Fall 2001 Highlights: Dance R&D, Econ Nobelist, Zen Art, Brain Science, 225 Years of Photography in a Single Evening and More...News Editors BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2001 Following are brief descriptions of some of the 1,000 courses we will be offering starting next month. For press passes, please call Kap Stann at 510-643-8093; to schedule instructor interviews, please call Amy Cannuli at 415-491-5901; for course or enrollment information, see www.unex.berkeley.edu or call UC Berkeley Extension at 510-642-4111. -- Sept. 5: Digital Filmmaking film·mak·ing n. The making of movies. Wednesdays, Sept. 5-Nov. 21, 6:30 to 9:30 pm, UC Berkeley Extension San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Center, 55 Laguna St., San Francisco; fee: $650. Extension expands into digital filmmaking, giving students the opportunity to create pieces on the Sony PD-150 video camera, learn editing software, and become familiar with cutting-edge digital videographers. Note: fall course enrollment FULL. -- Sept. 7: 47th Annual Group Therapy Symposium Fri.-Sun., September 7-9, 8 am-5:30 pm, UC Berkeley Extension San Francisco Center, 55 Laguna St., San Francisco; fee $335. Extension hosts this prestigious gathering of psychotherapists and other group therapy experts and advocates for their 47th annual symposium. This year's focus is on the benefits of group therapy for patients facing serious medical conditions See carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, dry eyes and deep vein thrombosis. and drug and alcohol addictions. -- Sept. 8: Instructor Development Series Saturdays, Sep. 8, 9 am-4 pm, also Sep. 22, Oct. 6, Nov. 10, Dec. 1, and Dec. 8, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave., Berkeley; single workshop fee: $100. For the first time this fall, Extension opens its signature instructor development workshop series to the public to prepare instructors of all levels and areas of specialty for more effective teaching with a series of six one-day workshops. -- Sept. 9: Zen Art and Aesthetics Saturdays, Sep. 8-Oct. 20, 10 am-1 pm, at the Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum is the usual name for a number of museums, including:
-- Sept. 11: Bay Area Photography from the '60s to the Present: The Visual Dialogue Foundation Revisited Tuesdays, Sept. 11-Nov. 13, 7-10 pm, UC Berkeley Extension San Francisco Center, 55 Laguna St., San Francisco; fee: $485. This class charts the course of Bay Area photography from the heady head·y adj. head·i·er, head·i·est 1. a. Intoxicating or stupefying: heady liqueur. b. days of the Visual Dialogue Foundation on through to the contemporary scene. -- Sept. 19: Margaret Jenkins Dance Company Lecture-Demonstration Wed., Sep. 19, 7-9 pm, UC Berkeley Extension San Francisco Center, 55 Laguna St., San Francisco; FREE. At this free evening presentation, the renown Margaret Jenkins dancers perform their experimental work and share with the audience the process behind the performance. -- Sept. 25: Financing the Software Venture Tuesdays, Sep. 25-Nov. 13, 6:30-9 pm, UC Berkeley Extension Peninsula Center, 1991 Broadway, Redwood City Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. ; fee $425. Why do some entrepreneurs receive millions in venture capital while others rely on cash advances from their personal credit cards? This course tackles The Rules of financing software ventures. -- Oct. 2: An Evening with Nobel Laureate Noun 1. Nobel Laureate - winner of a Nobel prize Nobelist laureate - someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath Daniel McFadden Daniel Little "Dan" McFadden (born July 29, 1937) is an econometrician who won (jointly with James Heckman) the 2000 Nobel Prize in Economics; McFadden's share of the prize was "for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice". Tuesday, October 2, 8-9:30 pm, Dwinelle Hall Dwinelle Hall is the second largest building on the University of California, Berkeley campus. It was completed in 1952, and is named after John W. Dwinelle, who was the State Assemblyman responsible for the "Organic Act" that established the University of California in 1868. , UC campus, Berkeley; FREE. In this free public lecture Nobel Laureate Daniel McFadden addresses such questions as: Is economic behavior rational? Is there a common ground between economics and psychology? How can economics help us address some of the Big Questions of private and public life? -- Oct. 6: So You Want to Get an MFA See multifactor authentication. Saturdays, Oct. 6 and 20, and Nov. 3, 9 am-1 pm, UC Berkeley Extension San Francisco Center, 55 Laguna St., San Francisco; fee: $195. Wondering whether to return to school for a Masters in Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree? This three-day course will help you sort out the pros and cons pros and cons Noun, pl the advantages and disadvantages of a situation [Latin pro for + con(tra) against] , different programs and what you'll need to put together to pursue graduate school. -- Oct. 16: Drug Development Process Tues.-Fri, Oct. 16-19, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., San Francisco; fee: $1,395. Join 11 pharmaceutical experts as they offer an inside look at the complex steps of the drug and biologics development process, from discovery to a successfully marketed product, at this four-day intensive short course. -- Oct. 19: Advances in Brain Science Fri., Oct. 19, 9 am-5 pm, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.; fee $185. This one-day workshop is designed to enable clinicians to incorporate the latest developments in neuroscience neu·ro·sci·ence n. Any of the sciences, such as neuroanatomy and neurobiology, that deal with the nervous system. neuroscience the embryology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology of the nervous system. research into their practice. -- Oct. 19: 225 Years of Photography In One Evening Fri., Oct. 19, 7-9 pm, UC Berkeley Extension San Francisco Center, 55 Laguna St., San Francisco; FREE. Photographic historian Jack Fulton takes you through centuries of photography in two hours, with an entertaining free presentation on the impact of the medium through the ages. |
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