International Medical Corps (IMC) has been on the front lines of most major humanitarian emergencies of the last two decades, including the famine in Somalia, ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, the Rwandan genocide, and atrocities against children in northern Uganda. More recently, International Medical Corps was a first responder after the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia and the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, and responded domestically following Hurricane Katrina. Today, in challenging environments such as Darfur and Chad, International Medical Corps saves lives, provides critical health care and trains local health workers, enabling communities to become self-reliant.

International Medical Corps' President and CEO, Nancy A. Aossey, will address the ever-shifting challenges of delivering relief in some of the most dangerous places in the world, including issues of security, lack of necessary resources and the need for innovative solutions to decades-old problems. These solutions likely will be achieved through the research and innovative thinking provided by graduates of our schools of public health, including Berkeley, who are actively engaged in addressing the realities of today?s world and working toward overcoming the obstacles to health and development in the future.

His 2001 article, "The Soft Science of Dietary Fat," published in Science, was followed by "What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?" which saw print in 2002 in the New York Times Magazine. His book, Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease, has just been released.

This 5-minute group physical activity break has been developed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and UCLA's School of Public Health to encourage regular physical activity participation in the workplace. This fun, low-impact group activity, for use at meetings and events or with work groups, supports group participation with simple aerobic dance/calisthenic movements done to music. Lift Off! was specifically designed to accommodates all shapes, sizes and abilities and is appropriate for large or small groups.

UC Berkeley Healthy Meetings and Events

UCLA School of Public Health Center to Eliminate Health Disparities (CEHD) has given permission to UC Berkeley to host this modified version of the full 30-minute Lift Off!video.

The Edward E. Penhoet Annual Lecture focuses on how biology, behavior, and environment intersect to produce health.

Andy Grove, cofounder and senior adviser to executive management, Intel Corporation, will discuss the role of technology in solving the crisis in the U.S. health care system.

Whole Foods Market is the largest organic and natural retailer in the world. The co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey will offer a multimedia presentation of the past, present, and future of food. John Mackey will then join Michael Pollan in conversation, continuing in person the exchange of views the two have been conducting since the publication of Pollan's 2006 book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma."

Their correspondence, which has explored such issues as organic and local food, animal agriculture, and the role of Whole Foods, is available at www.wholefoods.com/blogs/jm/ and www.michaelpollan.com/article.php?id=80.

UC Berkeley Wellness Letter

Body Mass Index Calculator for Adults

This event was sponsored by University Health Services: Health*Matters, UC Berkeley's wellness program for faculty and staff.

Eva Harris is Associate Professor of Public Health at UC Berkeley, specializing in infectious diseases. She is also the founder and president of the Sustainable Sciences Institute (SSI), a non-profit organization based in San Francisco. Professor Harris was awarded the MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship in 1997.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

8:30 AM	Opening Session: The University, Scientific Research, and Climate Change
	Running Time: 1 hour, 22 minutes This panel will highlight the mutual vulnerability of China and the U.S. to climate change, and the indispensable role of scientific research in understanding the problem and developing solutions.

9:45 AM	What's at Risk? Climate Model Predictions and Physical and Biological Impacts
	Running Time: 1 hour, 17 minutes This panel of climate scientists will describe the state of scientific knowledge regarding changes in the global climate system, the role of humans in causing these changes, and the likely impacts on earth's ecosystems.

11:15 AM	What's at Risk? Economic, Social and Political Impacts and Adaptation Costs
	Running Time: 1 hour, 51 minutes This panel of ecologists, economists, and insurers will examine the economic and social risks of climate change, the vast differences in the vulnerability of different nations and social groups to those risks, and the scale of investment needed to adapt to climate change as its impacts increase.

1:45 PM	Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy Use
	Running Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes This panel will discuss the pivotal role of energy use as a source of greenhouse gases, and what strategies will be required if the U.S. and China are to greatly reduce emissions, especially from coal-fired power plants, while maintaining strong economies.

