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The (Real) State of the Union: Atlantic Monthly Panel
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Abstract: This event took place on February 24, 2004 in Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley. A town hall featuring a panel of The Atlantic Monthly writers who produced the special January/February 2004 Atlantic Monthly issue. The panel will include writer Jim Fallows, one of founders of the New America Foundation ... More »
2006 Computer Science Commencement Ceremony
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Abstract: The 2006 Computer Science Commencement Ceremony was held Sunday, May 21, 2006, at 2:00 pm in Zellerbach Auditorium. The Commencement address was delivered by Dr. Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google, Inc.
The 2006 Governor's Race: An Inside View
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Abstract: Friday, January 19, 2007 The Primary Election: November 2005 June 2006 Campaign managers, media experts and other top officials for all three major candidates discuss the campaign, from the underlying structure of the electorate to the day-to-day strategy to the outcome. Moderators: Scott ... More »
2006 Technology Breakthrough Competition and Award Ceremony
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Abstract: In the Tradition of Innovation at Berkeley Engineering... The College of Engineering is hosting the 3rd Annual Technology Breakthrough Competition to recognize the University's technology and scientific research that could make the world a substantially better place. PROGRAM: Dean Richard Newton ... More »
9th Annual International Health Conference: War, Poverty and Population
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Abstract: The Relationship between Population Growth and Poverty Robert Engelman , Vice President for Programs, Worldwatch Institute, Washington DC. Numbers: Mind the Gap Theogene Rudasingwa ,, Former Rwandan Ambassador to the United States. The Return of the Population Factor Martha Campbell ... More »
Afta Thoughts On Nafta
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Abstract: Brad DeLong "Afta Thoughts On Nafta" "I was a true believer in NAFTA--the North American Free Trade Agreement. Now my faith is not gone but shaken." So states Brad DeLong, economist and creator of one of the net's most popular weblogs on economics, at www.j-bradford-delong.net . J. Bradford ... More »
America In the Second Nuclear Age
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Abstract: The Goldman Forum on the Press & Foreign Affairs and UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism present: America In the Second Nuclear Age The live event took place on April 30, 2003 in Sibley Auditorium, UC Berkeley. A conversation with: Jonathan Schell Author and Fellow at The Nation Institute and ... More »
Antropology Fall Emeritus Lecture Series
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Abstract: Anthropology Fall Emeritus Lecture Series Established in 1991, the Anthropology Emeritus Lecture Series honors a designated Emeritus faculty member from the U.C. Berkeley Department of Anthropology with a lecture by a distinguished anthropologist working in an area related to the honorees' field of ... More »
Art and Violence
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Abstract: Three Berkeley professors place Botero's "Abu Ghraib" exhibit in historical and artistic context. T.J. Clark is the George C. and Helen N. Pardee Chair, and a Professor of Art History at UC Berkeley. Thomas W. Laqueur is the Helen Fawcett Professor of History at UC Berkeley. Francine Masiello ... More »
The Art of Political Cartooning: Kevin "Kal" Kallaugher
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Abstract: The UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy Welcomes The Economist's political cartoonist, Kevin "Kal" Kallaugher to discuss the iterpretation of news through drawing cartoons. Learn how to draw George Bush in five minutes and discover how to draw like a professional cartoonist.
Assessing the Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism Threat
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Abstract: BIOSECURITY FOR A NEW ERA Lecture Series Biological weapons (BW) have been a significant national security preoccupation for nearly 15 years. The events of September 11 and the anthrax attacks that followed have magnified these concerns by orders of magnitude while shifting the context almost ... More »
Bear in Mind: Energy BioSciences Institute
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Abstract: What the Energy Biosciences Institute means for UC Berkeley On February 1, global energy firm BP announced that it had selected UC Berkeley, in partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to lead an unprecedented $500 million research ... More »
Bear in Mind: Research at UC Berkeley
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Abstract: This three-part edition of Bear in Mind explores the innovative world of research at UC Berkeley. Join Chancellor Robert Birgeneau as he travels to several labs and engages some of the university's top scientists in a lively discussion ranging from stem cells to smart buildings. Part One: "Stovepipes" ... More »
Being Opinionated in America: Maureen Dowd and Thomas Friedman
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Abstract: Maureen Dowd and Thomas Friedman in conversation with Professors Cynthia Gorney and Mark Danner Thomas Friedman, a world-renowned author and journalist, joined The New York Times in 1981 as a financial reporter specializing in OPEC and oil-related news and later served as the Chief Diplomatic, Chief ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: David Kirp
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Abstract: David Kirp is a Berkeley professor of public policy. He is the author of many nonfiction titles, the most recent being "Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education", in which he looked at 12 colleges and universities that, in order to deal with competitive pressures, ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: Elaine Kim
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Abstract: Berkeley Writers at Work: Asian American literary figure Elaine Kim Elaine Kim, UC Berkeley professor of Asian American Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies , will read from her work, be interviewed about her writing process, and answer questions from the audience for the Writers at Work series. ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: Linda Williams
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Abstract: Professor Linda Williams, Director of the Film Studies Program, is the author of "Hard Core: Power, Pleasure and the Frenzy of the Visible" and "Playing the Race Card: Melodramas of Black and White, from Uncle Tom to O.J. Simpson". She reads from her work and discusses her writing process. his event ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: Michael Pollan
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Abstract: Pollan reads from his work, is interviewed about his writing process, and answers questions from the audience. Michael Pollan is Knight Professor of Journalism at the Graduate School and director of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism. He is a contributing writer at the "New York ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: Robert Hass
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Abstract: Robert Hass, professor of English at Berkeley and former Poet Laureate of the United States, reads from his work, is interviewed about his writing process, and answers questions from the audience. Hass was appointed Poet Laureate in 1995. During his tenure, he turned a largely ceremonial post into ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: Yuri Slezkine
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Abstract: Slezkine reads from his works, is interviewed about his writing process, and answer questions from the audience. Slezkine, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, is a specialist in late-modern European and Russian history. He has taught at Berkeley since 1992 and has been ... More »
