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Tuesday, January 7
 

8:55am PST

Artisanal Pizza Making with Luca, Rowan, and Kevin
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
Craving pizza? Come learn how to make Neopolitan-style pizza from scratch with your favorite Alumni cooks. In just a few short hours, you'll learn how to turn basic ingredients into a delicious dish—and impress your friends and family! We'll learn about the dough-making process and quickly transition into hands-on rolling, stretching, saucing, topping, cooking, and finally ENJOYING.
Facilitators
LR

Luca & Rowan & Kevin

Luca L., Rowan T., and Kevin H. are all Nueva Alumni from the Class of 2023. You may remember us from our taco stands, bacon stands, various cooking quest projects, and, yes, PIZZA MAKING. Come join us!
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
  1 Block

8:55am PST

Explore the Essence of Mongolian Dance!
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
You won’t find a more authentic class dedicated to the beautiful art of Mongolian dance anywhere else in the Bay Area. Mongolian dance is renowned for its intricate and diverse movements, with a repertoire that engages the shoulders, arms, and wrists to create an exquisite display of grace and strength. 

In this session, you'll explore the basic body movements that form the foundation of Mongolian dance. Step by step, we’ll guide you toward completing a short dance combination set to music. To inspire your journey, our talented dance team will perform live, and we’ll also showcase highlights from last year’s studio performance through select video clips. Learn by doing! It’s the best way to appreciate Mongolian dance. 
Facilitators
BB

BaiGaLi BaiGaLi

BaiGaLi BaiGaLi
Your dance instructor, Baigali, is a member of the Urad tribe from Inner Mongolia, China, and has spent nearly two decades mastering and choreographing Mongolian dance. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Choreography and Dance Directing from the Mongolian University of Art and Culture... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
  1 Block

8:55am PST

Fading Connections: The Battle Against Neurodegeneration
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
We will discuss the genetic and environmental contribution of neurodegenerative diseases.

Having taken 1 biology class is recommended but not required.
Facilitators
avatar for Kang Shen

Kang Shen

I grew up in China, received my Ph. D from Duke University and became a Stanford faculty in 2003. I am currently the director of the Stanford WuTsai Neuroscience Institute. My laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms of developmental and degeneration of the nervous system.
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
  1 Block

8:55am PST

How To Disagree: The Power of Productive Disagreement in an Increasingly Polarized World
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
WRC
Join us for a workshop designed to equip you with the skills and strategies needed to navigate difficult conversations across lines of difference. This session highlights the importance of engaging in these conversations and provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques and mindsets that lead to productive disagreements. You will also leave with an individual game plan for tackling an important personal or professional disagreement.
Facilitators
avatar for Alex Grodd

Alex Grodd

Co-founder and CEO, The Disagreement
Alex Grodd is the founder and CEO of The Disagreement, a media company dedicated to celebrating and normalizing healthy disagreement in all walks of life. Previously, he taught 6th grade in the Atlanta Public Schools and founded BetterLesson, one of the leading K-12 teacher professional... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
WRC
  1 Block

8:55am PST

MicroRNAs and the Evolution of Cannibalism
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
Poison frogs are a fantastic model organism that you can use to study a variety of biological wonders -- including (but not limited to) aposematism, toxicity, parental behavior, and juvenile aggression. In Dr. Lauren O'Connell's lab, we study these problems from multiple angles. Today, I will discuss how you can study juvenile aggression through a molecular lens: studying the aspects of poison frog (epi)genetics that deal with sensing and responding to the social environment. A basic understanding of biology is recommended (do you know the central dogma: DNA > RNA > Protein? If not, I'll give a refresher at the start of class, but it would be good to brush up on the material before attending; I'll provide a link)
Facilitators
NK

Neil Khosla

Stanford University
I am a PhD student at Stanford University, where I use poison frogs to study ecology and neurobiology. Previously, I spent time as an undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz (studying ecology/evolutionary biology), a research assistant at Smithsonian Tropical (in Panama, studying plant-insect... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
  1 Block

8:55am PST

Scientific Illustration & Paper Microscopes
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
In this hands-on workshop, you'll step into the role of both artist and scientist. After an introduction to the field of scientific illustration, you’ll get a crash course in botanical art — working with graphite pencils to sketch a chosen plant specimen. To capture its most intricate details, you'll use a Foldscope, a paper microscope (that you can take home after the session), to explore your plant at the microscopic level. This tool will allow you to observe elements like pollen and stomata, which you can add to your botanical composition.

