The AAAS Annual Meeting kicks into full gear today, with a packed day of events. Among the highlights:

The Road to Personalized Medicine, a seminar. 8:30-10:00 a.m., San Diego Convention Center, Room 17B.

Decoding the Secret Pathologies of Dolphins, a symposium about how dolphins are serving as models for human health. 8:30-10:00 a.m., San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

Human Dimensions in Geoengineering, a symposium. 8:30 to 10:00 a.m., San Diego Convention Center, Room 6E.

Toward Green Mobility: Integrating Electric Drive Vehicles and Smart Grid Technology, a symposium. 8:30 to 10:00 a.m., San Diego Convention Center, Room 4.

National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation: Science Friday, a live broadcast with host Ira Flatow. 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.,  Marriott Hotel and Marina, Marina Ballroom D.

Infectious Diseases Have No Passport: Battling HIV, TB, and STDs on the Mexico-U.S. Border, a topical lecture by Steffanie Strathdee, associate dean, UC-San Diego School of Medicine. 12:30-1:15 p.m. San Diego Convention Center, Room 6E.

A California Roadmap for Chemicals that Affect Breast Cancer Risk, a symposium. 1:30-3:00 p.m., San Diego Convention Center, Room 6D.

Telomerase and the Consequences of Telemere Dysfunction, a plenary lecture by Carole W. Greider, Daniel Nathans Professor and Director of Microbiology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University. 6:30-7:30 p.m., San Diego Convention Center, Room 6AB

Annals of Improbable Research 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Marriott Hotel and Marina, Seaview Room.

See Friday's schedule online or beginning on page 13 of the program book.