All events
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Pub Science: Are Bilinguals Smarter?
Lecture | October 24 | Little Hill Lounge
10753 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530
Eve Higby
Come to a pub to learn about the wonders of the bilingual brain!
Festschrift in Honor of Gordon Rausser
Conference/Symposium | October 24 – 25, 2019 every day | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Sutardja Dai Hall, Banatao Auditorium
Dr. Gordon C. Rausser is the Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in the College of Natural Resources. He is a preeminent agricultural and resource economist whose contributions in academia, government service, business, and public policy are exceptional for their impact around the world. His leadership at Berkeley, including his exemplary... More >
RSVP online by October 20.
BPM 207 Leading Change
Workshop | October 24 | 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | #24 University Hall
This workshop is for UC Berkeley Staff. The content provides knowledge and skills to create accountability, manage competing priorities, and enhance team communication and productivity.
Great Power Competition in the 21st Century: Linking Economics and Security
Conference/Symposium | October 24 | 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. | 180 Doe Library
Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS), Berkeley APEC Study Center (BASC), UC Labs Fund
Great power competition is once again a critical component of the international system, with far reaching implications for the stability of the existing political and economic order. However, power is not always won by confrontation, but through tactical, indirect rivalry across issue areas. Strategic competition between the United States, China, India, and other rising powers spans industries... More >
Fall Bird Walk with Chris Carmichael
Tour/Open House | October 24 | 9:30-11 a.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Fall migrants are arriving in the garden! Come see our first winter sparrows, and search for other newcomers such as warblers and thrushes.
$20, $18 members
Applied Math Seminar: Quantum discrete optimization and approximation algorithms
Seminar | October 24 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 891 Evans Hall
Ojas Parekh, Sandia National Lab
In this talk I will motivate quantum approaches to discrete optimization by highlighting fundamental connections between quantum physics and discrete optimization. I will explain popular quantum discrete optimization techniques such as the Quantum Adiabatic Algorithm and the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA). I will present results on quantum approximation algorithms,... More >
Additive BioFabrication – 3D Printing for Pharmaceutical Applications and Regenerative Medicine
Seminar | October 24 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 3110 Etcheverry Hall
Professor Felicity Rose & Professor Ricky Wildman, University of Nottingham, UK
Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Abstract: The industrial uptake of Additive Manufacturing and 3D printing processes is growing rapidly but is being hampered by the lack of breadth of materials usable in such systems. Identifying, and then optimisating formulations for 3D printing is time consuming, and generally involves many tedious steps each of which require lengthy analysis. We have developed a methodology that compresses... More >
3-Manifold Seminar: The Gordon-Luecke Theorem
Seminar | October 24 | 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 939 Evans Hall
Alois Cerbu, UC Berkeley
Cameron Gordon and John Luecke proved that knots are determined by their complements, in the following sense: for smooth knots $K$ and $K' \subset S^3$ whose complements are homeomorphic, there exists a self-homeomorphism of $S^3$ taking $K$ to $K'$. In fact, if this homeomorphism is orientation-preserving, then $K$ and $K'$ will be isotopic. We will examine the proof from their 1989 paper.
Econ 235, Financial Economics Seminar: Topic TBA
Seminar | October 24 | 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | C210 Haas School of Business
Samson Cao, Harvard University
Joint with Haas Finance Seminar
Oliver E. Williamson Seminar
Seminar | October 24 | 12-1:30 p.m. | C330 Haas School of Business
Suresh Naidu, Professor, Columbia
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 >
Yanni Loukissas: All Data Are Local
Lecture | October 24 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Yanni Loukissas
Yanni Loukissas, author
Yanni Loukissas delivers a talk drawing on his new monograph from MIT Press, All Data Are Local: Thinking Critically in a Data-Driven Society, which is addressed to a growing audience of practitioners who want to work with unfamiliar data both effectively and ethically. Loukissas is an assistant professor of digital media in the School of Literature, Media, and... More >
Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program Online Information Session
Information Session | October 24 | 12-1 p.m. | Online
Gain academic preparation in the sciences along with one-on-one advising to enhance your application to medical, dental or veterinary school, as well as to advanced degree programs in medical- and health-related fields.
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.
