<< Tuesday, May 01, 2018 >>
Crossing Institutional Boundaries: Health, Agency, and Constraint
Colloquium | May 1 | Durant Hall
Sponsor: Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
Seminar 237/281, Macro/International Seminar: No Seminar
Seminar | May 1 | 597 Evans Hall
Cal Alumni Association Online Application Reading - TAAP/KASP Scholarships
Miscellaneous | April 27	– May 9, 2018 every day with exceptions | Online
Sponsor: Cal Alumni Association
The Cal Alumni Association invites you to join us in reading and evaluating scholarship applications virtually for The Achievement Award and the Kruttschnitt Aspire Scholarship Programs from April 27th through May 9nd. Our dedicated alumni make these scholarships possible and we thank you for your time!
Virtual application readers will receive all training materials and scholarship... More >
Registration info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cal-alumni-association-online-application-reading-2-taapkasp-tickets-43959034656?aff=email1. Register online
Garden Closed
Special Event | January 2	– December 4, 2018 the first Tuesday of the month every month | UC Botanical Garden
The garden is closed the first Tuesday of every month.
-Why is the Garden Closed one day a month?
For the safety of the public and the safety of the collection, the Garden's Horticultural staff need one day per month to complete jobs that may pose safety risks to visitors, such as dropping tree limbs, renovating paths, or controlling pests.
-I'm only in Berkeley for one day from... More >
ReGen18 Conference
Conference/Symposium | May 1	– 4, 2018 every day | Impact Hub San Francisco
Location: 1885 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Sponsor: Center for Responsible Business
Join the Regenerative Movement at ReGen18!
When: May 1-4,2018
Where: Impact HubSan Francisco
Register to attend: Use code R30_BerkeleyHaas for a 30% discount off registration: http://bit.ly/2EUdw0B
We are only days away from the launch of ReGen18! You won't want to miss this opportunity. Join us May 1-4 in the heart of theMission District at Impact Hub San Francisco. We will be... More >
Number Theory and Arithmetic Geometry RTG Workshop
Seminar | April 30	– May 4, 2018 every day | 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Evans Hall, 1015 and 740
Speaker: Max Lieblich, Robert Guralnick and Pham Tiep
Sponsor: Department of Mathematics
During RRR week (4/30-5/4), the number theory and arithmetic geometry RTG will be holding a workshop. The workshop will have lecture series in the mornings and discussion/problem solving sessions in the afternoons in small groups. Max Lieblich will be giving a lecture series on recent progress on the Tate conjectures, and Robert Guralnick and Pham Tiep will be lecturing about group theory and... More >
Science and Literacy Playgroup
Meeting | October 31, 2017	– May 15, 2018 every Tuesday with exceptions | 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Berkeley Youth Alternatives (BYA)
Sponsors: Chancellor's Community Grant, Trybe Inc.
Have fun and meet other families in West and South Berkeley.
For Children ages 05 and their caregivers.
Free, drop-in, snacks, circle time, arts and crafts and science activities.
Dissertation Talk: Device Physics and Materials Properties of Two-Dimensional Semiconductors
Presentation | May 1 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Cory Hall, Wang Room / 531
Speaker/Performer: Sujay Desai, UC Berkeley
Two-dimensional (2D) materials like MoS2 and WSe2 are semiconducting analogues to graphene and consist of atomically-thin layers held together by weak van der Waals (vdW) forces. By way of vdW forces, these ultrathin semiconductors can be mechanically exfoliated down to a monolayer of material (~0.7 nm thick). Monolayer 2D materials have large bandgaps, some of which exhibit direct band gap... More >
Special Event | May 1 | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, East Pauley Ballroom
Sponsor: Be Well at Work - Wellness Program
Blood Drives at UC Berkeley are sponsored by the American Red Cross (ARC) to provide much needed blood to hospitals throughout the Bay Area.
Blood Drives at UC Berkeley are held once a month. Appointments to donate are encouraged and walk-ins are always welcome. Drives are held at two locations on all dates from 11am-6pm: MLK- Student Union – East Pauley Ballroom and Red Cross Bloodmobile (at... More >
Impact Investing Practicum Fireside Chat
Seminar | May 1 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Haas School of Business, N340+344, Chou Hall
The new impact investing practicum will present the final recommendations they made to their clients during a fireside chat on Tuesday, May 1st from 11AM - 1PM. Students this year were paired with: SF Foundation, Tin Shed Ventures, CIM, and Cambridge Associates. Please join us to learn more about the great work student teams completed this spring.