Scientific illustration bridges art and science, helping to communicate and document nature's beauty and complexity. From its roots in early natural history to modern uses in conservation and education, this field brings visibility to the unseen and often unnoticed details of our world.

Foldscope is the paper microscope that began as an idea to make science more accessible. Since its invention at Stanford nearly 10 years ago, Foldscopes have reached over 2 million people and found applications in a variety of settings. Foldscope’s accessible design reminds us that scientific observation isn’t limited to professionals; it’s a universal skill rooted in curiosity and the desire to understand our world.

Participants will be able to keep their Foldscope after the session. No prerequisite skills or knowledge required to participate.
Facilitators
RK

Rebecca Konte

Graphic Designer & Artist, Foldscope Instruments
Rebecca Konte is a graphic designer and illustrator, specializing in science communication and storytelling. She is currently the Artist in Residence for the Prakash Lab at Stanford University. There, she creates visual art to share discoveries made by the lab with the scientific... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
  1 Block

8:55am PST

Smashing Spider Myths Through Science!
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
Are daddy long legs the most venomous spider? Do we eat eight spiders per year in our sleep? Have you ever seen a blue spider? Orange? What about pink? Fear and disgust towards spiders is pervasive throughout the United States. However, spiders are important for the survival of our ecosystems as well as for controlling insect populations. This session will focus on addressing common misconceptions about spiders by looking at the results of science experiments over the last 50 years. We will also discuss how people perceive spiders in other countries. In addition, I will talk about my journey into being a spider scientist and how spiders have helped me reshape what being a scientist looks like. Lastly, we will discuss how spiders benefit the environment and end with some of the coolest spider facts that you can share with your peers. Yes there will be live spiders! Yes I will leave time for questions! Let’s chat about spiders!
Facilitators
TW

Trinity Walls

University of California, Berkeley
Trinity Walls is a PhD candidate at the University of California Berkeley studying animal behavior, behavioral ecology, and arachnology. She grew up in North Carolina but has slowly made her way westward across the United States over the last 10 years. She earned her B.A. in Biology... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
TBA
  1 Block

10:15am PST

Artisanal Pizza Making with Luca, Rowan, and Kevin
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
Craving pizza? Come learn how to make Neopolitan-style pizza from scratch with your favorite Alumni cooks. In just a few short hours, you'll learn how to turn basic ingredients into a delicious dish—and impress your friends and family! We'll learn about the dough-making process and quickly transition into hands-on rolling, stretching, saucing, topping, cooking, and finally ENJOYING.
Facilitators
LR

Luca & Rowan & Kevin

Luca L., Rowan T., and Kevin H. are all Nueva Alumni from the Class of 2023. You may remember us from our taco stands, bacon stands, various cooking quest projects, and, yes, PIZZA MAKING. Come join us!
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
  1 Block

10:15am PST

Conservation Ambassadors: Vanished
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
Students will be able to distinguish between what it means for an animal to be threatened, endangered, or extinct. They will meet species that are currently endangered as well as animals that have successfully come back from the brink of extinction
Facilitators
CA

Conservation Ambassadors

Conservation Ambassadors
34 years ago David established a non-profit rescue zoo in Paso Robles where he gives wildlife a permanent, loving home for displaced, abused, abandoned or permanently injured wild and exotic animals. Sharing these animal ambassadors helps us educate learners of all ages about conservation... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
  1 Block

10:15am PST

Creative Hustle: Making Work that Matters
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
WRC
"Nine to five is how to survive, I ain't trying to survive, I'm trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot.” - Jay Z

In the 23 years since Jay-Z first rapped this line, he has released 14 albums, founded a clothing company, served as president of a record label, taken charge of a media streaming service, and is raising three children. This is creative hustle at its peak - the unmarked process outside of institutions, beyond survival, and where our best innovation lives. There is creative hustle living inside us all -- many of us en route to our own peak without even knowing it. This experience explores how to build confidence and effective mindsets, develop industry-relevant skills, and increase access to valuable networks through the stories of a wide array of diverse hustlers, with enough space between the lines for you to see your own path.
Facilitators
avatar for Sam Seidel

