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Past Events
Friday, November 6, 2009 | 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speakers: Robert Bell (AT&T Labs Research), Avrim Blum (Carnegie Mellon University), Thorsten Joachims (Cornell University), Philip Long (Google)
The aim of the annual Machine Learning Symposium is to build a community of scientists in machine learning from the NYC area's academic, government, and industrial institutions by convening and promoting the exchange of ideas in a neutral setting.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Katayoun Chamany (Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts)
Learn how to incorporate issues of social responsibility into the traditional biology curriculum to attract and maintain the interest of a diverse population of students.
Monday, November 2, 2009 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Organizers: Eric Lai (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) and Thomas Tuschl (The Rockefeller University)
This 1-day symposium will explore the role of non-coding RNAs in nervous system development, function and etiology of disease.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Nathan Sivin (University of Pennsylvania)
The History and Philosophy of Science Section of the New York Academy of Sciences holds multiple meetings covering a wide range of topics within the field
October 28 - 30, 2009
Organizers: Debra L. Laskin (Rutgers University), Howard Kipen (UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School),Val Vallyathan (NIOSH/CDC), Vince Castranova (NIOSH/CDC), Andrew J. Gow (Rutgers University), Jeffrey D. Laskin (UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School), and Diane E. Heck (New York Medical College)
The symposium will integrate basic science and clinical research so that both bench researchers and clinicians can discuss the role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in inflammation and lung disease.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Eric W. Sanderson, PhD (Wildlife Conservation Society) and Charles C. Mann
Hear these authors speak on the ecology and landscape of New York City prior to European settlement. Discussion of the human and environmental history of our region, which informs the sustainable use of local resources, will follow.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Panelists: Ken Davis (Mount Sinai Medical Center), Jonathan Bowles (Center for an Urban Future), Donna Rounds (The Hospital for Special Surgery), and René Bastón (New York Academy of Sciences)
Moderator: Garrick Utley (The Levin Institute)
How can NYC convert its biomedical community into a more robust economic engine for New York? This panel will compare activities in New York and elsewhere to commercialize research in the life sciences.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speakers: Suzanne M. de la Monte (Brown Medical School), William L. Klein (Northwestern University), José A. Luchsinger (Columbia University), Mark Mattson (National Institute on Aging, NIH)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been called Type 3 diabetes, unique to the brain; others suggest that diabetes is a risk factor for AD. This symposium will discuss the significance of cerebral metabolic disturbances in Alzheimer's disease.
Monday, October 26, 2009 | 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Paige West (Barnard College and Columbia University), and Glenn Petersen (Baruch College, CUNY)
The Academy's Anthropology Section is the crossroads for four-field anthropology in the greater New York area.
Monday, October 26, 2009 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Rolando Diaz-Loving (University of Mexico)
The NYAS Psychology Section presents programs about contemporary issues and research in the field.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Kurt H. Becker (Polytechnic Institute of New York University), Simon J. L. Billinge (Columbia University), Scott Snyder (Columbia University), and Jim Yardley (Columbia University)
Join us for an evening with faculty and researchers who will discuss best practices for balancing the books and offer sage advice for those looking to run their own research group.
October 21 - 24, 2009
Organizers: Elliott Vichinsky (Children's Hospital and Research Center, Oakland, CA), Ellis Neufeld (Children's Hospital Boston)
This symposium will illuminate many unsolved but critically important issues in the understanding and treatment of thalassemia, thus offering the scientific, clinical, caregiving, and patient communities the most up-to-date exchange on the current and future perspectives of the disease.
Monday, October 19, 2009 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Science & the City presents an intimate evening with Richard Dawkins. In his new book he justifies his reputation as “Darwin’s Rottweiler” by laying out the evidence that evolution is an incontrovertible fact. The Greatest Show on Earth is a thrilling tour into our distant past and the interstices of life on earth.
Friday, October 16, 2009 | 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: Marie A. Bernard (National Institute on Aging)
Bringing together geriatric care leaders from the medical and dental communities, this symposium will focus on oral health and the significant role it plays in the overall health of this population.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Gregory Provan (University of Cork), Kurt Roth (Fraunhofer Center for for Sustainable Energy Systems), Stephen Samouhos (MIT), and Jane Snowdon (IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center)
Advances toward low-energy buildings depend on advances in building system controls. This meeting will highlight case studies demonstrating state-of-the art technologies in building controls systems and performance data collection and analysis.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: James Cohen, PE
The Lyceum Society is comprised of the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. Talks cover various scientific fields. All Academy members are welcome.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Get away from the books and bench and come downtown to meet new people, greet opportunities and take in the view.
Monday, October 5, 2009 | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Shirley Lindenbaum (City University of New York)
The Academy's Anthropology Section is the crossroads for four-field anthropology in the greater New York area.
Monday, October 5, 2009 | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speakers: Hiro Funabiki (The Rockefeller University), Kim McKim (Waksman Institute), Bruce Stillman (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Xiaolan Zhao (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)
The Genome Integrity Discussion Group presents meetings featuring talks by graduate students, post-docs, or laboratory heads from the tri-state area with an emphasis on new and emerging data in the area of chromosome biology and function.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 | 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Chair: J. William Langston (The Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center)
Held in partnership with the Michael J. Fox Foundation, this meeting will highlight novel advances in basic and translational research that impact understanding of Parkinson's Disease and its treatment.
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