Bristol Myers Squibb Lecture in Organic Chemistry: Enantioselective and Remote C–H Activation Reactions
Seminar | May 1 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 120 Latimer Hall
Featured Speaker: Prof. Jin-Quan Yu, The Scripps Research Institute
Sponsor: College of Chemistry
The vast majority of directed C–H activation reactions proceed via cyclometallation, in which a strongly coordinating functional group binds to the metal and facilitates cleavage of a proximate C–H bond. These substrates driven reactions become problematic background reactions for developing enantioselective C–H activation reactions. The use of weak coordination from substrates to direct metal... More >
Colloquium | May 1 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Duster Room
Location: 2420 Bowditch street, Berkeley, CA 94720
Speakers: Vicky Gomez, Dr.P.H. candidate in the School of Public Health, and Graduate Fellow, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, UC Berkeley; Renee Mack , Ph.D. candidate in the School of Social Welfare, and Graduate Fellow, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, UC Berkeley
Panelist/Discussant: Troy Duster, Chancellor's Professor, Department of Sociology, UC Berkeley, and Emeritus Silver Professor, Department of Sociology, New York University, UC Berkeley
Vicky Gomez | Digital Storytelling and Colorectal Cancer Screening Intention in a Latino Church Community Setting
Renee Mack | Patient Satisfaction with Mandated Psychiatric Treatment: Commitment, Care, and the Intersection of Criminal Justice and Mental Health
Troy Duster as respondent
Mindfulness Meditation Group
Meeting | February 20, 2018	– January 5, 2021 every Tuesday | 12:15-1 p.m. | 3110 Tang Center, University Health Services
Sponsor: Tang Center (University Health Services)
The Mindfulness Meditation Group meets every Tuesday at 12:15-1:00 pm at 3110 Tang Center on campus. All campus-affiliated people are welcome to join us on a drop-in basis, no registration or meditation experience necessary. We start with a short reading on meditation practice, followed by 30 minutes of silent sitting, and end with a brief discussion period.
Development Lunch: "The Impact of Accepting Card Payments on Small Business Profits and Growth" and TBA
Seminar | May 1 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Speakers: Sean Higgins; Samuel Muhula
K-POP/M-POP/HIP-HOP--A Korea/Mongolia Mixtape: Youth, Expression, and the New Nationalism in East Asia
Panel Discussion | May 1 | 2-4 p.m. | 180 Doe Library
Sponsors: Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS), UC Berkeley Mongolia Initiative, Center for Korean Studies (CKS), Center for Chinese Studies (CCS)
A panel of scholars discuss and compare emergent themes in popular culture and politics in Korea and Mongolia, illustrated with clips from music and performance.
ISF 110 - Free Speech in the Public Sphere: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Course | January 16	– May 3, 2018 every Tuesday & Thursday | 2-3:30 p.m. | 102 Wurster Hall
Sponsor: Division of Undergraduate Education
In this spring 2018 class, we shall take up the nature of public speech from Socrates' public dissent to social media messaging today. The course reading will combine classic philosophical statements about the value of free, subversive and offensive speech; histories of the emergence of public spheres; and sociologies of technologically-mediated speech today.
Seminar 291, Departmental Seminar: "Narratives, Imperatives, and Moral Reasoning"
Seminar | May 1 | 2:10-3:30 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Speaker: Jean Tirole, TSE
Note change in time
Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Maximal Rank Theorem
Seminar | May 1 | 3:45-5 p.m. | 939 Evans Hall
Speaker: Joe Harris, Harvard University
The Brill-Noether theorem establishes a fundamental link between the classical notion of a curve in projective space, given as the zero locus of polynomials, and the (relatively) modern notion of an abstract curve. Specifically, it tell us when and how a general abstract curve can be embedded in $\mathbf{P^r}$.