Sam Seidel

Director of Products + Publications, and K12 Strategy, Stanford d.school
sam seidel is the Director of K12 Strategy + Research at the Stanford d.school and author of Hip Hop Genius: Remixing High School Education (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011). sam speaks internationally about education, race, culture, systems, and design.sam has taught in a variety of settings from first grade to community college. He has built and directed programs... Read More →
avatar for Olatunde Sobomehin

Olatunde Sobomehin

Stanford d.School, StreetCode Academy
Olatunde Sobomehin is the CEO and co-founder of StreetCode Academy, a Silicon Valley-based non-profit that offers free tech classes to communities of color. It serves over 3,000 students annually with over 50,000 hours of free instruction to date. As a student at Stanford, Olatunde... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
WRC
  1 Block

10:15am PST

Explore the Essence of Mongolian Dance!
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
You won’t find a more authentic class dedicated to the beautiful art of Mongolian dance anywhere else in the Bay Area. Mongolian dance is renowned for its intricate and diverse movements, with a repertoire that engages the shoulders, arms, and wrists to create an exquisite display of grace and strength. 

In this session, you'll explore the basic body movements that form the foundation of Mongolian dance. Step by step, we’ll guide you toward completing a short dance combination set to music. To inspire your journey, our talented dance team will perform live, and we’ll also showcase highlights from last year’s studio performance through select video clips. Learn by doing! It’s the best way to appreciate Mongolian dance. 
Facilitators
BB

BaiGaLi BaiGaLi

BaiGaLi BaiGaLi
Your dance instructor, Baigali, is a member of the Urad tribe from Inner Mongolia, China, and has spent nearly two decades mastering and choreographing Mongolian dance. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Choreography and Dance Directing from the Mongolian University of Art and Culture... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
  1 Block

10:15am PST

How are Baby (Startups) Born?
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
Throw a rock in Silicon Valley and you’ll probably hit a few startups, and at least some of them will claim to be AI (including my own!). But where do startups sprout from? Is there a specific pattern they follow in their journey, or are they all unique flowers? How should you evaluate startups as you consider interning at them, joining them in a few years, or heck, starting your own?

This talk will focus on a specific stage in the life of startups – germination. We will talk about the different ways startups get seeded, grow green shoots (which might take many years!) and start showing signs of life. We will share some key observations from this stage that often correlate with startup success.
Facilitators
avatar for Amit Kumar

Amit Kumar

CEO, Dragonfruit AI
Amit is the founder/CEO of Dragonfruit AI, a Video AI startup that has welcomed 15 Nueva students as interns (so far!). He is a serial entrepreneur, with an interest and experience in a wide variety of sectors, from computer networking to social networking, and enterprise search to... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
  1 Block

10:15am PST

Smashing Spider Myths Through Science!
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
Are daddy long legs the most venomous spider? Do we eat eight spiders per year in our sleep? Have you ever seen a blue spider? Orange? What about pink? Fear and disgust towards spiders is pervasive throughout the United States. However, spiders are important for the survival of our ecosystems as well as for controlling insect populations. This session will focus on addressing common misconceptions about spiders by looking at the results of science experiments over the last 50 years. We will also discuss how people perceive spiders in other countries. In addition, I will talk about my journey into being a spider scientist and how spiders have helped me reshape what being a scientist looks like. Lastly, we will discuss how spiders benefit the environment and end with some of the coolest spider facts that you can share with your peers. Yes there will be live spiders! Yes I will leave time for questions! Let’s chat about spiders!
Facilitators
TW

Trinity Walls

University of California, Berkeley
Trinity Walls is a PhD candidate at the University of California Berkeley studying animal behavior, behavioral ecology, and arachnology. She grew up in North Carolina but has slowly made her way westward across the United States over the last 10 years. She earned her B.A. in Biology... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
  1 Block

10:15am PST

Weightlifting 101
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
This class will work as an introduction to strength and conditioning, as well as weightlifting as a whole.

