California Colloquium on Water
Diana Jacobs, Deputy Director and Science Advisor (retired), California Department of Fish & Game
"Tales of the New Fish Patrol: Saving California's Largest River - the Mighty Sacramento" The Sacramento River is California's premier river, with the largest salmon runs, greatest riparian forests, biggest floods, and critically important water supply for cities and farms. Diana Jacobs, Ph. D., reviewed her 25 years of experience collaborating (or sometimes fighting) to restore the river's fish and wildlife resources. She also related harrowing tales and lessons learned in balancing protection of Public Trust resources and environmental values with demand for other...
Saul Perlmutter, the Franklin and Karen Dabby Chair in Physics and 2011 Nobel Laureate, delivers his talk, ""Space: The Accelerating Frontier,"" at the Hewlett Challenge Celebration at UC Berkeley.
At the completion of the landmark Hewlett Challenge -- which raised over $220 million to endow 100 new faculty chairs -- UC Berkeley honored alumni, friends, and the Hewlett Foundation at a celebratory event at the Li Ka Shing Center. The November 2012 celebration included presentations by 5 of the new Hewlett chairholders: Ken Goldberg, Eli Yablonovitch, john a. powell, Serena Chen, and Saul Perlmutter.
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"The Language of God: Intellectual Reflections of a Christian Geneticist"
February 4, 2008, at The University of California, Berkeley
Presentation by Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project and director of the National Human Genome Research Institute. Dr. Collins presents a case for harmony between faith in science and faith in God. He also shares about his personal intellectual and spiritual journey from agnosticism, to atheism, and to Christianity.
Followed by an interview conducted by Jasper Rine, Howard Hughes Professor and Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development at UC Berkeley.
Followed by audience Q&A.
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