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CONNECT FrameWorks Workshops present: The Venture Capital Process Date: Thursday, October 01, 2009 from 8:00 AM Location: Burnham Institute (formerly SKCC), 10905 Road to the Cure, San Diego, CA 92121 For More Information: http://www.connect.org    more

Macro Economics Workshop: Valerie Ramey Date: Thursday, October 01, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Dr. Valerie Ramey, of UC San Diego, presents “The Cyclical Behavior of the Price-Cost Markup”    more

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Thursday, October 01, 2009 through Thursday, December 03, 2009 from 3:30 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center A 9-Week Course To Cultivate Greater Attention And Awareness. Learn To Mobilize The Inner Resources Of Your Mind And Body For Improved Well-Being.    more

Keynote Address- Elections 2009: Participation and Vigilance Date: Thursday, October 01, 2009 from 5:00 PM to Location: Institute of the Americas Building Arturo Sánchez Gutiérrez is a Commissioner of the Mexican Federal Electoral Institute. After his talk, the Center will be hosting a fall welcome reception.    more

The 60th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China: Examining the Resilience of Communist Party Rule Date: Thursday, October 01, 2009 from 7:00 PM Location: Robinson Building Complex Professors Barry Naughton, Susan Shirk, Tai Ming Cheung and Richard Madsen discuss the longevity of Chinese Communist Party rule and how it has survived since the post-1979 reforms and opening to the world, and future political changes we can expect.    more

Energy for Performance Date: Thursday, October 01, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: UCSD Faculty Club Oceanids presents Sounding Board, in the first of a series of noontime lectures at the Faculty Club. The speaker, Heidi Hanna, MA, will discuss Energy for Performance.    more

SUstainable Transportation @ UC San Diego w TS Director (for students) Date: Thursday, October 01, 2009 from 3:00 PM Location: Student Center Unless additional funding is secured, transit and shuttle service cuts will be necessary at UC San Diego    more

Investigating Motion - A benefit for the UCSD AIDS Research Institute Date: Thursday, October 01, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: The Abbey, 2825 fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103 Please join us for Investigating Motion, an evening of dance performances benefitting the UCSD AIDS Research Institute (ARI). The event will feature performances by Butterworth Dance, Malashock Dance Company and UCSD Faculty member, Eric Geiger.    more

Applied Micro Thesis Workshop (ECON 286) Date: Friday, October 02, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 231 Sam Dastrup presents thesis work    more

PowerPoint - Beginnings Date: Friday, October 02, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: Biomedical Library Discover how to use PowerPoint tools, video and sound to attract attention and promote interest.    more

Human and Non-Human Cultures Date: Friday, October 02, 2009 from 1:00 PM Location: Institute of the Americas Building On Friday afternoon, October 2nd, there will be a Public Symposium at the Institute of the Americas, Hojel Auditorium from 1:00-5:00p.m. Sponsored by: UCSD/Salk Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA).    more

Grammar 1 Workshop Date: Saturday, October 03, 2009 through Tuesday, October 10, 2000 from 8:30 AM Location: UCSD Extension Complex Elective For Teaching English As A Foreign Language (tefl) Certificate    more

Hutchins Consort Opening Concert of 10th Anniversary Season Date: Saturday, October 03, 2009 from 7:30 PM Location: The Neurosciences Institute Reaching Into the Heart of East & West: Featuring Internationally Renowned Sitar Virtuoso Kartik Seshadri. World Premiere of Concerto No.1 for Sitar & Chamber Orchestra, composed by Kartik Seshadri.    more

Starf***er With Guests Date: Monday, October 05, 2009 from 9:00 PM Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor Starf***er Is A Name That Is Not So Much A Rejection Of The Seriousness In The Music Industry, But A Commitment To The Playful Spirit Of Their Music...    more

Faculty Introduction (Thesis Workshop) Date: Monday, October 05, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: IRPS Deans Conference Room Faculty introduction to ECON 286 thesis workshop.    more

Anthony Liu (Thesis Workshop) Date: Monday, October 05, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 Anthony Liu presents Tax Evasion and the Double Dividend    more

Li Zhou (UC San Diego) Date: Monday, October 05, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Li Zhou presents Distributing the gains from exporting higher education: evidence from Australia    more

CAMERA LUCIDA CHAMBER MUSIC Date: Monday, October 05, 2009 from 8:00 PM to Location: Conrad Prebys Concert Hall (UCSD Campus) Distinguished faculty performers and San Diego Symphony principal players present works by Schubert, Brahms, and Mendelssohn.    more

Global Health Seminar: Robert Shafer Date: Monday, October 05, 2009 from 3:00 PM Location: Center for Molecular Genetics Bldg. joinus For The Third In A Series Of Global Health Seminars Featuring Renowned Investigators In Global Health Research.    more

Revelle Forum: Peter Maass Date: Monday, October 05, 2009 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Location: The Neurosciences Institute joinaward-Winning Journalist And New York Times Magazine Writer Peter Maass As He Presents A Stunning And Revealing Examination Of Oil’s Harrowing Impact On Both The Nations That Produce It And The Nations That Are Addicted It.    more

Passport to Leadership Workshops Date: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 through Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: Ambulatory Care Center, Hillcrest joinany session on a drop-in basis, or register online to earn a UCSD leadership certificate. Earn a chance to win a FREE Princeton Review course of your choice for each workshop you attend ($1000 value)!    more

Dr. Nathan Nunn (Harvard University) Date: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: IRPS Dean's Conference Room Dr. Nathan Nunn presents Commercial Imperialism? Political Influence and Trade During the Cold War    more

Hiroaki Kaido (UC San Diego) Date: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Hiroaki Kaido presents A Dual Approach To Inference for Partially Identified Econometric Models    more

