CNS Past Events
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Feb2320121:00-3:00 p.m.2135 Social Science & Media Studies Bldg.Speaker Series
The PRC government’s ambitious program to catapult China into the ranks of the world’s leading innovation driven nations has led to the development of policies that conflict with China’s obligations under the WTO. To address...
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Feb920121:00-3:002135 Social Science & Media Studies Bldg.Speaker Series
China is investing heavily in “indigenous innovation,” in an effort to become less dependent on export-oriented low-cost manufacturing, and more self-reliant as a global high-tech leader. In this panel, members of CNS-UCSB’s...
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Jan2620127:00 PMLoma Pelona Conference CenterSpeaker Series
Science reporter and author Chris Mooney discusses the psychological factors contributing to today's polarized political environment. Many experts today say that liberals and conservatives live in separate and often incompatible realities....
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Jan1320126:00PMMcCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSBSpeaker Series
Catastrophic events produce radical uncertainty. The temporality of such events varies: they could be sudden, unexpected, but ever–possible (e.g. natural disasters or terrorist attacks) or protracted events whose long duration...
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Nov3020111:00-3:00 PMGirvetz 2320Speaker Series
Karl Bryant will lead an interactive demonstration and workshop on how to use NVivo, a powerful qualitative data management program. We will cover a range of NVivo basics, especially focused on data coding and analysis functions. No prior...
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Nov72011Tempe, ArizonaConference
The preliminary program and registration information are now available online by clicking on the S.NET logo below.
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Oct2620111:00-3:00 PMGirvetz 2320Speaker Series
This presentation analyzed the politics of the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s (NNI) Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) strategy and outcomes of its implementation. Primary sources from the National Institutes of Health’s...
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Oct1420112:00-5:00 p.m.Wallis Annenberg Conference Room, 4315 SSMSOther
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Oct1320111:00-3:00 p.m.2320 Girvetz HallSpeaker Series
The late '60s and early '70s are remembered on many American campuses as times of strife and protest. It is well known to historians (though perhaps less so in the popular imagination) that much of the Vietnam-era campus protest centered...
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Sep2920111:00 - 3:00PM2320 Girvetz HallSpeaker Series
The National Science Foundation is designed as a dynamic organization to take advantage of new trends and problems in scientific and policy communities. However, from the standpoint of researchers, NSF programs and funding initiatives may...
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Aug112011TBATBASpeaker Series
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Aug3201111:00-11:45 a.m.CNSI TBAOther
CNS summer interns join other INSET interns in presenting their summer research projects
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Aug220111:00-3:00 PMCNS Conference RoomSpeaker Series
CNS INSET summer interns Sergio Cardenas, Alex Lyte, and William Reynolds will give their oral research presentations, plus a discussion of public speaking/presentation tips led by Cathy Boggs.
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Jul2620112:00 PMCNS Conference RoomWorkshop
Grantwriting tips workshop led by Barbara Herr Harthorn, followed by a mini-farewell reception for departing CNS post-docs Gwen D'Archangelis and Yasuyuki Motoyama.
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May32011CNS Offices, Girvetz HallOther
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May12011Monday, May 2 -- UCSB CampusOther
CNS-UCSB will host a Center-wide research summit in early May 2011, focusing on integration of research efforts. Collaborators will be coming from across the US and internationally to share findings and analyses, and to discuss new...
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Apr2020111 - 2:30 PMCNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2620Speaker Series
Abstract: This presentation is based on a series of interviews with 20 Canadian nanotechnology researchers, focusing primarily on the economic, political and epistemological issues relating to the delineation of the...
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Mar3020111 - 2:30 PMCNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2320Speaker Series
Abstract: Is synthetic biology the new new thing for nanostudies? Over the past decade, various laboratory efforts labeled "synthetic biology" often initially cultivated a self-consciously "revolutionary...
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Mar920111 - 2:30 PMCNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2620Other
Aashish Mehta, Assistant Prof. in Global and International Studies at UCSB, will give a presentation as part of the CNS Competitiveness and Cooperation seminar series. Talk title and more info forthcoming.
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Mar220111 - 2:30 PMCNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2620Other
Abstract: This presentation will introduce the value chain research approach and how it can be used to evaluate competitive and collaborative dynamics among firms in the nanotechnology industry. The research approach has two main parts;...
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Feb920111:30 - 3:00 PMCNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2620Speaker Series
Abstract: The NSF-funded Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) at Northeastern University is a collaborative center with core research partners at the University of Massachusetts...
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Jan1920111 - 2:30 PMCNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2620Speaker Series
Abstract: The talk will put nanotechnology in the context of the broader innovation system and discuss the dilemmas we face in conceptualizing this system and improving its effectiveness. The premise is that...
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Jan1220111 - 2:30 PMCNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2620Other
Rich Appelbaum's research group will introduce the Winter 2011 Competitiveness and Cooperation theme.