But that's just the opening line of the story: having embedded our abstract curve... More >
Bristol-Myers Squibb Seminar in Organic Chemistry: Novel PET radioligands for non-invasive imaging of the PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint pathway
Seminar | May 1 | 4-5 p.m. | 775 Tan Hall
Featured Speaker: David Donnelly, Senior Research Investigator, Bristol-Myers Squibb
David J. Donnelly completed his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 2006 from the University of Buffalo with a focus on the synthesis of sulfur, selenium and tellurium containing rhodamine dyes for use in photodynamic therapy. After receiving his Ph.D. he conducted his post-doctoral research with Professor Mike Kilbourn at the University of Michigan, where he worked on the synthesis and design of both... More >
K-POP/M-POP/HIP-HOP--A Korea/Mongolia Mixtape Youth, Expression, and the New Nationalism in East Asia
Colloquium | May 1 | 4-6 p.m. | 180 Doe Library
Speakers: Eun-young Jung, Independent Scholar; Franck Bille, UC Berkeley
Moderator: Brian Baumann, UC Berkeley
Speakers/Performers: Peter K. Marsh, Cal State East Bay; Donna Kwon, University of Kentucky; Charlotte D'Evelyn, Loyola Marymount University; Kendra Van Nyhuis, UC Berkeley; Marissa Smith, San Jose State; Stephanie Choi, UC Santa Barbara
Sponsor: Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS)
A panel of scholars discuss and compare emergent themes in popular culture and politics in Korea and Mongolia.
Young Scholars Research Symposium: A celebration of student excellence
Conference/Symposium | May 1 | 4-6:30 p.m. | Stephens Hall, 10 (ISAS Conf. Room)
Presenter: Rebecca Dharmapalan, Senior: Sociology (major) and Human Rights (minor)
Presenter: Adora Svitak, Senior: Development Studies (major) and South Asian Studies (minor)
Presenter: Prathyush Parasuraman, Senior: South Asian Studies (major) and Economics (major)
Presenter: Raveena Samra, Senior: Anthropology (major) and Creative Writing (minor)
Sponsors: Institute for South Asia Studies, Office of Undergraduate Research
UC Berkeley student scholarship on cultural, political, and religious norms in South Asia.
The Strategic Complex: Russia's Strategic Adjustment under Unipolarity
Lecture | May 1 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 223 Moses Hall
Speaker: Boris Barkanov, Teaching Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
Russia's grand strategy has changed significantly in the post-Soviet period, but IR theory cannot fully account for this variation. This research synthesizes insights from the realist and constructivist traditions to explain how domestic discourses of state identity, role, and power mediate anarchical systemic pressures to shape strategic adjustment. These discourses comprise what I call "the... More >
Seminar 221, Industrial Organization: ​"More than a Penny's Worth: Left-Digit Bias and Firm Pricing"
Featured Performer: Avner Shlain, UC Berkeley
The Long Haul: Best Practices for Making Your Digital Project Last
Workshop | May 1 | 4:10-5 p.m. | Doe Library, Doe Library 303
Speakers/Performers: Stacy Reardon, Library; Rachael Samberg, Scholarly Communication Officer
You've invested a lot of work in creating a digital project, but how do you ensure it has staying power? We'll look at choices you can make at the beginning of project development to influence sustainability, best practices for documentation and asset management, and how to sunset your project in a way that ensures long-term access for future researchers.
Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry: The Fellowship of the Ring: Linkage, Curves, and Koszul homology
Seminar | May 1 | 5-6 p.m. | 939 Evans Hall
Speaker: Justin Chen, UC Berkeley
We conclude the linkage portion of the student seminar, by completing the proof of the theorem of Lazarsfeld-Rao that general curves of high degree are minimal in their linkage class. Time permitting, we will also discuss how Koszul homology behaves under linkage, including properties like being strongly Cohen-Macaulay or sliding depth.
Baseball vs. BYU
Sport - Intercollegiate - Baseball/Softball | May 1 | 7:05 p.m. | Evans Field
Sponsor: Cal Bears Intercollegiate Sports
Cal Baseball hosts BYU at Evans Diamond.
Exhibits and Ongoing Events
Exhibit - Artifacts | October 16, 2017	– June 3, 2018 every day | Bancroft Library, Rowell Cases, 2nd floor corridor between The Bancroft Library and Doe Library
Let there be laughter! This exhibition features Cal students'
cartoons, jokes, and satire throughout the years selected
from their humor magazines and other publications.