Science Writing I Date: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: UCSD Extension Complex Take Advantage Of A 10 Percent Discount For Students And Staff With The Uc San Diego Extensions Writing Program!    more

Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli Presents: As It Lays Date: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 through Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: Visual Arts Center Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli Presents: As It Lays    more

Socal Soundbytes With The Silent Comedy And Janu And The Whalesharks Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 from 9:00 PM Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor Another Socal Sound Bytes Hits The Loft And Were Excited To Welcome The Silent Comedy And Janu And The Whalesharks.    more

Jess Diamond (Thesis Workshop) Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 Jess Diamond presents Non-Standard Employment and Earnings in Japan.    more

Dr. James Andreoni (UC San Diego) Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Dr. James Andreoni presents his current research.    more

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center A 9-Week Course To Cultivate Greater Attention And Awareness. Learn To Mobilize The Inner Resources Of Your Mind And Body For Improved Well-Being.    more

Creative Writing I Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: UCSD Extension Complex Take Advantage Of A 10 Percent Discount For Students And Staff With The Uc San Diego Extensions Writing Program!    more

Essential PubMed Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 from 2:00 PM Location: Biomedical Library This hands-on workshop focuses on what every user needs to know about PubMed.    more

Why We Get Fat - An Alternative Hypothesis Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 from 1:30 PM Location: Center for Molecular Genetics Bldg. Gary Taubes (New York)    more

2009-2010 Social Sciences Supper Club Series Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 from 5:30 PM Location: UCSD Faculty Club Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives with Professor James H. Fowler    more

RED FISH BLUE FISH Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 from 7:00 PM to Location: TBD UCSD percussion ensemble RED FISH BLUE FISH opens the inaugural season of the Wedsnesdays@7 concert series.    more

Strengthening Your Communication Effectiveness with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Location: PC West Bear Room Communication is a key to success in business and personal interactions. Understanding your personality preferences and learning how your natural ways of interacting and communicating affects others are essential as you enter the workforce.    more

Metronomy Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 8:00 PM to Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor Joseph Mount Writes And Records Music Using The Name Metronomy.    more

CONNECT FrameWorks Workshops present: Art of the Term Sheet Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 8:00 AM Location: The Offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP, 12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130 Program Overview: How do you make the most of a term sheet?    more

San Diego Tech Coast Angels: Quickpitch Competition Event Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: Qualcomm Q-Auditorium, 6455 Lusk Blvd., San Diego, Ca 92121 Register Online    more

Dr. Markus Mobius (Thesis Workshop) Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 Dr. Markus Mobius from Harvard University presents current research.    more

Dr. Andrew Atkeson (UC Los Angeles) Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Dr. Andrew Atkeson presents Innovation, Firm Dynamics, and International Trade.    more

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 3:30 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center A 9-Week Course To Cultivate Greater Attention And Awareness. Learn To Mobilize The Inner Resources Of Your Mind And Body For Improved Well-Being.    more

4th Annual Frontiers of Clinical Investigation Symposium: Metabolism 2009 Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 through Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 3:00 PM Location: Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, 10950 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla The theme for the 4th Annual Frontiers of Clinical Investigation Symposium will be Metabolism 2009. We will explore innovative approaches to bridge laboratory investigation and clinical research in metabolism.    more

Petition and Protest in Authoritarian Egypt Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 4:00 PM Location: Eleanor Roosevelt College Over the past 15 years, Egyptian citizens have been increasingly resorting to courts and street protests to demand a host of citizenship rights. What explains the rise of street protest and legal mobilization in contemporary Egypt?    more

Extreme Googling Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 11:00 AM Location: Biomedical Library Come learn the secrets of extreme Google searching. Find out how to exploit Google and Google Scholar to the max.    more

Think Outside the Bottle Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 5:00 PM Location: Muir College Ali Smart, of Corporate Accountability International, will talk about challenging corporate control of water.    more

Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 7:30 PM Location: Warwicks, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla UCSD professor and “inspiring scientist” James Fowler will be speaking about and signing his book,    more

SPECIAL SEMINAR: Urban Sustainability in Phoenix and Beyond Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 10:30 AM Location: Atkinson Hall (CALIT2), room 4004 Featuring Prof. Jon Fink, Arizona State University. This presentation will describe several of the urban system programs that Arizona State has complied, and the need for greater integration of national and global urban initiatives.    more

How to Find a Good Friend and How to BE One Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Location: PC West Bear Room Finding people who are good friends isn’t always easy…the best way to find a great friend is to be a great friend!    more

TLINC Telemedicine Conference Date: Friday, October 09, 2009 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Location: Telemedicine Learning Center, or via web Hear about best practices from leading telemedicine experts at a free online conference Friday, October 9, 2009, from 12:30 PM -1:30 PM.    more

Dr. Silke Forbes (Faculty Research Seminar) Date: Friday, October 09, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Economics Building, Rm. 300 Dr. Silke Forbes presents When Educators are the Learners.    more

Nick Turner (Thesis Workshop) Date: Friday, October 09, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Nick Turner, UCSD Grad Student, presents Who Benefits from Federal Student Aid? The Economic Incidence of Tax-Based Aid    more

Dean And Britta: 13 Most Beautiful Date: Friday, October 09, 2009 from 8:00 PM to Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor Dean And Britta (former Indie Darlings Of Luna) Have Lyrically And Musically Illuminated Andy Warhols Cinematic Endeavors.    more

PowerPoint - Enhancements Date: Friday, October 09, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: Biomedical Library Learn to format your master slides and other techniques to visually enhance your presentations.    more

Herb York Memorial Tribute Date: Friday, October 09, 2009 from 11:00 AM Location: Mandeville Center Memorial tribute for Professor Herb York (1921-2009), first chancellor of UCSD.    more

