A recent transition of importance to graduate students is the retirement of 40-year campus stalwart Carmen McKines and the appointment of Marcia Gee Riley as the new Ombudsperson for Students and Postdoctoral Appointees. Why is this important to you?
Carmen McKines (left) and Marcia Gee Riley
While we all wish that differences never rose to the level of dispute, if they do, students experiencing a campus-related conflict or concern can take advantage of the impartial, independent, and confidential mediation services of this office. An Ombudsperson facilitates problem resolution, opens lines of communication, promotes respect for differences, and assists affected parties to understand both the causes underlying disputes and the range of options for addressing them.
Marcia Gee Riley, a Cal alumna and member of the Berkeley campus for 24 years, has wide experience in student advising, leadership development, facilitation, mediation and problem resolution. She brings a comprehensive, nuanced understanding of campus policies, procedures, and services, and has credibility and rapport in working with students and Cal employees. Marcia is eager to ensure that all graduate students (and postdocs) know that she is here to help in case of need. We hope no need will arise but — just in case — you can learn more about her office.
May the remaining days of summer be restful!
Andrew J. Szeri
Dean of the Graduate Division
P.S. Marcia knows Carmen's shoes will be hard to fill (see this story). She has known Carmen for many years, has worked with her — and is up for the challenge!
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- Tips for filing for your degree
Orientations for First-time Academic Employees
Graduate Fellowships
- Fulbright IIE and Other Grants
- New Fulbright CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarship to Australia
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars Program
Awareness
- New opt-in direct warning system starts this fall
- Health insurance workshops for students with dependents
University Health Services
- Got dependents in need of health insurance?
University Library
- New Library Data Lab will open in September
- Cal 1 Card printing system is being tested for printing payment
Graduate Assembly
- A call for Lower Sproul involvement
- New Graduate Minority Student Orientation is August 25
- New Graduate Student Orientation is August 26
- The Berkeley Graduate is looking for staff and contributors
- Join a campus committee
- Keep up on GA funding deadlines and more with The Source
- Fall wine and cheese mixer is September 4
Campus Service Opportunity
- Join the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the LGBT Community at Cal
Hot Off The Press
- The summer issue of Greater Good magazine
All graduate and undergraduate students who have an ASE (academic student employee) appointment (GSI, reader, or tutor) for the first time must attend one of three orientations co-sponsored by Labor Relations for the Berkeley campus and UAW Local 2865. Otherwise, new appointees will not be eligible for ASE appointments in subsequent terms. Attendance will be taken. Choose from:
Listed chronologically by deadline date.
Graduate Division summary of fellowships and awards for 2008-2009
Resources provided by the Graduate Services: Fellowships office
Applicants must be U.S. citizens holding a B.A. degree or equivalent before the beginning date of the grant. Provides round-trip travel, tuition, books, and stipend for one academic year. Approximately 1,300 awards are available for study in over 140 countries. Applies to course work, master's or dissertation research. More information is available at the Fulbright website. The application deadline is September 15, 2008.
CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, is Australia's national science agency, and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world. Through this program, it is offering Fulbright scholars an opportunity to work in Australia as part of your American Ph.D. program. Valued at $34,000, this scholarship supports an American citizen to undertake eight to 12 months of postgraduate research in Australia, related to your American Ph.D., with one of the nine CSIRO National Research Flagships, on challenges in climate, energy, water, health, and more. Applications and deadlines are available online through the Institute for International Education. Information about the Fulbright CSIRO Scholarship is available from the CSIRO website.
This program seeks to improve the nation’s health by addressing the full spectrum of factors that affect health and inform policy, in part by helping fill the critically short supply of experts capable of researching, developing, and implementing interdisciplinary programs to improve population health. Doctoral candidates with significant research experience related to populations health may apply for two-year appointments beginning fall 2009 with an annual stipend of $86,000 in year one and $89,000 in year two. Apply only through the foundation’s online system. The deadline for receipt of online applications is 5 p.m. ET, October 3, 2008.
