop will show you how to develop the body of your research proposal. We will discuss how to create a logical flow of background information and preliminary data with the current study's research design.
The Berkeley Network Webinar Series: Land Interviews for Unlisted Jobs: Leverage Your Network
Seminar | April 27 | 12-1 p.m. | Online
Vera Fishman ’04, Owner, 360Confidence
Up to 85% of jobs are filled via networking. That’s why it can be so difficult to get an interview when applying online. Join us to learn how to effectively leverage your exciting network (we all have one!) and create new connections to get access to published and unadvertised opportunities – even if you don’t consider yourself to be the “networking type.”
Job Interviewing II: Practice Your Interviewing Skills (BECAR207)
Workshop | April 27 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services
TBA, University Health Services
Tang Center (University Health Services)
This hands-on workshop gives you tips for acing the interview.
Enroll online at the UCB Learning Center (http://tinyurl.com/ucblms).
Enroll online at the UCB Learning Center (blu.berkeley.edu).
ESPM Seminar Series - Spring 2017 - Jack Stilgoe
Seminar | April 27 | 12-1 p.m. | 132 Mulford Hall
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Mgmt. (ESPM)
"Machine learning, social learning, and the governance of driverless cars"
Refreshments in 139 Mulford Hall at 11:30
Planning Your Pregnancy Leave (BEUHS315)
Workshop | April 27 | 12:10-1:30 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, Class of '42
Theresa McLemore, UCB HR Employee Relations Consultant; Sheila Taliafero, UCB Disability Counselor; Angel Cheng, Benefits Analyst, Benefits and Leaves; Valerie Hellmold, UCB Academic Personnel; Gabe Schmidt, Health Care Facilitator
Thinking about starting a family? This workshop will provide information on leave policies, disability benefits, use of sick/vacation time, and options on when/how to return to work after having a child for both faculty and staff employees. Enroll online.
IB Seminar: Genetic and Phenotypic Divergence Along A Speciation Continuum in Tree Squirrels
Seminar | April 27 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | 2040 Valley Life Sciences Building
Andreas Chavez, Ohio State University
Derived Alegbraic Geometry seminar: Topological Hochschild homology and Witt vectors
Seminar | April 27 | 1-2 p.m. | 891 Evans Hall
Martin Speirs, University of Copenhagen
Topological Hochschild homology (THH) is a homology theory for (derived) rings which has had several applications to algebraic K-theory and, more recently, to integral p-adic Hodge theory. I will introduce THH($A$) for a ring $A$ and discuss its relation to the (p-typical) Witt vectors of $A$, establishing (certain fixed points of) THH as a derived Witt vector construction. This is the beginning... More >
AIHA Northern CA and COEH-CE IH Forum: Ethics in the Workplace
Seminar | April 27 | 1:30-4 p.m. | 11 Elihu Harris State Building
1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612
COEH-Continuing Education Program, American Industrial Hygiene Association, Northern California
This presentation will provide an introduction to ethics in the workplace. It will provide information on ethical issues that can arise for the Industrial Hygienist inside the corporate environment and outside, and the opportunity to consider and discuss ethical responses to potential challenging situations and concerns in the workplace.
Objectives
At the end of the course attendees will be... More >
$60.00
Registration opens April 3. Register online or by calling 510-642-8365, or by emailing coehce@berkeley.edu by April 27.
North and South: Technologies of Order and Escape
Colloquium | April 27 | 3:30-5 p.m. | 2538 Channing (Inst. for the Study of Societal Issues) | Note change in location
Héctor Beltrán, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Graduate Fellow, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, UC Berkeley; Jen Smith, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Ethnic Studies, and Graduate Fellow, Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues, UC Berkeley
Keith P. Feldman, Assistant Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley
Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
ISSI's Graduate Fellows Program presents:
Héctor Beltrán, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Graduate Fellow, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, UC Berkeley
Jen Smith, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Ethnic Studies, and Graduate Fellow, Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues, UC Berkeley
Seminar 251, Labor: Acting Wife': Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments
Seminar | April 27 | 4-5:30 p.m. | Haas School of Business, C325 Cheit Hall | Note change in time and location
Bridging the gap between the spatial and mnemonic views of the hippocampus
Seminar | April 27 | 4-5 p.m. | 125 Li Ka Shing Center
Elizabeth Buffalo, University of Washington
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
This seminar is partially sponsored by NIH
Seminar 242, Econometrics: TBA
Seminar | April 27 | 4-5 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Jiun-Hua Su, UC Berkeley
Adding Study Abroad to Your Resume Workshop
Workshop | April 27 | 4-5 p.m. | Stephens Hall
Skills to Pay the Bills: How studying abroad can help in your career.
Are you planning to or have you already studied abroad? Are you wondering how study abroad is relevant to your future? Come by our workshop to learn how to stand out to employers by utilizing your study abroad experiences in your resume, cover letter, and interviews.
Williamson Seminar on Institutional Analysis: "Acting Wife: Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments"
Seminar | April 27 | 4:10-6 p.m. | Haas School of Business, C325 Cheit Hall
Amanda Pallais, Harvard, Haas School of Business
Part of the Haas School's Oliver E. Williamson Seminar on Institutional Analysis
Journalism and the Internet: A Panel at the Berkeley Forum
Seminar | April 27 | 6:30-8 p.m. | UC Berkeley Campus
The rise of the internet as a source of news has disrupted the traditional journalistic model. Newspapers are seeing rapidly decreasing print readership, and some are having difficulty making the transition to the web. According to Pew Research, the newspaper workforce has fallen by 39% in the last 20 years, and advertising revenue, including digital advertising, fell by 8% in 2015 alone.... More >
