Excerpts from "In Conversation: Chancellor-designate Nicholas Dirks"
The appointment of Nicholas B. Dirks as the University of California, Berkeley's next chancellor was approved today (Tuesday, Nov. 27) by the UC Regents. He will succeed Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau on June 1, 2013. Dirks recently was interviewed on camera in New York City, where he is executive vice president and dean of the faculty for Arts and Sciences at Columbia University. This video contains excerpts of that interview. The full interview can be found at http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/27/in-conversation-chancellor-designate-nicholas-dirks/
Bio Engineering/ME C117: Structural Aspects of Biomaterials - Professor Lisa Pruitt
This course provides an overview of medical devices, ... all » FDA regulatory issues, biocompatibility and sterilization technology. It examines biomechanical properties: isotropy/anisotropy, stiffness, bending stresses, contact stresses, multiaxial loading, plasticity, fatigue, fracture, wear, corrosion, design issues. Also covered: Orthopedics, Dental, Cardiovascular, and Soft Tissue Reconstruction.
Professor Pruitt's current research is focused on fatigue and fracture micromechanisms, cyclic damage zones, and evolution of structure due to cyclic loading and environment in advanced polymers and biomaterials;...
Juan Pablo Dellarroquelle, Head of Engineering at Medallia shares his experiences, based on the past decade of his company’s success -the changes, challenges, and lessons. Juan Pablo is an expert in interactive voice response systems and built Argentina’s first voice portal, which won him Intel’s Application of the Year Award. He has been with Medallia for over a decade, helping the company be the leading provider of customer experience management (CEM) software. He received degrees from Technological Institute of Buenos Aires, CAECE University in Buenos Aires and Carnegie Mellon University here in the US.
A behind the scenes look at the Cal Bears preparation for the 2006 Holiday Bowl game vs. Texas A&M.
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