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Pillow Talk: What Science Says About SleepFriday, 9:30–10:30 a.m. Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

Catching your z’s may seem like a luxury in today’s fast-paced world, but Berkeley researchers are shedding light on sleep’s critical role in our emotions, behavior, memory — even food cravings. Hear about the science behind sleep’s function and purpose in health, mood, and problem solving. Learn tips for getting a good night’s rest and how sleep changes across age ranges, with a focus on the adolescent years.

Allison Harvey Professor of Psychology

Harvey is the director of the Golden Bear Sleep and Mood Research Clinic. Her research aims to understand the role of sleep disturbance in psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety and in human development, particularly among teenagers. She is working toward developing treatments to improve sleep, health, and well-being across a range of ages and issues.

Sponsored by the College of Letters & Science

Ancient Egypt Meets a Modern RevolutionFriday, 9:30–10:30 a.m.Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center

UC Berkeley archaeologists have been excavating at the ancient Egyptian site of El Hibeh since 2001, which consists of a large, walled town mound, provincial limestone temple, and cemeteries in the surrounding desert. Unfortunately, since the Egyptian revolution of 2011, a security vacuum has resulted in severe looting of more remote archaeological sites. El Hibeh in particular may be considered collateral damage. Learn how the looting has impacted the team’s research, the field of archaeology, and our understanding of this fascinating chapter in human history.

Carol Redmount Associate Professor, Egyptian Archaeology

Redmount is an archaeologist with fieldwork experience in Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus, Tunisia, and the United States. She is the principal investigator of the campus’s excavation project at El Hibeh, a desert site that was occupied between 1070 B.C.E and the sixth century C.E.


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Preserving the Library’s TreasuresFriday, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.9 Doe Library

Learn how the Library’s treasures — including 2nd century B.C.E. papyri, works by Shakespeare and Sir Issac Newton, and photographs and documents from the 1849 Gold Rush and San Francisco earthquake in 1906 — are restored and preserved for use by scholars and students. See priceless examples from the Library’s collections and talk to the people who keep them safe, thanks to support from the Class of 1956 Library Humanities Preservation Endowment Fund.

Barclay Ogden Director for Library Preservation

In addition to managing the University Library’s preservation program, Ogden also coordinates three statewide and regional preservation education and training programs. He is interested in developing applications for preservation decision-making, as well as collaborations to help preserve smaller cultural heritage collections throughout the West and the Pacific.

Sponsored by the Class of 1956 and the University Library

A Bad Mix: Booze and RapFriday, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.Alumni House

While early rap music often depicted the dangers of substance abuse, recent studies show that references to substances, especially alcohol, have skyrocketed in the past two decades and are increasingly linked to glamour, wealth, and violence. With rap music’s growing commercial success and trend-setting role among our nation’s youth, its potentially negative impact on attitudes and behaviors could pose significant public health concerns. Learn about Denise Herd’s research on the changing images of drinking in rap music from 1979 through 2009. After the lecture, please join the 40th anniversary reception celebrating the Gender Equity Resource Center, which was formed with support from Prytanean Alumnae, Inc. (see pg. 33).

Denise Herd Associate Professor of Health and Social Behavior

Herd has a longstanding interest in multicultural health and has taught in the field for years. Her research and publications focus on health disparities; drinking and drug-use patterns and problems in ethnic minorities; social movements; and substance abuse and violence in popular music.

Sponsored by Prytanean Alumnae, Inc.

The Future of the FilibusterFriday, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center

Do you remember the scene in the 1939 drama Mr. Smith Goes to Washington when an idealistic U.S. senator played by Jimmy Stewart starts talking nonstop to block a corrupt bill? In reality, norms of restraint and shared understandings used to limit the use of this tactic, called a filibuster,

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and the Senate originally operated through majority rule. In recent decades, however, those norms have disappeared and senators, particularly in the minority, routinely obstruct business. Hear why the filibuster persists, despite widespread dissatisfaction with its use, and assess the prospects for reform.