In-house Meta-Analysis Workshop
Workshop | October 24 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Haviland Hall, Room 10
Dr. Renate Soellner
Are you considering a meta-analysis for your qualifying paper? Or as part of a publishable systematic review? What does it entail? Please save the date for a brief meta-analysis workshop by Visiting Scholar Dr. Renate Soellner on 10/24 from 12:10-1:30. No prior experience necessary.
Free Integral Taiji and Qigong Class
Miscellaneous | October 24 | 12-1 p.m. | 5400 Berkeley Way West
Elizabeth McAnally, PhD
Institute of Personality and Social Research
You are invited to participate in a free Integral Taiji & Qigong class at Berkeley Way West. Our class will focus on somatic, psycho-spiritual, ecological, and cosmological dimensions of taiji (tai chi) and qigong. We will practice standing meditation, walking meditation, the Microcosmic Orbit, Tai Chi Ruler, the Eight Treasures, cleansing the internal organs, embodying the elements, tai chi... More >
Matrix On Point: Brexit
Panel Discussion | October 24 | 12-1:30 p.m. | 820 Barrows Hall
Mark Bevir, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for British Studies, Department of Political Science; Akasemi Newsome, Associate Director, Institute of European Studies; Ian Duncan, Florence Green Bixby Chair, UC Berkeley Department of English
Please join us on October 24 as three distinguished scholars—Mark Bevir, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for British Studies, Akasemi Newsome, Associate Director of the Institute of European Studies, and Ian Duncan, Florence Green Bixby Chair in the English Department—will discuss key questions related to Brexit.
RSVP online by October 22.
Back Talk: Less Stress on Your Back (BEUHS404)
Workshop | October 24 | 12:10-1:30 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, Class of '42
Mallory Lynch, Campus Ergonomist, Be Well at Work - Ergonomics
Learn new ways of performing daily activities with less stress to your back. Practice some useful stretching and strengthening exercises. Wear comfortable clothing.
Stebbins Piano Series: Pianist Billy Fang
Performing Arts - Music | October 24 | 12:15-1 p.m. | Women's Faculty Club, Stebbins Lounge
Pianist Billy Fang - Works by J.S. Bach, D. Shostakovich and F. Chopin
RSVP by calling Front Desk at 510-642-4175, or by emailing Front Desk at womensfacultyclub@gmail.com by October 23.
IB Seminar: It’s all in the timing: Interactions between the circadian and neuroendocrine systems in female reproduction
Seminar | October 24 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | 2040 Valley Life Sciences Building
Lance Kriegsfeld, University of California, Berkeley
Roman Decline and American Carnage: Considering Decline and Renewal in the Age of Trump
Lecture | October 24 | 1-2:30 p.m. | 3335 Dwinelle Hall
Edward Watts, Professor, Department of History, UC San Diego
The twinned notions of Roman decline and renewal are one of the few features of Roman life that link the Republic of Cato the Elder, the empire of Trajan Decius, the regime of Justinian, and the Frankish court of Charlemagne. This continuity is particularly striking because the causes of Roman decline, the ways in which it is measured, and even the very concept of Rome all shift as decline and... More >
GRE Info Session
Information Session | October 24 | 1-2 p.m. | 260 Mulford Hall
Anna Hoehenrieder
Thinking about going to Graduate School in the next few years? The GRE (Graduate Records Exam) is required by thousands of schools for Masters & PhD programs, and the scores are good for 5 years after you take the exam. Summer is one of the most popular times to study for the test, so come to this presentation to learn how to maximize your score!
Our presenter scored in over the 90th... More >
FULL: Intoxicating Plants Tour
Tour/Open House | October 24 | 1-2 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join us for a leisurely stroll through the Garden to learn about the plants people have used to heal pain, cause pain, bring about pleasure, celebrate the sacred, and symbolize faith. Cultures from around the world will be represented.
Free with Garden admission, no pre-registration required.