Solving the Climate Change Problem: Technology, Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 8:00 AM Location: Institute of the Americas Building Speakers from academic, public, and nonprofit sectors, discuss how technology can help fix problems such as global warming and insecure energy supplies and how leading centers of innovation can engage with the rest of the world.    more

Meet The Editors Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: UCSD Extension Complex What Kinds Of Stories Do San Diego Publications Need And Want From Freelance Writers?    more

Ballroom Dance Club Dance Date: Sunday, October 11, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: Price Center Come have fun ballroom dancing. No partner or experience necessary. Introduction to Salsa from 6-7.    more

Birch Aquarium At Scripps Announces Fall Evening Lecture Series Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD New Discoveries In Deep-Sea Animal Diversity: joinscripps Biological Oceanographer Greg Rouse As He Unveils The Latest Findings On Some Of The Ocean’s Most Intriguing And Least-Studied Creatures.    more

Lymphedema Prevention Class Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 from 1:00 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center Learn About Post-Operative Lymphedema Prevention: Signs And Symptoms, Exercises, Manual Drainage And Community Resources    more

UCSD Water Collaborative Kickoff Event Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 from 4:00 PM Location: UCSD Faculty Club    more

Dr. Adam Rose (Thesis Workshop) Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 Dr. Adam Rose from Univ. of Southern California will present current research.    more

Liang Choon Wang (Thesis Workshop) Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 231 Choon Wang, a UC San Diego graduate student, presents his thesis research.    more

Jamie Thomas (UC San Diego) Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Jamie Thomas presents Peers, Parents, or Schools? Alignment of Educational and Career Goals in High School and Postsecondary Outcomes    more

Laramie Project: 10 Years Later Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 from 8:00 PM Location: La Jolla Playhouse In June 2008, members of Tectonic Theater Project returned to Laramie, Wyoming to explore how the town had changed in the ten years since Matthew Shepard’s murder    more

Stein Institute for Research on Aging Grand Rounds Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: Stein Clinical Research Building, Room 148 The Relationship Between Brain Morphometry and Executive Function in Aging by Linda McElvoy, Ph.D.    more

Look Good...Feel Better Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: Moores Cancer Center Provided By The American Cancer Society (acs) For Cancer Patients. Learn How To Enhance Your Appearance Through The Use Of Wigs, Makeup And Accessories. Receive A Free Kit Of Cosmetics.    more

The Iranian Revolution at 30: The Dialectic of State and Society Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Humanities and Social Science Bldg. The Middle East Studies Program presents Dr. Homa Katouzian, the Iran Heritage Foundation Research Fellow, St. Anthonys College, and Member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford.    more

Expresso Successo - Small Talk Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 3:00 PM Location: Cross Cultural Center - Conference Room Learn about ways to approach others and initiate wonderful relationships.    more

Dr. Glen Weyl (Harvard University) Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Dr. Glen Weyl, from Harvard University, presents his work titled Pass-through as an Economic Tool    more

Dr. Seema Jayachandran (Stanford) Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: IRPS Deans Conference Room Dr. Seema Jayachandran presents her work titled Why Do Breastfeed Girls Less than Boys? Evidence and Implications of Child Health in India.    more

Tribeca Film Festival: My Dear Enemy Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 8:00 PM Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor Artpower! Film Curator’s Festival Fave, This Film Trails A Pair Of Former Lovers    more

Marketplace Business Unit Configuration Webinar Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 1:30 PM Location: From desktops Learn how to configure your department to be able to use the new Marketplace system ... where UC San Diego saves!    more

Science Writing I Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: UCSD Extension Complex Take Advantage Of A 10 Percent Discount For Students And Staff With The Uc San Diego Extensions Writing Program!    more

The Factory Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 through Saturday, December 12, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: Student Center, H-217 Visit the factory today and createyour own custom items! The Factory prints t-shirts, tanks, shorts, mugs, jackets, totebags, and much more. Perfect for special events, sports teams, clubs, and gift items!    more

Hydraulic Press, Die Forming, & Pewter Workshop Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 through Saturday, November 07, 2009 from 9:00 AM Location: Craft Center Come try out this fun workshop, you wont get this opportunity every day! It will allow you to meet other people and make your own unique piece of jewelry. The workshop is Nov. 7 9-1PM and Nov. 8 10-3PM.    more

New Student Welcome Party 10/13/6:30pm-9:30pm Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: UC San Diego Bookstore For one-night-only the Bookstore will be transformed into a party for the incoming classes of 2011 and 2013.    more

Visual Arts Department Presents Noah Doely - Moon: A Photographic Exhibition Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 through Friday, October 16, 2009 from 11:00 AM Location: Visual Arts Facility 404 Visual Arts Department Presents Noah Doely - Moon: A Photographic Exhibition    more

Common Ground: Responding to Controversy and Disagreement Through Dialogue Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location: PC West Bear Room This interactive workshop will examine the differences between debate, discussion, and dialogue, including the verbal, non-verbal, cognitive, and affective processes and content of each style of communication.    more

Ethnic Studies and Black/African Diaspora Studies: Shared Histories and New Formations a discussion Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Location: Social Science Building Ethnic Studies Colloquium    more

Dr. Jonathan Levin - Stanford University Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Dr. Jonathan Levin presents current research.    more

Grupo Esperanza: Grupo de Apoyo para Pacientes con Cancer Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: Moores Cancer Center Segundo miercoles de cada mes    more

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center A 9-Week Course To Cultivate Greater Attention And Awareness. Learn To Mobilize The Inner Resources Of Your Mind And Body For Improved Well-Being.    more

