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Different Pathways to Becoming a Physician by Ali Shefizadeh
Mortgage - A National Crisis by Professor Walter Torous
Becoming a Physician Scientist - the MD/PhD (MSTP) Program by Dr. Kelsey Martin
Witchcraft and the Occult by Teo Ruiz
After Google? HyperCities and the Geo-Spatial Web by Professor Todd Presner
Intracellular Laser Nanoscopy by Dr. Jia-Ming Liu
The Proper Treatment of Symbols in a Neural Architecture by Professor John Hummel
Music as a Bridge Between the Sciences and the Arts by Elizabeth Le Guin
Snowgirl Stories: One Woman's Search for Wholeness by Lauri Mattenson Hoffman
Mothers, Babies, and Aids by Dr. E. Richard Stiehm
How To Write Off Your College Education by Professor Gonzalo Freixes
Genetic Variability, Physical Symmetry, and Beauty in Humans by Professor Jay Phelan, Ph.D
Violence in the 21st Century by Dr. Vinay Lal
The Values of Higher Education by Dr. Leddy
The Physics of Peace by KC Kole
Surveying the Digital Future by Professor Jeffrey Cole
What Has Math Got To Do With It? by Professor Tony Chan
Molecular Electronics by Professors James Heath & J. Fraser Stoddart
The History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years by Professor Jared Diamond
What Exactly is in the Air We Breathe? by Professor Richard Turco
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Different Pathways to Becoming a Physician
Presented by: Ali Shefizadeh, MS1 David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
When: 6-7 PM on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008
Where: CHS 53-105
So you want to be a doctor? This is the perfect chance to learn about the different avenues to medical school and navigating the admissions process. Many people think that there is just one set in stone pathway to becoming a doctor, but in reality there are many roads to choose from. The Regents Scholars Society cordially invites you to come and listen to Ali Shefizadeh, a first year medical student at UCLA and fellow Regents Scholar talk about how to find the right road for you. If you are considering a career in medicine, this is your chance to learn from Ali's great insight and broad experiences. Non Regents Scholars Welcome, so bring your friends!
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Presented by: Walter Torous, Professor of Finance, UCLA Anderson School of Management
When: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 5-6 PM
Where: Anderson D3.10
Read the Wall Street Journal? Interested in finance? Then you are cordially invited to attend an exclusive lecture by one of the country's leading experts on the current mortgage crisis - the reason why banks are floundering, the economy is looking grim, and your livelihoods (or at least your parents' retirements) are at risk. Walter Torous, founding director of the Ziman Center for Real Estate and Professor of Finance at the Anderson School of Management, will be discussing the mortgage crisis exclusively with Regents Scholars. Dr. Torous teaches managerial finance and real estate finance, and his research interests include the pricing of financial instruments (options, future, risky debt, mortgages), the reorganization of financially distressed firms, as well as statistical issues in finance.
The seminar will be followed by a discussion and question/answer session. No knowledge of stochastic modeling or advanced derivative theory required (In other words, the only prerequisite is an interest in finance). Non-business majors welcome. This is a rare and excellent opportunity for those interested in finance, talking with a distinguished professor at the Anderson School of Management, or just staying on top of financial news for interviews.
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Becoming a Physician Scientist - MD/PhD (MSTP) Workshop
Presented by: Dr. Kelsey Martin, director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at UCLA School of Medicine
When: Monday, October 29, 2007 at 5 pm
Where: Biomedical Sciences Research Building (BSRB) Room 383
Interested in pursuing a MD/PhD? Curious about the role of the physician scientist? Premed? Then come out on October 29th to meet with Dr. Kelsey Martin. Dr. Martin, director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at UCLA School of Medicine, will be talking to Regents Scholars about the details of MSTP and her own experiences as a physician scientist. This will be a great program for anyone interested in research or medicine. For those who are applying to graduate or professional schools soon, it would an excellent opportunity to get to meet someone like Dr. Martin.
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Witchcraft and the Occult
Presented by: Teo Ruiz, Former Chair of the History Department
When: May 2, 2007 at 5pm
Where: Ackerman Viewpoint Conference Room 1
Join RSS and Teo Ruiz in this quarter's seminar on witchcraft and the occult. Teo Ruiz, the former chair of the history department, is one of his field's leading scholars, and loves Regents Scholars!
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After Google? HyperCities and the Geo-Spatial Web
Presented by: Professor Todd Presner of the Departments of German and Germanic Lanuages and Jewish Studies
When: March 4, 2007 at 6pm
Where: Rieber Private Dining Room
Join Professor Todd Presner of the Departments of German and Germanic Lanuages and Jewish Studies as he discusses his novel research in mapping the development and evolution of great metropolitan centers in space and time.