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Harbinger of fall: an increase in gaggles of prospective students and their parents, led by backward-walking tour guides, means the academic cycle is about to resume. (Photo: Dick Cortén)
Graduate Division Calendar
Campus Events Calendar
Denotes Graduate Division sponsored event
AUGUST 18 and 19 (Monday and Tuesday)
New International Student Orientation
Monday 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to noon
International House Auditorium
More information: Berkeley International Office
AUGUST 20 (Wednesday)
Welcome Reception and Resource Fair for New International Students
2 to 4 p.m., International House Auditorium
More than 30 organizations will be in attendance, including cell phone companies, banks, campus services, student organizations, and more — resources you’ll need to get settle into life at UC Berkeley.
More information: Berkeley International Office
AUGUST 21 (Thursday)
Fall semester begins
Dan Garcia, Carlos Fernandez-Pello,
Linda Von Hoene. (Photos: Peg Skorpinski)
AUGUST 21 (Thursday)
Fall Teaching Conference for International GSIs
Teaching in the U.S. Classroom
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dwinelle Hall
Speakers include GSI Center director Linda von Hoene Ph.D. ’02, Graduate Division Associate Dean Carlos Fernandez-Pello, EECS lecturer Dan Garcia M.S. ’96, Ph.D. ’00, and a panel of international GSIs.
More information: GSI Center
Robert Reich, George Breslauer,
and Joe duggan. (Photos: Peg Skorpinski)
AUGUST 22 (Friday)
Fall Teaching Conference for GSIs
(for all GSIs, Domestic and International)
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Plenary session in Wheeler Hall, breakout sessions in Dwinelle Hall
Speakers include GSI Center director Linda von Hoene Ph.D. ’02, Graduate Division Associate Dean Joseph J. Duggan, Executive Vice-Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer, with faculty keynote presentation by Robert Reich, professor of public policy and former U.S. secretary of labor.
More information: GSI Center
AUGUST 25 (Monday)
New Graduate Minority Student Orientation: an orientation for all focusing on issues facing underrepresented students
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
All new graduate students are invited. For more information, email Dawn Williams or visit the Graduate Assembly website.
Birgeneau (left) and Reich
(Photos: Peg Skorpinski)
AUGUST 26 (Tuesday)
Orientation for New Graduate Students
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pauley Ballroom and other rooms in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union (registration is from 8:30 to 9 a.m.).
Speakers include Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, Robert Reich, professor of public policy and former U.S. secretary of labor, Graduate Dean Andrew Szeri, and Miguel Daal, president of the Graduate Assembly. Presented by the Graduate Division and the Graduate Assembly. Curious? Check out coverage of last year’s event.
AUGUST 27 (Wednesday)
Instruction begins
AUGUST 27 (Wednesday)
Reception Honoring American Indian/Alaska Native Graduate Students
5 to 7 p.m., Heller Lounge, Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
AUGUST 28 (Thursday)
Fall Meeting for Faculty Advisers and Assistants (Graduate Student Affairs Officers)
9 to 10:30 a.m., Lipman Room, eighth floor of Barrows Hall
AUGUST 28 (Thursday)
Workshop: Applying for a Fulbright-IIE Grant
1 to 3 p.m., 370 Dwinelle Hall
This workshop is for all UC Berkeley students who will be applying for a Fulbright-IIE grant this fall. You’re encouraged to bring your own copy of the Fulbright application and booklet to the workshop. On hand to answer your questions will be the Graduate Fellowships Offices Fulbright Program adviser and the Graduate Division’s director of academic services. No preregistration is required. The room is wheelchair accessible; for disability-related accommodations, please call (510) 642-7739, ten days in advance. For more information about the Fulbright Program, check the Fulbright website. For more information about the UC Berkeley Fulbright application process, contact Gina Farales, UC Berkeley Fulbright Program Adviser, by phone at (510) 642-7739 or by e-mail.
AUGUST 28 (Thursday)
Dean’s Reception for New Graduate Students
4 to 6 p.m., Lipman Room, eighth floor of Barrows Hall
Curious? Check out coverage of last year’s event.