Creative Writing I Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: UCSD Extension Complex Take Advantage Of A 10 Percent Discount For Students And Staff With The Uc San Diego Extensions Writing Program!    more

Chicano History Mural Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 12:00 PM to Location: Peterson Hall UC San Diego is celebrating the installation of the Chicano history mural by world-renowned San Diego-based artist Mario Torero.    more

Chicano/a Legacy: Official Mural Unveiling Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: Peterson Hall (Thurgood Marshall College) Come out and witness history in the making as we officially unveil the mural.    more

Teach-In on the UC Budget Crisis and the Future of the UC System Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 4:00 PM Location: Center Hall 119 Come learn what the UC Crisis means for you, friends, and family.    more

Holocaust Living History Workshop Presents Discovering History: Holocaust Survivors In San Diego Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 5:00 PM Location: Geisel Library The Holocaust Living History Workshop Aims To Educate Ucsd And The Local San Diego Community. Hear Local Holocaust Survivor Lou Dunst Discuss His Personal Experiences And Ask Him Your Own Questions.    more

Social Wellness and You - Developing a Strong Social Network Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Location: PC West Red Shoe Room Learn all about developing a strong social network and how it can help you connect with the right people, find a job, and enhance your overall well-being.    more

Patrick Watson Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 9:00 PM Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor    more

David Eil (Thesis Workshop) Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 David Eil, a UC San Diego graduate student, will present his current thesis research.    more

Michael Bauer (UC San Diego) Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Michael Bauer, a graduate student from UC San Diego, presents his work titled Term Premia and the News.    more

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 3:30 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center A 9-Week Course To Cultivate Greater Attention And Awareness. Learn To Mobilize The Inner Resources Of Your Mind And Body For Improved Well-Being.    more

AACE Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 through Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: Houston This Meeting Will Explore Cancer, Research, Education, And Prevention.    more

Managing the Maddening Crowd: Presidential Approval Following International Crises Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 12:30 PM to Location: Social Science Building Previous work demonstrates the difficulty of estimating the determinants of leader preferences in international crises from observational data (e.g. Signorino 1999, Lewis and Schultz 2003, Schultz 2001b).    more

Eric Foner: The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and Slavery Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 through Friday, October 16, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: Student Services Center, Multi-Purpose Room DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, one of this countrys most prominent historians, will be at UC San Diego on October 15 this is a must see talk!    more

Apocalypse When? Calculating How Long the Human Race Will Survive Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 11:00 AM Location: Calit2 Auditorium, Atkinson Hall Dr. Willard Wells runs the numbers in an approach that relies on a comparison between past risk exposure and projected future exposure.    more

UCSD Near You: Middle East Elections & Democracy Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 5:30 PM to Location: Great Hall, International House What are the opportunities for democracy in the Middle East? Take a closer look at the recent elections in Iran and Afghanistan with two UCSD professors.    more

Organizing and Writing with RefWorks Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 2:00 PM Location: Geisel Library Learn how to use RefWorks to organize your references and instantly format your research papers, articles, and other publications using APA, NLM and hundreds of other writing styles.    more

Drawing the Line: Conservation and Wildlife in San Diego Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 5:00 PM Location: Muir College Jim Peugh of the San Diego Audubon Society presents a sobering look at the effects of urban development on one of the worlds most diverse ecosystems and how it still might be saved.    more

Bjm Danse: Les Chambres Des Jacques & Zip Zap Zoom Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 8:00 PM to Location: Mandeville Auditorium One Of Canadas Foremost Contemporary Dance Companies Brings The Work Of Two Rising Female Choreographers To San Diego In An Evening Of Surprise, Humor, And A Touch Of Whimsy.    more

Media Disco Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 4:00 PM Location: Atkinson Hall please join us at the gallery@calit2 for the media disco panel discussion and opening reception.    more

Eclipe Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 from 9:00 PM Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor Get Ready For The Next Eclipse Club Party At The Loft! Well Be Spinning The Hottest Top 40s/hip-Hop Beats. As Always Dress To Impress.    more

Aren Megerdichian (Thesis Workshop) Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Aren Megerdichian, a UCSD grad student, presents Identification of Price Effects in Discrete Choice Models of Demand for Differentiated Products    more

Dr. Michelle White (Faculty Research Seminar) Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Dr. Michelle White from UC San Diego will present her research titled Bankruptcy and Mortgage Default.    more

(GI) Gastrointestinal Cancer Education & Support Group Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 from 11:30 AM Location: Moores Cancer Center For patients diagnosedwith gastrointestinal cancers including pancreas, liver, cholangiocarcinoma, gastric, esophageal, colon, rectal and anal cancer    more

Human Rights Symposium Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM Location: Social Science Building To register for this event, email iicasintern@ucsd.edu For more information, go to iicas.ucsd.edu    more

Michael Friedman (Stanford University) Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 from 4:00 PM Location: Humanities and Social Science Bldg. Michael Friedman, Stanford University    more

PowerPoint - Power Presentations Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: Biomedical Library Learn the dos and donts of presentation effectiveness and how to impress your audience with a well-timed balance of speech and visual communication.    more

UCSD Homecoming Weekend Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 through Sunday, October 18, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: Various campus locations Come back to campus to enjoy the best of UCSD!    more

The White Buffalo With Matt Grundy Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 9:00 PM Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor The White Buffalo Is Quite Possibly A Legend In The Making. A Throwback To The Time Of Hard Touring, Hard Drinking Artists Who Really Lived What They Sang About. Everything About Him Is Big, From His Imposing Physical Size To His Amazing Vocal Range.    more

Milk My Face Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009 through Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: The Rubber Rose Milk My Face, a Series of Photographs by UCSD MFA candidate Vabianna Santos, will be showing at the The Rubber Rose in North Park this month.    more

