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NOVEMBER 2009      
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto with Michael Pollan Monday, Nov. 23 3:00 AM
"Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These words to live by from the award-winning author Michael Pollan resonate at the heart of his newest work, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. He considers what science does and does not know about diet and health, proposing a new way of thinking about food that is informed by ecology and tradition. Pollan is Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley. Tuesday, Nov. 24 12:00 AM
Wednesday, Nov. 25 6:00 AM
Wednesday, Nov. 25 11:00 PM
Thursday, Nov. 26 1:00 PM
Friday, Nov. 27 5:00 PM
Friday, Nov. 27 8:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 28 9:00 AM
Sunday, Nov. 29 8:00 AM
Sunday, Nov. 29 5:00 PM
Sunday, Nov. 29 8:00 PM
Europe in War: Memories of a Holocaust Monday, Nov. 30 12:00 AM
Holocaust survivor and poet Dr. Karl O. Herz discusses his experiences as a Jewish boy growing up in Germany during the World War II. Monday, Nov. 30 12:00 PM
     
     
An Evening with David Grossman Monday, Nov. 23 12:00 AM
Israeli writer David Grossman is the author of some of the most controversial books in his country's history, including the award-winning The Yellow Wind, observations collected over three months in the West Bank. He reads and discusses work from his forthcoming collection of essays on literature and politics Writing in the Dark. Monday, Nov. 23 12:00 PM
Tuesday, Nov. 24 6:00 AM
Wednesday, Nov. 25 1:00 PM
Thursday, Nov. 26 5:00 PM
Thursday, Nov. 26 8:00 PM
Friday, Nov. 27 9:00 AM
Saturday, Nov. 28 3:00 AM
Sunday, Nov. 29 3:00 AM
All Israel will be Saved': Paul and Augustine on the Redemption of the Jews    
Paula Fredriksen, author and Aurelio Professor of Scripture, Boston University sheds new light on the origins of anti-Semitism and opens a path toward better understanding between two of the world's great religions. She focuses in particular on the vast change from Paul to Augustine in the Christian message of Jewish redemption.    
Wednesday, Nov. 18 1:00 PM
Thursday, Nov. 19 5:00 PM
Thursday, Nov. 19 8:00 PM
Friday, Nov. 20 9:00 AM
Saturday, Nov. 21 3:00 AM
Sunday, Nov. 22 12:00 AM
Tuesday, Nov. 24 4:00 PM
Sunday, Nov. 29 4:00 AM
Confronting anti-Semitism in the 21st Century    
What are the most salient and significant features of the current offensive directed against the State of Israel and Jewish communities around the world? Robert Wistrich, Director of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, examined key facets of the challenge and danger that emanates from the new anti-Semitism, including its connections with the global Jihad. He also explored some possible responses and strategies in dealing with this threat.    
Sunday, Nov. 22 2:00 AM
Cradle to Cradle Design—Creating an Environmentally and Economically Intelligent Future Monday, Nov. 23 10:30 AM
Architect William McDonough calls for remaking the way we make things by transforming human industry through ecologically intelligent design. He argues that the current industrial system that "takes, makes and wastes" can become a creator of goods and services that generate ecological, social and economic value. Tuesday, Nov. 24 2:30 PM
Wednesday, Nov. 25 6:30 PM
Wednesday, Nov. 25 9:30 PM
Thursday, Nov. 26 7:30 AM
Friday, Nov. 27 4:30 AM
Saturday, Nov. 28 1:30 AM
Sunday, Nov. 29 1:30 AM
Technology Management Program UCSB Stem Cell Monday, Nov. 23 2:00 AM
Dennis Clegg & Ken Kosik Share Stem Cell Research Insights Tuesday, Nov. 24 8:00 AM
Wednesday, Nov. 25 3:00 PM
Thursday, Nov. 26 7:00 PM
Thursday, Nov. 26 10:00 PM
Friday, Nov. 27 11:00 AM
Saturday, Nov. 28 5:00 AM
Saturday, Nov. 28 12:00 PM
Sunday, Nov. 29 6:00 AM
Technology Management Program UCSB VC's in CA 2009    
Randy Churchill of PricewaterhouseCoopers tackles VC Investment for 1st Q 2009    
Wednesday, Nov. 18 3:00 PM
Thursday, Nov. 19 7:00 PM
Thursday, Nov. 19 10:00 PM
Friday, Nov. 20 11:00 AM
Saturday, Nov. 21 5:00 AM
Sunday, Nov. 22 1:00 AM
Technology Management Program UCSB: Entrepreneurs Monday, Nov. 30 2:00 AM
Four accomplished entrepreneurs discuss the excitement and challenges of starting a business.
