Statistics 21 - Fall 2009 - Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business - Professor Philip Stark

Dr. ASA BRADMAN of the Center for Environmental Research on Children's Health http://cerch.org/ describes pesticide exposures to children from the Salinas Valley, California and challenges conducting environmental health research. He also explains why manganese is a concern for children and discusses chemical exposures in child care centers, including measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), flame retardants, and other chemicals. This talk was part of a symposium organized by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment http://oehha.ca.gov/index.html, the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit at UCSF http://coeh.berkeley.edu/ucpehsu, and the Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Leukemia and the Environment at the University of California Berkeley http://circle.berkeley.edu. Research funding is from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Presentations do not represent the views of these agencies.

Dr. Vivienne Ming, founder and executive chair, Socos, a cutting-edge startup which applies cognitive modeling to create adaptive, personalized educational technology. Named one of 10 Women to Watch by Inc. She is a theoretical neuroscientist, technologist and entrepreneur.

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