Hot Topics at EECS Research Centers: Graduate student researchers from across the EECS research centers share their work with a rapid fire sequence of fun, 5 minute presentations.
Presenter: Jeff Donahue, BVLC (Berkeley Vision and Learning Center)
Hosted by Robert Hass and University Librarian Thomas C. Leonard, this event features distinguished faculty and staff from a wide range of disciplines introducing and reading a favorite poem. This year's participants: Jack Clark (Rugby), Alex Filippenko (Astronomy), Sheehan Grant (Library), Suzanne Guerlac (French), Nicholas Jewell (Biostatistics and Statistics), Shayee Khanaka (Librarian, Middle Eastern Studies), Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton (Psychology), Line Mikkelsen (Linguistics), David Presti (Molecular and Cell Biology), and Willis St. Hill (Housing Facilities).
http://lunchpoems.berkeley.edu/
Research teams will meet to discuss the similarities and differences in the public role and practices of universities, focusing on four prominent public and private institutions: the Universidad de Chile and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Santiago, UC Berkeley and Stanford University. Among the objectives of the symposium:
Organized by the Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) – UC Berkeley and the Center for Advanced Research in Education (CIAE) - Universidad de Chile with support from the Comisión Nacional de Investigación
Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT).
Co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Center for Latin American Studies, the Chile California Council, and the UC Berkeley Social Science Matrix.
A behind the scenes look at the Cal Bears preparation for the 2006 Holiday Bowl game vs. Texas A&M.
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13th Annual Travers Conference on Ethics and Accountability
Panel 2: From Diagnosis to Cure
William T. Bagley, former Member of the Assembly and author of the forthcoming Californias Golden Years: When Government Worked and Why
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Senior Scholar, School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California
Thad Kousser, Professor of Political Science, University of California-San Diego and co-editor of The New Political Geography of California
Steve Merksamer, former Chief of Staff to Gov. George Deukmejian
Moderator: Jack Citrin, Director, Institute of Governmental Studies
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