Media Humor: Was it Good for the Presidential Campaign? Monday, Nov. 30 9:00 AM
W. Lance Bennett of the University of Washington and Roderick Hart of The University of Texas at Austin argue opposite sides of the following proposition: Media Humor Was Good for the Presidential Campaign.
Electronics & Photonics: Expanding an Energy Efficient Internet    
Using hybrid silicon devises, optical fiber, modulators, and hybrid lasers, a fast, low energy Internet is being created. John Bowers, Rod Tucker and Garry Epps explore the creation of a green Internet and the work being done to create energy efficiency.    
Thursday, Nov. 19 9:00 AM
Friday, Nov. 20 12:00 AM
Friday, Nov. 20 12:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 21 6:00 AM
Sunday, Nov. 22 9:00 AM
Buildings and Energy-Smart Design    
Buildings in the US cause 48% of carbon emissions and consumed 71% of US electricity. To use less energy per capita several strategies are discussed including a smart grid that could give customers options by letting them choose energy control options not currently available. Igor Mezic, Jack Sahl and Jeffrey Reed explore smart design for buildings.    
Thursday, Nov. 19 10:00 AM
Friday, Nov. 20 1:00 AM
Saturday, Nov. 21 7:00 AM
Sunday, Nov. 22 10:00 AM
Energy Efficiency: The Challenge and the Opportunity Monday, Nov. 23 1:00 PM
Carbon productivity has to be increased to maintain our lifestyle. Nick Hodson, Principal, McKinsey and Company, argues that energy efficiency can significantly grow GDP by making the economy more efficient. Tuesday, Nov. 24 5:00 PM
Tuesday, Nov. 24 8:00 PM
Wednesday, Nov. 25 3:00 AM
Thursday, Nov. 26 9:00 AM
Friday, Nov. 27 12:00 AM
Friday, Nov. 27 12:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 28 6:00 AM
Sunday, Nov. 29 9:00 AM
Production and Storage: Toward a More Efficient Use of Renewable Energy Sources Monday, Nov. 23 2:00 PM
Renewable energy. In one hour we get enough sunlight on the earth to power the planet for a year. The molecular design of new materials for efficient harvesting of photons from the sun is promising. But storing that energy requires the next generation of batteries: sustainable, safe, and high-energy. Alan Heeger, Lon Bell and Jean-Marie Tarason explore new ways to meet our energy needs. Tuesday, Nov. 24 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Nov. 24 9:00 PM
Wednesday, Nov. 25 4:00 AM
Thursday, Nov. 26 10:00 AM
Friday, Nov. 27 1:00 AM
Friday, Nov. 27 11:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 28 7:00 AM
Sunday, Nov. 29 10:00 AM
Policy and Technology: Conflict or Synergy? Monday, Nov. 30 1:00 PM
A highlight of this year's Energy Summit was the Town-Hall Meeting where audience members engaged in a dialogue with energy experts Randy Komisar, Arun Majumdar and Michael McQuade who touched mainly on consumer behavior, energy investment strategies, future energy outlook, and broadly on social responsibility of energy efficiency.
21st Century Science for Efficient Energy Production and Use Monday, Nov. 30 2:00 PM
Raymond Orbach, former Under Secretary for Science, United States Department of Energy, argues that the three major energy challenges in the US are energy security, environmental sustainability, and economic impact and that a unique opportunity has emerged to change the world using a new ability to alter materials at the atomic scale like never before possible.
DECEMBER 2009      
Europe in War: Memories of a Holocaust Tue, Dec. 01 6:00 AM
Holocaust survivor and poet Dr. Karl O. Herz discusses his experiences as a Jewish boy growing up in Germany during the World War II. Wed, Dec. 02 1:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 03 5:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 03 8:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 04 9:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 05 3:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 06 11:00 PM
Architecture of Greece & Trends in American Architecture Mon, Dec. 07 1:00 AM
Experts in Greek and American architecture comment on the similarities and differences of the two nationŐs modern architecture trends. Tue, Dec. 08 7:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 09 2:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 10 6:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 10 9:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 11 10:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 12 4:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 13 6:00 AM
Demetrios Issaias: Questions About Tradition: The Case of Modern Greek Architecture Mon, Dec. 14 1:00 AM
In modern times architecture in Greece has become a vibrant field that builds on the country's historic traditions to meet the needs of contemporary cities and towns. An international conference at the University of California, Santa Barbara, brought together
prominent Greek architects and architectural historians to discuss trends and directions of architecture in Greece and internationally, the Greek architectural tradition, and architectural developments over the past 50 years.