Eric Schickler Jeffrey and Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science

Schickler is the author of Disjointed Pluralism: Institutional Innovation and the Development of the U.S. Congress, Partisan Hearts and Minds, and Filibuster: Obstruction and Lawmaking in the U.S. Senate. He has written for several political science publications, and his research and teaching interests include American politics, the U.S. Congress, and public opinion.


Arleigh Williams LectureFriday, 1–2:30 p.m.Senior Hall

Take part in this Homecoming tradition at the historic Senior Hall. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding, hear how the landmark legislation has improved athletics, education, and employment across the nation.

Teresa Kuehn Gould Deputy Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Gould oversees the budgetary and operational needs of various intercollegiate varsity teams, including men’s and women’s basketball, as well as several administrative units and the University’s multimedia agreement with International Sports Properties.

Sponsored by The Order of the Golden Bear

Remedying the Financial CrisisFriday, 2–3 p.m. Alumni House

The United States’ financial crisis has caused increased rates of unemployment, home foreclosures, and business failures rivaled only by the Great Depression. Using the 2008 collapse of Bear Stearns as an example of excess — and the inability or unwillingness of regulators and management to rein it in — Mike Halloran and Eric Talley will lead an interactive discussion of what caused the crisis. How did changes to regulatory oversight, lending practices, and financial derivatives from the 1990s to the 2000s conspire to bring the crisis about? Will statutory interventions, such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, stem systemic risk, prevent future crises, and avoid future bailouts? If not, where do we go from here?

Mike Halloran ’62, J.D. ’65 Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

Halloran is an authority on corporate and securities law. He was the group executive vice president and general counsel of Bank of America during its resurgence in the 1990s. From 2006–08 he served as counselor to the chairman at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Eric Talley Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Chair in Law, Business and the Economy

Talley is a leading authority on corporate law and law and economics. In addition to teaching corporate law, he serves as faculty co-director of Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Business and the Economy. He joined the faculty in 2006.

Sponsored by the Class of 1962

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The Weight of the Nation is Out of ControlFriday, 2–3 p.m. Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

How come the United States leads the world in obesity? New data show that one-fourth of America’s teenagers are either diabetic or pre-diabetic. Sadly, obesity among children is increasing faster than it is among adults. Even more alarming, children are being diagnosed with early heart disease risk factors — a new phenomenon that has never before occurred. How did this happen, what are the prospects for change, and what is Berkeley’s Atkins Center for Weight and Health doing in the area of public policy?

Pat Crawford Director, Atkins Center for Weight and Health

In addition to her work with Berkeley’s Atkins Center, the premier child obesity prevention and nutrition policy center in the United States, Crawford has served on a number of Institute of Medicine committees on preventing obesity. She was recently appointed to advise Governor Jerry Brown’s new Let’s Get Healthy California Task Force.

Sponsored by the College of Natural Resources

Snap Judgment: The Psychology and Effects of Racial ProfilingFriday, 2–3 p.m. Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center

Racial profiling occurs when police use race, ethnicity, or nationality as the basis for suspecting criminal activity. In one recent example, young black and Hispanic men in New York City — who make up less than 5 percent of the population — reportedly accounted for almost 42 percent of police stops in 2011. Jack Glaser will summarize nearly a century’s worth of psychological science to explore the complexity of stereotyping. He will also share his own research on its effects, including a phenomenon he calls “reverse deterrence,” and compare and contrast traditional drug-courier profiling to terrorist profiling.

Jack Glaser Associate Professor of Public Policy

Glaser is a social psychologist who primarily researches stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. He helps train California State judges in the psychology of these areas and how they might operate implicitly to undermine fairness in the courtroom. His book on racial profiling will be published in 2013.

Sponsored by the Goldman School of Public Policy

Africa: The Next Economic Miracle?Friday, 2–3 p.m. Maude Fife Room, 3rd Floor, Wheeler Hall

Africa is besieged with drought, war, and famine, yet since 2000 it has also experienced monumental economic growth after decades of decline. Paved roads, electricity, and other infrastructure

have improved, malls and Internet cafes are sprouting up, and cell phones have become ubiquitous, indicating a substantial rise in disposable income. What is behind the rebound? Will it last? Join Edward Miguel to explore one of the world’s most intriguing new economic trends.