Dean Andrew Szeri with graduate students. (Photo: Dick Cortén)
SEPTEMBER 1 (Monday)
Academic and administrative holiday
SEPTEMBER 3 (Wednesday)
Workshop: How to Write an Academic Grant Proposal
2 to 4 p.m., 370 Dwinelle Hall
This introductory workshop covers the basic principles of writing an academic grant proposal. It’s open to all disciplines, with no preregistration required. The room is wheelchair accessible; for disability-related accommodations, please call (510) 643-9392, ten days in advance. Presented by Graduate Division Academic Services, 321 Sproul Hall.
Tom Leonard, George Smoot, & Walter Hood
(Leonard & Smoot photos: Peg Skorpinski)
SEPTEMBER 4 (Thursday)
Lunch Poems: Series Kick-off
5 to 7 p.m., 12:10 to 12:50 p.m., Morrison Library in the Doe Library
Hosted by Robert Hass and university librarian Thomas C. Leonard Ph.D. ’73, the kick-off features distinguished faculty and staff from a wide range of disciplines introducing and reading a favorite poem. This year’s participants: Gibor Basri (Vice Chancellor, Equity and Inclusion); Michaelyn Burnette (Humanities Librarian); Walter Hood M.L.A. ’87, M. Arch. ’89 (Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning), Claire Kremen (Environmental Science, Policy & Management), Francine Masiello (Spanish & Portuguese), Linda Norton (Regional Oral History, Bancroft Library), Beth Piatote (Ethnic Studies), Jiwon Shin (East Asian Languages & Cultures), George Smoot (Physics), Tim Zuniga (UCPD). Admission is free. Can’t be there? Catch it, or other Lunch Poems events, on UCTV.
SEPTEMBER 8, 11, or 26 (Monday, Thursday, or Friday)
Orientation for New Academic Student Employees
All graduate and undergraduate students who have an ASE (academic student employee) appointment (GSI, reader, or tutor) for the first time must attend one of three orientations co-sponsored by Labor Relations for the Berkeley campus and UAW Local 2865. Otherwise, new appointees will not be eligible for ASE appointments in subsequent terms. Attendance will be taken. Choose from:
SEPTEMBER 10 (Wednesday)
Reception Honoring Graduate Diversity
5 to 7 p.m., Toll Room, Alumni House (just north of Zellerbach Playhouse)
Meet continuing and incoming graduate students from all departments and enjoy great food and conversation. All graduate students are invited.
Linda Greenhouse
SEPTEMBER 17 (Wednesday — in conjunction with Constitution Day)
Jefferson Memorial Lecture:
“The Mystery of Guantanamo Bay”
4:10 p.m., Lipman Room, 8th floor of Barrows Hall
Linda Greenhouse, former Supreme Court correspondent, of The New York Times
In the weeks following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Bush administration made the fateful decision to house "enemy combatants" captured in the war against the Taliban at the U.S. Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- out of reach, the administration believed, of the ordinary civilian and military justice systems. Three times over nearly seven years, the Supreme Court pushed back and told the President that he had made the wrong call. Yet in all those years, not a single detainee has been ordered released, against the government's will, by the authority of any institution. That is the mystery of Guantanamo Bay. What happened, and what does this saga tell us about our political and legal institutions, their relationships, and their commitment to the rule of law? (The Jefferson Lectures are presented by the Graduate Division and the Academic Senate’s Graduate Council.)
Talal Asad
OCTOBER 2 (Thursday)
Foerster Lecture on the Immortality of the Soul:
“Thinking about Religion, Belief, and Politics”
4:10 p.m., Toll Room, Alumni House (just north of Zellerbach Playhouse)
Talal Asad, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York Graduate Center
Professor Asad will discuss the attempts by anthropologists and others to define religion, the shifting place of "belief" in that endeavor, and some of its implications for politics. He’ll stress the need to extend the study of the senses (rather than beliefs) in the formation of religious and secular attitudes. (The Foerster Lectures are presented by the Graduate Division and the Academic Senate’s Graduate Council.)