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Intracellular Laser Nanoscopy
Presented by: Dr. Jia-Ming Liu, Professor of Electrical Engineering
When: November 15, 2006 at 6:30pm
Where: ENGR IV 57-124
Dr. Jia-Ming Liu is Professor of Electrical Engineering, Fellow of the American Physical Society, and recipient of a 2006 Guggenheim Fellowship. Prof. Liu discussed how he has used intracellular laser nanoscopy to see cellular structures on the scale of nanometers. Prof. Liu's research will allow doctors and biologists to pinpoint the location of cellular structures and will have a dramatic impact on health science studies of cellular function in disease.
The seminar was a great success. It was well attended both by Regents Scholars as well as Engineering undergraduates and faculty. Professor Liu presented a broad overview of his research in nonlinear optics and how that will help him and other medical researches to watch protein interactions and visualize other intracellular processes in vivid detail. Thanks to all who could make it!
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The Proper Treatment of Symbols in a Neural Architecture
A Theory of Human Thinking.
Presented by: Professor John Hummel, UCLA Psychology Department
When: Thursday, May 27, 2004, 4 - 5 PM
Where: Ackerman 2412
Models of human thinking must explain two properties of the human mind:
- our ability to learn and use abstract (i.e., symbolic) rules, and
- the flexibility of human thinking (e.g., our ability to exploit useful partial matches to situations we have encountered in the past).
These abilities seem at odds with one another, in that most theories that account for one fail to account for the other. Professor Hummel will present a theory of human thinking that accounts for both.
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Music as a Bridge Between the Sciences and the Arts
From Pythagoras to Don Campbell.
Presented by: Elizabeth Le Guin, UCLA Dept of Music History/Musicology
When: February 24, 2004, 4 - 5 PM
Where: Kerckhoff State Room
There is a generally acknowledged and strongly felt sense, in both scientific communities and musical ones, that music and the sciences have something in common. This talk will attempt to give this phenomenon some historical grounding. Music was considered part of the "quadrivium", or hard sciences, until the the 16th century in Europe, and this is still visible in various "cross-overs," from Baroque theories of musical affects through the borderline quackery like Don Campbell's infamous "Mozart Effect."
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Snowgirl Stories: One Woman's Search for Wholeness
Presented by: Lauri Mattenson Hoffman
When: October 14, 2003, 4 - 5 PM
Where: Kerckhoff State Room
Lauri is a free lance writer, and she teaches English 3 and "Body Mind and Literacy" 38 HW, an honors collegium class. She is currently working on a book. She will be lecturing on the blending of cognitive and kinesthetic approaches to learning in an effort to create a more complete educational experience for YOU, the student. How can we better integrate body and mind in our educational institutions? How can we create a richer sense of community between students and teachers and link what happens inside the classroom with life outside of it?
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Mothers, Babies, and AIDS
Presented by: Dr. E. Richard Stiehm
When: May 15, 2003, 3 PM
Where: Kerckhoff State Room
Dr. Stiehm studied some of the first AIDS cases when the disease first appeared in the United States. Since then he has devoted his research to HIV and other autoimmune diseases, especially in children. In this Lecture, he will present his latest findings on HIV inheritance from parent to offspring. This is something that everyone should be familiar with!
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How To Write Off Your College Education
Presented by: Professor Gonzalo Freixes
When: February 27, 2003, 4 PM
Where: Ackerman Second Floor Conference Room #2414
Looking for a little extra spending cash? Come to the lecture and found out how to save money on your college fees! This quarter we are fortunate enough to have UCLA Professor Gonzalo Freixes give a talk entitled, "How to write off your college education."
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Genetic Variability, Physical Symmetry, and Beauty in Humans
... and Fruit Flies!
Presented by: Professor Jay Phelan, Ph.D.
When: October 16, 2002, 3:30 - 5 PM
Where: Ackerman Second Floor Conference Room #2414
WHY ARE BIRACIAL PEOPLE SO GOOD LOOKING? Professor Jay Phelan, Ph.D., will answer this question and many more in the upcoming RSS Lecture entitled "Genetic Variability, Physical Symmetry, and Beauty in Humans (and fruit flies)."
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Violence in the 21st Century
The Terrorism of Categories and Invisible Holocausts
Presented by: Dr. Vinay Lal, UCLA History Department
When: April 18, 2002, 2 - 3:30 PM
Where: Kerckhoff Grand Salon
Dr. Lal developed the argument that as we have moved into the twenty- first century, the oppression of people shall increasingly be exercised through forms and categories of knowledge. The terrorism that the United States speaks about, for instance, is quite different from the terrorism that is inflicted in the name of the preservation of the American way of life. The twentieth century was a century not only of the Holocaust but also of invisible holocausts.