Edward Miguel Professor of Economics

Miguel directs Berkeley’s Center for Effective Global Action. With a focus on African economic development, his research includes the economic causes and consequences of violence; the impact of ethnic divisions on local collective action; and the interactions of health, education, and productivity for the poor. He received Berkeley’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2012 and is the author of Africa’s Turn?.

Sponsored by College of Letters & Science

Keeping the Past Alive with Oral HistoryFriday, 3–4:30 p.m.Morrison Library (inside Doe Library)

What did an alumna from the Class of 1895 recall about college nearly 70 years later? How did some of Berkeley’s earliest African American faculty characterize their experiences on campus? What did a key campus administrator in the 1950s and 1960s think about the complex issues, events, and people that led to the Free Speech Movement? Join the Regional Oral History Office to hear interview highlights from its vast historical collections on

the University of California. Learn tips for documenting your own memories, and record your own recollections about Berkeley for inclusion in the collection.

The Female Brain vs. the Male BrainFriday, 3:30–4:30 p.m.Alumni House

Unravel the relationship dynamics between the female and male brains. Learn how the female brain’s unique structure determines how women think, what they value, how they communicate, and who they love. Gain greater insight on why the “male reality” is fundamentally different from the female one. Enjoy a post-lecture wine reception from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. This Distinguished Alumni Lecture and Reception is part of the Cal Alumni Association’s 140th Anniversary.

Louann Brizendine ’76 Lynne and Marc Benioff Chair in Clinical Psychology, UCSF

Brizendine is the founder and director of the UCSF Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic. Her New York Times bestseller, The Female Brain, has been translated into 30 languages. Its follow-up, The Male Brain, is not far behind! She is launching a program at UCSF dedicated to detecting and preventing anxiety and depression in pregnant and postpartum women.

Sponsored by the Cal Alumni Association


Cruel and Unusual Punishment: California’s Penal SystemFriday, 3:30–4:30 p.m.Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center

Since the early 1970s, California has gone from having a small prisoner population and globally recognized penal rehabilitation system to more than 160,000 prisoners in 2009, ranking it as one of the world’s largest prison populations. The conditions have deteriorated so much that a 2011 Supreme Court decision held them to be incompatible with “civilized society” and likened them to torture. That has led to reducing the numbers of prisoners and a historic opportunity to restore legitimacy to our discredited prisons. Consider the policies and politics that led to routine degrading and inhuman punishment on thousands of Californians.

Jonathan Simon Professor of Law

Simon is the associate dean of Berkeley’s Jurisprudence and Social Policy program. Both of his books — Poor Discipline and Governing Through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear — received a distinguished book award from the American Sociological Association.

Sponsored by Berkeley Law

The New Geography of JobsFriday, 3:30–4:30 p.m. Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

Jobs, population, and wealth are undergoing an unprecedented redistribution that’s likely to continue accelerating. Learn how this “new geography of jobs” is benefiting San Francisco, Boston, Durham, and other centers of innovation. Hear surprising evidence on who’s thriving and earning more than their counterparts in other urban areas, including carpenters, hair stylists, personal trainers, and teachers. Yet the rise of America’s brain hubs is also increasing geographic disparities in education, income, life expectancy, family stability, and political engagement. How can we accommodate the growth in these brain hubs while arresting decline elsewhere?

Enrico Moretti Professor of Economics

Moretti has received several international honors, including a Fulbright Fellowship and the IZA Young Labor Economist Award. His research has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NBC, MSNBC, NPR, Slate, Forbes, and BusinessWeek, among others.


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Careers After Cal: A Crash Course for ParentsFriday, 3:30–4:30 p.m.Maude Fife Room, 3rd Floor, Wheeler Hall

With today’s tight job market and struggling economy, landing a job just out of college is harder than it used to be. How can parents motivate their children without hindering the job search? Hear a panel of career counselors, employers, and students share tips on how to help your children make the most of their time on campus, what employers are looking for, and where Cal students are going after they graduate.