16th Annual Bruce Gorder UCSD 5K Walk for Melanoma Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 8:00 AM Location: Moores Cancer Center Starting with registration at 8:00 am, this fun-filled event will feature prizes, giveaways and free professional melanoma and skin cancer screenings. Help us raise money for Melanoma programs and research at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center!    more

Vile, Evil Villains Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009 through Saturday, October 31, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: UCSD Extension Complex Take Advantage Of A 10 Percent Discount For Students And Staff With The Uc San Diego Extensions Writing Program!    more

7th Annual Home Movie Day Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Geisel Library 7th Annual Home Movie Day! joinus in the Seuss Room of UCSDs Geisel Library as we celebrate home movies and advise visitors on how to care for their Super-8, 8mm and 16mm home movies.    more

America As A State Of Mind Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 1:30 PM Location: Chancellors Complex Sanford A. Lakoff, Ph.D. Speaks To San Diego Independent Scholars About America As A State Of Mind. Public Invited.    more

Nick Turner (UC San Diego) Date: Monday, October 19, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Nick Turner presents Who benefits from federal student aid? The economic incidence of tax-based aid.    more

Martin Tobal (Thesis Workshop) Date: Monday, October 19, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: IRPS Deans Conference Room Martin Tobal, a UC San Diego graduate student, will present his current research.    more

Ben Gilbert and Brigitte Roth-Tran (Thesis Workshop) Date: Monday, October 19, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 Brigitte Roth-Tran will present her current research titled Discounting Behavior and Environmental Decisions and Ben Gilbert will present his current search. Both are UC San Diego graduate students.    more

programs abroad expo Date: Monday, October 19, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Location: Library Walk Only once a year! Don’t miss the Programs Abroad EXPO on Monday, October 19th from 10am-3pm on Library Walk. Over 70 exhibitors representing study, volunteer, intern, and work abroad opportunities will be on campus during this annual event.    more

Get Stoked on Surfing Workshop Date: Monday, October 19, 2009 from 1:00 PM Location: Scripps Pier beach See what surfing is all about in a short workshop . Learn the basics and hit the water. No experience necessary. Must be able to swim and tread water. Surfboards provided.    more

CONNECT FrameWorks Workshops present: Stretching Your R&D Budget Through Partnerships and Alliances Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 8:00 AM Location: Burnham Institute (formerly SKCC), 10905 Road to the Cure, San Diego, CA 92121 Program Overview: In today’s economic climate, R&D expenditures are under considerable scrutiny    more

Evening with Industry - The Boeing Company Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 5:00 PM Location: Price Center East 4th Floor - Forum Meeting Room Bring your resume! joinTau Beta Pi and meet The Boeing Companys new-hires and managers and get tips on available jobs, keyword search, and interview process. Current opportunities include summer Internships, Co-ops, and full-time positions.    more

Dr. Michael McCracken (Federal Reserve Bank, St. Louis) Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Dr. Michael McCracken from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis presents Nested ForecastModel Comparisons: A New Approach to Testing Equal Accuracy    more

Dr. Francisco Buera (UCLos Angeles) Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: IRPS Deans Conference Room Dr. Francisco Buera presents Productivity Growth and Capital Flows: The Dynamics of Reforms    more

Xun Lu (Thesis Workshop) Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 Xun Lu, a UC San Diego graduate student, will present his job market paper Testing for Treatment Dependence and Heterogeneity of Effects in Non-separable Structural Equations.    more

Drumbeat for Mother Earth Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: Cross Cultural Center Film viewing and discussion to follow film    more

EndNote - Desktop Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 11:00 AM Location: Biomedical Library Take this workshop to learn to build your own EndNote reference library and work with Word to write your paper and seamlessly create bibliographies.    more

Science Writing I Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: UCSD Extension Complex Take Advantage Of A 10 Percent Discount For Students And Staff With The Uc San Diego Extensions Writing Program!    more

Visiting Artist Lecture: Mike Plante Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: Visual Arts Facility, Performance Space VALS is pleased to present Mike Plante a Filmmaker and film programmer for Sundance and CineVegas, and writer for Filmmaker Magazine and Cinemad.    more

Visual Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series Presents: Mike Plante Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: Visual Arts Facility Performance Space VALS presents Mike Plante a Filmmaker and film programmer for Sundance and CineVegas, and writer for Filmmaker magazine and Cinemad.    more

Go Big Week - Cosmic Climbing Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 8:00 PM Location: Canyonview Climbing Center FREE indoor climbing event at the Outback Climbing Center at Canyonview. Bring your friends- no experience necessary!    more

Dr. Pietro Ortoleva (Caltech) Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Dr. Pietro Ortoleva from Caltech presents The Price of Flexibility: Towards A Theory of Thinking Aversion    more

Cynthia Wu (Thesis Workshop) Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 Cynthia Wu, a UC San Diego graduate student, presents Cochranes work titled Shocks.    more

Nutrition Lecture For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 2:00 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center Nutrition Solutions for Common Challenges During Cancer Treatment    more

Ethics and the New UCSD School of Medicine Curriculum Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Location: Medical Teaching Facility Room 175 Jess Mandel, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, will lead a discussion of the new School of Medicine curriculum, with particular attention to professional and clinical ethics.    more

Stein Institute for Research on Aging Public Lecture Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 5:30 PM Location: Basic Science Bldg. Women’s Health from A-Z by Barrett–Connor, M.D.    more

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center A 9-Week Course To Cultivate Greater Attention And Awareness. Learn To Mobilize The Inner Resources Of Your Mind And Body For Improved Well-Being.    more

Lung Cancer Patient Support Group Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 11:00 AM Location: Moores Cancer Center Meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month. This monthly support group is for lung cancer patients in any phase of treatment.    more