Tue, Dec. 15 7:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 16 2:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 17 6:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 17 9:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 18 10:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 19 4:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 20 6:00 AM
Georgios A. Panetsos: The Difficult Leap: Greek Architecture 1950-2007 Mon, Dec. 21 1:00 AM
Georgios A. Panetsos discusses Greek architecture from 1950-2007 Tue, Dec. 22 7:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 23 2:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 24 6:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 24 9:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 25 10:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 26 4:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 27 6:00 AM
Geography, Tradition, and the Individual: The Case of Modern Greek Architecture: Opening of the Conference Mon, Dec. 28 1:00 AM
In modern times architecture in Greece has become a vibrant field that builds on the country's historic traditions to meet the needs of contemporary cities and towns. An international conference at the University of California, Santa Barbara, brought together
prominent Greek architects and architectural historians to discuss trends and directions of architecture in Greece and internationally, the Greek architectural tradition, and architectural developments over the past 50 years.
Tue, Dec. 29 7:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 30 2:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 31 6:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 31 9:00 PM
Jeffrey Sachs Mon, Dec. 07 3:00 AM
Jeffrey Sachs says high ethical standards within the business and corporate sector are critical not just in some narrow sense but for maintaining a good and just society. Tue, Dec. 08 12:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 09 6:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 09 11:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 10 1:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 11 5:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 11 8:00 PM
Sat, Dec. 12 9:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 13 1:00 AM
The Book of Revelation Mon, Dec. 21 5:00 AM
Elaine Pagels examines the Book of Revelation and asks questions about its origin and importance. Who wrote the Book of Revelation, when, and why? What other "books of revelation"—Jewish and Christian—were written at the time but left out of the Bible? What accounts for the enduring appeal of this book during the past 2000 years, and even today? Tue, Dec. 22 2:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 23 8:00 AM
Thu, Dec. 24 3:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 25 7:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 25 10:00 PM
Sat, Dec. 26 11:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 26 4:00 PM
Sun, Dec. 27 12:00 AM
Scott Norris: Coping with Illness Mon, Dec. 07 7:30 PM
Scott Norris, a 1988 psychology graduate, returned to UCSB to talk to Professor David Sherman's class about his experience coping with illness. Norris had a cancerous brain tumor removed in 1999. This first hand account added to the learning on stress and coping taught by Sherman. Mon, Dec. 07 10:30 PM
Tue, Dec. 08 11:30 AM
Wed, Dec. 09 2:30 AM
Thu, Dec. 10 5:30 AM
Fri, Dec. 11 8:30 AM
Fri, Dec. 11 4:00 PM
Sat, Dec. 12 3:30 PM
Sun, Dec. 13 7:30 AM
An Evening with the Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund Mon, Dec. 14 5:00 AM
Marian Wright Edelman, the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, is the author of the bestseller The Measure of Our Success — A Letter to My Children and Yours and eight other books. The first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she worked as counsel for the Poor People's Campaign begun by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She discusses her newest work The Sea is So Wide and My Boat is So Small — Charting a Course for the Next Generation. Tue, Dec. 15 2:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 16 8:00 AM
Thu, Dec. 17 3:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 18 7:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 18 10:00 PM
Sat, Dec. 19 11:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 19 4:00 PM
Sun, Dec. 20 1:00 AM
The Big Squeeze:Tough Times for the American Worker Mon, Dec. 21 12:00 AM
Steven Greenhouse is the labor and workplace reporter for the New York Times and author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, an in-depth account of how American companies have squeezed millions of workers by clamping down on wages, cutting benefits, weakening job security and violating wage and hour laws. Mon, Dec. 21 12:00 PM