Thomas C. Devlin Director, Career Center

Devlin provides career counseling, internship, and other services for all undergraduate and graduate students. He is president-elect of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) and was elected to the NACE Academy of Fellows in 2004.

Expanding Their Horizons with Study AbroadSaturday, 9–10 a.m.Richard C. Blum Hall

Studying abroad not only enriches students’ personal and academic growth, it gives them added advantages in the job market and graduate school admissions. With about 250 programs in more than 35 countries, Berkeley is creating a community of globally informed students. Learn about the essential role that parents can play in their students’ experience, and hear returnees share personal stories.

Darin Menlove Director, Berkeley Study Abroad

Menlove was the assistant program director for Berkeley Summer Sessions before joining

Berkeley Study Abroad. He has more than 20 years of experience in international education administration, including 11 years in Russia.

The University in the Eyes of Ansel AdamsSaturday, 12–1 p.m. Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

Legendary photographer Ansel Adams captured the spirit and appearance of the University of California’s nine campuses to celebrate its centennial in 1968. The extraordinary collection, Fiat Lux, is this year’s centerpiece of On the Same Page, a program for new students that weaves together courses, discussions, and other events throughout the year. In one project, two faculty members are restaging some photographs, such as the Cal Band on Sproul Plaza, to contemplate how things have changed. Learn about the project and the innovative technology being used to recreate the resolution and power of Adams’s images. See pg. 31 for a related exhibit and talk.

Michael Ashley Chief Technology Officer, Center for Digital Archaeology (CoDA)

Ashley leads CoDA’s technical, strategic, and outreach efforts. A True Blue, he received two anthropology degrees from Berkeley and has been collaborating with Ruth Tringham since he was an undergraduate.

Ruth Tringham President, Center for Digital Archaeology

A professor emeritus of archaeology, Tringham focuses her research on the life histories of people, places, and things and the multi-sensorial construction of place in Turkey and Southeast Europe.

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Future Options in ForestryFriday, 4–5:30 p.m.Krutch Auditorium, Clark Kerr Campus

Forest ecosystems require long-term strategies for dealing with their slow adaption to new challenges. Hear how multipurpose forestry can address the myriad needs that forests must fulfill for landowners and society at large. Reception following from 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Henrich Spiecker M.S. ’71Professor, University of Freiburg

Spiecker directs the Institute for Forest Growth at the University of Freiburg in Germany. His research focuses on changes in forest productivity, growing valuable broadleaved trees, and converting human-grown spruce forests to “close-to-nature” forests.

Sponsored by the S.J. Hall Lecture in Industrial Forestry

Dark Energy and the Runaway UniverseFriday, 5–6 p.m.Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center

Astronomers have long known that the universe is expanding, but assumed it would slow to a halt and then collapse. In 1998, observations revealed that the expansion was not slowing down at all — it was speeding up — and that an enigmatic “dark energy” is pushing it apart. The discovery, awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, remains one of the biggest mysteries in physics today. Hear how Berkeley scientists are trying to solve this piece of the cosmological puzzle.

Alex Filippenko Professor of Astronomy

One of the world’s most highly cited astronomers, Filippenko was the only person to have served on both teams that simultaneously discovered the accelerating expansion of the universe. Voted Berkeley’s “Best Professor” a record nine times, he appears frequently on TV documentaries and is addicted to observing total solar eclipses.


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Making Renewable Energy CompetitiveSaturday, 9–10 a.m.Arthur Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business

Improvements to solar and wind generation technologies have accelerated in the last few years. However, while biofuels and storage technologies seem to be on the cusp of important breakthroughs, progress in replacing fossil fuels has been painfully slow. Severin Borenstein will discuss the hurdles that exist for alternative energy sources and what public and private activities are required to address the energy challenges we still face.

Severin Borenstein E.T. Grether Professor of Business, Economics, and Public Policy

Director of the University of California Energy Institute and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Borenstein is currently focused on the evolving airline industry, real-time retail electricity pricing, and the economics of renewable energy and climate change.