3:15 PM	What Must Be Done? Emission Limits, Ethics, and the Right to Development
	Running Time: 1 hour, 58 minutes This panel will address the strategic and ethical issues that underlie the international climate policy debate, and the implications of prioritizing the right of poor countries to economic development.

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

8:30 AM	Policies, Measures, and Strategies
	Running Time: 1 hour, 53 minutes This panel of economists and policy experts will address the policy options available for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon taxes, emissions trading, R&D investment, and technology transfer, and the political challenges of domestic implementation of international agreements.

10:30 AM	Innovation: Promising Technologies
	Running Time: 1 hour, 13 minutes This panel will argue the merits of a wide range of emerging technologies for reducing CO2 emissions from energy use, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, and nuclear power, and their prospects in China and the U.S.

11:45 AM	Business Perspectives on Climate Change
	Running Time: 1 hour, 32 minutes Speakers from oil, high-technology, and venture capital firms will discuss the ways in which businesses perceive and respond to the climate challenge, and how government policy and market signals must interact to provide the enormous investment in clean energy required in the decades ahead, especially in developing countries such as China.

2:00 PM	Sustainable Cities and States: Action at the Sub-National Level
	Running Time: 1 hour, 34 minutes This panel of state officials, scholars, and NGO representatives will look at the example of states and municipalities that have made bold moves to promote sustainable energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, even when their national governments have been reluctant to do so.

3:45 PM	The Media, Public Information, and Climate Change
	Running Time: 1 hour, 7 minutes This panel will discuss the challenges facing scientists, politicians and the media in communicating to the public the complex facts about the climate crisis, and facilitating a national discussion about the problem and its solutions.

5:00 PM	Closing Session
	Running Time: 9 minutes This final session will highlight some key messages from the conference and the prospects for continuing collaboration on climate change research between U.C. Berkeley and other stakeholders in China and the U.S.

What should we have for dinner? According to Michael Pollan the answer may determine our survival as a species. Should we eat a fast-food hamburger? Something organic? Or perhaps something we hunt, gather, or grow ourselves?

The omnivore's dilemma has returned with a vengeance, as the cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast-food outlet confronts us with a bewildering and treacherous food landscape. What's at stake in our eating choices is not only our own and our children's health, but the health of the environment that sustains life on earth.]]> webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Pollan, Michael) Public Policy, Environment / Natural Resources, Journalism / Media, Health &amp; Medicine Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=15747 Pollan, Michael Public Policy, Environment / Natural Resources, Journalism / Media, Health &amp; Medicine Running time: 1 hour, 27 minutes <P> Knight Professor of Journalism Michael Pollan, discusses his new book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals," with Davia Nelson of NPR's The Kitchen Sisters and co-author of "Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes & More". <P> What should we have for dinner? According to Michael Pollan the answer may determine our survival as a species. Should we eat a fast-food hamburger? Something organic? Or perhaps something we hunt, gather, or grow ourselves? <P> The omnivore's dilemma has returned with a vengeance, as the cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast-food outlet confronts us with a bewildering and treacherous food landscape. What's at stake in our eating choices is not only our own and our children's health, but the health of the environment that sustains life on earth. http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/jschool/pollan20060417.rm?start=00:00&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=15747 http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/jschool/pollan20060417.rm?start=00:00&amp;end= Running time: 1 hour, 27 minutes <P> Knight Professor of Journalism Michael Pollan, discusses his new book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals," with Davia Nelson of NPR's The Kitchen Sisters and co-author of "Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes & More". <P> What should we have for dinner? According to Michael Pollan the answer may determine our survival as a species. Should we eat a fast-food hamburger? Something organic? Or perhaps something we hunt, gather, or grow ourselves? <P> The omnivore's dilemma has returned with a vengeance, as the cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast-food outlet confronts us with a bewildering and treacherous food landscape. What's at stake in our eating choices is not only our own and our children's health, but the health of the environment that sustains life on earth. http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/jschool/pollan20060417.rm?start=00:00&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=15701 Other guests at the event are Marion Nestle, nationally known nutrition specialist and a visiting professor of public health, public policy and journalism at UC Berkeley, and Joanne Ikeda, an expert on nutrition and weight and member of UC Berkeley's nutritional sciences and toxicology faculty. UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau will introduce the CNN host and his guests. After discussion of the issues, the 300 expected students will break into groups, facilitated by campus health experts, to come up with strategies for improving their and their peers' health and fitness.

