All events
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Garden Closed
Miscellaneous | January 1 – December 3, 2019 the first Tuesday of the month every month | UC Botanical Garden
The garden is closed on the first and third Tuesday of every month.
Gilman Scholarship Application Deadline (Spring and Summer)
Deadline | October 1 | -9:50 p.m. | Stephens Hall, Online Application
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad.
The Gilman Scholarship Program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide.
For more information and to apply,... More >
Fossil Coffee Presents: Mark Uhen
Seminar | October 1 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building
Mark Uhen, George Mason University
UCMP
The origins of Cenozoic marine vertebrate faunas
Seminar 217, Risk Management: Private Company Valuations by Mutual Funds
Seminar | October 1 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 1011 Evans Hall
Speaker: Ayako Yasuda, UC Davis
Consortium for Data Analytics in Risk
Mutual funds that invest in private securities value those securities at stale prices. Prices change on average every 2.5 quarters, vary across fund families, and are revised upward dramatically at follow-on funding events. The infrequent, but dramatic price changes yield predictably large fund returns. Fund investors can exploit the stale pricing by buying (selling) before (after) the follow-on... More >
Recent Advances in Enantioselective Cooperative Catalysis
Seminar | October 1 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 120 Latimer Hall
Masayuki Wasa, Department of Chemistry, Boston College
We have designed an enantioselective coupling of N-alkylamines and ,-unsaturated compounds by implementing the cooperative action of two Lewis acid catalysts that possess overlapping functions. We have achieved this by developing catalyst/substrate combinations that form frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs), namely, active acids and bases whose mutual quenching (formation of “classic”... More >
Control of leukocyte function and territoriality by lymphoid stroma
Seminar | October 1 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 101 Life Sciences Addition
Shannon Turley, Genentech, Cancer Immunology
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
This seminar is partially sponsored by NIH
Combinatorics Reading Seminar: Introduction to Ewens sampling formula
Seminar | October 1 | 11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. | 748 Evans Hall
Sebastian Hummel, Bielefield
I will give a brief introduction to the setup of Ewens sampling formula in the context of population genetics. The main aim will be to prove the formula using the combinatorial arguments of Griffiths/Lessard. Finally, if time permits, I explain Feller's construction to generate random permutations weighted by the number of their cycles.
SambaNova Systems Tech Talk
Information Session | October 1 | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Soda Hall, Wozniak Lounge (430)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Abstract: The talk will be about how we are building a software stack and a specialized processor that allows deep learning applications to run orders of magnitude faster than on traditional hardware.
Speaker Bio: Victoria Popic received her PhD in Computer Science from Stanford. She is currently a Principal Software Engineer at SambaNova.
Lunch will be served. First 10 attendees will... More >
Student Faculty Macro Lunch -
Presentation | October 1 | 12-1 p.m. | 597 Evans Hall
This workshop consists of one-hour informal presentations on topics related to macroeconomics and international finance, broadly defined. The presenters are UC Berkeley PhD students, faculty, and visitors.
** MUST RSVP**
RSVP by September 27.
Effective Communication Strategies (BEUHS184)
Workshop | October 1 | 12:10-1:30 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, Section Club
Dori Sproul, Alzheimer's Association
Be Well at Work - Elder Care Program
Communication is more than just talking and listening – it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language. As people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias progress in their journey and the ability to use words is lost, families need new ways to connect. Join us to explore how communication takes place when someone has... More >
Mindfulness Meditation Group
Meeting | February 20, 2018 – January 5, 2021 every Tuesday | 12:15-1 p.m. | 3110 Tang Center, University Health Services
Tang Center (University Health Services)
The Mindfulness Meditation Group meets every Tuesday at 12:15-1:00 pm at 3110 Tang Center on campus. All campus-affiliated people are welcome to join us on a drop-in basis, no registration or meditation experience necessary. We start with a short reading on meditation practice, followed by 30 minutes of silent sitting, and end with a brief discussion period.
AmpEquity Speaker Series: Tony Prophet, Chief Equality Officer, Salesforce
Panel Discussion | October 1 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Haas School of Business, Spieker Forum
Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership
Please join us for a conversation featuring Tony Prophet, Chief Equality Officer, Salesforce with Kellie McElhaney, Founding Director of The Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership (EGAL).