Sponsored by the Haas School of Business

The Rich Get Richer: Evidence of Income InequalitySaturday, 9–10 a.m.120 Latimer Hall

In 2008, on the cusp of the Great Recession, Emmanuel Saez co-authored a landmark study that revealed a stark gap between the earnings of America’s wealthiest households and the remaining 99 percent. From 2002 to 2007, the top 1 percent saw their incomes increase more than 10 percent a year, while the 99 percent saw

modest increases of only 1.3 percent a year. Newer data show this trend continuing. Hear a summary of findings on income inequality in more than 20 countries. Understand the role of technology and globalization, government regulations, and tax progressivity in explaining the findings.

Emmanuel Saez Professor of Economics

Saez is the E. Morris Cox Professor of Economics and director of Berkeley’s Center for Equitable Growth. He was awarded the John Bates Clark medal of the American Economic Association in 2009 and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2010.


Getting Out the VoteSaturday, 9–10 a.m.Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

Which get-out-the-vote tactics work in ethnoracial communities — and which ones don’t? Lisa García Bedolla will present findings from her new book, which examines attempts to mobilize hundreds of thousands of low-propensity California voters across six electoral cycles from 2006 to 2008. She will discuss what strategies work best, what it takes to carry them out, and why this type of mobilization is important for our American democracy, particularly during a presidential election year.


Lisa García Bedolla Associate Professor of Education

Bedolla focuses on how marginalization and inequality structure the political and educational opportunities available to members of ethnoracial groups. She has won three national book awards. Mobilizing Inclusion: Transforming the Electorate through Get-Out-the-Vote Campaigns will be published this fall.

Sponsored by the Graduate School of Education

Governing America in a Polarized Age Saturday, 9–10 a.m.Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center

American politics have witnessed intense ideological differences in the past, but something has changed in recent decades that is jeopardizing the ability of the two parties to negotiate and govern. Join a critical discussion on how American politics became so polarized, how the division affects governance and decision-making, and what might be done to break the gridlock in Washington and Sacramento.

Henry E. Brady Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy

The Class of 1941 Monroe Deutsch Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Brady is past president of the American Political Science Association and former director of UC’s Survey Research Center. His interests include electoral politics and political participation, social welfare policy, and political polling and policy-oriented surveys.

Sponsored by the Center for Civility & Democratic Engagement, Goldman School of Public Policy

The Lioness Factor: How Women Create Value for BusinessSaturday, 10:30–11:30 a.m.Arthur Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business

When women in all roles of business — as students, employees, consumers, investors, managers, leaders, and board members — behave authentically female and use their voices effectively, they can have a profound and sustainable impact on the world, both inside and outside of business. Learn about Kellie McElhaney’s latest research, which has been sponsored by companies including KPMG and has unleashed provocative discussions.

Kellie McElhaney Margo N. Alexander Faculty Fellow in Corporate Responsibility

The faculty director of the Center for Responsible Business, McElhaney has helped make corporate social responsibility (CSR) a core competency and competitive advantage for the Haas School of Business. The Financial Times rated Haas No. 1 worldwide for CSR in 2008. Her recent book is called Just Good Business: The Strategic Guide to Aligning Corporate Responsibility and Brand.

Sponsored by the Haas School of Business

Big Ideas @ Berkeley: Empowering Students to Change the WorldSaturday, 10:30–11:30 a.m.Richard C. Blum Hall

Big Ideas @ Berkeley provides funding and support to student teams who have “big ideas” for addressing major economic, environmental, and societal challenges at a regional, national, and global level. Last year’s annual campuswide competition attracted 125 teams of students from 70 different majors, and this year’s

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competition promises to be even more popular. Learn about the amazing Cal students who are helping to change the world, and what Berkeley has learned about supporting student-led innovation.

Ananya Roy Professor, City and Regional Planning; Education Director, Blum Center for Developing Economies; Co-Director, Global Metropolitan Studies

Roy is a scholar of international development and global urbanism. She received Berkeley’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006 and the Golden Apple Teaching Award in 2008. The CASE/Carnegie Foundation named her the 2009 California Professor of the Year. Most recently, Roy received the Excellence in Achievement Award from the Cal Alumni Association.

