Events

Francesca is the lab manager for the Adrienne Correa Lab at UC Berkeley, where they study how simbiotic microorganisms influence their coral hosts, as well as ecosystem processes, under environmental stress. Her passion lies in learning about how we can transform genetics research into actionable solutions supporting conservation of critical marine ecosystems as our climate changes.

Please come enjoy our regular meeting, as well as a service opportunity right at your fingertips.

We will form a lean, mean machine to fill backpacks with student supplies, assembly line style!

Rather than have each member bring a backpack, We've ordered them in bulk to make it cheaper. So all you have to do is bring $20. If you can. Thanks!

Mitone’s favorite projects include gardening for home-bound seniors and beach clean-ups. She has traveled to India for a Polio immunization campaign. She looks forward to joining other international projects specifically supporting women and children, micro-credit programs, and bringing clean water to communities.

Revolutionizing Aging: How Innovation and Emerging Technologies are Shaping the Future of Longevity and Healthcare. His presentation will explore the impact of emerging technology on aging and healthcare over the next 5, 10, and 20 years.

The House vs NCAA settlement authorizes schools to directly share a portion of their revenue directly with student-athletes.  The settlement caps these payments at roughly $20.5 million per shool in the first year.  This amount is expected to encompass all varsity sports.  How this money ends up being allocated will be one of the questions.   Roger Noll will be speaking about the impact of this decision on college sports.

Roger G. Noll is professor emeritus of economics at Stanford University.  Previously Noll was a Senior Economist at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Institute Professor of Social Science at the California Institute of Technology.  Noll has published 17 books and over 400 articles and reviews on technology policy, antitrust, regulation, the political economy of public policy and public law, and the economics of sports and entertainment.  Among these are Government and the Sports Business, the first comprehensive analysis of professional team sports, and Sports, Jobs and Taxes, an analysis of the economic impact of a sports team on the local economy.  

These three students from the Service Learning Council at Menlo-Atherton gave this presentation to a national conference.

Dave is a wonderful Saratoga Rotarian who gives compelling science program talks. He is also a professional musician, and he was part of the Stanford psychology experiment that garnered national attention.

The gut-brain connection is a key part of how the brain forms a picture of the rest of the body, a phenomenon known as interoception, explained Christoph Thaiss, PhD, an assistant professor of pathology at Stanford Medicine.

Through direct signals from the vagus nerve, which connects the brain and the gut, as well as through molecules secreted into the bloodstream from our gut microbes and immune cells that traffic from the gut to the rest of the body, our brains and our digestive tracts are in constant communication. And when that communication goes off the rails, diseases and disorders can result.

It affects your mood, your sleep, even your motivation to exercise. There’s convincing evidence that it’s the starting point for Parkinson’s disease and could be responsible for long COVID’s cognitive effects. And it sits about 2 feet below your brain.

Scott grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and pursued his medical education at the University of Colorado. He later attended Harvard University, where he earned a degree in public health. Following medical school, Scott completed his residency and a fellowship in Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University. During his time at Stanford, Scott served as a faculty member at the medical school and directed the Human Biology course "Parasites & Pestilence" for over two decades. Currently residing in San Mateo, California, Scott served as Chief of Infectious Disease and Geographic Medicine at Kaiser Redwood City for 25 years, including through the COVID-19 pandemic. He also held the role of influenza and vaccine lead for Northern California Kaiser Permanente, contributing to public health and infectious disease management across the region.

He has appeared on The Doctors Show (CBS), Animal Planet, Discovery Channel and National Geographic (and even the Tyra Bank’s Show in New York!) about several unusual parasitic diseases in humans including leishmaniasis, tapeworm, leprosy and hookworm.

Teshionda Nickerson is the Mental Health Support Specialist at the Menlo-Atherton High School.   "She will be sharing more about what I do and the work we have done since I've been at M-A. When I think back to where we were when I started at M-A and where we are now, I am very proud of what we have accomplished."

Art in Action provides art curriculum, training, and supplies to ensure all students have access to meaningful art education. During this in-service day, the Art in Action team will share a brief overview of their mission and guide us through a hands-on project using provided materials. Your work will help bring the joy of art and creativity to children in our local communities.

PLEASE INVITE A GUEST TO HEAR WILLIAM ELLSWORTH SPEAK!

William Ellsworth is a Stanford Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus.

Here is his Stanford Profile:  My research interests can be broadly defined as the study of active faults, the earthquakes they generate and the physics of the earthquake source. A major objective of my work is to improve our knowledge of earthquake hazards through the application of physics-based understanding of the underlying processes. As Co-Director of the Stanford Center for Induced and Triggered Seismicity, my students, postdocs and I conduct multi-disciplinary studies into the causes and consequences of anthropogenic earthquakes in a wide variety of settings. I have also long been committed to earthquake risk reduction, specifically through the transfer of scientific understanding of the hazard to people, businesses, policymakers and government agencies. Before coming to Stanford in 2015, I was a research geophysicist at the U. S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California for more than 40 years where I focused on problems of seismicity, seismotectonics, probabilistic earthquake forecasting, and earthquake source processes

Another Seasoned Member Interview

Artificial Intelligence expert Susan Gonzales will present Generative AI - What is it and Why Does it Matter to You? A Conversation About AI and What You Need to Know! AI isn't coming someday; it is here, and everyone needs to understand the impact of this unprecedented technology. Join a conversation with a local resident and global AI expert who founded a nonprofit in 2019 to help people understand the opportunities and challenges with AI.

See www.aiandyou.org to learn more.