Environmental Design Archives Exhibition: Hollywood and Vine
Exhibit - Multimedia | January 22	– May 15, 2018 every day | 210 Wurster Hall
Sponsor: Environmental Design, College of
See the homes of the STARS!! Or more precisely, designs for the homes and gardens of film stars, directors, screen writers, and designers curated by head archivist at the Environmental Design Archives, Waverly Lowell.
The Invisible Museum: History and Memory of Morocco
Exhibit - Artifacts | January 23	– June 29, 2018 every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (2121 Allston Way)
Since its inception in 1962, the former Judah L. Magnes Museum distinguished itself by directing its collecting efforts outside the focus on European Jewish culture and history that was prevalent among American Jewish museums at the time. During the 1970s and 1980s, its founders, Seymour and Rebecca Fromer, actively corralled an informal team of activist collectors and supporters. Together, they... More >
The Worlds of Arthur Szyk | The Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection: Auditorium installation of enlarged reproductions of select collection items
Exhibit - Multimedia | January 23	– June 29, 2018 every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (2121 Allston Way)
Acquired by The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life in 2017 thanks to an unprecedented gift from Taube Philanthropies, the most significant collection of works by Arthur Szyk (Łódź, Poland, 1894 – New Canaan, Connecticut, 1951) is now available to the world in a public institution for the first time as the Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection.
Born into a middle-class Polish... More >
"We're Here, We're Queer, We're in the Public Record!": The LGBTQ Movement and Life as Seen Through Government Information
Exhibit - Artifacts | March 15	– August 31, 2018 every day | Doe Library, Brown Gallery
This exhibit showcases selected documents pertaining to LGBTQ history and highlights aspects of LGBTQ life that have been impacted by actions of federal, state, and local governments.
Exhibit - Artifacts | April 20	– September 14, 2018 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | Bancroft Library, Bancroft Gallery
(Gallery is just inside east entrance to Doe) MARKING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY of the founding of Save the Redwoods League, Sustaining Grandeur is a collaborative exhibition between The Bancroft Library and the League. The exhibition explores the organization's first century protecting California's redwood forests and the surrounding lands that sustain them, and looks forward to the League's... More >
Science Gets Graphic: Cartoons, Comics and Graphic Novels in the Sciences
Exhibit - Artifacts | April 23	– August 24, 2018 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday with exceptions | Evans Hall, Mathematics Statistics Library (100 Evans)
In the past decade, we have witnessed significant growth in the use of visual imagery and storytelling to engage students in the sciences. From manga guides and illustrated texts to biographies and zombies teaching calculus, this display features illustrated works and graphic novels from our collections that aim to teach college students and the general public about science... More >
Exhibit - Artifacts | October 13, 2017	– May 30, 2019 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | Bancroft Library, Rowell Cases, near Heyns Reading Room, 2nd floor corridor between The Bancroft Library and Doe
Let there be laughter! This exhibition features Cal students' cartoons, jokes, and satire from throughout the years, selected from their humor magazines and other publications.
Exhibit - Artifacts | April 16, 2018	– February 28, 2019 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Bancroft Library, 2nd Floor Corridor
This exhibition celebrates the University of California's sesquicentennial anniversary with photographs, correspondence, publications, and other documentation drawn from the University Archives and The Bancroft Library collections. It features an array of golden bears, including Oski, and explores the illustrious history of UC Berkeley.
High Holy Days at the Luna Park: Show-card Posters from the Firschein Press (Brooklyn, NY, 1920-1974)
Exhibit - Artifacts | January 23	– June 29, 2018 every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (2121 Allston Way)
This exhibition presents a selection from the over one hundred "show-card" posters printed by the Firschein Press, a small business operated by East European Jewish immigrants, that served local Jewish and non-Jewish communities in Brooklyn for the better half of the 20th century. Oscar Firschein brought the posters to California once the Press ceased its activities. He and his wife, Theda,... More >
A selection from the over fifty manuscripts collected by The Magnes in Cairo, Egypt, during an expedition led by the museum's founder, Seymour Fromer, in 1971. At the time, the aim of The Magnes was to salvage unique documents during a period of great turmoil in the Middle East.
The manuscripts are accompanied by a variety of ritual objects, original ketubbot (marriage contracts), and by... More >