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Dec1020103:30 - 5 pmGirvetz Hall 2300 wingOther
Please join us to celebrate our new location and renewal award!
To see our new location on the campus map, click here.
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Dec120101:00 - 2:30 pmMulticultural Center LoungeSpeaker Series
Abstract: How will manufacturing, recycling and disposal of nanotechnologies potentially impact the environment, the health of workers and communities' health? The CNS Speaker Series welcomes Sheila Davis, Executive Director of the Silicon...
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Nov1720101:00 - 2:30 pmCNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2320Other
Join us for a CNS Seminar featuring a panel discussion on environmental health and safety in academia and industry. Panelists are Dr. Dave Vandenberg, Laboratory Safety and IIPP Program Manager, UCSB Environmental Health & Safety (...
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Oct2820109:30-10:30 a.m.CNS Conference Room (Girvetz 2320)Speaker Series
CNS will host two scholars from Mexico, who will address nanotechnology & society issues in Mexico. Their visit is part of Workshop One coordinated under a UC Mexus grant to assist in development of a Center for Nanotechnology in...
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Oct620109 am - 2 pmCNS Conference Room (Girvetz 2320)Other
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Jul2820101:30-3:00CNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2320Speaker Series
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Apr292010Lyon, FranceWorkshop
To facilitate the promises of nanotechnology for the benefit of society, the last decade has seen major changes in innovation policy and practice. Approaches differ from country to country, but most have dedicated significant funding to accompany...
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Apr1220103:00-4:30CNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2320Speaker Series
Dr. R. Kalpana Sastry is presently Head of Division of Agricultural Research Systems Management Policies at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India. She focuses on agricultural innovations, intellectual property...
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Apr520101:30-3:00CNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2320Speaker Series
The CNS-UCSB Speaker Series welcomes Dr. Sarah Davies on Monday April 5, 2010. Dr Davies will give a public lecture guiding us in understanding how the general public responds to and discusses emerging technologies. Currently based...
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Mar27201010:00 am - 5:00 pmSanta Barbara Museum of Natural HistoryOther
Size Matters! Discover a world smaller than a hair on an ant. Things this small behave differently that you might expect. Join us for NanoDay™ and explore the science of small things. Zoom into the human hand or a leaf, and experience a...
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Mar1120107:00 - 8:00 pmUniversity Club, Santa BarbaraNano-meeter
What do molecules have to do with fuel cells, batteries and our energy needs?
How will new nanoscale materials change the electronic devices we use everyday, and what promise do they hold for new technologies?
Join us for an...
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Feb26201011:00-12:30CNS Conference Room, Girvetz 2320Speaker Series
This talk will introduce the theory of cultural cognition, which presents a concise account of how public opinion forms and changes over time in response to political cultural signals from elites. The presentation will review recent evidence on...
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Jan292010The Upham Hotel, Santa BarbaraWorkshop
The purpose of the meeting is to move forward theoretical and empirical knowledge about nanotech risk perception and communication. Early empirical work on public understandings of nanotechnology has largely progressed without extensive...
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Nov42009Washington, DCConference
Emerging technologies hold the promise of solving some of the world’s most critical problems. Nanotechnology, along with information technology, biotechnology and other new technologies, has great potential for addressing such challenges...
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Apr30200911 am - NoonElings Hall 1601Speaker Series
Science fiction films and novels often present us with remarkably imaginative visions of the future. In this talk I argue that all the most popular and influential versions of such sci-fi visions – movies like Star Wars,...
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Nov620087-8 pmMackenzie Lawn Bowls Club House at Mackenzie Park on upper State StreetNano-meeter
Take a glimpse into the future - how will we meet our energy needs in the next 20 years?
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Sep102008CNSI / Elings Hall, UCSB campusWorkshop
An educators' workshop on designing undergraduate courses that integrate
Nanotechnology and Society. The event was cosponsored by CNSI and
the NSF Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS-UCSB).--------
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Aug2820087-8 pmFaulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public LibraryNano-meeter
Can scientists develop clean technologies using nanotechnology?
What types of production can be replaced with more environmentally-friendly manufacturing using nanotechnologies?
Join us as UCSB environmental scientists share...
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May152008Speaker Series
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Nov2920077:00 - 8:00 pmFaulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public LibraryNano-meeter
How innovative is China's science and technology? Will China become a world nanotech player in what is predicted to become a $3 trillion industry?
An informal discussion between university researchers and the local...
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Nov152007University of California, Santa BarbaraConference
This conference brought together union leaders, human resource managers, social scientists, media, public policy officials, and science experts to examine issues relating to potential risks involved for nanotechnology workers - both in...
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Jul1820077-8 pmCoffee Cat, 1201 Anacapa Street, Santa BarbaraNano-meeter
Come learn about nanomedicine and its applications from UCSB experts in the field, and share your views in a casual café setting.
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Apr1120077-8 pmLobby, California NanoSystems Institute, UCSBNano-meeter