Tue, Dec. 22 6:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 23 1:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 24 5:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 24 8:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 25 9:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 26 3:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 27 8:00 AM
Everything Must Change: Rediscovering Christian Faith as a Spiritual-Social Movement Mon, Dec. 21 3:00 AM
Author and nondenominational pastor Brian McLaren discusses what he considers to be the most imperative global crises, how Christians are equipped to grapple with them, and how Christians can join with people of other backgrounds as advocates for change. Tue, Dec. 22 12:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 23 6:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 23 11:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 24 1:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 25 5:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 25 8:00 PM
Sat, Dec. 26 9:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 27 11:00 PM
Technology Management Program UCSB: Entrepreneurs Tue, Dec. 01 8:00 AM
Four accomplished entrepreneurs discuss the excitement and challenges of starting a business. Wed, Dec. 02 3:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 03 7:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 03 10:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 04 11:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 05 5:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 06 3:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 06 6:00 AM
Technology Management Program UCSB: Cloud Computing Mon, Dec. 28 12:00 AM
Supercomputing power over the Internet? Michael Crandell, CEO & Founder, RightScale Inc., discusses automated technology that helps companies run scalable applications across numerous public and private clouds. Mon, Dec. 28 12:00 PM
Tue, Dec. 29 6:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 30 1:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 31 5:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 31 8:00 PM
The Media and Race in the Presidential Campaign Mon, Dec. 07 9:00 AM
UCSB's Christopher McAuley and Dana Mastro of the University of Arizona face off on the veracity of the following statement: The Media Played a New Role in Dealing With Race in the Presidential Campaign. Tue, Dec. 08 1:00 PM
Tue, Dec. 08 11:00 PM
Wed, Dec. 09 5:00 PM
Wed, Dec. 09 8:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 10 6:00 AM
Fri, Dec. 11 3:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 12 12:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 13 8:00 AM
Media Humor: Was it Good for the Presidential Campaign? Tue, Dec. 01 1:30 PM
W. Lance Bennett of the University of Washington and Roderick Hart of The University of Texas at Austin argue opposite sides of the following proposition: Media Humor Was Good for the Presidential Campaign. Tue, Dec. 01 11:00 PM
Wed, Dec. 02 5:00 PM
Wed, Dec. 02 8:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 03 6:00 AM
Fri, Dec. 04 3:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 05 12:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 06 5:00 PM
Sun, Dec. 06 8:00 PM
Policy and Technology: Conflict or Synergy? Tue, Dec. 01 5:00 PM
A highlight of this year's Energy Summit was the Town-Hall Meeting where audience members engaged in a dialogue with energy experts Randy Komisar, Arun Majumdar and Michael McQuade who touched mainly on consumer behavior, energy investment strategies, future energy outlook, and broadly on social responsibility of energy efficiency. Tue, Dec. 01 8:00 PM
Wed, Dec. 02 3:00 AM
Thu, Dec. 03 9:00 AM
Fri, Dec. 04 12:00 AM
Fri, Dec. 04 12:00 PM
Sat, Dec. 05 6:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 06 9:00 AM
21st Century Science for Efficient Energy Production and Use Tue, Dec. 01 6:00 PM
Raymond Orbach, former Under Secretary for Science, United States Department of Energy, argues that the three major energy challenges in the US are energy security, environmental sustainability, and economic impact and that a unique opportunity has emerged to change the world using a new ability to alter materials at the atomic scale like never before possible. Tue, Dec. 01 9:00 PM
Wed, Dec. 02 4:00 AM
Thu, Dec. 03 10:00 AM
Fri, Dec. 04 1:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 05 7:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 05 11:00 PM
Sun, Dec. 06 10:00 AM
Commercializing Advances in Energy Efficiency Mon, Dec. 07 1:00 PM
Achieving energy efficiency will require more efficient buildings, replacing lighting with LED lights, installing web-based control of load, storing electricity during off-peak periods, and educating people to appreciate energy efficiency. J. Michael McQuade, PK Kapadia and Nancy Jenkins explore the changes needed to yield large energy savings. Tue, Dec. 08 5:00 PM
