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Past Programs & Series
Friday, May 9, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
“Global Change and Oceans”
A day-long conference at the Beckman Center for the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering
Location: The Beckman Center for the National
Academies of Sciences and Engineering
100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA 92617
March 12, 2008
"Methods and Madness: The Humble State of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology"
featuring
Park Dietz, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Dr. Dietz assesses the state of fornsic mental health evaluations based on 30 years of civil and criminal litigation experience encompassing clergy sexual abuse, psychological damage claims, and such notorious criminals as John Hinckley, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the D.C. Snipers.
Oct. 18, 2007
Third Annual Allen Lecture Series Event
"The Health Status of Americans: Challenges and Opportunities"
Featuring
Michael V. Drake, M.D.
Chancellor, University of California, Irvine
Oct. 17, 2007
"Evaluating the Reliability and Admissibility of Fingerprint Evidence"
Why has fingerprint identification suddently become controversial?
featuring
Professor Simon Cole
MCLE credits provided
June 1, 2007
"Can Law Change the Climate?"
featuring
Joseph F. C. DiMento, Ph.D., J.D.
Professor of Law and Society and Policy, Planning and Design
Director of the UCI Newkirk Center for Science and Society
Society now looks to government and the business sector to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Recent understanding of efforts has not fully appreciated the role of the law in addressing this major global challenge. International efforts and activity in legislatures and in the courts (such as the recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion, Massachusetts v. EPA) have been substantial. Professor DiMento describes and explains actions -- from those of world bodies to initiatives in California and the cities. He also addresses how law structures the way business responds to the greenhouse effect.
MCLE credits provided
View a printable flyer for this event
May 23, 2007
"When CSI Goes Awry:
Use and Misuse of DNA Evidence"
Featuring
Prof. William Thompson, J.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Is DNA evidence always reliable? Is the legal system making effective and fiar use of new genetic technologies?
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April 30, 2007
"Concurrent evidence: New approaches to expert testimony from Australia"
Featuring
Gary Edmond Ph.D.
University of South Wales
Co
sponsored by the Center for Psychology & Law,
the Newkirk Center for Science and Society, and
the Department of Criminology, Law & Society
Abstract
Recently, in several Australian jurisdictions (e.g. the New South Wales Supreme Court, the Federal Court of Australia, and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal), senior judges have been trialing a procedure known as concurrent evidence. As the name suggests, concurrent evidence allows multiple experts to testify in the one session. During the trial or hearing experts - sometimes as many as eight from a range of, usually related, fields - give evidence in a joint session. Typically, they are each invited to give an initial overview of their report/opinion, then asked questions by a judge, before being questioned and cross-examined by lawyers for the respective parties. During the session experts are given opportunities to comment on the evidence and opinions of other experts and allowed to qualify and expand answers. There is also a strong emphasis on the expert's primary duty to the court (rather than the party). Concurrent evidence procedures recognize that experts might legitimately disagree. The parties and judge are able to explore the extent and reasons for disagreement with the relevant experts present and (in theory) accountable - to each other and the court. Concurrent evidence mixes adversarial and inquisitorial processes while retaining a party's right to select their own experts (i.e. 'free disposition' of evidence) and cross-examine experts called by opposing parties.
April 27, 2007
As part of the Newkirk Center’s ongoing program on communicating science for action, we announce the 2007 environmental program on “Cities and Global Climate Change.”
The program took place at the National Academies of Science and Engineering. Our goal for this year’s annual conference was to move from climate science to action. We described and analyzed--from both a policy and from a scientific perspective—real world initiatives throughout the country to respond to climate change. These range from tree planting to coastal zone planning to creating markets in emissions.
Our presenters were policymakers and scientists who have recognized the challenge of climate change. We presented the leading city responses to climate change, overview state actions, and consider actions at other levels in society.
Our focus was grounded in scientific analysis and the program began with a keynote address by Professor F. Sherwood Rowland winner of the Nobel Prize for his work on the ozone layer. Professor Rowland put atmospheric science in the context of policy making and answered questions about translating science to action.
A DVD will be available in the near future. Please contact the Newkirk Center for details.
