BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UC Berkeley Extension welcomes the public to attend free events on the Affordable Care Act, Obama’s foreign policy, art, science and more. UC Berkeley Extension presents free events each year as part of its mission to bring the educational excellence of the University of California, Berkeley, to the Bay Area community.
Art
and Design Center Gallery Exhibits
Extension students and
instructors display current work in visual arts, interior design and
interior architecture, and printmaking in rotating shows.
Through
April 4; UC Berkeley Extension Art and Design Center, 95 Third St., San
Francisco
LASER:
Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous
The LASER series,
chaired by cultural historian Piero Scaruffi, features forward thinkers
discussing projects that expand existing art and science paradigms.
February
panelists: Curt Frank, Stanford University chemical engineering
professor; Bernie Lubell, interactive wood machine creator; Eric Paulos,
UC Berkeley Living Environments Lab director; Katherine Sherwood, UC
Berkeley art professor
April panelists: Jim Crutchfield, UC
Davis chaos scientist; Johanna Drucker, UCLA cultural historian; Ceci
Moss, writer/musician/DJ/curator; Shan Shan Sheng, Chinese visual artist
Feb.
11 and April 2; 7–9 pm; UC Berkeley Campus, Mulford Hall
Health
Care Reform Update: Progress and Challenges
This lecture
provides an overview of the Affordable Care Act, including its
accomplishments and challenges, as well as what health professionals and
consumers need to know.
March 7; 4:30–6 pm; UC Berkeley
Extension Golden Bear Center, 1995 University Ave., Berkeley
Obama
in the World: The President and Foreign Policy
In this
annual presidency panel, experts examine how the president has met
global foreign policy challenges involving Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria,
Russia and elsewhere.
April 7; 7:30–9:30 pm; UC Berkeley Campus,
Wheeler Hall
Opportunities
and Challenges of Online Education in the 21st Century
Extension
Dean Diana Wu discusses the expanding role of online higher education
for students at Berkeley and across the nation.
April 12; Cal
Day 2014; UC Berkeley Campus
UC Berkeley Extension, the continuing education branch of UC Berkeley, offers professional and personal enrichment programs in the classroom and online for adults in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
