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During April of 2004, numerous events were held promoting discussions about UC's role in developing nuclear weapons. The Academic Senate sponsored the vast majority of these events in order to prepare UC faculty for the system-wide vote on whether UC should bid to manage for the contract Los Alamos National Laboratory contract. . Poorly advertised and subsequently sparsely attended, these events proved that this issue confuses even some of the best minds in the world. While only 25% of UC faculty voted that nuclear weapons development is an appropriate activity, 67% voted in favor of UC continuing to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory , which has a the core mission of developing to develop nuclear weapons. One positive outcome of the forums was the following online documentation involves the body of presentations and testimonies. documented online. The list below compiles these resources. UC Berkeley “UC and Nuclear Weapons” was held April 5, 2004 and organized at UC Berkeley. Organized through Dr. Urs Cipolat's class entitled, “ Science, Technology and Values in the Global Arena: Living Longer, Living Better.” This,” this public debate and community discussion offered pro and con arguments about UC's role in nuclear weapons development. The complete event can be viewed online: http://learning.berkeley.edu/cipolat/ISF60.htm “The Future Role of the University of California in the Management of the National Laboratories” was held April 6, 2004 at the UCLA Faculty. Pro and con arguments were presented after overview issues such as the history of UC and the national laboratories “UC Management of the DOE National Labs” was held April 21, 2004 at UC Berkeley's International House Auditorium . Forum sponsors included were the Berkeley Graduate Assembly, INPAC (the Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology), Chancellor Berdahl's Committee on Campus Dialogue, and the San Francisco Chapter of the World Affairs Council. Two panels addressed the past, present, and future of the UC-managed national labs and the academic, political, environmental, and social impacts of UC management of the labs. Click here to view the event webcast: http://ga.berkeley.edu/academics/ucdoeforum/ UC Los Angeles “The Future Role of the University of California in the Management of the National Laboratories” was held April 6, 2004 at the UCLA Faculty. Pro and con arguments were presented after overview issues, including the "Town Hall Meeting: UC and the National Laboratories” was held at UCSB's Campbell Hall on April 20, 2004. Speakers were drawn from the Department of Physics, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Academic Senate. It is worth noting that even though the forum was presented as a balanced and objective, each speaker recommended that UC bid for the Los Alamos contract. Nobel Laureate Walter Kohn shared his views via teleconference; however, technical difficulties restricted his participation in the question and answer period. Click here for more information: history of UC and the national laboratories http://senate.ucsb.edu/current/doe_labs/ UC San Diego “The University of California and the NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration run by the Department of Energy] (DOE) Laboratories at Los Alamos and Livermore : What to do?” was presented to the Academic Senate at UCSD by Professor Henry Abarbanel on April 27, 2004 . Click here for Abarbanel's presentation: http://www-senate.ucsd.edu/assembly/0304/agenda/040427/attachments/ucsdtownhall.ppt . Subsequently, UCSD faculty had the opportunity to could participate in an online discussion board regarding whether or not UC should continue to manage laboratories that develop nuclear weapons. Debate participation was restricted to Senate members only, which excluded all students except those serving as advisors to the Representative Assembly. UC Santa Barbara "Town Hall Meeting: UC and the National Laboratories” was held at UCSB's Campbell Hall on April 20, 2004 . Speakers were drawn from the Department of Physics, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the Academic Senate. It is worth noting that even though the forum was presented as a balanced and objective, each speaker recommended that UC bid for the Los Alamos contract. Nobel Laureate Walter Kohn shared his views via teleconference, however, technical difficulties restricted his participation in the question and answer period. Click here for more information: http://senate.ucsb.edu/current/doe_labs/ Prior to these events, the Academic Senate issued a series of white papers on UC's relationship with the National Laboratories. Besides linking to these papers, minimal activity around these issues occurred at UC Davis, UC San Francisco, UC Irvine, and UC Riverside. Click here to read the white papers: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/welcome.html Get Involved :: Action :: Review Campus Discussions |
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