Sponsored by the Blum Center for Developing Economies

The Sensing, Learning, Acting RobotSaturday, 10:30–11:30 a.m.Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

Robotics research at UC Berkeley covers a wide range of topics, from medical

robotics and autonomous aircraft to robot learning. Pieter Abbeel and other Berkeley Engineering researchers will discuss the latest advances in robotics as well as far-reaching benefits to society, from minimally invasive surgery and high-tech manufacturing to disaster response.

Pieter Abbeel Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Known for his novel work in the field of machine learning in robotics, Abbeel was named among the world’s 35 top young innovators by Technology Review in 2011 for his research into algorithms that enable robots to learn new tasks. He received a B.S./M.S. degree in electrical engineering from KU Leuven (Belgium) and a Ph.D. degree in computer science from Stanford University.

Sponsored by the College of Engineering

Plasma Power: Battling Infections Using Electricity and AirSaturday, 10:30–11:30 a.m.120 Latimer Hall

The threat of infectious disease seems to lurk in every corner. Our ability to quickly move people and food — along with


microbes — across the globe; the rise of large cities with limited public health facilities; the growth of concentrated livestock industries; changes in climate that disrupt ecosystems; the emerging threat of bioterrorism; the rise of antibiotic resistance. … All of these increase your potential for getting an infectious, life-threatening disease. Recent research has shown that passing electricity through air creates gas plasma that generates chemicals made naturally by plant and animal immune systems. Learn about the promise of plasma and exciting future applications.

David Graves Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Graves has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Plasma Science and Technology Division of the American Vacuum Society (AVS) Plasma Prize and election as an AVS Fellow in 2001. He holds the Lam Research Distinguished Chair in Semiconductor Processing.

Sponsored by the College of Chemistry

Solutions, Civility, and Consensus in Local Government Saturday, 10:30–11:30 a.m.Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center

Many local issues have no obvious “left” or “right,” “red” or “blue” solution. The electorate holds elected and appointed local government officials accountable for finding tangible solutions to challenging problems. Success depends on working directly and effectively with their constituencies, who are also their neighbors and with whom they often have complex and deep ties . A stellar panel of UC Berkeley alumni and faculty will discuss how politicians handle problems at the local level and the realistic

opportunities for fostering civility and cross-party cooperation among voters and multiple constituencies.

Moderated by Henry E. Brady,Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy (bio on pg. 24)

Hon. Frank M. JordanFormer Mayor, San Francisco

Jordan was the mayor of the city and county of San Francisco from 1992–96 and its chief of police from 1986–90. His administration marked great successes in family programs, youth and children’s services, public safety, health care, social services, and quality of life issues. He advised the president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for 10 years.

Hon. Garrad Marsh ’78, M.B.A. ’86Mayor of Modesto

Marsh is the mayor of Modesto and a lifelong resident. He served on the city’s planning commission from 2002 until he was elected to the city council. He has been president and general manager of the McHenry Bowl for 27 years.

Hon. Jennifer West M.P.P. ’12Mayor of Emeryville

West is the mayor of Emeryville, a small, lively urban city with 10,000 people in only 1 square mile. She has served on the city council since 2009 and taught in elementary public schools for 13 years before running for office.

College of Natural Resources State of the College AddressSaturday, 10:30–11:30 a.m.Giannini Hall Lobby

Join Dean Gilless for an update on academic programs and student life at the College of Natural Resources. Coffee and pastries will be served.

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Keith Gilless Dean, College of Natural Resources

Gilless, a professor of environmental science, policy, and management, uses economic analysis and operations research modeling techniques to address forest resource management issues.


Cellulosic Biofuels: Sustainable Energy for the FutureSaturday, 12–1 p.m.Richard C. Blum Hall

Increasing oil prices and a dwindling supply of petroleum. Political strife in the Middle East. Growing populations with rising demands. Ecological and environmental damage from a changing climate. When you add these up, you get a tenuous picture of the planet’s energy future that can’t be fixed easily. Rather, technological innovation will have to come from several sources. The Energy Biosciences Institute at UC Berkeley is focused on developing substitutes for fossil fuels that can be derived from non-food plants. Renewable, sustainable, and environmentally responsible, cellulosic biofuels could be a key to a secure energy future, for the nation and the world.