Amory Lovins
OCTOBER 28 (Tuesday)
Barbara Weinstock Memorial Lecture on the Morals of Trade:
“Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial Revolution”
4:10 p.m., Lipman Room, 8th floor, Barrows Hall
Amory Lovins, cofounder and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute
Industrial capitalism productively employs and reinvests in two forms of capital — money and goods. Natural capitalism adds two even more important forms of capital — people and nature. Playing with a full deck lets businesspeople make more money, have more fun, do more good, and gain stunning competitive advantage through four interlinked principles. (The Weinstock Lectures are presented by the Graduate Division and the Academic Senate’s Graduate Council.)
UC Berkeley is instituting a new service this fall to help keep the campus community alerted in an immediate crisis as part of its continuing efforts to improve campus safety and emergency response.
Called "WarnMe," the new campus service will proactively contact individual students, faculty and staff to warn them of situations on or near campus that may pose an immediate threat to their safety and to provide instructions on what to do. Alerts and instructions will also be sent in other kinds of significant emergencies, such as major accidents and natural disasters.
The system uses contact information you provide. Emergency alerts and instructions on what to do can be sent via cell phone, text messaging, TTY, e-mail and office and home phones.
WarnMe is being launched as an opt-in system. To receive warnings and instructions, you must sign up using your CalNet ID at warnMe.berkeley.edu. Students have already been invited to sign up. Faculty and staff will be able to enroll soon.
You’ll be able to select how to be notified and in which order your chosen devices should receive the warning. The system will attempt to notify you on all numbers and addresses you provide. (Participation in the new system is free, but you may incur a per message cost depending on your mobile device plan.)
The more current and complete your contact information, the more helpful the system will be. You can update your contact information at any time, and updates will become effective within 24 hours. All contact information will be protected and kept private. It will be used only for WarnMe and will not appear in campus directories.
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Counseling and Psychological Services will offer several groups during the fall semester. Three of these groups are specifically designed for graduate students. Further details are available in the CPS section of the UHS website. For information beyond what’s there or to register, call CPS at 642-9294. A phone-screening appointment is required to join the group.
“Understanding Self and Others” (on campus in the Grad Annex)
Mondays, September 29 through December 8, 4:30 to 6 p.m.“Graduate Women’s Support Group” (on campus in the Grad Annex)
Wednesdays, October 17 through December 8, 4:15 to 5:45 p.m.“Health and Wellness” (in the Tang Center. 2222 Bancroft Way)
Fridays, October 17 through December 12, 3:15 to 4:45 p.m.
The Student Health Insurance Office (SHIO) will hold four health insurance workshops for students with dependents. A variety of coverage options are available for spouses, partners and children of students. It can be challenging to determine which plan is best for your family, and SHIO can help. Kathy Gage, Insurance Advisor for students with dependents, will explain how to choose and enroll in a plan that meets your family's needs.
Dependent Insurance Workshops
August 21 — 3:30 to 5 p.m.
August 27 — 3 to 4:30 p.m.
September 3 — 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Tang Center, 1st Floor, Education Center, 2222 Bancroft Way
These workshops will provide a general overview of individual health insurance for adults and children and cover both public programs and private plans.
Coverage for Children and Pregnant Women
September 12 — 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Tang Center, 1st Floor, Education Center, 2222 Bancroft Way
This workshop is devoted to individual health insurance options for children in low income families and for pregnant women. The format includes a panel discussion by insurance and public program representatives who will provide in-depth information on benefits, eligibility requirements, the enrollment process and premiums, deductibles and co-insurance costs.
RSVP to ship@uhs.berkeley.edu. Questions? Contact the Student Health Insurance Office (SHIO) at 642-5700 or check the UHS web page.
TopDo you need access to statistical or GIS software? Are you trying to locate political, demographic, economic, or financial data? If so, you may want to schedule a visit the new Library Data Lab. Located on the first floor of Doe Library between the south entrance and the Circulation Desk, the Data Lab provides access to a growing collection of electronic data including Thomson DataStream and CEIC Global Database and offers analytical software such as SAS, SPSS, Stata, and ArcGIS. A limited number of laptops available for checkout for in-lab use. The lab is open to all UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. For more information, visit the Data Lab website or email. For regular updates, ask to be added to our mailing list by sending a message to datalabnews@lists.berkeley.edu.