As Chief Equality Officer, Tony Prophet is certainly a leader that has questioned the status quo as he leads the efforts at Salesforce to build a workplace that reflects the diverse communities it serves... More >
Space Physics Seminar
Seminar | September 17 – December 3, 2019 every Tuesday | 1-2 p.m. | 325 LeConte Hall
Microsoft Excel Formulas and Functions
Course | October 1 | 1:30-4 p.m. | S300T Haas School of Business
This course details the process by which calculations are created in Microsoft Excel workbooks. Emphasis is placed on the underlying theory and syntax of formulas and functions, as well as their complimentary abilities and use cases. Learning Objectives * Understand the fundamental differences of values vs. formats. * Use AutoCalculate to display summary information from multiple cells. *... More >
Seminar 218, Psychology and Economics: Persistent Political Engagement: Social Interactions and the Dynamics of Protest Movements
Seminar | October 1 | 2-3:30 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Leonardo Bursztyn, University of Chicago
How to Email a Professor to Get a Positive Response: Workshop
Workshop | October 1 | 2-3 p.m. | 9 Durant Hall
Leah Carroll, Haas Scholars Program Manager/Advisor, Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarships
Office of Undergraduate Research
Do you need to email a professor you've never met before to ask for their help, but you don't know where to start? Have you ever written a long email to a professor, only to receive no response, or not the one you hoped? If so, this workshop is for you! We will discuss how to present yourself professionally over email to faculty and other professionals ... More >
Seminar 237, Macroeconomics: Fireside Chats: Communication and Consumers' Expectations in the Great Depression
Seminar | October 1 | 2-3:30 p.m. | 597 Evans Hall
Mathieu Pedemonte, UC Berkeley, Economics Department
Harmonic Analysis and Differential Equations Student Seminar: Local energy, resolvents, and wave decay in the asymptotically flat setting
Seminar | October 1 | 3:30-5 p.m. | 740 Evans Hall
Katrina Morgan, MSRI
Asymptotically flat spacetimes (i.e. Lorentzian manifolds whose metric coefficients tend toward the flat metric as $|x| \to \infty $) arise in General Relativity, which has motivated many mathematical questions about wave behavior on such spacetimes. The dispersive estimate local energy decay has proven to be a powerful tool for studying these questions. It has been used to establish Strichartz... More >
McNair Scholars Program Deadline
Information Session | October 1 | 3:30-4 p.m. | 2515 Channing Way (Academic Achievement Program)
Juan Esteva, Director, McNair Scholars Program
Office of Undergraduate Research
The McNair Scholars Program prepares selected underrepresented or low-income UC Berkeley undergraduates for graduate study at the doctoral level. The goal of the McNair Scholars Program is to increase the number of underrepresented students in doctoral programs.
Clinical Science Psychology Student 3rd Year Talks
Colloquium | October 1 | 3:30-5 p.m. | 1104 Berkeley Way West
Laura Bell and Devon Sandel
Laura Bell
Title: Understanding the links among ADHD, personality, and wellbeing across development
Devon Sandel
Title: Emotion-Related Impulsivity: The Role of Affect in Self-Harm and Daily Life
Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry: The Fellowship of the Ring: Markov chains from algebraic complexes
Seminar | October 1 | 3:45-4:45 p.m. | 748 Evans Hall
Perci Diaconis, Stanford University
There are many natural examples where a graded vector space can be associated to a combinatorial objet or variety. This comes with boundary maps and so homology and a Laplacian(down&up + up&down). Surprisingly often the Laplacian has all positive coefficients in a natural basis and a Markov chain can be found. Now, algebra and probability can be combined to get sharp analysis of the rate of... More >
Seminar 281, International Trade and Finance: The Direct and Indirect Effects of Multinational Firms on Workers
Seminar | October 1 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 597 Evans Hall
Coupled Colloidal Quantum Dot Molecules
Seminar | October 1 | 4-5 p.m. | 120 Latimer Hall
Uri Banin, Institute of Chemistry & The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Colloidal semiconductor Quantum Dots (CQDs) that contain hundreds to thousands of atoms manifest size dependent tunable properties and have reached an exquisite level of control, leading to their technological applications in optoelectronics and bioimaging. Considering them as artificial atoms, CQD molecules connected with molecular linkers such as DNA strands were studied. Yet, in these... More >
Oliver E. Williamson Seminar Joint with IO Seminar: Scaling Auctions as Insurance: A Case Study in Infrastructure Procurement"
Seminar | October 1 | 4-5:30 p.m. | Evans Hall, Evans 648
Shoshana Vasserman, Professor, Stanford GSB
The Oliver E. Williamson Seminar on Institutional Analysis, named after our esteemed colleague who founded the seminar, features current research by faculty, from UCB and elsewhere, and by advanced doctoral students. The research investigates governance and its links with economic and political forces. Markets, hierarchies, hybrids, and the supporting institutions of law and politics all come... More >
[Discussion Panel] Careers in Labor and Social Justice Movements
Career Fair | October 1 | 5-6:30 p.m. | Career Center (2440 Bancroft Way), 3rd Floor
UC BERKLEY LABOR CENTER, Career Center
This discussion panel and networking event is for students interested in careers working towards social and economic justice. This event will highlight the different kinds of jobs and pathways to working as community and labor organizers, researchers, and political advocates. Speaker backgrounds will include a variety of issues related to labor and social justice movements.
SkyDeck Career Fair: CoHosted By SkyDeck and ASUC
Career Fair | October 1 | 5-7 p.m. | Bechtel Engineering Center
ASUC (Associated Students of the University of California)
Wanting to jumpstart your fall recruitment process? Join Berkeley SkyDeck, in partnership with the Office of ASUC Senator Joseph Besgen/Associated Students of the University of California - ASUC, for a networking and recruiting event with companies actively seeking interns. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to network with 25+ diverse SkyDeck startups. Students from all disciplines are encouraged... More >
Disability, Masculinity and Global Human Rights: Intersections in politics, gender and social change
Reading - Nonfiction | October 1 | 5-6:30 p.m. | International House, Homeroom
Dr. Victor Pineda, Lecturer, Department of City Planning, UC Berkeley
Liz Plank, Journalist, Vox Media
International House, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society
Featuring a moderated discussion with influential Vox Journalist Liz Plank and Global Human Rights Champion, Dr. Victor Pineda
Liz Plank is an award-winning journalist as well as executive producer and host of several critically acclaimed digital series at Vox Media. She's been listed as one of Forbes's 30 Under 30, Mediaite's Most Influential in News Media, Marie Claire’s List of Most... More >
Voices of Vietnam: A Century of Radio, Red Songs, and Revolution
Lecture | October 1 | 5-6:30 p.m. | 180 Doe Library
Lonan O'Briain, Associate Professor of Music, University of Nottingham
Center for Southeast Asia Studies
This lecture reconstructs an oral history of music production processes and listening practices during the Second Indochina War, when radio was the principal mass medium for sound-based communications and the primary source for new music. The research draws on interviews with current and former employees of the Voice of Vietnam radio, supplemented by recent print collections and archival documents.