Topics will include general ideas and highly specific topics like how a muscle actually works. Other topics for example are, why people should lift weights, what benefits come out of it, why it is not exclusive to athletes, and why it can help athletes excel?

In addition we will work to help set goals within the weight room and how you can use these to track your progress in different ways.
Facilitators
NH

Nicholas Hryekewicz

Nicholas is Nueva's Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. Originally from Sacramento, I moved to the East Bay for college where I attended Saint Mary's College of California earning my bachelor's and master's degrees in kinesiology with an emphasis in health and human performance... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
TBA
  1 Block

12:35pm PST

Build Your Own Radio! How Radio Engineering Shaped our Modern World
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 5G, Radar, MRI... what do they all have in common? Radio engineering!

In this 75-minute class, you'll learn how vintage radio techniques from 1906 laid the groundwork for modern chip design. Explore the science behind classic radio communication, unraveling concepts like radio encoding, Fourier transforms, and modulation techniques. Discover how people use meteor tails to send messages over radio, and try your hand at building your own AM receiver!

What's covered: maths behind radio signals, physics E&M, soldering skills, basics of analog circuit design

Ideally, students will have prior had experience soldering.
Facilitators
CC
avatar for Sage Wu

Sage Wu

Curious Cardinals
Sage is a sophomore in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, an engineering intern at SpaceX, and Co-Lead of the Stanford Student Space Initiative's Satellites Team. She loves radio-frequency (RF) technology and how it allows humans to manipulate physics and space for a variety... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

12:35pm PST

Cosmetic Chemistry: Exploring the Chemical Makeup of Your Favorite Products
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
Cosmetic Chemistry focuses on the intersection between chemistry and cosmetic marketing. We explore what chemical makeups work best for certain client profiles, and uncover all the inner workings that go into creating cosmetics. Although the course is focused on uncovering the chemical background of these products, we also bring attention to the biological properties of people that the chemistry must cater to. We explore products such as shampoo, conditioner, perfume, lip balm, and so much more. Any and all chemistry backgrounds are welcome!
Facilitators
CC
ND

Nailah Donatto

Curious Cardinals
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

12:35pm PST

Rocking Out with Heavy Metals - The Origins of the Heaviest Metals in Our Universe
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
The gold in jewelry, the uranium in a nuclear power plant, the iodine with table salt, the caesium in atomic clocks: what do these all have in common? It turns out they were likely forged in the fires of a cosmic explosion known as a kilonova! This course will dive into astronomer's journey to understand the origins of the heaviest elements of the periodic table.
Facilitators
DB

Daniel Brethauer

University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Brethauer is a 4th year graduate student at UC Berkeley in the Astronomy Department working with Raffaella Margutti and Dan Kasen. Daniel's research seeks to understand a rare astrophysical phenomena known as a kilonova, the result of the collision of a dead massive star with... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

12:35pm PST

Seeing and Hearing Double: Introduction to Sensation and Perception
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
Have you ever wondered why we have two eyes? In this course, we'll cover some of the basics of sensation and perception including some of the benefits and drawbacks that humans experience in having double sensory organs. There will be lots of interactive demonstrations as well as a fun experiment/activity! This is the place for you if you're interested in science, biology, psychology, and how humans sense and perceive the world! No prior knowledge necessary.
Facilitators
SR

Stephanie Reeves

University of California, Berkeley
Stephanie Reeves is a PhD student at UC Berkeley in the Vision Science program! She is interested in how humans move their eyes, how they see and make sense of the world, and how the brain helps facilitate vision. In her free time, she likes to cook, play with her dog, and play p... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

12:35pm PST

Tech Beyond Coding: Foundations in UI/UX Design
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
In this class, we will seek to de-mystify what UI/UX design is, teach students how to get started in the field, and explain the merits & interests of pursuing UI/UX. We will have interactive time to work in Figma, as well as develop experience in the iterative design process. I will also talk about my background and experiences in UI/UX –– including a design internship abroad in Singapore, college coursework, online certificate program, and extracurriculars. This is a career option that would appeal to many students interested in the tech industry, creative jobs, and more, but often is not learned about until college or even later in the professional field.