A pilot project testing the ability to pay for print jobs with a Cal 1 Card debit account is now under way in the Moffitt Library. Several public computers (marked with signs) are networked to a Cal 1 Card print release station and Canon printer. Students can send print jobs to this printer from the designated computers. The test is scheduled to last through mid-September. User comments are invited.
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Anthony Hall, headquarters of the Graduate
Assembly (Photo: Dick Cortén)
The student-led effort to redevelop Lower Sproul Plaza and the Student Union Complex will kick into high gear in the upcoming academic year. The Graduate Assembly is seeking student input and participation in developing a master plan for the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, the Cesar Chavez Center, Eshleman Hall, and Lower Sproul Plaza. There will be a strong focus on integration of sustainable technologies. The buildings are in need of substantial seismic and infrastructure renovation, and the space is in desperate need of redesign to meet the current and future needs of student services, student activities, student government, and the businesses that serve students. Shape the future! Contact Miguel Daal for more information.
Berkeley’s award-winning student center complex, designed in 1959, surrounds Lower Sproul Plaza with (clockwise from left) Eshleman Hall, Zellerbach Hall, the Cesar E. Chavez Student Center, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union. (Photography ©2003 by Alan Nyiri, courtesy of the Atkinson Photographic Archive)
Being the “only one” in a department can be isolating for underrepresented graduate students. The purpose of the New Graduate Minority Student Orientation (Monday, August 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the MLK Student Union) is to bring students together in order to create a sense of belonging on a large campus, with the intent of making cultural connections and providing needed resources, particularly for students of color. For more information, email Dawn Williams or check out the Graduate Assembly website.
This event, which takes place Tuesday, August 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the MLK Student Union, is for all new incoming UC Berkeley graduate students. It’s sponsored by the Graduate Assembly and the Graduate Division. Its initial site is the Pauley Ballroom, and there are also breakout sessions on additional floors. The theme is “Moving Forward, Moving Ahead: Discovering Self, Engaging Communities.” For more information, email Yenhoa Ching or check out the Graduate Assembly website.
The Berkeley Graduate is a magazine published by the Graduate Assembly, a forum of information and involvement. Staff are being sought for the fall semester. Potential paid staff writers and editors should send a resume and writing sample by email. For an editing sample, feel free to email a list of errors found in previous issues of the Berkeley Graduate, available around campus (and especially in Anthony Hall, the GA headquarters). Contributors are also needed. If you want to publish your photographs, illustrations, poetry, articles, or advice, fire off an email.
Are you interested in:
For only a few hours a month, you can be on a campus committee, having your say. There are seats for grad students on committees for nearly every interest, and you could fill one. For an extensive list of committees, see the GA website, click on the “Committees” dropdown, and select “Campus Committees.” Then send an email to Triffid Abel with your name, email address, and interests. She will let you know what committees are open in those areas, when and how often they meet, and other details.
The Source is a frequent update on the GA, in newsletter format. To take a look, see the GA website, click on the “Resources” dropdown, select “The Source.” For the current issue, choose Summer 2008, 7/22/08.
Welcome the fall semester with a social mixer with friends, old and new in a relaxed atmosphere at the Graduate Women’s Project’s Fall Wine and Cheese Mixer on Thursday, September 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the patio of Anthony Hall, the GA’s headquarters. It features complimentary wines of California, cheeses, and other delectables, plus the chance to win prizes in a raffle.
The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the LGBT Community at Cal (CAC-LGBT) seeks graduate students to serve on this faculty/staff/student representative body for 2008-09. Familiarity with LGBTQ issues, enthusiasm for campus diversity efforts, and collaborative spirit are the primary qualifications. Lesbian women, transgender persons, and people of color are encouraged. Background information is available online. To self-nominate, email a brief statement of interest, with a copy to the Graduate Assembly's Campus Affairs Vice President at cavp@ga.berkeley.edu.