Lonan O'Briain
From Revolution to Routine? Patterns of German Democracy in the 20th Century
Lecture | October 1 | 5-6:30 p.m. | 223 Moses Hall
Lutz Raphael, Trier University, Germany
Institute of European Studies, Pacific Regional Office of the German Historical Institute Washington, Center for German and European Studies, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Lutz Raphael explores the specificities of 100 years of German Democracy. Modern democracy develops under the double impact of revolutionary moments and everyday routines. To better understand the interplay between these two central elements in the history of German Democracy three different layers of temporality or change are taken into consideration. Firstly, four moments of revolutionary... More >
Lutz Raphael
Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry: The Fellowship of the Ring: Simplicial generation of Chow rings of matroids
Seminar | October 1 | 5-6 p.m. | 939 Evans Hall
Chris Eur, UC Berkeley
Matroids are combinatorial objects that capture the essence of linear independence. A recent breakthrough in matroid theory is the development of Hodge theory of matroids by Adiprasito, Huh, and Katz, afforded by tools from tropical geometry. Meanwhile, matroids have also been studied as type A objects through the lens of Lie/Coxeter combinatorics. How do these two perspectives, tropical and... More >
La Raza Law Journal Source Collect Training
Meeting | October 1 | 6-9 p.m. | 140 Boalt Hall, School of Law
La Raza Law Journal
La Raza Law Journal Source Collect Training.
VSR Social Mixer
Social Event | October 1 | 6-8 p.m. | Raleigh's Pub
2438 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Berkeley International Office(BIO))
On behalf of Berkeley International Office, we would like to invite you to attend our Visiting Student Researcher (VSR) Social Mixer! Enjoy this opportunity to meet and socialize with other scholars. All are welcome so feel free to invite friends, family, or new colleagues.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Free Wednesday at the Garden
Special Event | January 2 – December 4, 2019 the first Wednesday of the month every month | UC Botanical Garden
Every first Wednesday at the Garden is free admission day.
Understanding the Process II: A Deeper Dive (BEUHS551)
Workshop | October 2 | 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, Ed Center
Mary Kelly, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor/Disability Specialist, Be Well at Work - Disability Management
Be Well at Work - Disability Management
Deeper Dive
Disability Management: Understanding the Process II-A Deeper Dive. This workshop is a hands-on continuation and application of concepts learned in the Disability Management: Understanding the Process workshop. Participants will have the opportunity to work through 'real' case scenarios, suggested by participants, we will...
- Do detailed analysis of work restrictions
- Identify... More >
RAPDP - Foundational - Research Administration Overview and Research in a Regulatory Environment
Workshop | October 2 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | 24 University Hall
Synopsis: An introductory workshop that presents key concepts in compliance and cost policy, including an overview of the regulatory hierarchy, the delegation of authority, and the types of research agreements managed by RAs. Learning Objectives: • State why there are regulations in research and name direct consequences of non-compliance • Define the Federal and University guidelines involved in... More >
OPT Document Check Webinar
Workshop | October 2 | 10-11 a.m. | Online Webinar
Berkeley International Office(BIO))
Join Berkeley International Office as you prepare to put together your documents for your OPT application. This webinar will cover required documents, how to fill out the forms, and most common mistakes in the application. In addition, there will be a Q&A portion during which you can ask specific questions about your own application.
Please note that this webinar is specifically for OPT... More >
Discovery Station: Fruit and Seeds
Special Event | October 2 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Most plants are rooted in place, which makes dispersing their fruits and seeds particularly important. Discover how plants have adapted to distribute their seeds using wind, water and animals to help the next generation flourish and spread.
Understanding Selective Autophagy
Seminar | October 2 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
Wade Harper, Harvard Medical School
Combinatorics Reading Seminar: Introduction to Ewens sampling formula
Seminar | October 2 | 11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. | 748 Evans Hall
Sebastian Hummel, Bielefield
I will give a brief introduction to the setup of Ewens sampling formula in the context of population genetics. The main aim will be to prove the formula using the combinatorial arguments of Griffiths/Lessard. Finally, if time permits, I explain Feller's construction to generate random permutations weighted by the number of their cycles.
Study Abroad Office Hours at EOP
Miscellaneous | October 2 – December 4, 2019 every Wednesday with exceptions | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, EOP at MLK BNorth
Interested in studying abroad? A Berkeley Study Abroad Peer Adviser will hold office hours at EOP every Wednesday from 11:30am-1:30pm during the fall semester to answer questions about program options, scholarships, how to apply and additional services offered!
Sign-up for a spot on http://tinyurl.com/eopstudyabroad.
CITRIS Research Exchange - 5G, Tech and Policy Leaders
Seminar | October 2 | 12-1 p.m. | Sutardja Dai Hall, Banatao Auditorium, 310
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
CITRIS Research Exchange is free and open to the public. Each one-hour seminar starts at 12 pm and is hosted at the Banatao Auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall on the UC Berkeley campus unless otherwise noted. Register by the Monday prior to the event to receive lunch.