Free with Garden Admission; space is limited, registration required
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
War in Raqqa: Rhetoric vs. Reality
Special Event | October 22 – December 20, 2019 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | 2-5 p.m. | 2224 Piedmont (Center for Digital Archaeology )
Experience photographs, videos, open source investigations, and 360° Virtual Reality that document the assault on Raqqa, Syria by coalition forces in 2017. The show draws on Amnesty International's investigations, supported by students in UC Berkeley's Human Rights Investigations Lab and the Digital Verification Corps worldwide. Immerse yourself in video, testimonials, satellite imagery and maps... More >
Seminar 251, Labor Seminar: “Directors’ Talent and Firm Productivity”
Seminar | October 24 | 2-3:30 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Audinga Baltrunaite, Bank of Italy
(co-authored with Sauro Mocetti and Giulia Bovini)
Women's Swimming & Diving vs. Washington State
Sport - Intercollegiate - Swimming & Diving | October 24 | 2 p.m. | Spieker Aquatics Complex
Cal Bears Intercollegiate Sports
Cal Women's Swimming & Diving hosts Washington State at Spieker Aquatics Complex.
Brown Lecture in Education Research
Lecture | October 24 | 3-6 p.m. | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20004
Prudence L. Carter, Dean, Graduate School of Education
American Educational Research Association
Prudence L. Carter, dean and professor of the Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley, and national expert on inequality in education, will present the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) 2019 Brown Lecture in Education Research.
Carter’s research focuses on factors that shape and reduce economic, social, and cultural inequalities among social groups in schools and society.... More >
Insight Data Fellows information meeting
Information Session | October 24 | 3-4 p.m. | 410 Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Yaman Sharaf-Dabbagh, Insight
The Insight Fellows Programs are tuition-free fellowships for graduating students looking to transition to thriving careers as data scientists, engineers, and other cutting-edge professionals.
ESPM Seminar Series, Fall 2019: Laureano Gherardi
Seminar | October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | 132 Mulford Hall
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Mgmt. (ESPM)
Laureano Gherardi, Research Scientist in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, will present: "Precipitation variability and ecosystem functioning: experimentation, modeling, and data synthesis from local to global scales." Coffee will be available before the talk at 2:30PM in 139 Mulford; meet the speaker after the talk in 139 Mulford Hall.
Cultural Expertise on Southeast Asia and Asylum Expert Witnessing
Lecture | October 24 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 3335 Dwinelle Hall
ChorSwang Ngin, Professor of Anthropology, CSU Los Angeles
Center for Southeast Asia Studies, Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies
What is "cultural expertise"? And what is Southeast Asian Studies useful for? This talk will review these questions illustrated with asylum cases from Indonesia, Myanmar, and Malaysia, to advocate for the teaching and learning of Southeast Asian Studies within the framework of “Cultural Expertise in Litigation”— a current project Prof. Ngin is involved in at Oxford University.
ChorSwang Ngin
CRG Thursday Forum Series: Carceral (im)mobilities: Architectures of the Migrant Camp, the Refugee Camp, and the Labor Camp
Panel Discussion | October 24 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 691 Barrows Hall
Desiree Valadares; Laura Belik; Heba Al-Najada
Berkeley architectural historians Desiree Valadares, Laura Belik, and Heba Al-Najaba offer papers on camps in Brazil, Syria, and Canada to explore how camp “architectures” have operated to shape, detain, and enable forms of movement.
Capitalism and the Question of Genealogy
Lecture | October 24 | 4 p.m. | Barrows Hall, MATRIX/Room 820
Melinda Cooper, Associate Professor, Sociology and Social Policy, The University of Sydney
Department of Gender and Women's Studies, Department of Sociology, Department of History, Department of Geography, The Program in Critical Theory, Berkeley Network for a New Political Economy
The paper asks why periods of capitalist breakdown are so often experienced as crises of reproduction and why the imagined solutions to such crises so predictably involve a return to reproductive order, with its attendant hierarchies of gender and race.
Material Systems Design with Reduced Order Methods and Mechanistic Machine Learning
Seminar | October 24 | 4-5 p.m. | 3110 Etcheverry Hall
Wing Kam Liu, PhD, PE, Director of Global Center on Advanced Material Systems and Simulation; Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Northwestern University
Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Abstract: As in all everyday applications, in engineering problems, the volume of data has increased substantially compared to even a decade ago but analyzing big data is expensive and time-consuming. Data-driven methods, which have been enabled in the past decade by the availability of sensors, data storage, and computational resources, are taking center stage across many disciplines of science,... More >
Global Internships Info Session
Information Session | October 24 | 4-5 p.m. | Garden Village- University Housing, 4th Floor Lounge
If you've ever wanted to intern abroad, now is your chance! Come to a Global Internships info session to learn more about the professional opportunities available in 13 global cities.