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Do we really live in a “post-racial” society? The summer issue of Great Good magazine reports on research into the social and psychological roots of prejudice, identifying strategies for reducing and even overcoming prejudice. In one essay, Allison Briscoe-Smith, who received her Ph.D. in psychology here, draws on research she conducted at Berkeley to explain how kids learn about race — and how their parents can foster tolerance. The issue’s essays on prejudice also include contributions from Berkeley psychology professor Rofolof Mendoza-Denton and Haas School of Business professor Jennifer A. Chatman (whose psychology B.A. and business administration Ph.D. are from Berkeley). An article by Emilie Raguso M.J. ’06 details recent efforts to apply mindfulness meditation to childbirth and parenting programs. Another recent J-school grad, Jason Marsh M.J. ’05, who is the magazine’s editor-in-chief, interviews historian Clayborne Carson about the potential effects Barack Obama’s candidacy may have on race relations in the U.S. The issue is out in print and online.
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Trevor Paglen: KEYHOLE/IMPROVED
CRYSTAL Optical Reconnaissance
Satellite (USA 129) near Scorpio, 2007;
C-print; courtesy of the artist and
Bellwether Gallery, New York.
Through September 14
The satellites are small, sometimes a mere streak, but fortunately the prints are large. Trevor Paglen, who recently completed his Ph.D. here in geography, photographically (and with computer animation) reveals the “black world’ of top-secret satellites. Because this realm is meant to remain unseen, Peglen has deployed an array of tactics — from data analysis and on-the-ground exploration to long-distance photography and astronomy — to map it. His large-scale astro-photographs capture barely-perceptible traces of surveillance vessels in familiar fields of stars. The exhibition centerpiece is an installation of a globe with an animated projection tracing the orbits of 189 satellites in real time. Paglen’s first book, Torture Taxi, with A.C. Thompson, was the first book to systematically describe the CIA’s “extraordinary rendition” program. His second was an examination of the visual culture of “black” military programs, as revealed on the totemic patches worn on uniforms of obscure military units, with mottoes in English and Latin, or something resembling it. That book was called I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Black World.
Patches from mysterious units of the kind in Paglen's second book. “Gustatus Similis Pullus” is apparently an in-joke, translating approximately to “Tastes Like Chicken.” NOYFB is either self-evident or beyond your Need To Know.
United Artists: 90 Years
The Long View: A Celebration of WidescreenThe Pacific Film Archive Theater is located at 2575 Bancroft Way (between Telegraph and Bowditch) in Berkeley. Advance tickets are available by calling (510) 642-5249 or online. More information is available online.
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Maxine Hong Kingston - The American Sojourn
Award-winning writer Maxine Hong Kingston Maxine Hong Kingston is widely known for her works reflecting on Chinese-American culture and heritage. She is the author most recently of The Fifth Book of Peace, and won the National Book Award for her 1980 novel China Men. In 1997, she received the National Humanities Medal from President Bill Clinton. A native of California and longtime member of the Berkeley English faculty, Kingston is now a professor emerita. (She is a Cal alumna; she began as an engineering major, but soon shifted to English literature, receiving her B.A. in 1962, followed by graduate work and a teaching certificate in 1965.)
Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman discusses his intellectual odyssey with a focus on how the Bible explains the problem of human suffering. The conversation includes a discussion of the challenges of biblical interpretation when confronting this age-old problem of the human condition. View this “Conversations” episode on YouTube. (Ehrman, a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was in Berkeley in April to deliver a related Foerster Lecture, “God’s Problem and Human Solutions: How the Bible Explains Suffering.”)
University of Tokyo biophysicist Chikashi Toyoshima talks about his remarkable achievement in capturing the first images of cellular activity as the calcium ion pump makes possible the contraction and relaxation of muscle tissue on a signal from the brain. View this “Conversations” episode on YouTube. (Toyoshima was here in May to deliver two Hitchcock Lectures — “Calcium, Proteins, Energy, and Life” and “A Molecular Machine at Work: The Case of the Calcium Pump Protein.”)
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