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Physical Sciences & Engineering
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | 5:00 PM - 7:45 PM | Glycosylation creates a range of carbohydrates or glycans, important in viruses, cancer and stem cells. Chemists and biologists collaborate to understand the analytical, synthetic and biochemical challenges of this important class of biomolecules. More
This biannual conference is organized by graduate students to bring together condensed matter researchers from around the tri-state area. Keynote speakers represented both hard and soft condensed matter fields. More
A collection of articles that crosses traditional boundaries of scientific expertise under the common theme of transport phenomena in fluid, thermal, biological, materials, and space sciences. More
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | 5:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Speakers: Sam Danishefsky (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center), Jon Lai (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Lara Mahal (New York University), Suzanne Walker (Harvard Medical School) and Peng Wu (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
Glycosylation creates a range of carbohydrates or glycans, important in viruses, cancer and stem cells. Chemists and biologists collaborate to understand the analytical, synthetic and biochemical challenges of this important class of biomolecules.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Martin Chalfie (Columbia University)
If you’ve taught middle or high school science, you’ve probably used green florescent protein (GFP). Join Nobel Laureate Dr. Martin Chalfie to discuss the discovery and development of GFP and the biological revolution it caused.
September 23 - 25, 2010
Keynote Speaker: Apostolos P. Georgopoulos (University of Minnesota Medical School)
Neural prosthetic devices to replace motor, sensory, and cognitive function lost by disease or trauma hold great therapeutic promise but have not been widely used in people. This conference will examine how to use neural prosthetics therapeutically.
Thursday, September 23, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Megan Linkin (Swiss Re), Gary Yohe (Wesleyan University), and Christopher Zeppie (The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey)
How will cities manage the risks associated with climate change? Join us to learn how experts are developing risk management tools for identifying, assessing, and managing risks posed by climate change.
Thursday, September 30, 2010 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speakers: Norman Brouwer (Maritime Historian), Nichole Doub (Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum), and Michael Pappalardo (Senior Archaeologist, AKRF)
Presentations by three of the experts involved in the exciting excavation of the 18th century ship found 20 feet underground in Lower Manhattan this summer.
Thursday, May 6, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Gregory Characklis(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Michael Hanemann (University of California, Berkeley), and Upmanu Lall (Columbia Water Center)
The focus of this panel discussion is the importance of economic optimization of water usage in the present and in the future to establish long-term sustainability of water resources.
Thursday, January 14, 2010 | 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Keynote Speakers: Stephen Forrest (University of Michigan) and Gilles Dennler (Konarka Technologies)
The Soft Materials Discussion Group presents this symposium on advanced materials for solar energy conversion.
Thursday, December 3, 2009 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Speakers: Allan Meltzer (Carnegie Mellon University) and Til Schuermann (Federal Reserve Bank)
The next meeting of the Quantitative Finance Discussion Group will consider whether increasing or reducing regulation of financial markets is the better solution to the problems behind the credit crisis.
Monday, November 9, 2009 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Lisa Borland, PhD (Evnine and Associates)
Dr. Lisa Borland applies methods from theoretical physics to understand the dynamics of financial markets. At this symposium, she will present her recent work “Statistical Signatures in Times of Panic: Markets as a Self-Organizing System”.
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eBriefing
Speakers: Gregory Characklis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Michael Hanemann (University of California, Berkeley)
Moderator: Upmanu Lall (Columbia Water Center)
This meeting focused on the importance of economic optimization of water usage to establish long-term sustainability of water resources.
eBriefing
Keynote speakers: Hari Manoharan (Stanford University) and David Weitz (Harvard University)
This biannual conference is organized by graduate students to bring together condensed matter researchers from around the tri-state area. Keynote speakers represented both hard and soft condensed matter fields.
eBriefing
A four-part series looking at the state of the art in green building technology and design.
Part 3 of the Green Building eBriefing series looks at post-occupancy evaluation of energy efficient buildings.
eBriefing
Speakers: Andrew Mutter (City College of New York / CUNY), Athanasios Bourtsalas (Columbia University), Stephen Forrest (University of Michigan), and Gilles Dennler (Konarka Technologies, Inc.)
Because of the lower cost of materials, flexible solar technology has the potential to be competitive with non-renewable sources of electricity such as coal or natural gas. Scientists discussed advances in the field and barriers that need to be overcome to realize its potential.
eBriefing
Organizer: Vincent P. Tomaselli (Center for Advanced Information Management, Columbia University)
The switch to electronic health records promises to save money, improve patient care, and facilitate information sharing. But implementation is expensive and privacy concerns remain. A recent Academy conference addressed all these issues.
Webinar Archive
November 21, 2009
Graduate students from around the New York metropolitan area recently organized a symposium spotlighting some of the most exciting local work in soft and hard condensed matter physics. This webinar archive collects all the presentations.
Webinar Archive
April 28, 2009
Protein kinases play a key role in almost every major pathway in eukaryotic cells. Structural approaches, including a new method called fragment-based drug design, are identifying potential targets against diseases including cancer.
Webinar Archive
April 22, 2009
Green architects and engineers are working to balance energy consumption and generation at the level of individual buildings. But how do we define "zero" energy, and how can we reach this goal?
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