The town hall meeting took place on April 13, 2006.

Please note the video feed is a bit rough as it was captured from a live satellite feed.

This event took place on April 11, 2006 in the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, Ca.]]> webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Newton, Richard) UC Berkeley, Economics, Technology, Science, Health &amp; Medicine Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=15721 Newton, Richard UC Berkeley, Economics, Technology, Science, Health &amp; Medicine 6th Annual Berkeley in Silicon Valley Symposium <P> In his recent best selling book, <I>The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century</I>, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Friedman writes that the lowering of trade and political barriers and profound technological advances in global connectivity have enabled a "flat world" where it is possible to do business or almost anything else instantaneously and with billions of people. According to Dean Richard Newton, it is perhaps ironic that this global "flattening" has actually made local regions, like Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, even more important. In many ways, Silicon Valley can be seen as a new and emerging "corporation" in its own right, with all of us who live and work here as its employees creating a "bump" on Friedman's flat world. <P> This event took place on April 11, 2006 in the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, Ca. http://webcast.berkeley.edu/media/all//event_silivalley_06.mp3 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=15721 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/media/all//event_silivalley_06.mp3 6th Annual Berkeley in Silicon Valley Symposium <P> In his recent best selling book, <I>The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century</I>, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Friedman writes that the lowering of trade and political barriers and profound technological advances in global connectivity have enabled a "flat world" where it is possible to do business or almost anything else instantaneously and with billions of people. According to Dean Richard Newton, it is perhaps ironic that this global "flattening" has actually made local regions, like Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, even more important. In many ways, Silicon Valley can be seen as a new and emerging "corporation" in its own right, with all of us who live and work here as its employees creating a "bump" on Friedman's flat world. <P> This event took place on April 11, 2006 in the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, Ca. http://webcast.berkeley.edu/media/all//event_silivalley_06.mp3 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=15675 webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Robert Klein) Public Policy, Science, Health &amp; Medicine Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=15675 Robert Klein Public Policy, Science, Health &amp; Medicine The 8th Annual Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Lecture in Health Policy 'A Conversation with Robert Klein'. Robert Klein, Chair of the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, will speak about stem cell research. Klein has been an instrumental figure in advocating for research and the development of cures for a variety of causes including Alzheimer's and diabetes, and was honored by Time magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential People of the Year" in 2005. http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/gspp/klein.rm?start=&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=15675 http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/gspp/klein.rm?start=&amp;end= The 8th Annual Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Lecture in Health Policy 'A Conversation with Robert Klein'. Robert Klein, Chair of the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, will speak about stem cell research. Klein has been an instrumental figure in advocating for research and the development of cures for a variety of causes including Alzheimer's and diabetes, and was honored by Time magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential People of the Year" in 2005. http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/gspp/klein.rm?start=&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=14136 webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Various) UC Berkeley, Environment / Natural Resources, Technology, Science, Health &amp; Medicine Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=14136 Various UC Berkeley, Environment / Natural Resources, Technology, Science, Health &amp; Medicine This three-part edition of Bear in Mind explores the innovative world of research at UC Berkeley. Join Chancellor Robert Birgeneau as he travels to several labs and engages some of the university's top scientists in a lively discussion ranging from stem cells to smart buildings. &lt;P&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcast.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/bim/research.rm?end=15:28&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Part One: &quot;Stovepipes&quot; vs. Multidisciplinary Research&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;BR&gt; 15:27 minutes &lt;P&gt; The chancellor talks to Beth Burnside, professor of cell and developmental biology and vice chancellor for research. Burnside begins with an update on her own research into photoreceptors in the eye and how they wear out and replace themselves. She then discusses how, as vice chancellor for research, she is trying to help Berkeley overcome the typical university tendency to be a &quot;stovepipe,&quot; a top-down-driven information silo, in favor of a level, multidisciplinary collaboration - and how that percolates into the classroom. &lt;P&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcast.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/bim/research.rm?start=15:28&amp;end=55:38&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Part Two: Stem Cells, Industry Partnerships, and Berkeley's Strengths&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;BR&gt; 40:10 minutes &lt;P&gt; Randy Schekman, developmental biology professor and a campus leader in stem cell research; Eva Harris, assistant professor of public health and a pioneer in battling infectious disease in developing countries; and Robert Tjian, biochemistry and molecular biology professor and the faculty director of Berkeley's Health Sciences Initiative, sit down for a discussion with the chancellor about their own investigations and common interests. Tjian explains how humans may have similar hardware to lowly plants, but the software running our development is very different; Schekman discusses why embryonic stem cells are crucial to research; and Harris questions whether industry partnerships inhibit academic freedom. &lt;P&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcast.