Past IBS Colloquia

2012:

Wednesday January 11, 2012, 9:30 AM to 3:15 PM, IBS Computer Lab, Room 150: Introduction to R; Matt Keller, Assistant Professor of Psychology at UCB and a fellow at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics & Elisabeth Root, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography at UCB and Faculty Research Affiliate, IBS; Registration and Workshop Materials; Workshop sponsored by Computing and Research Services.

Friday, Jan 20, 12:00 noon - 1:00 PM, IBS 4th Floor Conference Room, Room 401: The Concept of Class Power; Tom Mayer; Brown bag talk sponsored by the Institutions Program.

Friday, Jan 27, 12:00 noon - 1:00 PM, IBS 4th Floor Conference Room, Room 401: Economic Liberalization and Political Moderation: The Case of Islamist and Communist Parties; Sarah Sokhey; Brown bag talk sponsored by the Institutions Program.

Thursday, Feb 2, 2012, 12:00 to 1:00 PM, IBS Room 155B: Longevity and its Consequences: Insights from an Experimental Insect Biology Program; James R. Carey, Professor, Department of Entomology, UC Davis and Senior Scholar, Center for the Economics and Demography of Aging, UC Berkeley; ABSTRACT: My overarching goal is to explore and discuss the conceptual, technical and analytical complementarity of biological (non-human species) and classical (human) demography. The talk will focus on both my past and recent bio-demographic research organized around four themes: (1)theoretical bio-demography (e.g. social insects, two-sex model; new life table identity), (2) experimental bio-demography (e.g. fruit fly research involving dietary restriction; behavior informatics of the life course); (3) evolutionary ecology of lifespan (e.g. vertebrate longevity patterns, primate patterns of longevity; estimates of age structure when individual age is not known; and (4) human demography (e.g. longevity extension is self reinforcing, 'portraits' from a 12,000 year old cave, and sports demography/NBA players). I will end with a brief discussion of future directions for bio-demography, particularly with respect to health span.; Flyer; Sponsored by CUPC.

Thursday, Feb 2, 2012, 3:00 to 4:00 PM, Atlas 200: Electronic Teaching: Digital strategies for delivering instructional content in the classroom; James R. Carey, Professor, Department of Entomology, UC Davis and Senior Scholar, Center for the Economics and Demography of Aging, UC Berkeley; ABSTRACT: The purpose of this visit is to open up a dialog with interested faculty, instructors and administrators at CU-Boulder about digital strategies in academia in general and in hybrid and online instruction in particular. Although my intent is to devote a substantial amount of the period to open discussion regarding developments of mutual interest in online instruction, for background and context I will start out by presenting a synoptic overview of the $6 million University of California (System-wide) Online Instructional Pilot Project in which I am participating as well as quick overviews strategic concepts concerning the use of digital technology in the classroom including delivery models, classroom and seminar capture, and the creation and use of simple 'how to' videos for enrichment and augmentation. This will be followed by Q&A and discussion.; Sponsored by CUPC.