Plant and Microbial Biology Seminar: "Functional analysis of genes in regulating perianth identity and development in orchids"
Seminar | October 2 | 12-1 p.m. | 101 Barker Hall
Chang Hsien Yang, National Chung Hsing University
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
Dr. Yang's research interests include the study of the mechanisms controlling flower transition, flower organ formation, flower senescence and male sterility. For his work he has received the Outstanding Research Award from the National Science Council (NSC) and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Academic Award and National Chair Professorships from the Ministry of Education (MOE). He... More >
Townsend Book Chat with Alva Noë: Infinite Baseball: Notes from a Philosopher at the Ballpark
Lecture | October 2 | 12-1 p.m. | Stephens Hall, Geballe Room, 220 Stephens
Townsend Center for the Humanities
Noë explores the many unexpected ways in which baseball is truly a philosophical kind of game — a window on language, culture, and the nature of human action, intertwined with deep and fundamental human truths.
BioE Seminar - Joel Collier: Bioengineering Department Seminar
Seminar | October 2 | 12-1 p.m. | 106 Stanley Hall
Joel Collier, Duke University
"Active Immunotherapies from Supramolecular Assemblies"
Joel Collier, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
MVZ LUNCH SEMINAR - Speaker TBA: Title TBA
Seminar | October 2 | 12-1 p.m. | Valley Life Sciences Building, 3101 VLSB, Grinnell-Miller Library
TBA
MVZ Lunch is a graduate level seminar series (IB264) based on current and recent vertebrate research. Professors, graduate students, staff, and visiting researchers present on current and past research projects. The seminar meets every Wednesday from 12- 1pm in the Grinnell-Miller Library. Enter through the MVZ's Main Office, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, and please let the receptionist... More >
Curator’s Talk: Julia White on Sakaki Hyakusen
Presentation | October 2 | 12 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Senior Curator for Asian Art Julia White introduces the first US exhibition focused on the art of Sakaki Hyakusen, the founding father of the Nanga school of painting in Japan. Her tour will highlight the extensive conservation of Mountain Landscape, a pair of six-fold screens considered one of Hyakusen’s masterpieces.
Racial fluidity and its impact on income inequality over time: A Demography Brown Bag Talk
Colloquium | October 2 | 12-1 p.m. | 2232 Piedmont, Seminar Room
Jeronimo Muñiz, Professor, Sociology, University of British Columbia
Population Science, Department of Demography
Jeronimo Muniz is an Associate Professor of Sociology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and will be a Visiting Scholar with the department until the end of 2019. His main research employs quantitative methods and empirical simulations to understand the construction of racial “realities” from predefined analytical categories.
Agricultural strategies and environmental change in the ancient eastern Mediterranean
Lecture | October 2 | 12-1 p.m. | 101 2251 College (Archaeological Research Facility)
John M. Marston, Associate Professor, Anthropology, Boston University
Archaeological Research Facility
Marston presents recent work from an ancient urban center in central Anatolia (modern Turkey), where complex agricultural strategies were employed to adapt to coincident environmental and social change on both local and regional scales.
What do Climate Change and Girls’ Education have to do with Food Security in the Sahel?
Lecture | October 2 | 12-2 p.m. | 5101 Berkeley Way West
Daniel Perlman, PhD, Centre for Girls Education; Lawali Nassourou, PhD, University Abdou Moumouni; Alisha Graves, MPH, The OASIS Initiative
The Bixby Center for Population, Health and Sustainability
Piano and Cello: Noon Concert Series
Performing Arts - Music | October 2 | 12 p.m. | Hertz Concert Hall
20th century English art song cycles by Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Gurney performed by students of the vocal studies program.
William Basset, baritone
Emily Drummond, mezzo-soprano
Luke Dzwonczyk, baritone
Jeffrey Sykes, piano
Nikolas Nackley, director
Free. No reserved seating.
Doors: 12:00pm
Concert: 12:15-1pm
Self-Control in Nonverbal and Social Behavior Causes and Predicts Increases in the Attribution and Attainment of Status
Colloquium | October 2 | 12:10-1:15 p.m. | 1104 Berkeley Way West
Dana R. Carney, Barbara and Gerson Bakar Faculty Fellow, BerkeleyHaas
Institute of Personality and Social Research
In work led by Michael Rosenblum, we hypothesized that nonverbal and social behavioral demonstrations of self-control/restraint would lead to higher attributions of status—regardless of that person’s actual status.
Breastfeeding Your Baby/Returning to Work or School (BEUHS602)
Workshop | October 2 | 1-4:15 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, Section Club
Tina Benitez, IBCLC, Certified Lactation Consultant
This 3 hour class is taught by a certified lactation consultant and is broken up into two parts.
The first portion of the class, 1-3pm, addresses breastfeeding basics and problem solving. The second portion of class, 3:15-4:15pm, covers returning-to-work planning and breast pumps. Those who have already attended a breastfeeding class are welcome to join the last portion of the class.