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/bim/research.rm?start=55:38&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Part Three: Energy Pricing, Green Buildings, and Putting Technology in California Homes&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;BR&gt; 25:17 minutes &lt;P&gt; Birgeneau talks to Paul Wright, professor of mechanical engineering and associate dean at the College of Engineering; Edward Arens, professor of architecture and director of the Center for the Built Environment; and engineering graduate student Will Watts about their development of energy-saving technologies. From developing technology that will rely on flexible energy prices tied to peak demand, to integrating sensor networks into &quot;smart&quot; buildings, the work these men are doing for the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society is helping CITRIS more than live up to its name. &lt;P&gt; For more information, visit the Bear in Mind &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://www.berkeley.edu/news/chancellor/bim/index.shtml&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;website&lt;/A&gt;. http://webcast.berkeley.edu/media/campus/bim//ucb_bim-research.mp3 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=14136 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/media/campus/bim//ucb_bim-research.mp3 This three-part edition of Bear in Mind explores the innovative world of research at UC Berkeley. Join Chancellor Robert Birgeneau as he travels to several labs and engages some of the university's top scientists in a lively discussion ranging from stem cells to smart buildings. &lt;P&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcast.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/bim/research.rm?end=15:28&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Part One: &quot;Stovepipes&quot; vs. Multidisciplinary Research&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;BR&gt; 15:27 minutes &lt;P&gt; The chancellor talks to Beth Burnside, professor of cell and developmental biology and vice chancellor for research. Burnside begins with an update on her own research into photoreceptors in the eye and how they wear out and replace themselves. She then discusses how, as vice chancellor for research, she is trying to help Berkeley overcome the typical university tendency to be a &quot;stovepipe,&quot; a top-down-driven information silo, in favor of a level, multidisciplinary collaboration - and how that percolates into the classroom. &lt;P&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcast.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/bim/research.rm?start=15:28&amp;end=55:38&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Part Two: Stem Cells, Industry Partnerships, and Berkeley's Strengths&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;BR&gt; 40:10 minutes &lt;P&gt; Randy Schekman, developmental biology professor and a campus leader in stem cell research; Eva Harris, assistant professor of public health and a pioneer in battling infectious disease in developing countries; and Robert Tjian, biochemistry and molecular biology professor and the faculty director of Berkeley's Health Sciences Initiative, sit down for a discussion with the chancellor about their own investigations and common interests. Tjian explains how humans may have similar hardware to lowly plants, but the software running our development is very different; Schekman discusses why embryonic stem cells are crucial to research; and Harris questions whether industry partnerships inhibit academic freedom. &lt;P&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcast.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/events/bim/research.rm?start=55:38&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Part Three: Energy Pricing, Green Buildings, and Putting Technology in California Homes&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;BR&gt; 25:17 minutes &lt;P&gt; Birgeneau talks to Paul Wright, professor of mechanical engineering and associate dean at the College of Engineering; Edward Arens, professor of architecture and director of the Center for the Built Environment; and engineering graduate student Will Watts about their development of energy-saving technologies. From developing technology that will rely on flexible energy prices tied to peak demand, to integrating sensor networks into &quot;smart&quot; buildings, the work these men are doing for the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society is helping CITRIS more than live up to its name. &lt;P&gt; For more information, visit the Bear in Mind &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://www.berkeley.edu/news/chancellor/bim/index.shtml&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;website&lt;/A&gt;. http://webcast.berkeley.edu/media/campus/bim//ucb_bim-research.mp3 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9980 webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Various) Public Policy, Economics, Environment / Natural Resources, Journalism / Media, Health &amp; Medicine Mon, 24 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0800 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9980 Various Public Policy, Economics, Environment / Natural Resources, Journalism / Media, Health &amp; Medicine &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fast Food World: Perils and Promises of the Global Food Chain&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism present a panel discussion with:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wendell Berry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Farmer and author of The Unsettling of America and Citizenship Papers&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Carlo Petrini&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; President and Founder, Slow Food International&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Michael Pollan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Contributing writer, &lt;i&gt;New York Times Magazine&lt;/i&gt; and professor, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Eric Schlosser&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Journalist and Author, &lt;i&gt;Fast Food Nation&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Reefer Madness&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vandana Shiva&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Activist and author, &lt;i&gt;Monocultures of the Mind and Biopiracy&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Introduced by &lt;b&gt;Alice Waters&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Chef and Owner, Chez Panisse Restaurant&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Moderated by &lt;b&gt;Orville Schell&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Dean, Graduate School of Journalism&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This event took place on November 24, 2003 in Wheeler Auditorium, University of California, Berkeley&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Co-sponsored with the Office of the Chancellor.