August 2011

Jai Ranganathan: An incredible success story from the farmlands of India

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Tue, Aug 9 2011 - 6:00pm

Jai Ranganathan: An Incredible Success Story from the Farmlands of India
This program is postponed. Keep checking back for a new date.
Ph.D, Center Associate, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, UC, Santa Barbara; Producer, "Curiouser & Curiouser Science"  Podcast, Miller-McCune Magazine
Can environmental conservation and economic development go hand in hand? What will it take to improve the economic condition of the world’s poor? Read more »

Alvin Poussaint and panel discussion: The Legacy of Tuskegee, African American Health Care Panel (12/12/01)

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Remarks by Alvin Poussaint entitled "The Legacy of Tuskegee".  Talk centers on institutional racism, race inequities in America, and genocidal raciscm.  A panel discussion on African Americans and medicine follows the talk with LaVera Crawley and Patricia Evans.

Pebble Mine - Toxic Gold and Global Impact

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Thu, Oct 6 2011 - 6:00pm

Pebble Mine: Toxic Gold and Global Impact
Rescheduled to November 10. Read more »

Pebble Mine: Toxic Gold and Global Impact

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Thu, Nov 10 2011 - 6:00pm

Pebble Mine: Toxic Gold and Global Impact
Note new date! Rescheduled from October 6
Michael Kowalski, Chairman and CEO, Tiffany & Co.Joel Reynolds, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense CouncilKimberly Williams, Executive Director, Nunamta AulukestaiWendy Schmidt, The Schmidt Family Foundation – Moderator
The proposed Pebble Mine would be one of the largest gold and copper mines in the world, located at the headwaters of the Bristol B Read more »

SF's James Beard Award Winners: What Makes a Restaurant Great?

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Wed, Aug 3 2011 - 6:30pm

SF’s 2011 James Beard Award Winners: What Makes a Restaurant Great?
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Joshua Aidlin, Architect, Designer and Owner, Aidlin Darling Design; Owner and Designer, Bar Agricole; James Beard Award, “Outstanding Restaurant Design”Paolo Lucchesi, Author, “The Scoop,” SF Chronicle; James Beard Award, “Best Food Section”Charles Phan, Owner and Chef, The Slanted Door; James Beard Award, “Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America In Read more »

Ken Denmead: Geek Dad

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Wed, Aug 3 2011 - 7:00pm

Ken Denmead
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Editor and Publisher, GeekDad.com; Author, The Geek Dad’s Guide to Weekend Fun Want to learn how to build a robot from scratch? Or create the ultimate slip n’ slide? Get your geek on with GeekDad’s Ken Denmead. Learn more about fun DIY projects, experiments and weekend adventures that the whole family can do together. Read more »