Creative Writing I Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: UCSD Extension Complex Take Advantage Of A 10 Percent Discount For Students And Staff With The Uc San Diego Extensions Writing Program!    more

NEW WRITING SERIES: Les Figues Press Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 4:30 PM to Location: Visual Arts Performance Space Les Figues Press, co-directed by Vanessa Place and Teresa Carmody, supports work that challenges current perceptions of culture, beauty and belief ...    more

MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego presents: Spreading the Mojo: Building a viral marketing machine Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 5:00 PM Location: The Salk Institute, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego presents: Spreading the Mojo: Building a viral marketing machine    more

Perspectives from the San Diego County Water Authority Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 4:00 PM Location: Atkinson Hall, room 4004 A part of the UCSD Campus Water Collaboratives Technical Seminar series featuring Bill Rose of the San Diego County Water Authority.    more

CommunicateUCSD: Navigating the Graduate Application Process Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Location: PC West Thurgood Marshall College Room Graduate admissions evaluators and student affair officers will outline what you need to communicate and how to communicate your eligibility on your application to graduate and professional schools.    more

CommunicateUCSD: Have You Ever Wondered? Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Location: Cross Cultural Center Have you ever wondered about something and were afraid to ask, didnt know how to ask, or simply were just curious?    more

Used Gear Sale Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 through Friday, October 23, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: Price Center - Outback Surf Shop Sale of used and new outdoor equipment - surfboards, camping equipment, wetsuits and more.    more

CONNECT Frontiers in Science & Technology: Exploring Internet Crime, Economics and Security Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: AMN Healthcare, 12400 High Bluff Drive # 100, San Diego, CA 92130 CONNECT Frontiers in Science & Technology: Exploring Internet Crime, Economics and Security    more

Managing Outsourced Drug Discovery Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Location: Hilton Del Mar This event brings together drug discovery research sponsors, CROs and other service providers together in sharing best practices for outsourcing.    more

Dr. James Fowler (Thesis Workshop) Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Dr. James Fowler from the UC San Diego Department of Political Science presents his work titled Cooperative Behavior Cascades in Human Social Networks.    more

Dr. John Pippenger (UC Santa Barbara) Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Dr. John Pippenger from UC Santa Barbara presents The Forward-Bias Puzzle: A Solution Based on Covered Interest Parity.    more

Tampopo Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 7:30 PM to Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor Before The Food Channel Created A Fetish Of Food, There Was Tampopo.    more

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 3:30 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center A 9-Week Course To Cultivate Greater Attention And Awareness. Learn To Mobilize The Inner Resources Of Your Mind And Body For Improved Well-Being.    more

Cooking Class For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center “Trick or Treat – Label Reading and Trick Ingredients” To prepare and sample several recipes with ‘trick’ ingredients that are nutritional and taste ‘treats.’ To learn how to use food labels to determine if a food is a ‘trick’ or a ‘treat.’    more

Brian Selznick: the Invention of Hugo Cabret Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Location: Cross Cultural Center 2008 Caldecott Medal Award Winning Author visits UC San Diego    more

What Can Muslims & Catholics Teach One Another & The World Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 8:00 PM to Location: Student Service Center ~ Multi-purpose room 1    more

Economics Roundtable presents William Poole Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM Location: UCSD Faculty Club Former Chief Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis speaking on The Feds Exit Strategy.    more

The Amikas Project Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 5:00 PM Location: Muir College Communities around the world are trying something new - using a local currency that is based on the trade of goods and services within the community. Find out how we can do this right here in San Diego.    more

Patricia Tong (Thesis Workshop) Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Patricia Tong, a UCSD grad student, presents Child Support and Economic Well-Being    more

Dr. James Andreoni (Faculty Research Seminar) Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Dr. James Andreoni of UC San Diego will present his current research titled Unexpected Utility.    more

Off The Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 through Saturday, December 12, 2009 from 11:00 AM Location: Mandeville Center The University Art Gallery presents an international exhibition entitled Off The Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art which explores the global ramifications of gender-based violence.    more

Reel Rock Film Tour Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 from 8:00 PM Location: Price Center Films featuring top climbers around the world    more

Roger Revelle Prize at Scripps Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will present the second Roger Revelle Prize at Scripps to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco.    more

Chancellor's Challenge 5K Run/Walk for Scholars Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: Recreation Intramural Athletic Complex (RIMAC) Meet the challenge. Make a difference. Join us for the 14th annual Chancellor's Challenge 5K Run/Walk for Scholars to benefit undergraduate scholarships at UC San Diego.    more

Robert Pippin, University of Chicago Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 from 4:00 PM Location: Humanities and Social Science Bldg. Robert Pippin (University of Chicago)    more

Family Weekend Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 through Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: Price Center jointogether With Uc San Diego Triton Parents And Family Members From Around The Country For The Universitys Second Annual All-Campus Family Weekend.    more

CommunicateUCSD: Winning the First 60 Seconds Part I Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Location: PC West Eleanor Roosevelt Room In the theatre, auditions are won or lost in the first 60 seconds. Presentations are the same! The audience makes decisions about you, your message, and your skills the MOMENT you begin.    more

Phantasmorgoria, James Luna Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: Ambulatory Care Center, Hillcrest Performative Lecture by James Luna    more

Challenge Course Open House Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 11:00 AM Location: Challenge Course - east side of campus Go Big Week ends with the Challenge Course Open House    more

Silent Film Screening with Live Music Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Location: Geisel Library The Crowd is a 1928 silent social commentary film from King Vidor. Live music from the Teeny-Tiny Pit Orchestra is featured. Slapstick fare from Laurel & Hardy is also featured that evening.    more