&lt;/p&gt; http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/jschool/fastfood.rm?start=&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9980 http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/jschool/fastfood.rm?start=&amp;end= &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fast Food World: Perils and Promises of the Global Food Chain&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism present a panel discussion with:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wendell Berry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Farmer and author of The Unsettling of America and Citizenship Papers&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Carlo Petrini&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; President and Founder, Slow Food International&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Michael Pollan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Contributing writer, &lt;i&gt;New York Times Magazine&lt;/i&gt; and professor, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Eric Schlosser&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Journalist and Author, &lt;i&gt;Fast Food Nation&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Reefer Madness&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vandana Shiva&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Activist and author, &lt;i&gt;Monocultures of the Mind and Biopiracy&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Introduced by &lt;b&gt;Alice Waters&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Chef and Owner, Chez Panisse Restaurant&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Moderated by &lt;b&gt;Orville Schell&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Dean, Graduate School of Journalism&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This event took place on November 24, 2003 in Wheeler Auditorium, University of California, Berkeley&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Co-sponsored with the Office of the Chancellor.&lt;/p&gt; http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/jschool/fastfood.rm?start=&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9978 webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Various) Politics, Public Policy, Health &amp; Medicine Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0800 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9978 Various Politics, Public Policy, Health &amp; Medicine &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Politics of Obesity: Confronting Our National Eating Disorder&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This event took place on November 19, 2003 in Sibley Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A panel discussion with:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Marion Nestle&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University and author, &lt;i&gt;Food Politics&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joan Dye Gussow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Professor emeritus of nutrition education, Teacher's College, Columbia University and author, &lt;i&gt;This Organic Life&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kelly Brownell&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Professor of Psychology and Director, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders and author, &lt;i&gt;Food Fight&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Moderated by &lt;b&gt;Michael Pollan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Knight Professor at the Graduate School of Journalism&lt;/p&gt; http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/jschool/obesity.rm?start=2:28&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9978 http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/jschool/obesity.rm?start=2:28&amp;end= &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Politics of Obesity: Confronting Our National Eating Disorder&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This event took place on November 19, 2003 in Sibley Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A panel discussion with:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Marion Nestle&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University and author, &lt;i&gt;Food Politics&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joan Dye Gussow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Professor emeritus of nutrition education, Teacher's College, Columbia University and author, &lt;i&gt;This Organic Life&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kelly Brownell&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Professor of Psychology and Director, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders and author, &lt;i&gt;Food Fight&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Moderated by &lt;b&gt;Michael Pollan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Knight Professor at the Graduate School of Journalism&lt;/p&gt; http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/jschool/obesity.rm?start=2:28&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9955 In 1944, Dr. Borlaug joined the Rockefeller Foundation's pioneering technical assistance program in Mexico, where he was a research scientist in charge of wheat improvement. It was on the research stations and in the farmers' fields of Mexico that Dr. Borlaug developed dwarf, high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat varieties. These high-yielding varieties and improved crop management practices transformed agricultural production in Mexico and later in Asia and Latin America--sparking what today is known as the "Green Revolution".

