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Vicki H. Grassian is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California San Diego with appointments in the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Nanoengineering and Scripps Institution of Oceanography and she holds the Distinguished Chair of Physical Chemistry within the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. She is also the co-Director of the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment a multi-institutional NSF-Chemical Center of Innovation and the Executive Associate Dean for the Division of Physical Sciences. She will be a guest speaker for a webinar that is being hosted by The Center for Ethics in Science and Technology. Speaker: Dr. Vicki Grassian PhD, UCSD Distinguished Professor and Chair of Physical Chemistry Discussion Topic: Science, Collaboration, and Innovation Registration Link: https://dec1exploringethics.eventbrite.com Webinar Link: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/98395271651

Fleet Science Center is hosting a Brain Games for the Junior Science Club. Join us on the third Saturday of each month to investigate exciting science topics. Sessions are filled with new challenges, hands-on activities and interaction with local scientists. Throughout the year, kids will explore an array of fields including biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, physics, robotics and much more! This month’s topic is Brain Games. What goes on inside your head? Learn about the different regions of the brain and explore how the human brain processes optical illusions. Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 @9:30a.m. and @11:00a.m. Price: Members $13; Nonmembers $15.

Investors still view climate change as a serious financial risk. But Republican attacks could have a chilling effect on the kinds of actions they're willing to take to deal with the problem.

In a corner of the convention center where journalists from around the world are working, volunteers diligently fold origami paper into beautiful and elaborate designs.

Featuring members of the artistic group, California Fibers, this exhibition focuses on the interplay between concept and material. How artists conceive and create ideas are inextricably linked, with concept sometimes guiding the material choice, while at other times the available materials inform the concept of the piece. These artists work in the in-between, using the material and immaterial to communicate ideas and concepts. Date | Available from January 15 through March 6. Check museum's hours. Location | California Center for the Arts, Escondido Get tickets here! General (standard) admission: $12 Student and Senior admission: $6 For more information, please visit artcenter.org or call (760) 839-4138.

It's been a busy season for celebrity memoirs. A-listers from the worlds of Hollywood, music, journalism and royalty dish their own stories in these recent and upcoming books.

Determined to improve the way doctors connect with their patients, a new wave of innovators are using technology to match people of color with culturally competent professionals.

NPR's A Martinez talks to retired Col. Mark Cancian about what Putin's partial mobilization of the Russian military and attempts to annex Ukrainian territory tell us about the next phase of the war.

With nearly 9 billion streams, the popular K-pop girl group beat the previous titleholders, Little Mix, on Wednesday, according to Guinness World Records.

During his nine-year Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown averaged more than a hundred yards rushing in every regular season game. He's the only player in NFL history to do that.