by angelarr | Sep 17, 2021 | Events
September 28, 2021 5:30 p.m. Hosted by the UC Berkeley Blum Center for Developing Economies RSVP Online Paige Balcom, Co-Founder & CTO of Takataka Plastics, will highlight her journey through the Big Ideas contest and how she transformed her idea into a...
by angelarr | Sep 13, 2021 | Compassion, Research
L.L.BEAN is funding Blum Center research on the science of awe. By Mimi Ko Cruz American outdoor brand L.L.Bean has partnered with Paul Piff, associate professor of psychological science, to research the mental, social and health benefits of experiencing awe through...
by angelarr | Aug 10, 2021 | Compassion, Research
Newly published research by Andrew Gregory, Jordi Quoidbach, Claudia Haase, and Blum Center Associate Director Paul Piff identifies one of the unexpected upsides of uncertainty. The research, titled “Be here now: Perceptions of uncertainty enhance...
by angelarr | Apr 19, 2021 | Events
April 22, 2021 5:00 pm PST Hosted by the Crystal Cove Conservancy Event Details Brett Sanders is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Urban Planning and Public Policy at UCI, where he leads the UCI Flood Lab. Brett will share his recent work with...
by angelarr | Apr 18, 2021 | Events
April 21, 2021 4:30 – 7:30 pm PST Hosted by Golden West College Event Details This conference will focus on the importance of imagining, constructing, and preserving communities—locally, nationally, internationally—capable of long-term sustainability on both the...
