eCHEM 1A: Online General Chemistry
College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/echem1a
Curriculum and ChemQuizzes developed by Dr. Mark Kubinec and Professor Alexander Pines
Chemical Demonstrations by Lonnie Martin
Video Production by Jon Schainker and Scott Vento
Developed with the support of The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Speaker: Professor Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, Superfund Research Program http://superfund.berkeley.edu/ and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/ University of California Berkeley http://berkeley.edu/. Research support from the Superfund Research Program of NIEHS http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/srp/
Professor Alvarez-Cohen develops methods for bioremediation of contaminants such as perchloroethene and trichloroethene using naturally occurring microorganisms, particularly one type known as "dehalococcoides." She uses advanced molecular methods to understand key elements of this process, looking at increasingly complex cultures of microorganisms. Molecular tools provide clues about how the systems work and, consequently, what can be done to enhance bioremediation. Such actions include providing nutrients that increase the rate of breakdown of toxic substances into non toxic forms and that support the growth of all necessary organisms.
2010 Conference on Global Health Diagnostics
"GHDx Innovations Summit: Translating Ideas into Impact"
Samuel Sia, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
"Microfluidics for STD diagnostics in the developing world"
http://globalhealth.berkeley.edu/cend/
On Tuesday evening, 1/14/2013, UC Berkeley's newly inaugurated tenth chancellor, Nicholas B. Dirks, hosted a live 45-minute webcast for alumni and parents. Chancellor Dirks addressed questions submitted in advance from these important constituencies while sharing his vision and priorities for the direction of the university. Hear directly from the Chancellor as he discusses his focus on undergraduate education, the global university and innovation in basic and applied research across the disciplines while expanding Berkeley's primary mission elements: teaching, research and public service.