In 1985, Dr. Borlaug created the World Food Prize, which today is the foremost international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world. Today, Dr. Borlaug still serves as Chair of its Council of Advisors. He currently splits his time as a senior consultant to the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico and as Distinguished Professor of International Agriculture at Texas A&M University. He holds honorary doctoral degrees from 50 universities and memberships in 17 academies of science worldwide.

Dr. Borlaug is on campus as the featured speaker for the 2003 Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program, a unique educational opportunity for mid-career environmental professionals established in 2000 with a generous gift from Richard and Carolyn Beahrs.

This event took place on July 10, 2003 at UC Berkeley.

Click here to also view a conversation from July 9, 2003 between Borlaug and Paul Ludden, Dean of the College of Natural Resources entitled "Norman Borlaug: Thoughts on Science & Education"]]> webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Borlaug, Norman) Education, Environment / Natural Resources, Science, Health &amp; Medicine Thu, 10 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0800 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9955 Borlaug, Norman Education, Environment / Natural Resources, Science, Health &amp; Medicine Norman E. Borlaug was awarded the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for developing methods to help the world's poorest nations feed themselves. Born of Norwegian descent, Dr. Borlaug was raised near Cresco, a small farming community in northeast Iowa. He earned a B.S. in forestry and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in plant pathology from the University of Minnesota. From 1942 to 1944, Dr. Borlaug worked as a microbiologist for E.I. Dupont de Nemours Foundation, in charge of research on industrial and agricultural bactericides, fungicides, and preservatives. <P> In 1944, Dr. Borlaug joined the Rockefeller Foundation's pioneering technical assistance program in Mexico, where he was a research scientist in charge of wheat improvement. It was on the research stations and in the farmers' fields of Mexico that Dr. Borlaug developed dwarf, high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat varieties. These high-yielding varieties and improved crop management practices transformed agricultural production in Mexico and later in Asia and Latin America--sparking what today is known as the "Green Revolution". <P> In 1985, Dr. Borlaug created the World Food Prize, which today is the foremost international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world. Today, Dr. Borlaug still serves as Chair of its Council of Advisors. He currently splits his time as a senior consultant to the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico and as Distinguished Professor of International Agriculture at Texas A&amp;M University. He holds honorary doctoral degrees from 50 universities and memberships in 17 academies of science worldwide. <P> Dr. Borlaug is on campus as the featured speaker for the 2003 Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program, a unique educational opportunity for mid-career environmental professionals established in 2000 with a generous gift from Richard and Carolyn Beahrs. <P> This event took place on July 10, 2003 at UC Berkeley. <P> <A HREF="http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/natres/borlaug_conv.rm"> Click here</A> to also view a conversation from July 9, 2003 between Borlaug and Paul Ludden, Dean of the College of Natural Resources entitled "Norman Borlaug: Thoughts on Science &amp; Education" http://webcast.berkeley.edu/media/all//event_borlaug.mp3 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9955 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/media/all//event_borlaug.mp3 Norman E. Borlaug was awarded the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for developing methods to help the world's poorest nations feed themselves. Born of Norwegian descent, Dr. Borlaug was raised near Cresco, a small farming community in northeast Iowa. He earned a B.S. in forestry and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in plant pathology from the University of Minnesota. From 1942 to 1944, Dr. Borlaug worked as a microbiologist for E.I. Dupont de Nemours Foundation, in charge of research on industrial and agricultural bactericides, fungicides, and preservatives. <P> In 1944, Dr. Borlaug joined the Rockefeller Foundation's pioneering technical assistance program in Mexico, where he was a research scientist in charge of wheat improvement. It was on the research stations and in the farmers' fields of Mexico that Dr. Borlaug developed dwarf, high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat varieties. These high-yielding varieties and improved crop management practices transformed agricultural production in Mexico and later in Asia and Latin America--sparking what today is known as the "Green Revolution". <P> In 