Tue, Dec. 08 8:00 PM
Wed, Dec. 09 3:00 AM
Thu, Dec. 10 9:00 AM
Fri, Dec. 11 12:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 12 6:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 13 9:00 AM
A Tango of Technology, Politics, and the Economy and Reducing Energy Consumption Mon, Dec. 07 2:30 PM
Lynn Scarlett, former Deputy Secretary of the Interior, argues that investing in nature's capital is a smart twenty-first century energy policy. Arun Majumdar, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, explores how regulation and technology can work together to improve energy consumption. He also looks at some of the new technologies that may become large-scale solutions. Tue, Dec. 08 6:30 PM
Tue, Dec. 08 9:30 PM
Wed, Dec. 09 4:30 AM
Thu, Dec. 10 10:30 AM
Fri, Dec. 11 1:30 AM
Fri, Dec. 11 12:00 PM
Sat, Dec. 12 7:30 AM
Sat, Dec. 12 11:00 PM
Sun, Dec. 13 10:30 AM
Sun, Dec. 13 7:00 PM
Sun, Dec. 13 10:00 PM
The Roles of Energy Efficiency and Distributed Photovoltaic Tue, Dec. 01 6:30 PM
Selling energy efficiency is difficult since it is something that does not physically exist and cannot completely be measured. Sunpower's Richard Swanson explores how energy efficiency and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems balance each other out by reducing demand for electricity, while at the same time providing the energy that is needed and sustainable. Tue, Dec. 01 9:30 PM
Wed, Dec. 02 4:30 AM
Thu, Dec. 03 10:30 AM
Fri, Dec. 04 1:30 AM
Sat, Dec. 05 7:30 AM
Sun, Dec. 06 10:30 AM
Taking the Universe's Baby Picture: An Evening with Professor David Spergel Mon, Dec. 14 2:00 PM
Cosmology is in a golden age with advances in technology enabling us to probe the physics of the very early universe. Princeton's David Spregel explains that observations of the microwave background are snapshots of the Universe only three hundred thousand years after the Big Bang. These observations have answered many of the questions that have driven cosmology for the past few decades - but many remain unanswered. Find out what we know and what we hope to learn. Tue, Dec. 15 6:00 PM
Tue, Dec. 15 9:00 PM
Wed, Dec. 16 4:00 AM
Thu, Dec. 17 10:00 AM
Fri, Dec. 18 1:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 19 7:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 19 12:00 PM
Sun, Dec. 20 7:00 PM
Sun, Dec. 20 10:00 PM
Climate Change and Environmental Governance: A Pastiche of Policy Mon, Dec. 28 1:00 PM
Thomas Lyon, Director of Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, describes climate change as the ultimate collective-action problem. In the absence of a satisfactory global regulatory structure, hundreds of local and regional climate initiatives have sprung up, some voluntary and some mandatory. Professor Lyon examines this chaotic process and assesses what it implies for environmental governance.
Mon, Dec. 28 11:00 PM
Tue, Dec. 29 5:00 PM
Tue, Dec. 29 8:00 PM
Wed, Dec. 30 3:00 AM
Thu, Dec. 31 9:00 AM
UCSB to Blizzard - Turning Your Passion Into Your Success Mon, Dec. 07 12:00 AM
UCSB alum Paul Sams discusses the path he has taken since his arrival at UCSB to today as the COO of worldŐs leading online game company. Sams also gives an inside look at Blizzard Entertainment, a world leader in the video game industry. Mon, Dec. 07 12:00 PM
Tue, Dec. 08 6:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 09 1:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 10 5:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 10 8:00 PM
Fri, Dec. 11 9:00 AM
Sat, Dec. 12 3:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 13 12:00 AM
Cap 2.0: Defining Climate Legislation that Ensures Sustainable Low-carbon Growth Mon, Dec. 21 1:00 PM
Richard Duke of the Natural Resources Defense Council argues that America and the world have reached a crucial juncture on climate change and in order to avoid the most catastrophic consequences of global warming greenhouse gas pollution must be reduced significantly. He describes Cap 2.0, legislation that caps global warming pollution, as a way to curb greenhouse gasses while improving infrastructure and spurring innovation. Tue, Dec. 22 5:00 PM
Tue, Dec. 22 8:00 PM
Wed, Dec. 23 3:00 AM
Thu, Dec. 24 9:00 AM
Fri, Dec. 25 12:00 AM
Fri, Dec. 25 12:00 PM
Sat, Dec. 26 6:00 AM
Sun, Dec. 27 7:00 PM
Sun, Dec. 27 10:00 PM
Who Determines What Becomes History? A Witness' Reflections Mon, Dec. 28 3:00 AM
George J. Wittenstein, a surviving member of the White Rose, a Hitler resistance organization, discusses how history is created and defined depending on the author. He also recounts his experiences during WWII. Tue, Dec. 29 12:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 30 6:00 AM
Wed, Dec. 30 11:00 PM
Thu, Dec. 31 1:00 PM