At the info sessions, we'll be answering your questions about where you can go, how the internship placements works, and the application deadline.
Hope to see you there!
Seminar 242, Econometrics: "Instrumental Variables Quantile Regression with Multivariate Endogenous Variable"
Seminar | October 24 | 4-5 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Guillaume Pouliot, University of Chicago
Leading on the Edge of Change: Climate, Education and Politics in Alaska
Lecture | October 24 | 4-5:30 p.m. | Faculty Club, Seaborg Room
James Johnsen, President, University of Alaska
Center for Studies in Higher Education
The University of Alaska is the state's sole public system of higher education and a world leader in Arctic research. In response to unprecedented 41 percent state funding cut enacted by gubernatorial budget veto in 2019, the University mounted a major advocacy campaign, declared financial exigency, and began planning for organizational restructuring to include consolidation of the system's... More >
New Volunteer Information Session
Information Session | October 24 | 4-5:30 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Perry Hall
Join us for an information session about the volunteer programs at UCBG. Find out what opportunities are currently available, what the requirements are, and learn how to get started.
In addition to registering, please email the Volunteer & Tour Coordinator at perry[at]berkeley.edu.
Register online or by calling 510-643-7265
Mathematics Department Colloquium: Quantum minimal surfaces
Colloquium | October 24 | 4:10-5 p.m. | 60 Evans Hall
Maxim Kontsevich, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
Quantum analog of a minimal surface in the Euclidean space $\mathbb R^n$ is a collection of almost-commuting self-adjoint operators $X_1,\dots ,X_n$ satisfying equations $$\forall i\qquad \sum _{j=1}^n [X_j,[X_j,X_i]]=0.\qquad \qquad \qquad $$
Remarkably, the same equations appear in Yang-Mills theory for translationally-invariant connections. This story is well-known in physics, but is barely... More >
Intro to Study Abroad and Choosing a Program
Information Session | October 24 | 5-6 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, MLK BNorth, Room 82D
Interested in studying abroad, but don’t know where to start? Our Study Abroad 101 workshop is for you!
Come to learn about various study abroad opportunities and how to pick the right program for you.
Career Connections: Data Science
Social Event | October 24 | 5-7 p.m. | Career Center (2440 Bancroft Way), Blue and Gold Room
Cal Alumni Association, Career Center
Seeking alumni and professionals working in data science, data analytics, or data engineering roles - regardless of educational background!
Career Center for Data Science
Conference/Symposium | October 24 | 5-7 p.m. | N/A
Interested in pursuing a career in this exciting field, or just want to learn more about it? Join us for this casual, interactive event where you will meet Cal alumni and other professionals who work in the data science/analytics field. This is a rare chance to learn about data related professions from alumni who are working inside the industry every day, explore various career paths in this... More >
Agamemnon’s Cluelessness: Reason and Eudaimonia
Lecture | October 24 | 5:30 p.m. | 370 Dwinelle Hall
Josiah Ober, Mitsotakis Professor of Classics and Political Science, Stanford University
The Sather Classical Lectures, part 6.
An Interactive Discussion on Ethics in EECS Corporate Recruiting
Information Session | October 24 | 5:30-7 p.m. | Soda Hall, Wozniak Lounge (430)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
The EECS department will host a discussion on Engineering Ethics applied to Corporate Recruiting, specifically the department's CAP program. Faculty, staff, and students will present different perspectives on this issue, exemplifying a critical thinking approach to ethical action. We will then break up into small groups to discuss further, and report back.
Seeing Shamanic Practices in Ancient Peruvian Pottery
Lecture | October 24 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Cathy Costin, California State University, Northridge
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
The Lounge Lecture series, hosted alongside the current exhibit Pleasure, Poison, Prescription, Prayer: The Worlds of Mind-Altering Substances, provides an opportunity to explore contemporary subjects related to mind-altering substances with leading experts in their fields.
This October, join archaeologist Dr. Cathy Costin who in this lecture will make the argument that a large proportion of... More >
TDPS Workshop Performance: PINWHEELS, A Musical Comedy
Performing Arts - Theater | October 23 – 24, 2019 every day | 7-9 p.m. | Zellerbach Hall, Room 170
Josie O. Basford
Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
PINWHEELS is a musical comedy about finding personal truth amid familial dysfunction: every family has an outcast, even a family of clowns.