Prerequisites: no experience necessary! Some interest in the world of tech or the tech industry would be beneficial but is certainly not needed.
Facilitators
CC
MM

Michael Ma

Curious Cardinals
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

12:35pm PST

The Power of the Word: Public Speaking Then and Now
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
WRC
"Don’t tell me words don’t matter. I have a dream – just words words. We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal – just words. We have nothing to fear but fear itself – just words, just speeches" (President Barack Obama).

Back in the day, in his first campaign for president, Barack Obama promised change; yet in formulating that promise he relied on rhetorical rules, which for more than 2000 years have remained unchanged. Across the ages another politician and orator, Marcus Tullius Cicero, can help us analyze and appreciate Obama’s and other contemporary politicians’ rhetorical accomplishments.

We will look at excerpts from speeches by Obama, Bill Clinton, Pericles, Cicero, and Tacitus with an eye to their enactments of specific rhetorical rules–formulated in ancient times, followed to this day. Words have always mattered.
Facilitators
avatar for Christopher Krebs

Christopher Krebs

Professor of Classics, Comparative Literature, German Language and Literature, Stanford University
Christopher Krebs studied Classics and philosophy in Berlin, Kiel, and Oxford and taught at Harvard before joining Stanford's Classics Department, where he regularly teaches a Freshman Seminar on Ancient Rhetoric and its Contemporary Relevance and an Humanities Core class on Great... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
WRC
  1 Block

12:35pm PST

Weightlifting Techniques, Practices, and Advanced Movements
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
This class will focus on all the "dark arts" of weightlifting. Different modalities to help you progress through plateaus, and take yourself to levels never achieved before.

This class will also work to teach more advanced movements, like olympic lifts, to help expand the knowledge of anyone interested.

We will cover different periodization protocols, which set/rep schemes will help achieve certain goals, how to execute more complicated lifts, introducing accommodating resistance. Ultimately this should help you map out a training regimen to reach your goals, as well as give you more tools to help to get you where you want to be.
Facilitators
NH

Nicholas Hryekewicz

Nicholas is Nueva's Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. Originally from Sacramento, I moved to the East Bay for college where I attended Saint Mary's College of California earning my bachelor's and master's degrees in kinesiology with an emphasis in health and human performance... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

1:55pm PST

Beyond Contacts: Network to Make Real Connections
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
WRC
When people think of “networking,” they imagine attending social events to meet the right people to advance their careers while exchanging business cards. The reality is that building relationships leads to making meaningful connections that happen in both personal and professional settings. 

Instead of thinking about networking as making a business connection, think about it as creating a friendship. Demonstrate interest in others to build relationships in the same way you would make a friend through The FACE Framework: Familiarity, Authenticity, Curiosity, and Elasticity. You are the FACE of your organization!

This session will include storytelling to demonstrate each element of FACE. There will also be an activity called “Speed Friending” that encourages audience members to find what they have in common as they learn about each other for who they are.
Facilitators
avatar for Jen Fitzgerald

Jen Fitzgerald

Professional Speaker
Jen Fitzgerald is a former admissions counselor turned professional speaker who applies the insights gained from advising thousands of students during the college admissions process to networking and career exploration. Her roles with schools like Virginia Commonwealth University... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
WRC
  1 Block

1:55pm PST

Build Your Own Radio! How Radio Engineering Shaped our Modern World
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 5G, Radar, MRI... what do they all have in common? Radio engineering!

In this 75-minute class, you'll learn how vintage radio techniques from 1906 laid the groundwork for modern chip design. Explore the science behind classic radio communication, unraveling concepts like radio encoding, Fourier transforms, and modulation techniques. Discover how people use meteor tails to send messages over radio, and try your hand at building your own AM receiver!