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The Values of Higher Education
A Critique of the Priorities of the University of California
Presented by: Dr. Leddy
When: Monday, January 28, 2002, 4 - 6 PM
Where: Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Dr. Leddy is an expert in resource use in international development and a long-time member of the University of California community, with a Ph.D. from Berkeley and teaching appointments at Berkeley and UCLA in recent years. His understanding of how values influence resource allocation provided an interesting perspective on the forces that shape our academic environment.
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The Physics of Peace
Presented by: KC Kole
When: October 9, 2001, 6 - 7:30 PM
Where: Moore 100
Attendance: 50
Lecture and discussion led by LA Times Science Columnist and best-selling author KC Cole. With a BA in Political Science and science training with the staff of the Exploratorium in San Francisco, KC has a remarkable ability to apply scientific principles to societal phenomena and vice versa.
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Surveying the Digital Future
Presented by: Professor Jeffrey Cole, UCLA Center for Communication Policy
When: Tuesday, April 10, 2001, 4 - 6 PM
Where: Charles E. Young Grand Salon
Professor Cole serves as Director of UCLA's Center for Communication Policy and is the Principal Investigator of the UCLA World Internet Project. He discussed his study, which explains how the Internet is changing the world - today, tomorrow, and 20 years from now. It will provide the first long-term exploration of social and cultural changes produced as people use this extraordinary technology on a global scale. The presentation was approximately 1 hour in length and was followed by a question and answer session. The lecture was open to all - undergraduates, graduates, professors and guests. The lecture was able to provide its audience with a fascinating look at "the most important communication technology of the generation to come."
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What Has Math Got To Do With It?
Mathematics at the Frontier of Science and Technology
Presented by: Professor Tony Chan, UCLA Dept. of Mathematics
When: January 17, 2001, 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Where: Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, Room 1200
Professor Chan, professor of mathematics at UCLA and Director of the new Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), introduced IPAM and the research opportunities that are offered through the Institute in this lecture, part of the 2000-2001 RSS Lecture Series. The Institute was established this year with an award of $12.5 million for five years from the National Science Foundation aimed at strengthening the ties between mathematics and the other sciences. UCLA has won the only new mathematics research institute in the United States awarded by the NSF in its recent national competition. Professor Chanís presentation was approximately an hour in length and was followed by a question and answer session. The lecture was, as always, open to all - undergraduates, graduates, professors and guests.
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Molecular Electronics
Presented by: Professors James Heath & J. Fraser Stoddart, UCLA Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
When: January 10, 2001, 3 - 5 PM
Where: Charles E. Young Grand Salon
Professor Heath, Professor Stoddart, and their team of researchers were recently featured in the prestigious Journal of Science for their cutting-edge research on molecular computers. They talked about their exciting research in the first of two lectures during winter quarter (2001). Their presentation was approximately 1.5 hours in length and was followed by a question and answer session. The lecture was open to all - undergraduates, graduates, professors and guests.
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The History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years
Presented by: Professor Jared Diamond
When: November, 1999, 12 - 1:30 PM
Where: Kerckhoff Grand Salon
Attendance: 55-60
The recent lecture was with Pulitzer Prize winner, Professor Jared Diamond, who spoke about "The History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years." Prof. Diamond is a physiology professor at the Med School, but he has researched a lot about human evolution and how we can use that to aid our future course ("our" means humanity). The lecture was specificly about his book Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Society, which is the book he received the Pulitzer Prize for. The topic was about how humans made the transition from hunters-and-gatherers to farmers (the kinds of environmental conditions that would be needed, the availability of domesticable animals, the trade offs between the two types of lifestyles, etc.). He linked it to the displacing of one peoples by another (i.e. Native Americans being displaced by Europeans), and the origins of racism that resulted. He also explained why farming was possible in only a few areas of the world, and what those people that started that farming came around to do.
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What Exactly is in the Air We Breathe?
Presented by: Professor Richard Turco
When: March 15, 1999, 3 - 4:30 PM
Where: Kerckhoff Grand Salon
Attendance: 30
Learning is not always a pleasant thing - especially when you learn what it is you breathe. This is what Professor Richard Turco, MacArthurPrize Winner, taught us in our latest lecture. Held on Wed., March 15. Prof. Turco showed us graphic slides about ozone, greenhouse gases and the state of our planet's health. The audience asked some tough questions about what we can do to better our atmosphere and Prof. Turcogave some tough answers. Indeed, the lecture was one to remember as we were drawn a picture of our future.
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