March 27, 2007
"A Symposium on Women's Cancers"
proudly sponsored by
The UCI Newkirk Center for Science & Society
With special support from James and Martha Newkirk
at the Irvine Barclay Theatre
University of California, Irvine
View List of Speakers and Topics
To reserve a copy of the DVD from the event contact:
Judi Davis - jadavis@uci.edu - (714) 456-8475
February 17, 2007
Security And Prosperity Through Environmental-Business Cooperation—A Forum
A US-Canada-Mexico forum on opportunities for business development and increased trade that derive from environmental threats such as global climate change, inter-state (nation) air pollution, and cross boundary water quality and quantity problems. A first program, to be held February 17th, will involve a small planning meeting with Canadian, Mexican and California environmental officials and academic experts. This meeting will be aimed at focusing the activity of subsequent meetings and avoiding redundancy (adding value to the policy analysis). Likely follow up would involve exchanges among Canadian, Mexican, and Californian business and government leaders regarding technology transfers, regulatory obstacles to the free transfer of goods and services, and opportunities for regional economic development that derive from strategic identification of business possibilities.
View Summary Notes from Program
January 16, 2007
"What it is like to be in Space"
The Newkirk Center for Science & Society and the Institute for Geophysics
and Planetary Physics presented a lecture by
NASA Astronaut Piers J. Sellers
Video & interview with Gary Robbins, OC Register
Before joining the astronaut corps, Sellers did research in climate
science and he has been honored for his scientific achievements by being
elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American
Meteorological Society.
His biography form is available at
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/sellers.html
November 6, 2006
“Communicating Climate Change"
Former Chancellor Ralph J. Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences and chancellor emeritus of UC Irvine, gave a lecture to a full auditorium. Cicerone, an atmospheric scientist, discussed the science behind global climate change and how to communicate it to national policy makers. This lecture was presented by the Newkirk Center for Science and Society and sponsored by the Fudge Family Foundation.
A DVD copy of this program is available by contacting the Newkirk Center at 949-824-9336 or newkirk@uci.edu.
October 19, 2006
“The Diabetes Epidemic: When Human Evolution Collides with
a Rapidly Changing World”
Ping H. Wang, M.D., UCI Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry; Medical Director of the Joslin Diabetes Center at University of California, Irvine and Director, Center for Diabetes Research and Treatment, University of California, Irvine.
Dr. Wang discussed diabetes at the intersection of human evolution and a rapidly changing world. He also covered the topic of modern industrialization and its effect on human evolution and the emergence of the diabetes epidemic, as well as an update on the innovative research efforts at UC Irvine to fight diabetes.
Every day, 2,700 Americans are diagnosed with diabetes. In Orange County alone, 300,000 people suffer from this disease and its complications; approximately 30 percent of our children will be diagnosed with diabetes within their lifetimes.
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2006
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm with a reception to follow
Place: The Beckman Center of the National Academies of Science and Engineering
April 2006
Andrew Revkin, award-winning New York Times writer visits UCI and speaks about global warming and his new book, "The North Pole was Here".
James & Martha Newkirk, Andrew Revkin, and Interim Director William Parker
November 2005
Delaying Alzheimer's Disease: Behavioral, Dietary and Pharmacological Interventions
The Newkirk Center proudly hosted a lecture by Dr. Carl W. Cotman, Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine; 2004 UCI
Medal Winner; and Executive Director of the Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia at the
Beckman Center of the National Academies of Science and Engineering on Thursday, November 3, 2005.
There was standing room only as Dr. Cotman discussed and reviewed the results from new approaches for delaying the
onset and treatment of Alzheimer's disease — focusing on the leading work
done at UC Irvine.
March 2005
Outsourcing II: Free Trade's Effects: Do All the Ships Really Rise?
In the often contentious consideration of the effects of liberalized free trade,
a persistent question is: "Who Benefits? Who Pays for Outsourcing?"
This globalized activity now involves dozens of nations,
and products and services - ranging from IT to religious ceremonies.
In this follow-up program to the recent highly successful event at the Beckman Center,
leading experts addressed what we really know - beyond ideology - about this phenomenon.
Case materials involved Europe, South America, India, Canada, and the US.
The latest data was presented and opportunities for questions and discussion were provided.
Presenters included:
Professor Vijay Gurbaxani, UC Irvine Graduate School of Management
Professor Marc Muendler, UC San Diego Department of Economics
Mr. Zulfi Sadeque, Canadian Consulate, Los Angeles
The event took place on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at the
University Club Library, UC Irvine.