Free with Reservation. Make reservations online
Photo by RJ Dollen
Berkeley Symphony performs Olly Wilson's "Shango Memory"
Performing Arts - Music | October 24 | 7 p.m. | Zellerbach Hall
Olly Wilson (1937-2018) was a member of the University of California Department of Music faculty from 1970 until 2002
Shango Memory (1995), commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, will be performed in the opening concert of the Berkeley Symphony on Thursday, Oct. 24 @7p.m. in Zellerbach Hall. The work will be broadcast on KALW on November 4, 2019 at 9:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10 at the door and... More >
Billy Liar
Film - Feature | October 24 | 7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
The problem child of the British New Wave, Billy Liar has always had an attitude issue, preferring to daydream, mock, and tell lies while others raged and drank. No dreary realism for this study of an outsider imagining a better world outside his boring northern town; instead, director John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy) concentrates on fantasy and satiric lunacy, exchanging the era’s typical... More >
Free Outdoor Screening: Inequality for All
Film - Feature | October 24 | 7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
In this still timely and entertaining documentary, noted economic policy expert and UC Berkeley professor Robert Reich takes on the enormous question of what has been happening to the American economy. He distills the story through the lens of widening income inequality—currently at historic highs—and explores what effects this increasing gap has not only on the economy but on our democracy... More >
Exhibits and Ongoing Events
The Life and Career of Kaneji Domoto
Exhibit - Multimedia | August 19 – December 16, 2019 every day | 210 Wurster Hall
Environmental Design, College of
This exhibition explores the complex story behind the only American Japanese architect and landscape architect at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian community, in Westchester County, New York in 1944.
Photographs by Ken Light: American Stories
Exhibit - Photography | August 28, 2019 – May 15, 2020 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | Stephens Hall, Townsend Center, 220 Stephens
Townsend Center for the Humanities, Journalism, Graduate School of
In an exhibition of selected works from the past five decades, documentary photographer Ken Light probes social and political issues in America.
Viewing hours are generally Monday-Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. The exhibit is located in a space also used for events. Please contact the Townsend Center to confirm availability.
The Languages of Berkeley: An Online Exhibition
Exhibit - Multimedia | September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020 every day | Free Speech Movement Cafe (Moffitt Library)
Library, Berkeley Language Center
Celebrates the magnificent diversity of languages that advance research, teaching, and learning at the University of California, Berkeley. It is the point of embarkation for an exciting sequential exhibit that will build on one post per week, showcasing an array of digitized works in the original language chosen by those who work with these languages on a daily basis - librarians, professors,... More >
Power and the People: The U.S. Census and Who Counts
Exhibit - Artifacts | September 16, 2019 – March 1, 2020 every day | Doe Library, Bernice Layne Brown Gallery
Since 1790, the U.S. Census has impacted many aspects of our lives. It determines congressional apportionment, decides which communities receive a slice of $500,000,000,000 in federal funds, and provides information essential to policy making. Census questions also reflect the beliefs, concerns and prejudices of their time, starting with the first census which mandated that enslaved people be... More >
Power to the People
You Are On Indian Land: There There (On the Same Page 2019): An Exhibit of Library Collections relating to the Native American community of Oakland
Exhibit - Multimedia | August 26, 2019 – January 31, 2020 every day | Moffitt Undergraduate Library, 3rd floor
Tommy Orange's debut novel, There There, is this year's On the Same Page program reading. The entire campus community is encouraged to read the book and participate in classes and events this Fall.
“Orange’s debut is an ambitious meditation on identity and its broken alternatives, on myth filtered through the lens of time and poverty and urban life. Its many short chapters are told through a... More >
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Pleasure, Poison, Prescription, Prayer: The Worlds of Mind-Altering Substances
Exhibit - Artifacts | March 15 – December 15, 2019 every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
If you sip a cup of coffee, are you on drugs? If you try psychedelics, are you committing a crime? If you have a sweet tooth, are you a sugar addict?
Since the beginning of human existence, peoples of the world have altered their minds with countless plant-based substances. They have done so for many reasons, ranging from pleasure to health to ceremony, with effects both harmful and benign,... More >