Emerson String Quartet Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Location: The Department of Music Conrad Prebys Concert Hall The Emerson String Quartet Stands Alone In The History Of String Quartets With An Unparalleled List Of Achievements Including Eight Grammy Awards, Three Gramophone Awards, And The Coveted Avery Fisher Prize.    more

Dinner With The Artists Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 7:00 PM to Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor Surprising Tastes And Fantastical Pairings Await As Zanzibar’s Culinary Artists Compose A Three-Course Menu Fit For ... Strings!    more

Visual Arts Department Presents: Suzanne Wright Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009 through Friday, October 30, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: Visual Arts Center Visual Arts Department Presents: Suzanne Wrights Memories of the Future    more

Juanjuan Meng (UC San Diego) Date: Monday, October 26, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Juanjuan Meng, a UC San Diego graduate student, will present The disposition effect and expectations as a reference point.    more

Jacob LaRiviere (Thesis Workshop) Date: Monday, October 26, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 Jacob LaRiviere, a UC San Diego graduate student, will Present Profit Sharing in Natural Resource Industries: Implications and Optimal Management    more

Danielken Molina (Thesis Workshop) Date: Monday, October 26, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Location: IRPS Dean's Conference Room Danielken Molina, a UC San Diego graduate student, will present his current research.    more

Upright Citizens Brigade Tourco. Date: Monday, October 26, 2009 from 9:00 PM Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor The Chicago Sketch Comedy Troupe That Birthed Improv Lords Amy Poehler And Horatio Sanz Is Giving The Loft A Hefty Dose Of Hysterics.    more

Xun Lu (UC San Diego) Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Xun Lu, a UC San Diego graduate student, will present Testing for Treatment Dependence and Heterogeneity of Effects in Nonseparable Structural Equations.    more

Dr. Paul Neihaus (UC San Diego) Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: IRPS Deans Conference Room Dr. Paul Neihaus from UC San Diego will present Corruption Dynamics: the Golden Goose Effect.    more

Dr. Andres Santos (Thesis Workshop) Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 Dr. Andres Santos will discuss the job market for Econometricians.    more

UNNATURAL CAUSES - Is Inequality Making Us Sick? Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 11:30 AM Location: UCSD Medical Center Dr Sandra Daley, Associate Chancellor, Chief Diversity Officer of UCSD, and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics will discuss health care disparities.    more

Tertulia: Book Presentation of Mica Chueca and Crónicas chúntaras Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Location: Institute of the Americas Building Pablo Jaime Sáinz is a border journalist and fiction writer working in the San Diego-Tijuana area. His first young adult novel “Mica chueca” and his nonfiction collection “Crónicas chúntaras” explore the theme of Sinaloan culture.    more

Pediatric Faculty Research Seminar Series Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 through Tuesday, June 22, 2010 from 12:00 PM Location: Rady Childrens Hospital, Medical Office Building Rm. #113 Monthly lectures that showcase current translational and biomedical research activities in each Division of the Pediatrics Department. Credit for CME.    more

Organizing and Writing with RefWorks Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 11:00 AM Location: Biomedical Library Learn how to use RefWorks to organize your references and instantly format your research papers, articles, and other publications using APA, NLM and hundreds of other writing styles.    more

The Suleman Octuplets: When is enough enough? Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: Stein 148, School of Medicine (enter through 146) joinDr. Frank L. Mannino, Div. of Neonatology, Dept. of Pediatrics, to discuss the medical, ethical, and economic issues of multiple births.    more

A Pathological Condition? Socio-Medical Explanations of Desertion in the Ottoman Great War Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Location: Social Science Building Yücel Yanikdag is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Richmond. Please email iicasintern@ucsd.edu for more information and to register.    more

finding our voices, telling our stories Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 through Tuesday, December 01, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: UCSD Extension Complex take advantage of a 10 percent discount for students and staff with the uc san diego extensions writing program!    more

Science Writing I Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: UCSD Extension Complex Take Advantage Of A 10 Percent Discount For Students And Staff With The Uc San Diego Extensions Writing Program!    more

Yasmin Levy Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 8:00 PM to Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor With Her Sensuous Voice, Yasmin Revives The Most Haunting Songs From The Ladino/judeo-Spanish Heritage And Mixes Them With Andalucian Flamenco For An Evocative Soundscape.    more

CommunicateUCSD: What is Graduate School Like? Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: PC West Eleanor Roosevelt Room Whether you are considering going to graduate school or you just started a graduate program, this interactive session will provide you with an opportunity to explore the changes and challenges that this entails.    more

Expresso Successo - Social 411 Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 3:00 PM Location: Cross Cultural Center - Comnidad Room Expresso Successo is a series of workshops presented by the ETS peer educators.    more

Chim Lau (Thesis Workshop) Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Sequoyah Hall Rm. 244 Chim Lau, a UC San Diego graduate student, presents Federal Reserve Information and the Behavior of Interest Rates by Romer & Romer.    more

Justin Rao (UC San Diego) Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Justin Rao, a UC San Diego graduate student, will present his current research.    more

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 6:00 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center A 9-Week Course To Cultivate Greater Attention And Awareness. Learn To Mobilize The Inner Resources Of Your Mind And Body For Improved Well-Being.    more

Breast Cancer Education & Support Group Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 2:00 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center How to Strengthen Your Immune System Naturally - presented by Gabrielle Traub, M.Tech (HOM), CCH, H.D.    more

Field Research in Oaxaca: Trials and Tribulations Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 5:00 PM Location: Institute of the Americas Building USMEX director Alberto Díaz-Cayeros and graduate student researcher Alexander Ruiz Euler will present a series of firsthand insights, experiences and problems derived from their field work in the valley of Oaxaca during the summer of 2009.    more