Please... More >
Docent-led tour
Tour/Open House | January 2 – December 4, 2019 the first Wednesday of the month every month | 1:30-2:45 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join us for a free, docent-led tour of the Garden as we explore interesting plants from around the world, learn about the vast diversity in the collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
Free with Garden admission. Advanced registration not required
BLISS Seminar: Systematic Quantization of Neural Networks Through Second-Order Information
Seminar | October 2 | 3-4 p.m. | 400 Cory Hall
Amir Gholami, UC Berkeley
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Model size and inference speed have become major challenged in the deployment of Neural Networks for many applications. A promising approach to address these is quantization. However, existing quantization methods use ad-hoc approaches and “tricks” that do not generalize to different models and require significant hand tuning. To address this, we have recently developed a new systematic approach... More >
Weekly Coffee Break
Social Event | August 28 – December 11, 2019 every Wednesday | 3-4 p.m. | Windmill Coffee House
2131 Durant, Berkeley, CA 94704
Berkeley International Office(BIO))
Berkeley International Office's Coffee Break is a weekly opportunity for UC Berkeley global students to meet and engage with one another in a relaxing environment. It’s a chance to enjoy free coffee, share stories about your experiences on campus, and get to know Berkeley International Office advisers. All UC Berkeley students are invited. Students are free to talk about anything, but we'll also... More >
The Entertainer
Film - Feature | October 2 | 3:10 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
“That’s right, chaps, remember we’re British!” That’s a running joke in this series, but it starts here. John Osborne’s screen adaptation of his tragicomisatiric play unabashedly retains an aura of theater, set against the evocative backdrop of a seedy seaside town. Laurence Olivier portrays a never-was music-hall comedian and philanderer, Archie Rice; Joan Plowright and Alan Bates (his screen... More >
Outliers in the spectrum for products of independent random matrices
Seminar | October 2 | 3:10-4 p.m. | 1011 Evans Hall
Philip Wood, U. C. Berkeley Mathematics
For fixed positive integers m, we consider the product of m independent n by n random matrices with iid entries as in the limit as n tends to infinity. Under suitable assumptions on the entries of each matrix, it is known that the limiting empirical distribution of the eigenvalues is described by the m-th power of the circular law. Moreover, this same limiting distribution continues to hold if... More >
Berkeley Number Theory Learning Seminar: More Hurwitz spaces
Seminar | October 2 | 3:40-5 p.m. | 740 Evans Hall
Yanshuai Qin, University of California, Berkeley
Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology Seminar: Environmental impact on chromatin and transcription
Seminar | October 2 | 4-5 p.m. | 114 Morgan Hall
Robert Schneider, Max Planck
EECS Colloquium: How We Got Cellphone Antennas Wrong For 20 Years; and How We Fixed It
Colloquium | October 2 | 4-5 p.m. | Soda Hall, 306 (HP Auditorium)
Eli Yablonovitch, Berkeley EECS
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Antenna Physics has been taken for granted in both Engineering and Physics. Yet when a new technology—cellphones—emerged nobody knew how to proceed. The result was a hilarious progression of cellphone antenna designs over 20 years, which made no scientific sense, yet were manufactured and distributed in hundreds of millions of units. The actual physics of antennas is hardly taught, nor is it... More >
Fung Institute presents: Engineering Leadership Speaking Series
Lecture | September 4 – November 20, 2019 every Wednesday with exceptions | 4-5:30 p.m. | 310 Sutardja Dai Hall
Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership
Join UC Berkeley Master of Engineering students for an executive speaker series with leaders from different technology industries. The technology industry forms a vital part of the Northern California economy and these sessions provide an opportunity to deepen your understanding and connections. Engage with innovative leaders from top companies, deepen your industry and functional knowledge and... More >
Center for Computational Biology Seminar: Reconstructing Human Population History in Africa using Genomic Data
Seminar | October 2 | 4-5 p.m. | 125 Li Ka Shing Center
Brenna Henn, Associate Professor, UC Davis
Center for Computational Biology
Over twenty-five years ago, geneticists sequenced mitochondrial DNA from a diverse sample of human populations and hypothesized that all humans have a common origin in Africa 200,000 years ago. The broad outlines of this hypothesis remain remarkably unaltered, but many details of our African origin continue to be elusive. After decades of advances in human genetics, we are no longer data limited... More >
Engineering ultrastable protein scaffolds for the programmable assembly of multifunctional nanobiomaterials/ New radical halogenases for the engineering of amino acid-based products
Colloquium | October 2 | 4-6 p.m. | 180 Tan Hall
Sam Lim, PhD student in the Clark Group; Monica Neugebauer, PhD student in the Chang Group
Department of Chemical Engineering
Engineering ultrastable protein scaffolds for the programmable assembly of multifunctional nanobiomaterials/New radical halogenases for the engineering of amino acid-based products
Topology Seminar: Doubly slice odd pretzel knots
Seminar | October 2 | 4:10-5 p.m. | 3 Evans Hall
Clayton McDonald, Boston College
A knot K in $S^3$ is slice if it is the cross section of an embedded 2-sphere in $S^4$, and it is doubly slice if the 2-sphere is unknotted. Although slice knots are very well-studied, doubly slice knots have been given comparatively less attention. We prove that an odd pretzel knot is doubly slice if it has 2n+1 twist parameters consisting of n+1 copies of a and n copies of -a for some odd... More >
From Smart Phones to Smart Students
Special Event | October 2 | 4:10-5:30 p.m. | 202 South Hall
Pedro Ferreira
Distraction versus learning with mobile devices in the classroom and student success
Ancient Amazons: Warrior Women in Myth, Art, and Archaeology
Lecture | October 2 | 5-7 p.m. | 370 Dwinelle Hall
Adrienne Mayor, Stanford University
Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS)
Fierce Amazons are featured in some of the most famous Greek myths.
