Events

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Please join us for "Towards a Next Generation Health Care: Opportunities and Challenges," a symposium being held as part of the National Academy of Engineering Western Regional Meeting in Sibley Auditorium from 1:30-6:00 p.m.

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Please join us for "Wireless Applications in Industry, the Aluminum Industry as a Prototype" by Professors James Evans and Plato Malozemoff  at noon on April 21 in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley, as part of the Friday Research Exchange.

Spring 2006 Schedule

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Tremendous advances in microfluidics, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering are enabling exciting new opportunities in medical devices, stem cell therapy, and biological research. This symposium will bring together engineers, clinicians, and biologists working at this exciting frontier to promote cross-discipline collaborations.

Speakers will include:

• Jeffrey Bluestone, Professor, Director, Diabetes Center, UCSF
• Richard Mathies, Professor of Chemistry, Director, Center for Analytical Biotechnology, QB3 Berkeley
• Arun Majumdar, Professor in Mechanical Engineering, QB3 Berkeley
• Lydia Sohn, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, QB3 Berkeley
• Luke Lee, Professor of Bioengineering, Director, Biomolecular Nanotechnology Center, QB3 Berkeley
• Daniel Fletcher, Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, QB3 Berkeley
• Kevin Healy, Professor, Department of Bioengineering, QB3 Berkele
• Wentai Liu, Professor Campus Director of NSF-ERC on Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems (BMES)
• Michael J. Mann, M.D., Assistant Professor in Residence, UCSF
• Tejal Desai, Professor Physiology, Director UCSF's Laboratory of Therapeutic Micro and Nanotechnology, QB3 UCSF
• Kimberly P. Cockerham, MD,FACS Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, UCSF

Poster presentations are encouraged.

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Please join us for a talk by Marina Grzinic, artist and writer, Lubiljana, on "Representing Time in the Absence of Space" at 7:30 p.m. in 160 Kroeber Hall.

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The workshop will cover the uses of new information and communication technologies for the better delivery of health care.

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Please join us for "Civil Infrastructure Health Monitoring with Wireless Accelerometer Network" by Shamim Pakzad from UC Berkeley at noon on April 28 in 540 Cory Hall, UC Berkeley, as part of the Friday Research Exchange.

Spring 2006 Schedule

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The workshop will cover the uses of new information and communication technologies for the better delivery of health care.

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This is an annual gathering where our corporate sponsors come to learn how we are furthering our mission of fostering the application of innovative technology to societal-scale challenges.

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Please join us for a talk by Okwui Enwezor, curator and dean, Art Institute, SF, on "Contemporary African Photography and Film" at 7:30 p.m. in 160 Kroeber Hall.

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Please join us for "Controlling Stem Cell Fate Via Bio-mimetic Polymers" by Professor Kevin Healy at noon on May 5 in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley, as part of the Friday Research Exchange.

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CITRIS White Paper Competition Awards. Details forthcoming. Actual time and location TBA.

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The 2006 Workshop on Mobile Device Applications in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, hosted by the Berkeley Institute of Design.

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The awards for the CITRIS White Paper competition were handed out on Monday, May 15 at 4:00 p.m.