Douglas Clark Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Clark is the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering. He is a member of the executive committee and principal investigator in the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), a research consortium of public and corporate experts trying to solve the global energy challenge.

Sponsored by the Energy Biosciences Institute

Guns, Gun Control, and Mass ViolenceSaturday, 12–1 p.m.Sibley Auditorium Bechtel Engineering Center

Columbine, Virginia Tech, Tucson, Aurora, Oak Creek, College Station. The list of recent mass shootings in the United States continues to grow, fueling the seemingly unending debate over whether gun control laws should be reformed. To what extent could laws fix America’s repetitive vulnerability to mass violence? Why do control strategies fail to become law, even when a majority of the population supports them? Will public fears about mass violence alter the prospects of stricter legal controls?


Franklin Zimring William G. Simon Professor of Law and Wolfen Distinguished Scholar

Zimring is best known for his studies of the determinants of the death rate from violent attacks, the impact of pretrial diversion from the criminal justice system, and criminal sanctions. He has authored or co-authored many books, including The Contradictions of American Capital Punishment, American Youth Violence, and Crime is Not the Problem: Violence in America.

Sponsored by Berkeley Law Emotional + Academic Support = Thriving KidsSaturday, 12–1 p.m.Haviland Hall Library

School social workers support children in academic settings while addressing living conditions, family, mental and physical health, and other sources affecting behavior and performance. Although poorly performing and at-risk children often need both academic and psychosocial support, they generally receive services for just one of these issues. Hear one of the country’s leading researchers discuss ways that school social workers are striving to change the dynamic and foster the emotional and academic well-being for vulnerable youth.

Susan Stone Associate Professor of Social Welfare

Stone is the newly appointed Catherine Mary and Eileen Clare Hutto Chair for Social Services in Public Education. Her research focuses on the influences of family and school on academic performance among urban and at-risk youth. She recently completed a comprehensive study on public school support services in the San Francisco Unified School District.

Sponsored by the School of Social Welfare

The Embodied MindSaturday, 1:30–2:30 p.m.Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center

It was long believed that the connections in our brain became fixed with age. Recent research shows that new experiences can change our brain, supporting learning and optimal mental health well into our 90s. To keep the mind thriving, we must actively seek out new experiences and learn ways to align our brain and heart, our attention and intention. Hear how the campus is applying cutting-edge research on neuroplasticity to courses for students of all ages. This includes transformative service learning opportunities, engaged scholarship, and contemplative practices.

Amelia Barili Faculty, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkeley

In addition to being a senior lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Barili has been teaching about the connections between the body and mind since 1972. She brings meditative and energy practices into the academic environment to help students tap into their full mental and emotional potential.

Sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkeley

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The Economics of Clean AirSaturday, 1:30–2:30 p.m.Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

As concerns about the impacts of climate change mount, California is playing an important role in moving regional policies forward. This year marks the beginning of our state’s landmark cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions, which builds on more than 20 years of experience with emissions trading. Some of the issues being debated are quite familiar, and some are unprecedented. Hear an economist’s perspective on cap-and-trade and California’s new program.

Meredith Fowlie Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics

Fowlie researches the economics of energy production and consumption, with a large focus on examining how policies designed to reduce the environmental impacts of energy use actually work in practice.


Fungi: The Hidden Side of ForestsSaturday, 3–4 p.m.Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

They are all around us but rarely seen, their spidery tendrils crawling into every crevice of the underground world. Mycorrhizal fungi form a symbiotic relationship with plant roots that enhances the roots’ ability to absorb water and nutrients. Simply put, fungi make amazing things grow. What are mycorrhizal fungi, and how do they behave? Hear examples of the critical role that they play in shaping and maintaining our forest systems through their direct and indirect interactions with trees.

Tom Bruns Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology

A renowned expert in the field of mycology, Bruns is the Haydn P. Reinecker Distinguished Professor of Forest Genetics. He was awarded Outstanding Teacher at the College of Natural Resources. His lab focuses on the ecology and evolution of mycorrhizal fungi.


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