Every great hero, from Heracles to Achilles, battled these powerful warrior queens.
But were Amazons real? Join Adrienne Mayor as she recounts tales of women warriors and uncovers some realities behind the myths.
Janaki Bakhle | Gandhi, Savarkar and the Muslim Question: Celebrating the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Lecture | October 2 | 5-7 p.m. | Stephens Hall, 10 (ISAS Conf. Room)
Janaki Bakhle, Associate Professor of History, UC Berkeley
Munis Faruqui, Director, Institute for South Asia Studies; Sarah Kailath Professor of India Studies; Associate Professor in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
Institute for South Asia Studies, Sarah Kailath Chair of India Studies, Center for Initiative on Political Conflict, Gender and People's Rights Race and Gender, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Center for British Studies, Department of History
A talk by Professor Janaki Bakhle, Associate Professor of History at UC Berkeley.
Toastmasters on Campus Club: Learn public speaking
Meeting | January 14, 2015 – December 18, 2019 every Wednesday | 6:15-7:30 p.m. | 3111 Etcheverry Hall
Toastmasters has been the world leader in teaching public speaking since 1924. Meetings are an enjoyable self-paced course designed to get you up and running as a speaker in only a few months.
Cine Latino: Amazônia Groove
Film - Documentary | October 2 | 7-8:30 p.m. | 102 Moffitt Undergraduate Library
Center for Latin American Studies
Amazônia Groove is framed by a trip up the Amazon River into remote parts of northeastern Brazil. Trees and water glide by along with stories and songs, and director Bruno Murtinho introduces a group of accomplished musicians, each of whom tells a tale of land, water, and life. From traditional bolero music to modern "technobrega," artists perform and discuss the power of music in Brazil and... More >
(Photo courtesy of Pagu Pictures.)
Cal in the Capital Information Session
Information Session | October 2 | 7-8 p.m. | 234 Dwinelle Hall
Come to learn how to build your professional skills through a summer internship in Washington DC with Cal in the Capital!
L’age d’or
Film - Feature | October 2 | 7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
The film perhaps most identified with the Surrealist movement, L’age d’or was described on its release as a “desperate pursuit of a wonderful love across the ferocious and cunning snares of social life” (Jean-Paul Dreyfus). Luis Buñuel himself reflected, “L’age d’or is the only film in my career conceived and created in a state of euphoria and enthusiasm, of vertigo for overthrowing things and... More >
Thursday, October 3, 2019
BPM 203 Analyzing and Resolving Conflict
Workshop | October 3 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | #24 University Hall
This workshop is for UC Berkeley Staff. The content covers how to effectively manage conflict between individuals or work teams in the workplace.
CLTC Research Exchange: Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity Symposium
Conference/Symposium | October 3 | 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. | David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC)
Please join us on Thursday, October 3 from 9:30am-4:30pm, as members of the CLTC research community will deliver presentations about their research at the 3rd Annual CLTC Research Exchange. This event will be hosted at the David Brower Center, in downtown Berkeley (2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704).
RSVP online by October 1.
Ann Cleaveland, CLTC Executive Director, at the 2018 Research Exchange
Una Novela-quipu En El Perú De Hoy: ConversaciÓn Con Rafael Dumett Sobre “el EspÍa Del Inca”
Colloquium | October 3 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 370 Dwinelle Hall
Rafael Dumett
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
A talk with writer Rafael Dumett about his novel "El espía del Inca".
Applied Math Seminar: New approaches to simulating quantum dynamics on quantum computers
Seminar | October 3 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 891 Evans Hall
Nathan Wiebe, University of Washington
Over the last several years quantum simulation has emerged as arguably the preeminent application for quantum computers. In this period the field has seen massive growth culminating in advanced quantum simulation algorithms that are provably near-optimal for general purpose solution of the Schrodinger equation. However, recently new methods have been developed that can exploit properties of a... More >
3-Manifold Seminar: Knotoid Invariants
Seminar | October 3 | 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 939 Evans Hall
Larsen Linov, UC Berkeley
Knotoid diagrams are, essentially, knot diagrams with endpoints. Considered up to the Reidemeister moves, they form a theory that extends classical knot theory. We will discuss the constructions of several knotoid invariants and the information they provide.
Econ 235, Financial Economics Seminar: Technological Innovation and Labor Income
Seminar | October 3 | 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | C210 Haas School of Business
Dimitris Papanikolaou, Kellogg School of Management; Northwestern University
Joint with Haas Finance Seminar
Interests in Life and Work
Workshop | October 3 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, "Section Club" Room
The term “Interests” has very specific meaning in career development. Clarify how your interests influence the work you enjoy through the Strong Interest Inventory. Explore how interests relate to job families and opportunities on campus. PRE-WORK REQUIRED. Instructions for taking the “Strong Interest Inventory” (at least 3 days in advance) will be sent in your registration confirmation.
Mindful Awareness: Guided Meditation
Miscellaneous | August 29 – November 21, 2019 every Thursday | 12-1 p.m. | 5400 Berkeley Way West
Jeffrey Oxendine
Institute of Personality and Social Research
Focus the mind. Foster creativity, resilience, and well-being. These meetings are free and open to faculty, staff, and students.