1985, Dr. Borlaug created the World Food Prize, which today is the foremost international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world. Today, Dr. Borlaug still serves as Chair of its Council of Advisors. He currently splits his time as a senior consultant to the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico and as Distinguished Professor of International Agriculture at Texas A&amp;M University. He holds honorary doctoral degrees from 50 universities and memberships in 17 academies of science worldwide. <P> Dr. Borlaug is on campus as the featured speaker for the 2003 Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program, a unique educational opportunity for mid-career environmental professionals established in 2000 with a generous gift from Richard and Carolyn Beahrs. <P> This event took place on July 10, 2003 at UC Berkeley. <P> <A HREF="http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/natres/borlaug_conv.rm"> Click here</A> to also view a conversation from July 9, 2003 between Borlaug and Paul Ludden, Dean of the College of Natural Resources entitled "Norman Borlaug: Thoughts on Science &amp; Education" http://webcast.berkeley.edu/media/all//event_borlaug.mp3 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9948 webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Nestle, Marion) Public Policy, Economics, Health &amp; Medicine Tue, 13 May 2003 00:00:00 +0800 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9948 Nestle, Marion Public Policy, Economics, Health &amp; Medicine &lt;p&gt;The 5th Annual Rhoda Goldman&lt;br&gt; Distinguished Lecture in Health Policy&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Food Politics and the Obesity Epidemic: How the Food Industry Influences Diet and Health&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Professor Marion Nestle&lt;br&gt; Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This event will take place on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 from 5:00-6:30 PM in the International House Chevron Auditorium of UC Berkeley. The webcast archive will be available for on-demand viewing about one week after the event.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Since 1998, Dr. Marion Nestle has chaired NYU's Department of Nutrition and Food Studies. Her degrees include a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition, both from UC Berkeley. She has served as Associate Dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, where she directed a nutrition education center sponsored by the American Cancer Society, and taught nutrition to medical students, residents and practicing physicians. She has also been a senior nutrition policy advisor in the Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Nestle's books include &lt;i&gt;Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/gspp/nestle.rm?start=&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9948 http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/gspp/nestle.rm?start=&amp;end= &lt;p&gt;The 5th Annual Rhoda Goldman&lt;br&gt; Distinguished Lecture in Health Policy&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Food Politics and the Obesity Epidemic: How the Food Industry Influences Diet and Health&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Professor Marion Nestle&lt;br&gt; Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This event will take place on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 from 5:00-6:30 PM in the International House Chevron Auditorium of UC Berkeley. The webcast archive will be available for on-demand viewing about one week after the event.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Since 1998, Dr. Marion Nestle has chaired NYU's Department of Nutrition and Food Studies. Her degrees include a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition, both from UC Berkeley. She has served as Associate Dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, where she directed a nutrition education center sponsored by the American Cancer Society, and taught nutrition to medical students, residents and practicing physicians. She has also been a senior nutrition policy advisor in the Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Nestle's books include &lt;i&gt;Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/gspp/nestle.rm?start=&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9886 His first book, "Second Nature: A Gardener's Education" (1991), and his most recent, "The Botany of Desire" (2001), are among Pollan's many works that examine the intersections between science and culture. Shorter work by Michael Pollan has been anthologized in collections such as "Best American Essays" and the "Norton Book of Nature Writing". Pollan has given lectures on environmentalism, gardening, and nature at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the New York Public Library, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the New York Botanical Garden, the New York Horticultural Society, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and Dumbarton Oaks.

