Academic
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Computer Workstation Evaluator Training (BEUHS403)
Workshop | November 14 | 8 a.m.-12 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, Class of '42
Greg Ryan, Ergonomic Campus Ergonomist, Be well at Work - Ergonimics; Mallory Lynch, MA, Campus Ergonomist, Ergonomics@Work
Specifically for Departmental Computer Workstation Evaluators, learn the basics of how to evaluate and modify computer workstations according to campus ergonomic guidelines in this practical, hands-on workshop. Enroll online through the UC Learning Center
Paris/Berkeley/Bonn/Zürich Analysis Seminar: Universality of Euler flows and flexibility of Reeb embeddings
Seminar | November 14 | 9:10-10 a.m. | 238 Sutardja Dai Hall
Eva Miranda, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
The dynamics of an inviscid and incompressible fluid flow on a Riemannian manifold are described by the Euler equations. Recently, Terry Tao launched a programme to address the global existence problem, not only for Euler equations, but also for their viscid counterpart, the Navier-Stokes equations, based on the concept of universality. This notion concerns the Euler equations without fixing... More >
Dissertation Talk: Demultiplexed Mutiwavelength Interferometry for High Precision Metrology
Seminar | November 14 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Soda Hall, 430 (Woz Lounge)
Zain Zaidi
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
In this talk, I will present results from a new arithmetic algorithm for multiwavelength interferometer that has a theoretical maximum range of the lowest-common-multiple of the wavelengths used, the resolution of a single-wavelength interferometer, and the theoretical maximum noise tolerance of an algebraic approach.
Applied Math Seminar: Nonlocal models in computational science and engineering: challenges and applications
Seminar | November 14 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 891 Evans Hall
Marta D’Elia, Sandia National Labs
Nonlocal models such as peridynamics and fractional equations can capture effects that classical partial differential equations fail to capture. These effects include multiscale behavior, discontinuities in the solutions such as cracks, and anomalous behavior such as super- and sub-diffusion. For this reason, they provide an improved predictive capability for a large class of engineering and... More >
Econ 235, Financial Economics Seminar: Topic TBA
Seminar | November 14 | 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | C210 Haas School of Business
Nick Barberis, Yale School of Management
Joint with Haas Finance Seminar
Oliver E. Williamson Seminar
Seminar | November 14 | 12-1:30 p.m. | C330 Haas School of Business
Jimmy Roberts, Professor, Duke University
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 >
Self-Care for Stressed Out Parents (BEUHS375)
Workshop | November 14 | 12:10-1:30 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, Section Club
Lara Scriba, RN, co-sponsored by the Ann Martin Center
The responsibilities and isolation of parenting can easily lead to stress, exhaustion, overwhelm & burnout.
Learn practical, holistic tools that will not only reduce stress but also build a sense of rhythm, vitality and ease within your body, mind & family.
Embrace nature’s energetic rhythms and explore simple solutions to:
• Optimize time & energy
• Support your nervous system... More >
IB Seminar: Differentiation, Communication, and Emergence in Ant Societies
Seminar | November 14 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | 2040 Valley Life Sciences Building
Daniel Kronauer, The Rockefeller University
Econ 235, Financial Economics Student Seminar
Seminar | November 14 | 12:45-2 p.m. | 597 Evans Hall
Marius Guenzel
Microsoft Excel Charts
Course | November 14 | 1:30-4 p.m. | S300T Haas School of Business
This course details the process of Chart creation and manipulation in Microsoft Excel. Emphasis is placed on proper structure of source data, functional differences of various Chart types, and integration of Chart functionality with other baseline Excel features. Learning Objectives * Understand the relationship between Charts and other Excel data visualizations. * Leverage one-dimensional and... More >
How to Email a Professor to Get a Positive Response: Workshop
Workshop | November 14 | 1:30-2:30 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 251, Labor Seminar: "Long Run Effects of Incentivizing Work Post-Birth"
Seminar | November 14 | 2-3:30 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Center for Computational Biology Seminar: Molly Schumer, Assistant Professor, Stanford University
Seminar | November 14 | 2-3 p.m. | 125 Li Ka Shing Center
Center for Computational Biology
Title: Unraveling the tangled web: the evolutionary impact of hybridization
Abstract:
How distinct species persist in the face of gene flow is a long-standing and central question in evolutionary biology, reinvigorated by the recent realization that hybridization is surprisingly common. Though it is now appreciated that gene flow often occurs before, during, and after speciation, little about... More >
ESPM Seminar Series, Fall 2019: Jahi Chappell
Seminar | November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | 132 Mulford Hall
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Mgmt. (ESPM)
Jahi Chappell, Executive Director of Food First, will present: "Beginning to End Hunger: Lessons on food security, transformation, and solidarity from Belo Horizonte, Brazil." Coffee will be available before the talk at 2:30PM in 139 Mulford; meet the speaker after the talk in 139 Mulford Hall. Co-sponsored by the the Center for Diversified Farming Systems.