What's covered: maths behind radio signals, physics E&M, soldering skills, basics of analog circuit design

Ideally, students will have prior had experience soldering.
Facilitators
CC
avatar for Sage Wu

Sage Wu

Curious Cardinals
Sage is a sophomore in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, an engineering intern at SpaceX, and Co-Lead of the Stanford Student Space Initiative's Satellites Team. She loves radio-frequency (RF) technology and how it allows humans to manipulate physics and space for a variety... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

1:55pm PST

Coalition Building: How Politics Can Shape and Change Public Perception
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
I will talk about why there is often a shift which states are "swing states" over time, as well as how politicians choose certain topics & themes to focus on in their campaigns based on what is politically viable. Example questions include: How did Barack Obama carry several states that are now considered strongly Republican? Aside from purely just changes in public opinion, why do political parties shift their political stances over time? This session will be taught in a non-partisan fashion and is intended to teach students about the salience of political issues and how campaigning works from a calculated standpoint.
Facilitators
CC
MM

Michael Ma

Curious Cardinals
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

1:55pm PST

Cosmetic Chemistry: Exploring the Chemical Makeup of Your Favorite Products
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
Cosmetic Chemistry focuses on the intersection between chemistry and cosmetic marketing. We explore what chemical makeups work best for certain client profiles, and uncover all the inner workings that go into creating cosmetics. Although the course is focused on uncovering the chemical background of these products, we also bring attention to the biological properties of people that the chemistry must cater to. We explore products such as shampoo, conditioner, perfume, lip balm, and so much more. Any and all chemistry backgrounds are welcome!
Facilitators
CC
ND

Nailah Donatto

Curious Cardinals
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

1:55pm PST

Denim Insider: From Fabric to Fashion to the Sales Floor
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
Get ready to dive into the real story of denim! In Denim Insider: From Fabric to Fashion to the Sales Floor, you’ll explore how your favorite jeans make their way from raw fabric to the racks of every go-to store. From design sketches to manufacturing, and choosing the right silhouettes to the marketing secrets behind making you want to buy, this session reveals the hidden steps in denim’s journey to becoming a style staple.
Led by a former fashion merchant and buyer who’s been in the thick of it, you’ll learn how brands create what’s in style and discover the tricks of the trade that make denim a billion-dollar industry. By the end, you’ll see your jeans in a whole new way!
Facilitators
CT

Celine Teoh

As a former denim merchant at Gap, Celine knows what it takes to make denim iconic. She owned a $80 million fashion denim business across over 1,000 stores, shaping styles and trends for one of the world’s most recognized brands. With experience spanning not just merchandising but... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

1:55pm PST

Rocking Out with Heavy Metals - The Origins of the Heaviest Metals in Our Universe
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
The gold in jewelry, the uranium in a nuclear power plant, the iodine with table salt, the caesium in atomic clocks: what do these all have in common? It turns out they were likely forged in the fires of a cosmic explosion known as a kilonova! This course will dive into astronomer's journey to understand the origins of the heaviest elements of the periodic table.
Facilitators
DB

Daniel Brethauer

University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Brethauer is a 4th year graduate student at UC Berkeley in the Astronomy Department working with Raffaella Margutti and Dan Kasen. Daniel's research seeks to understand a rare astrophysical phenomena known as a kilonova, the result of the collision of a dead massive star with... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
  1 Block

1:55pm PST

Seeing and Hearing Double: Introduction to Sensation and Perception
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
Have you ever wondered why we have two eyes? In this course, we'll cover some of the basics of sensation and perception including some of the benefits and drawbacks that humans experience in having double sensory organs. There will be lots of interactive demonstrations as well as a fun experiment/activity! This is the place for you if you're interested in science, biology, psychology, and how humans sense and perceive the world! No prior knowledge necessary.
Facilitators
SR

Stephanie Reeves

University of California, Berkeley
Stephanie Reeves is a PhD student at UC Berkeley in the Vision Science program! She is interested in how humans move their eyes, how they see and make sense of the world, and how the brain helps facilitate vision. In her free time, she likes to cook, play with her dog, and play p... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm PST
TBA
  1 Block
 
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WRC
  • 1 Block
  • 1-Day Intensive
  • 2 Blocks
  • 2-Day intensive
  • 4-Day intensive
  • Lunch Activity
  • Content Category
  • Athletics and Movement
  • Business and Finance
  • Cooking
  • Design Thinking/Technology/Engineering
  • Environmental Citizenship
  • Equity and Social Justice
  • Fine and Industrial Arts/Crafts
  • Global Citizenship
  • History
  • Human Biology and Medicine
  • Language
  • Literature/Communications/Performance
  • Math and Games
  • Music
  • Philosophy/Social Science/Law/Politics
  • Science
  • Wellness and Life Skills
  • Audience
  • Open to Alumni