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Leichtbau für die Großserie: Fraunhofer-Projektzentrum startet in Wolfsburg
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2015/4/22 7:00)
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Am neuen Fraunhofer-Projektzentrum in Wolfsburg arbeiten drei Fraunhofer-Institute zusammen. Es ist eng verzahnt mit Forschungseinrichtungen und Unternehmen der Region. Die Forscher erarbeiten gemeinsam Systemlösungen für die Serienfertigung von ressourcenschonenden und kostengünstigen Leichtbaukomponenten für die Automobilindustrie. Am 22. April 2015 unterzeichneten der niedersächsische Ministerpräsident Stephan Weil, Professor Martin Winterkorn, Vorstandsvorsitzender der Volkswagen AG und Professor Reimund Neugebauer, Präsident der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft neben weiteren Partnern eine Vereinbarungüber diese Kooperation am Forschungsstandort Niedersachsen.
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April Faculty/Staff Spotlight: Ben Motter
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2015/4/14 9:12)
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Ben Motter joined TDPS as Technical Director in December 2014. He comes to the department from New York City?s Metropolitan Opera and has an extensive background in technical theater management. Ben sat down with TDPS to talk about his career arc, his passion for teaching and how Berkeley compares to NYC.
Tell us about your career arc so far.
Like a lot of people, I started doing theater in high school, and then decided I liked it enough to continue studying theater in college. I attended the University of Michigan for Theatre Design and Technology and soon fell into a job working as the Technical Director (TD) for a small theater. The job was full-time, supervising about 10 shows a year and also running a shop. That job was basically how I paid for college; it was that or work at Starbucks! We rented theater spaces across town so we?d build the shows in our shop, then drive them across town to install. Doing that, oh, 40 or 50 times helped me cultivate certain skill set ...
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April Student Spotlight: Heather Rastovac
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2015/4/14 9:07)
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Heather is a PhD candidate in Performance Studies with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender and Sexualities. Her work extends upon 15 years as a dancer, choreographer and artistic director among diasporic Iranian communities in the U.S.
Heather Rastovac, a dance artist, dance scholar and graduate student in Performance Studies, was recently awarded the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award for The Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS) by the Graduate Division. The award criteria includes innovation in teaching, ability to motivate students, and exceptional engagement in departmental and campuswide activities that promote teaching and learning. Heather?s response to learning the news: ?I feel so honored and lucky at this moment.?
Of course, luck has little to do with it. Time and again, Heather has proven herself to be a dedicated instructor to undergraduate students, as well as a community member committed to inclusivity who generously contrib ...
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Mechanical Engineering Student Wins GICandrea-palmer-wideAndrea Palmer
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2015/4/9 7:25)
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Mechanical Engineering student Andrea Palmer has won the Global Impact Competition (GIC) with ?Reveal,? a wearable device to track anxiety in real-time for children with autism.
Co-founded with other UBC students Kristoffer Vik Hansen (Integrated Engineering), Paul Fijal (Mechanical Engineering), Diou Cao (Finance and Accounting), Maricel Saenz (Finance) and Logan Graham (Economics), Reveal picks up on physiological signals related to anxiety and sends a notification to parents or caregivers on their smartphone, so they can intervene to prevent a meltdown.
Reveal has won Andrea a spot in Singularity University’s Graduate Studies program, which accepts only 80 students worldwide each year. Last year, Applied Science instructor Tamara Etmannski was the first person ever to win the Canadian GIC.
See Andrea’s pitch here (at 46:00): http://livestream.com/ventureLAB/CanadaGIC
Read more about Reveal and the competition here: http://apsc.ubc.ca/apsc-eng/news/2015/04/ ...
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Congratulations to our Student Leaders!Student-Leadership-12Student-Leadership-9Student-Leadership-1
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2015/4/8 3:30)
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UBC Mechanical Engineering held their annual Student Leadership Awards lunch on March 26th. These outstanding graduate and undergraduate students have contributed exceptionally to our Department over the past year. Congratulations!
Graduate Students:
Shalaleh Rismani (MEGA VP Communications)
Ramin Khoie (MEGA VP Finance)
Banda Logawa (ASME Secretary)
Greg Bossons (Human Submarine Chair)
Maziyar Jalaal (MEGA President)
Chandan Sejekan (MEGA VP Social)
Min Xia (VP of the Graduate Student Society)
Undergraduate Students:
Jay Leong (Captain of the UBC Formula Team)
Jasmit Kalra (Captain of UBC AeroDesign)
Eli Nemtin (Captain of UBC Baja and Faculty Safety Officer)
Andrew Niu (Vice-Chair of ASME and Club Mech 3rd Year Representative and EWEEK Representative)
Manmohan Daid (ASHRAE President)
Scott Churchley (Thunderbots Technical Lead)
Katelyn Currie (Supermileage Captain)
Neil Dobie (Sailbots Mechanical Co-Captain)
Ruvie Eto (Club Mech President)
Yotam Fogelman (HP ...
