Bachelor's Degree Programs at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design
Bachelor's Degree Programs in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Environmental Design and Urban Studies at UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design offers undergraduate degree programs in architecture, landscape architecture, sustainable environmental design and urban studies, with options for additional study that are diverse, rich and lay the groundwork for a variety of professional directions after graduation.
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
The 2008 presidential election has seen an unprecedented surge in the registration of young voters, a group that has often been disengaged from politics. Will young people remain engaged in politics beyond this election cycle? What can be done to encourage young people to stay involved in politics? What difference might it make for the country?
Panelists:
Mike Connery: Author of Youth to Power: How Today's Young Voters Are Building Tomorrow's Progressive Majority he also blogs full-time about progressive youth organizing at Future Majority.
Meghan McCain: McCain is a well known blogger and author: thedailybeast.com and mccainblogette.com, she is the daughter of John McCain and experienced first hand the campaign trail during this last election cycle.
Randi Zuckerberg: The face of facebook, Randi Zuckerberg is the spokeswoman for Facebook and worked closely with CNN on their integration with Facebook for the inauguration, even serving as a guest anchorwoman for CNN broadcasts from Facebook on the day of the inauguration.
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"Optimizing Cell Wall Biosynthesis for Biofuel Production"
Henrik Scheller, Biological Engineer and Senior Scientist at the DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) in Emeryville
Energy Biosciences Institute
http://www.energybiosciencesinstitute.org/
Berkeley China Initiative - China's Environment: What do we know and how do we know it?
Keynote Address: Environmental Journalism in China - The View from Beijing
by Jim Yardley
A conference organized by the Berkeley China Initiative, UC Berkeley.
Funded by the Luce Foundation.
December 7-8, 2007
http://ieas.berkeley.edu/events/2007.12.07w.html
Moderator: Isaac Martin, Department of Sociology, UC San Diego
John Kirlin, Director, Delta Vision, "Fiscal Constraint and Fiscal Adaptation: Thirty Years' Experience Grappling with Wicked Problems"
Jean Ross, Executive Director, California Budget Project, "Proposition 13 Thirty Years Later: What Has It Meant for Governance and Public Services?"
Jon Sonstelie, Professor of Economics, UC Santa Barbara, "Proposition 13 and California's Public Schools"
Kirk Stark, Professor of Law, UCLA, "Proposition 13 as Fiscal Federalism Reform"
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All About Impact: A Results-Oriented Approach to Community Solutions
Sonal Shah is the White House Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. Shah was formerly the head of Global Development Initiatives for Google.org. Prior to that, she served as a vice president at Goldman Sachs, where she led the development of the company's environmental policy. Shah also worked extensively in Washington, D.C., where she developed intelligent policy initiatives on trade, global development, and reform. From 1995-2002, she worked in the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Shah has received numerous awards for her work, and has earned a stellar reputation for her innovative and intelligent solutions to global development issues.
The Center for Nonprofit & Public Leadership at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business annually hosts the Public Leadership Dinner, a unique event connecting students, alumni, business, and community leaders.
http://nonprofit.haas.berkeley.edu/pld.asp