IB Seminar: The Neuroethology of Vocal Communication in Zebra Finches: Perception of Call Types and Caller ID
Seminar | October 3 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | 2040 Valley Life Sciences Building
Frederic Theunissen, University of California, Berkeley
Undergraduate Research and Scholarships Fair
Special Event | October 3 | 1-4 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, Pauley Ballroom
Office of Undergraduate Research
All Cal students, faculty, and staff are invited to the annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarships Fair where one can learn everything there is to know about research opportunities and prestigious scholarship opportunities at UC Berkeley. The event is free & accessible. Dozens of research and scholarship programs will have tables at the fair where you can meet representatives and get information.
Docent-led tour
Tour/Open House | January 3 – December 29, 2019 every Sunday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday with exceptions | 1:30-2:45 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join us for a free, docent-led tour of the Garden as we explore interesting plants from around the world, learn about the vast diversity in the collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
Free with Garden admission. Advanced registration not required
Seminar 251, Labor Seminar: "The Direct and Indirect Effects of Multinational Firms on Workers"
Seminar | October 3 | 2-3:30 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Women's Soccer vs. Washington
Sport - Intercollegiate - Soccer | October 3 | 3 p.m. | Edwards Track Stadium
Cal Bears Intercollegiate Sports
Cal Women's Soccer hosts Washington in conference action at Edwards Stadium.
Lecture and Lecture-Demonstration with Dr. I Wayan Dibia, I Wayan Suweca, and Ni Made Wirathini, moderated by Dr. Lisa Gold: New Trends and Current Directions in Balinese Performing Arts
Lecture | October 3 | 3 p.m. | 125 Morrison Hall
Dr. I Wayan Dibia, renowned dancer and scholar will discuss ways that the contemporary Balinese performance scene incorporates past traditions while constantly innovating. In Bali the concept of “tradition” is defined by personal innovations in which performers explore their relationships with past practices in terms of the contemporary world. Dr. Dibia will present the latest trends in Balinese... More >
Identifying the algorithms for calculating spatial maps
Seminar | October 3 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | 101 Life Sciences Addition
Lisa Giacomo, Stanford University
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
This seminar is partially sponsored by NIH
ESPM Seminar Series, Fall 2019: Andrew Jones
Seminar | October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | 132 Mulford Hall
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Mgmt. (ESPM)
Andrew Jones, Deputy Director of the Climate Readiness Institute and research scientist at LBNL, will present: "Rational Numbers: Improving the Usability of Science for a Climate Resilient Society." Coffee will be available before the talk at 2:30PM in 139 Mulford; meet the speaker after the talk in 139 Mulford Hall. Open to the public.
New Trends and Current Directions in Balinese Performing Arts
Presentation | October 3 | 3:45-5 p.m. | 125 Morrison Hall
I Wayan Dibia, Artist in Residence, Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Dr. Lisa Gold, Lecturer, Music, UC Berkeley
Center for Southeast Asia Studies
Dr. I Wayan Dibia, a renowned dancer and scholar of Balinese dance and music, will discuss how the contemporary Balinese performance scene incorporates past traditions while constantly innovating. This presentation will include a lecture-demonstration with Dr. Dibia and dancer Dr. Ni Made Wirathini.
Uber Info-Session: Uber ATG: What's Hard in Self-Driving
Information Session | October 3 | 4-6 p.m. | Soda Hall, HP Auditorium
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Self-driving vehicle will be on display outside Soda Hall beginning at 4pm!
Tech talk presented by Alex Ansari, Berkeley alum and Uber ATG Autonomy Capabilities Lead. We'll have engineers on-site to meet students 1:1 and take resumes (mini-career fair style), as well as catering from Berkeley Thai House.
Tech Talk Abstract
Self-driving cars have the potential to bring efficient, safe, and... More >
International Scholars Welcome Reception
Social Event | October 3 | 4-5:30 p.m. | International House, Heller Patio
Berkeley International Office(BIO)), International House
Newly arrived postdocs, professors, researchers, short-term scholars, and visiting student researchers are welcome to attend. Hear directly from top officials from UC Berkeley, Berkeley's International Office and International House, Berkeley. Connect and network with other scholars, share about your research, and learn about opportunities and resources to take advantage of during your stay here... More >
Seminar 242, Econometrics: Reading Group Meeting
Seminar | October 3 | 4-5 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era
Panel Discussion | October 3 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 820 Barrows Hall
Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics & Political Science, UC Berkeley; Paul Pierson, Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley; Brad DeLong, Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley
Please join us on October 3, 2019 at 4pm for a book talk focused on Barry Eichengreen’s book, The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era, which places the global resurgence of populism in a deep historical context.
RSVP online by October 1.