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Berkeley Dance Project 2015 Brings Three Exciting Works to Zellerbach Playhouse April 16-25
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2015/4/3 4:38)
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BERKELEY DANCE PROJECT 2015 BRINGS THREE EXCITING WORKS
TO ZELLERBACH PLAYHOUSE APRIL 16-25
Berkeley, CA ? April 1, 2015 ? UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS) concludes its 2014/2015 Mainstage season with Berkeley Dance Project 2015 , featuring three distinct works by acclaimed choreographers Jo Kreiter, Ann Carlson, and Lisa Wymore. Performed by student dancers, this intimate production showcases the power of moving bodies to tell stories and explore contemporary social issues. Berkeley Dance Project 2015 (BDP), directed by Lisa Wymore , opens Thursday, April 16, 2015 and continues through Saturday, April 25, 2015 in the Zellerbach Playhouse on the UC Berkeley campus. Tickets are $13-$20 and can be purchased online through the TDPS Box Office at tdps.berkeley.edu/berkeley-dance-project-2015/ or at the door.
In Berkeley Dance Project 2015 , guest choreographer Jo Kreiter leads students in a new piece that utilizes her ...
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Gerhard Trieb?Stein | Glas | Licht
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2015/3/18 8:00)
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Die Reihe Kunst&Wissenschaft im Fraunhofer-Haus präsentiert ab dem 23. März 2015 Arbeiten des Salzburger Künstlers Gerhard Trieb. Als Beitrag zum internationalen Jahr des Lichts der UNESCO thematisiert die Ausstellung das Spiel von Licht und Schatten sowie Lichtbrechung.
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Open Rehearsals for Berkeley Dance Project 2015 and Open Lab: Identity and Belonging
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2015/3/14 8:46)
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Have you ever wondered what a show looks like before the set, costumes and lights are added?
Are you curious about how productions are developed?
Do you want to get an inside look at the rehearsal process?
Come sit in on any of the 4 Open Rehearsals this week to see two TDPS shows in progress: Berkeley Dance Project 2015 and Open Lab: Identity and Belonging .
1. Tuesday, March 17 ? Open Rehearsal for Jo Kreiter’s BDP piece | Bancroft Studio
12:45 PM ? Gather on porch of Bancroft Studio for Pre-Rehearsal Conversation
1:00-2:00 PM ? Watch rehearsal for Jo Kreiter?s piece (Working title is When to Let Go ). This piece includes low-flying apparatus-based work.
2:00-2:15 PM ? Post-Rehearsal Conversation
2. Tuesday, March 17 ? Open Rehearsal for Lisa Wymore’s BDP piece | Bancroft Studio
7:45 PM ? Gather on porch of Bancroft Studio for Pre-Rehearsal Conversation
8:00-8:30 PM ? Watch rehearsal for Lisa Wymore’s piece (Working title is U ...
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March Alumnus Spotlight: Cherie Hill, Class of?06
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2015/3/11 8:59)
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Cherie Hill (2006) will share more about her work in person at the TDPS Alumni Panel on April 16, but here’s an exciting preview:
Photo: Alan Kimara Dixon
TDPS Alumnus Cherie Hill (?06) describes herself as a dancer/choreographer/performer/scholar/teacher/artist. The multifaceted description is fitting, a perfect way to encapsulate her varied, yet connected, interests. After earning a BA in Dance & Performance Studies from UC Berkeley and an MFA in Choreography and Performance at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Cherie is now back in Berkeley and juggling an abundance of projects that explore those many artistic sides and how they connect.
When asked about her current projects, Cherie first focuses on her work experimenting with contemporary dance, African aesthetics and improvisation. ?Creative dance tends to be very conceptual and deals with ideas of space, time and energy,? she explains. ?The project started several years ago because I wanted to explo ...
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March Faculty/Staff Spotlight: Catherine Cole
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2015/3/11 8:55)
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Catherine Cole is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies. She is the author of Performing South Africa’s Truth Commission: Stages of Transition and Ghana’s Concert Party Theatre .
South Africa recently marked the twentieth anniversary of its first democratic elections and the momentous passage of one of the great leaders who made this political transition possible, Nelson Mandela. His passage last year inspired a great outpouring of grief, reverence, and reflection, including a call from Chancellor Nicholas Dirks for Berkeley to host events honoring Mandela. TDPS Chair Catherine Cole has been instrumental in organizing a Spring 2015 event series entitled “South Africa in the West” that explores the realities of the post-apartheid era. See the full list of events here . Dr. Cole sat down with TDPS staff to discuss her interest in and research about South Africa, as well as her role in putting “South Afri ...
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