Seminar 242, Econometrics: " Inference on Treatment Effects after Model Selection with application to subgroup analysis"
Seminar | November 14 | 4-5 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Jingshen Wang, UC Berkeley, Biostatistics and Epidemiology
From Alice, Texas to Beirut, Lebanon and Everything in Between: Lessons I Have Learned as a Student, Faculty Member, and a Woman in Engineering: Russell Severance Springer Colloquium
Seminar | November 14 | 4-5 p.m. | 3110 Etcheverry Hall
Dr. Janet Ellzey, Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellow, University of Texas at Austin
Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Abstract: Dr. Janet Ellzey, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, was born in a small town in South Texas, received her undergraduate and MS degrees at UT Austin, and her PhD at UC Berkeley in 1985. In the course of her career, she has embraced an array of opportunities ranging from conducting combustion... More >
How to Claim a Migrant: Koreans, Borders, and Belonging at the Edge of Asia and Russia
Colloquium | November 14 | 4-6 p.m. | Doe Library, Room 180
Alyssa Park, University of Iowa
Center for Korean Studies (CKS)
Summary: In the late nineteenth century, Koreans suddenly began to cross the border to Russia and China by the thousands. Their continuous mobility and settlement in the tripartite borderland made them an enduring topic of dispute between multiple countries (Korea, Russia, China, and Japan), and prompted a host of questions that concerned fundamental questions about states’ governance over... More >
Mathematics Department Colloquium: Geometry and dynamics of K3 surfaces
Colloquium | November 14 | 4:10-5 p.m. | 60 Evans Hall
Simion Filip, Institute for Advanced Study and Clay Mathematics Institute
In the classification of compact complex surfaces, K3s are the intermediate case between the positively and negatively curved ones. Alternatively, one can think of K3s as holomorphically symplectic surfaces. Their geometry is rich: K3s admit Ricci-flat metrics and have homogeneous parameter spaces, analogous to Teichmuller and moduli spaces of Riemann surfaces. Additionally, K3s often admit... More >
Dual-Aspect Reflexivism in Buddhist Philosophy of Mind
Colloquium | November 14 | 5-6:30 p.m. | Moses Hall, Howison Library
Matt MacKenzie, Colorado State University
Center for Buddhist Studies, Department of Philosophy
Indian Buddhist philosophers associated with the pramāṇavāda (logico-epistemological) school developed an account of mind and cognition that I term ‘dual-aspect reflexivism’. On this view, conscious awareness is reflexive or self-presenting in that it always involves awareness of awareness. Further, a typical episode of conscious cognition involves the presentation of an object... More >
International Relations Career Panel
Panel Discussion | November 14 | 6-8 p.m. | 205 Dwinelle Hall
Department of State, Human Rights Center, Peace Corps, International Relations Council of Berkeley
International Relations Council
Interested in International Relations? Come explore a variety of career paths and organizations through guest speakers. This event is a great opportunity to explore different fields of IR and network with professionals. Brought to you by our very own International Relations Council
East Bay Science Cafe - The secret superpowers of insects
Presentation | November 14 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Cafe Leila
1724 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA 94702
Javier Ceja-Navarro, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Join us at Cafe Leila on San Pablo Avenue for an evening of science, conversation, and community.
In this presentation, Dr. Javier Navarro will tell us about his work in revealing the hidden powers of insects and other critters. We will hear about a coffee addict, a wood-degrading machine, and litter decomposers. All have something in common: their intimate associations with microbes to thrive... More >
The coffee borer beetle loves coffee!
Medicare for All Debate
Panel Discussion | November 14 | 7-8:30 p.m. | 108 Wheeler Auditorium
Sally Pipes, President and CEO, Pacific Research Institute; Richard Scheffler, Professor of the Graduate School, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Berkeley Conservative Society, Center on Civility and Democratic Engagement
Come out to see a Medicare for All debate between Pacific Research Institute President and CEO Sally Pipes and Berkeley School of Public Health Professor Richard Scheffler! Anyone from any side of the political spectrum is welcome to attend, so put the event on your calendars and see political discourse at Berkeley at its best!
