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3-part series organized by Tom Laqueur, Helen Fawcett Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of History
PART I: US National Security in the Era of the Cold War
Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2pm Pacific Time
Speaker: Daniel J. Sargent, Associate Professor, Department of History
PART II: 9/11 Twenty Years Later: The Evolution of Homeland Security
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2pm Pacific Time
Speaker: Janet Napolitano, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the new Center for Security in Politics, Goldman School of Public Policy; Former University of California President, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Governor of Arizona
PART III: Security Issues Today: Bio, Cyber, and Climate Security
Monday, Dec. 13, 2pm Pacific Time
Panelists:
Janet Napolitano, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the new Center for Security in Politics, Goldman School of Public Policy; Former University of California President, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Governor of Arizona
Topic Description: Forthcoming
Series organized by Donald Mastronarde, Professor of the Graduate School, Emeritus Melpomene Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages and Literature
PART IV: The Changing Supreme Court and Free Speech
Monday, Nov. 1st, 2pm Pacific Time
Speaker: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
2-part series organized by Organized by Linda Jewell, Professor Emerita of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, and Betty Deakin, Professor Emerita of City & Regional Planning and Urban Design
PART I: Shared Mobility — Is Sharing Caring? Understanding Social and Environmental Impacts
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2pm Pacific Time
Speaker: Susan Shaheen, Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
Topic Description: A consideration of the new mobility and its role in the future (shared vehicles, driverless vehicles.
PART II: California's Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Transportation and Land Use Planning
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2pm Pacific Time
Speaker: Betty Deakin, Professor Emerita of City & Regional Planning and Urban Design
Topic Description: Forthcoming
2-part series organized by Carlo H. Sequin, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
PART I: Geometry, Symmetry, Topology, and Abstract Sculpture: Part I
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2pm Pacific Time
Speaker: Carlo H. Sequin, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Topic Description: This lecture will cover the following topics: Discovering geometrical patterns. What is symmetry? The seven classical friezes. The five Platonic solids. Mathematical knots and “knotty” sculptures. The construction of large abstract bronze sculptures.
PART II: Geometry, Symmetry, Topology, and Abstract Sculpture: Part II
Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2pm Pacific Time
Speaker: Carlo H. Sequin, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Topic Description: This lecture will cover the following topics: Beyond three dimensions. Regular polytopes in higher dimensions. Topology: When a donut is like a coffee cup. Surface sculptures and 2-manifolds. Creating advanced math-art sculptures. “Star-Cinders” and “Modular Super-Bottles.”
*In the spring, Learning in Retirement will present series on invasive species and the second annual Carol D’Onofrio Series on Public Health. Check back for more information.*
Organized by Donald Mastronarde, Professor of the Graduate School, Emeritus Melpomene Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages and 
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Carol D’Onofrio was Chair of the UCB Retirement Center Board from 2009-2011 and served as a member at large from 2006-08. She served on the Learning in Retirement Committee for many years, chairing the committee in 2017-2019. Carol passed away on April 14, 2020.
Social Justice and Access to Health Care: Lessons from the COVID Pandemic
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 2pm via Zoom
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Speaker: John Swartzberg, MD, FACP
Clinical Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health
Division of Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology
UC Berkeley -- UCSF Joint Medical Program
Not very long after the onset of the COVID crisis, it became apparent that both the disease and the associated economic disruptions have disproportionately affected those of lower socioeconomic status. As we look to a future beyond this crisis, what lessons can we derive in order to confront similar future events more effectively and equitably?