Pollan received the Borders Original Voice Award for the best non-fiction work of 2001. Other writing awards earned by Michael Pollan include the John Burroughs prize for the best natural history essay in 1997, the QPB New Vision Award for "Second Nature" and the 2000 Reuters-World Conservation Union Global Award for Environmental Journalism for reporting on genetic engineering.

This event took place November 12, 2002 at UC Berkeley.]]> webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Pollan, Michael) Public Policy, Environment / Natural Resources, Science, Health &amp; Medicine Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0800 http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9886 Pollan, Michael Public Policy, Environment / Natural Resources, Science, Health &amp; Medicine Michael Pollan, contributing writer to the "New York Times Magazine" and author, has done a range of work in journalism, environmentalism, and architecture. Pollan, originally from Long Island, earned his college degrees at Bennington College, Oxford University (Mansfield College), and Columbia University, where he received a masters in English in 1981. He served for many years as executive editor for "Harper's Magazine" and writes a column on architecture for "House & Garden". <P> His first book, "Second Nature: A Gardener's Education" (1991), and his most recent, "The Botany of Desire" (2001), are among Pollan's many works that examine the intersections between science and culture. Shorter work by Michael Pollan has been anthologized in collections such as "Best American Essays" and the "Norton Book of Nature Writing". Pollan has given lectures on environmentalism, gardening, and nature at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the New York Public Library, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the New York Botanical Garden, the New York Horticultural Society, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and Dumbarton Oaks. <P> Pollan received the Borders Original Voice Award for the best non-fiction work of 2001. Other writing awards earned by Michael Pollan include the John Burroughs prize for the best natural history essay in 1997, the QPB New Vision Award for "Second Nature" and the 2000 Reuters-World Conservation Union Global Award for Environmental Journalism for reporting on genetic engineering. <P> This event took place November 12, 2002 at UC Berkeley. http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/pollan.rm?start=&amp;end= http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=9886 http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/pollan.rm?start=&amp;end= Michael Pollan, contributing writer to the "New York Times Magazine" and author, has done a range of work in journalism, environmentalism, and architecture. Pollan, originally from Long Island, earned his college degrees at Bennington College, Oxford University (Mansfield College), and Columbia University, where he received a masters in English in 1981. He served for many years as executive editor for "Harper's Magazine" and writes a column on architecture for "House & Garden". <P> His first book, "Second Nature: A Gardener's Education" (1991), and his most recent, "The Botany of Desire" (2001), are among Pollan's many works that examine the intersections between science and culture. Shorter work by Michael Pollan has been anthologized in collections such as "Best American Essays" and the "Norton Book of Nature Writing". Pollan has given lectures on environmentalism, gardening, and nature at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the New York Public Library, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the New York Botanical Garden, the New York Horticultural Society, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and Dumbarton Oaks. <P> Pollan received the Borders Original Voice Award for the best non-fiction work of 2001. Other writing awards earned by Michael Pollan include the John Burroughs prize for the best natural history essay in 1997, the QPB New Vision Award for "Second Nature" and the 2000 Reuters-World Conservation Union Global Award for Environmental Journalism for reporting on genetic engineering. <P> This event took place November 12, 2002 at UC Berkeley. http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/pollan.rm?start=&amp;end=