Creative Writing I Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 6:30 PM Location: UCSD Extension Complex Take Advantage Of A 10 Percent Discount For Students And Staff With The Uc San Diego Extensions Writing Program!    more

Visual Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series Presents: William Cordova Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 7:00 PM Location: Visual Arts Facility Performance Space VALS Presents William Cordova, an artist whose work is tied to an urban ecology of obsolescence, disparity, and displacement. Please note the 28th is the re-scheduled time.    more

Find It Fast (for UCSD Faculty & Staff) Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: Geisel Library Do you go without important information because you don’t know where to start looking? Find time saving tips that will get you to needed resources and learn about Library services that can be delivered to your desktop.    more

NEW WRITING SERIES: Laila Lalami Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 4:30 PM Location: Vis Arts Performance Space Even after finishing the manuscript, she    more

Cyros Baptistas Banquet Of The Spirits Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 8:00 PM to Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor Since Arriving In The U.S. In 1980 From His Native Brazil, Cyro Baptista Has Emerged As One Of The Most Inventive And Undefinable Percussionists In The Country.    more

The UCSD Helen Edison Lecture Series and Thurgood Marshall College present Nicholas Kristof Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 7:00 PM to Location: Price Center joinus as Pulitzer Prize Winner Nicholas Kristof talks about his journey through Africa and Asia and his encounters with women struggling in dire circumstances and those who, despite their own suffering, are providing hope and help to others.    more

Holocaust Living History Workshop Presents Discovering History: Holocaust Survivors In San Diego Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 5:00 PM Location: Geisel Library The Holocaust Living History Workshop Aims To Educate Ucsd And The Local San Diego Community. Hear Local Holocaust Survivor Benjamin Midler Discuss His Personal Experiences And Ask Him Your Own Questions.    more

Bobby Long With Flipron Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 9:00 PM Location: The Loft, Price Center East, 2nd Floor Bobby Moved To London From The West Country Three Years Ago To Do Music And Write And Play As Much As Possible. He Is Currently Working On An Ep And Co-Wrote A Song With Marcus Foster That Was Used On The Twilight Soundtrack.    more

Dr. Rajnish Mehra (UC Santa Barbara) Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Economics Building - Room 300 Dr. Ranjnish Mehra from UC Santa Barbara will present his current research.    more

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Cancer Patients And Caregivers Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 3:30 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center A 9-Week Course To Cultivate Greater Attention And Awareness. Learn To Mobilize The Inner Resources Of Your Mind And Body For Improved Well-Being.    more

Nuclear Responsibility Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 5:00 PM Location: Price Center Rochelle Becker of Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility will talk about their work to educate and protect the citizens of the State of California and future generations from the dangers of radioactive contamination.    more

Women in Science and Engineering (WISE/GradWISE) Open House! Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: Women Center Come meet Women in Science and Engineering (WISE). Learn about the opportunities for women in these fields at UCSD from the experts! Free Food!    more

Bootstrapping Biotech: SDBN October Networking Event Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 5:30 PM Location: Tango Del Rey, 3567 Del Rey Street Learn how to start and grow a life science company using today’s tools. Network with others who are building companies that will help you grow your business at this October 29th SDBN event.    more

The Spanish Civil War Memory Project: Ending 60 Years of Silence Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 7:00 PM to Location: University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego CA 92110 The digital Archive of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship is an initiative of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)    more

BIL:PIL Healthcare Conference Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 through Saturday, October 31, 2009 from 8:00 AM Location: San Diego State University BioScience Center BIL:PIL is an unconference for people changing the world in big ways. Its a place for passionate people to come together to energize, brainstorm, and take action.    more

Dr. Gordon Dahl (Faculty Research Seminar) Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Dr. Gordon Dahl from the UC San Diego Dept. of Economics presents Family Violence and Football: Testing Rational Choice versus Behavioral Models of Violent Crime.    more

Michael Madowitz (Thesis Workshop) Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Location: Economics Building Rm. 300 Michael Madowitz, a UCSD grad student, presents his thesis work.    more

Melanoma Cancer Patient Support Group Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 from 2:00 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center For patients with melanoma cancer for mutual support and education    more

PowerPoint - Creating Killer Research Posters Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 from 10:00 AM Location: Biomedical Library Learn to create research posters suitable for presentation at scholarly meetings using PowerPoint, a tool you already have on your desktop. If you have content, please feel free to bring it on a USB thumb drive.    more

UC San Diego Halloween Costume Contest 10/30/11:30am Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 from 11:30 AM Location: Price Center UCSD students, faculty and staff are invited to enter the campus Halloween costume contest or - jointhe spectator throngs. You might be frightened . . . but not disappointed.    more

40th Anniversary of our Bus Pass Program with MTS Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 from 12:00 PM Location: Myers & Gilman Dr. Come help us celebrate the 40th Anniversary of UC San Diegos Bus Pass Program with MTS. joinChancellor Mary Anne Fox to commemorate 40 years of    more

Melanoma Support Group for Cancer Patients & Caregivers Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 from 2:00 PM Location: Moores Cancer Center Obtain emotional support and practical advice from others going through similar experiences with melanoma.    more

Dinners Downtown Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM Location: Zanzibar, Downtown San Diego Enjoy Dinner At Zanzibar Café’s East Village Location Before David Sedaris Performance Downtown.    more

Downtown With David Sedaris Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 from 8:00 PM to Location: Balboa Theatre Artpower! Fans Have Been Flocking To Hear Best-Selling Author David Sedaris’ Dry Wit And Spot-On Observations For Years…and Begging For More.    more

Beethoven-Bartok-Golijov Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009 from 8:00 PM Location: Mandeville Center Steven Schick conducts the orchestra in two works by Bartok, Beethovens 7th Symphony, and a San Diego premiere of Golijovs Three Songs,    more