Presented by The Newkirk Center for Science and Society, The Canadian Consulate, and the UCI Graduate School of Management.
October 2004
Globalization and Trade...
On October 28, 2004 the Newkirk Center for Science & Society sponsored
a conference entitled Globalization and Free Trade: Who Wins? Who Loses?.
For more information please see the final agenda and bibliography (pdf).
Developing Stem Cell Therapies
The Newkirk Center for Science & Society co-sponsored the symposium Developing Stem Cell Therapies
held on October 20th, 2004 at the Beckman Center on the UCI campus.
The conference agenda (pdf) is now available.
May 2004
Surf Zone Pollution: Science, Sources, and Public Notice, but Should We Enter the Water?
A presentation by Professor Stanley B. Grant, Henry Samueli School of Engineering on Thursday, May 6th at the MPAA Building, University of California Irvine.
The beach closures at Huntington Beach have become, for many environmentalists, a cause celebre for what's wrong with our coastal ocean. But are things really that bad? In this talk, Professor Grant described his research group's latest results on the sources and transport pathways of coastal zone pollution, and what the future holds for improving coastal water quality, and developing robust public warning systems.
SPONSORED BY: Focused Research Group in International Environmental Cooperation and the Newkirk Center for Science and Society
December 2003
Newkirk Center Co-Sponsored Lectures
on Biotechnologies and Society
Please click here for more information.
November 2003
 Social Science and the Law of Evidence
Law of Evidence Bibliography - PDF 59k
| Why has fingerprint identification suddenly become controversial?
Why do people sometimes "remember" events that never happened, and how can the legal system distinguish true from false memories?
Why do people sometimes confess to crimes they did not commit? And what implications does research on false confession have for police interrogation procedures?
What is the best way to obtain reliable testimony from children? What does recent research tell us about the circumstances under which children's reports should (and should not) be believed?
Is DNA evidence always reliable? Is the legal system making effective and fair use of new genetic technologies? |
Abstract
This conference is designed to introduce legal professionals to new research in the social sciences that is relevant to issues that arise in criminal trials and the law of evidence. It will highlight the cutting-edge research of five UCI faculty members on issues that link social science and the law.
Major Speakers and Topics:
Prof. Simon Cole, Ph.D. -- Evaluating the Reliability and Admissibility of Fingerprint Evidence
Prof. Richard Leo, J.D., Ph.D. -- Procedures for Interrogation and Confession
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus, Ph.D. -- New Research on Creation of False Memories: Legal Implications
Prof. Jodi Quas, Ph.D. -- Children's Memory and Suggestibility: Legal Implications of New Findings
Prof. William Thompson, J.D., Ph.D. -- Use and Misuse of DNA Evidence
Prof. David Faigman (Hastings Law School) -- Discussant/Commentator
MCLE Credit
The conference has been certified for 4.0 hours of general MCLE credit and 1.0 hour MCLE ethics credit by the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, a California State Bar Approved MCLE provider.
Co-Sponsors
The conference is co-sponsored by the UCI Department of Criminology, Law & Society and School of Social Ecology, Irvine Mayor Larry Agran, and the Los Angeles County Public Defenders Office.
Admission is free.
If you are interested in attending please contact the Newkirk Center for Science and Society at (949) 824-9336 or by e-mail at newkirk@uci.edu
October 2003
Climate Change (The Greenhouse Effect): What it Means for You, Your Children, and Your Grandchildren
Climate Change Bibliography - PDF 26k
| Place: |
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies |
| Address: |
101 Academy
Irvine, CA 92612-3002 |
| Date: |
October 30, 2003 |
| Time |
2:00 to 5:00, with a reception to follow |
What will be the health effects of climate change on the next generations?
Will climate change mean fewer beaches in Southern California? More erosion?
Will it mean more extreme weather events?
Will it affect California's growing days and our role as a leader in agriculture?
Will enough water be available in the Southland? |
Abstract
What is the greenhouse effect and what does it mean for us and future generations of Californians? The news about climate change is constant and a bit confusing. We're told that there is close to a consensus among scientists that the earth is getting warmer, that people contribute to that warming, and that the effects over time are significant. Some changes are good; most appear to be undesirable. We're also told that some important scientists are not concerned. This half day program presents the science in an understandable way, makes it relevant to California audiences, and addresses the question: how can we understand better the risks and potential benefits that climate change brings? |