Mathematics Department Colloquium: Non-commutative hyperbolic geometry
Colloquium | October 3 | 4:10-5 p.m. | 60 Evans Hall
Anna Wienhard, Universität Heidelberg
Hyperbolic geometry and, in particular, the study of hyperbolic structures on surfaces is a very rich topic, that has connections to many areas in mathematics. After giving a short introduction into some of its aspects, I will show that there is a related story of non-commutative hyperbolic structures on surfaces, in which the symplectic group, maximal representations and non-commutative cluster... More >
Moscow Has Ears Everywhere: Olga Ivinskaya and the loss of Pasternak’s 'will'
Lecture | October 3 | 5-6 p.m. | 201 Moses Hall
Paolo Mancosu, Willis S. and Marion Slusser Professor of Philosophy, UC Berkeley; Harsha Ram, Associate Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley
Institute of European Studies, Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES), Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Program for the Study of Italy
The struggle between the Soviet Communist Party and Boris Pasternak over the publication of Doctor Zhivago did not end when he won the Nobel Prize, or even with his death. After the prize the Soviets vilified and impoverished him. After his death, they turned against Olga Ivinskaya, his literary assistant, companion, and the model for Zhivago’s Lara, sending her and her daughter to a labor camp... More >
Paolo Mancosu
From Being “Enlightened” to Being “Woke”: Racial Justice Work in American Convert Buddhism
Colloquium | October 3 | 5-6:30 p.m. | 180 Doe Library
Ann Gleig, University of Central Florida
On May 14 2015, a delegation of 125 Buddhists gathered for the first “White House-U.S. Buddhist Leadership Conference,” during which they delivered a letter titled “Buddhist Statement on Racial Justice.” This letter should be seen as part of efforts to challenge racism and white privilege in American Buddhist convert communities spanning over two decades. For much of this time, such efforts have... More >
Career Connections: Government and Law
Social Event | October 3 | 5-7 p.m. | Career Center (2440 Bancroft Way), Blue and Gold Room
Cal Alumni Association, Career Center
Seeking alumni and professionals working in a variety of roles within government and law such as attorneys, service or program officers, analysts, paralegals and more!
Career Connections: Human Resources/Talent Acquisition
Social Event | October 3 | 5-7 p.m. | Career Center (2440 Bancroft Way), Blue and Gold Room
Cal Alumni Association, Career Center
Seeking alumni and professionals to represent the various roles in HR/ talent acquisition such as university recruiting, people operations, and more!
Deioces’ Ultimatum: How to Choose a King
Lecture | October 3 | 5:30 p.m. | 370 Dwinelle Hall
Josiah Ober, Mitsotakis Professor of Classics and Political Science, Stanford University
The Sather Classical Lectures, part 3.
TDPS Workshop Performance: Romeo and Juliet
Performing Arts - Theater | October 3 – 4, 2019 every day | 6-7:30 p.m. | Doe Library, Memorial Pool | Note change in date and time
Hailey Buck
Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Can love wash away the sins of the past? For this environmental, interactive staging of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Memorial Pool, choose to sit with the Capulets or Montagues and cheer on your side of the feud. You’ve never seen this tale of humor and heartbreak quite this close!
Free & Open to the Public. Make reservations online
Roblox Info-Session
Information Session | October 3 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Soda Hall, Wozniak Lounge (430)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
We invite you to learn more about Roblox, upcoming opportunities, and meet members of the Roblox team! Snacks and boba will be provided!
We're also raffling away great prizes:
- Bose SoundSport Free, True Wireless Sport Headphones
- Anker PowerCore 10000 Portable Charger
- JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker
SPACE IS LIMITED! RSVP here:... More >
Screening: Aswat Jadida (New Voices): Arab Film Festival Kick-Off
Film - Short | October 3 | 6:30-9 p.m. | 340 Stephens Hall
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Arab Film and Media Institute
Join the Arab Film and Media Institute for a special pre-festival Kick-Off at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, a week before the opening night of the Arab Film Festival. We will show the shorts program “Aswat Jadida أصوات جديدة (New Voices)” and host a Q&A session with AFMI Director Serge Bakalian after the screening.
Aswat... More >
Astronomy Night at UC Berkeley
Lecture | October 3 | 7-9:30 p.m. | 131 Campbell Hall
Miguel Zumalacarregui, UC Berkeley
This month's Astronomy Night @ UC Berkeley features a talk by Marie Curie Global Fellow Miguel Zumalacarregui. He'll discuss gravitational waves, the effort to detect them, and how they are providing new means of testing Einstein's ideas about gravity.
Struggling: (Fen dou)
Film - Feature | October 3 | 7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
The tale of a young woman’s battle against her bullying father expands into a rousing cry against all tyranny in Shi Dongshan’s strikingly fresh 1932 melodrama, recently rescued from obscurity thanks to a brilliant restoration from the China Film Archive. Chinese film icons Chen Yanyan and Zheng Junli star as the young woman and the bookish neighbor who helps rescue her, but the film’s... More >
Depolarizing Climate Change:: A Conversation Between the GOP and the WWF
Panel Discussion | October 3 | 7-8:30 p.m. | 108 Wheeler Hall
Elan Strait, World Wildlife Fund; Catharine Baker, California State Assembly
BridgeUSA at Berkeley
Rising sea levels, increasing frequency of disasters, and melting ice caps, oh my! In a world of polarizing politics, climate change has become a topic of debate. What are the future ramifications of climate change? What is the responsibility of individuals and corporations? What policies should be enacted? To discuss these pressing questions, BridgeUSA is hosting two speakers, Elan Strait and... More >
Trey McLaughlin and The Sounds of Zamar
Performing Arts - Music | October 3 | 8-10 p.m. | Zellerbach Hall
Atlanta gospel sensation Trey McLaughlin & the Sounds of Zamar, his 20-voice choir, cut across cultural differences and religious beliefs with fresh takes on familiar hits. The youthful singers cite influences as diverse as Shania Twain, Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, and Prince, and have a cult online following for videos showcasing their impeccable vocal blend and group chemistry. A group on the... More >
$28–$68 (prices subject to change)
Tickets go on sale August 6. Buy tickets online or by calling Peach, Jeanette at 510-642-9988, or by emailing Peach, Jeanette at tickets@calperformances.org
