290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley
On May 23, Dr. Arabinda Mitra, Executive Director of the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, spoke on the Berkeley Campus from 12 ' 1:30p.m. in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building.
The Molecular Foundry, a User Facility for Nanoscale Science
Research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will celebrate the
inauguration of the Foundry's $85M new laboratory with this May 25-26 workshop
that will introduce prospective users to the capabilities of the Foundry, the
Foundry staff, the nature of research already underway and the procedures
involved in applying for and using the facilities.
South Hall and Sibley Auditorium, UC Berkeley campus
The goal of the International Conference on
Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) on May 25 and 26 is to provide
a forum for academic researchers working with ICT applied to development. This
scientifically rigorous conference will bring together researchers in both the
social and technical sciences, with representation from a number of academic
disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, economics, political science,
computer science, electrical engineering, and industrial design.
The Molecular Foundry, a User Facility for Nanoscale Science
Research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will celebrate the
inauguration of the Foundry's $85M new laboratory with this May 25-26 workshop
that will introduce prospective users to the capabilities of the Foundry, the
Foundry staff, the nature of research already underway and the procedures
involved in applying for and using the facilities.
South Hall and Sibley Auditorium, UC Berkeley campus
The goal of the International Conference on
Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) on May 25 and 26 is to provide
a forum for academic researchers working with ICT applied to development. This
scientifically rigorous conference will bring together researchers in both the
social and technical sciences, with representation from a number of academic
disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, economics, political science,
computer science, electrical engineering, and industrial design.
Byers Auditorium, Genentech Hall, UCSF Mission Bay, San Francisco
This event is sponsored by Sirna Therapeutics and QB3.
This meeting will explore the rapidly expanding field of RNA-modulated gene expression including miRNAs, RNAi, antisense, RNA editing, splicing, viral RNA function, and oligonucleotide-based applications. Approaches and interests will be very broad: Biochemistry, Genetics, Structural Biology, Microbiology, Virology, and Biotech.
On June 12, His Excellency Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, addressed a gathering of faculty, students, and visiting guests. In a 45-minute talk entitled "Partnership in a Globalized World: A Declaration of Interdependence," Rasmussen outlined proposals for the creation of an economic union between the European Union and the United States and mutual efforts for sustainable development. This event was hosted jointly by CITRIS and the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE).