Curriculum and ChemQuizzes developed by Dr. Mark Kubinec and Professor Alexander Pines Chemical Demonstrations by Lonnie Martin Video Production by Jon Schainker and Scott Vento Developed with the support of The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation
UC Berkeley and the National Park Service together launch the science emphasis of the national parks centennial with this video celebration of science in the parks. A conference focused on the next 100 years of the parks is held March 25-27, 2015 at UC Berkeley in partnership with the National Park Service and the National Geographic Society. For more information about Berkeley's role in the national parks, go to http://parksnext100.berkeley.edu/
"Religion and Law"
John Witte, Jr., Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law, Alonzo L. McDonald Distinguished Professor, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory Law School
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor John Witte, Jr., Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. Reflecting on his career as an historian and legal scholar, Professor Witte explores the evolution of legal studies and the emergence of an interdisciplinary study of religion and law. Comparing the two domains, he describes the nature of each realm and the dialectic that shapes their interaction. He then traces religion's role in securing political and civil rights in the West exploring the implications of this narrative for addressing the complexity of a multicultural world in which many religions seek a place in the global community. In this context, Professor Witte analyzes the role of human rights law and concludes with an analysis of the questions raised by the introduction of Sharia law into Western courts as Muslim communities in the West assert their religious rights in Western legal systems.
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"Measuring 'Nothing' and Getting It Right" - a symposium in honor of the physics career of Dr. Stuart Freedman (http://freedman2014.org): Dr. Roberto Peccei (Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles) speaks about Axions, including a joint paper with Dr. Freedman when they were both young Assistant Professors at Stanford University.
"Well-meaning", experienced and novice practitioners are often unaware of their own biases and cultural incompetence that impede culturally-based intervention strategies such as Family Group Decision Making (FGDM). Such impediments serve to feed ethnic minorities involvement into child welfare systems and do little to repair disproportionality. Although FGDM is inherently a culturally competent practice, intervention strategies related to specific cultures are necessary for true cultural competence. This workshop will provide further evidence of the merits of FGDM. As well, through theory and empirically-evidence practice, participants will leave the session with practical strategies to introduce FGDM to new arenas and improve existing practices. A wide range of cultures and various populations will be examined from a theoretical and clinical perspective. This is a strength-based approach to reaching cultural competency rather than a "guilt-ridden" exercise. This workshop will present theory, step-by-step implementation strategies; practice methods and corresponding data outcomes, all of which are needed to enhance practitioner skills, increase FGDM outcomes and reduce the rate of ethnic minority disproportionality in child welfare.
Public Health 142, 001 - Spring 2015
Introduction to Probability and Statistics in Biology and Public - Maureen Lahiff
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Public Health 241, 001 - Spring 2015
Statistical Analysis of Categorical Data - Nicholas P. Jewell
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