http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 15 May 2012 23:07:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/15/acclaimed-race-scholar-john-a-powell-leads-haas-diversity-research-center/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/15/acclaimed-race-scholar-john-a-powell-leads-haas-diversity-research-center/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 22:40:07 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30655 An acclaimed voice on race and ethnicity and a civil-liberties scholar, john a. powell has joined the faculty and will lead UC Berkeley’s Haas Diversity Research Center and hold the Robert D. Haas Chancellor’s Chair in Equity and Inclusion.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/15/acclaimed-race-scholar-john-a-powell-leads-haas-diversity-research-center/feed/ 0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQDxURekaY4&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQDxURekaY4&feature=youtu.be#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:02:19 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30645 UCTV's "Prime Vote" features Henry Brady's video commentary, Don’t Hang Up! Why Voters Should Respond to Pollsters,”as he makes a case fo folks to stay on the line and make their opinions heard, especially in an electoral season increasingly dominated by rich donors and highly paid lobbyists. ]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQDxURekaY4&feature=youtu.be/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/gill-tract/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/gill-tract/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:14:06 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30478 A new statement about the Gill Tract by UC Berkeley administrators announces that campus police officers along with personnel from other UC police departments have begun taking the steps necessary for the campus to regain full control and supervision of its property.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/gill-tract/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/berkeley-undergrads-join-sen-boxer-to-discusss-federal-student-loan-crisis/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/berkeley-undergrads-join-sen-boxer-to-discusss-federal-student-loan-crisis/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 00:20:57 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30453 Two UC Berkeley students took part in a press conference on the student-loan crisis, hosted by Sen. Barbara Boxer on Friday. Federal student-loans rates are set to double on July 1, unless Congress acts to prevent the increase.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/berkeley-undergrads-join-sen-boxer-to-discusss-federal-student-loan-crisis/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/words-to-lgbt-graduates-from-one-whos-been-there-you-must-continue-to-make-it-better/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/words-to-lgbt-graduates-from-one-whos-been-there-you-must-continue-to-make-it-better/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:11:48 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30417 Since Robert Anderson first arrived at Berkeley 29 years ago, "things have gotten better" for LGBT students here and in the world. "But there is still much to be done," Anderson, now chair of the University of California Academic Senate, told UC Berkeley's 2012 Lavender Graduation. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/words-to-lgbt-graduates-from-one-whos-been-there-you-must-continue-to-make-it-better/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/10/campbell-hall-demolition-clears-way-for-leed-certified-replacement/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/10/campbell-hall-demolition-clears-way-for-leed-certified-replacement/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 23:44:11 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29858 Demolition crews began tearing down the 53-year-old Campbell Hall Thursday to make way for a new, 82,000-square-foot LEED-certified facility for astronomy and physics.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/10/campbell-hall-demolition-clears-way-for-leed-certified-replacement/feed/ 0 http://tgif.berkeley.edu/index.php/grants/projects/2012-projects http://tgif.berkeley.edu/index.php/grants/projects/2012-projects#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 22:36:50 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30392 In a milestone year for the Green Initiative Fund, the student-funded TGIF has awarded grants to 22 student sustainability projects and funded 56 student internships. Composting, zero waste and eco-movie showings are among projects that won approval.]]> http://tgif.berkeley.edu/index.php/grants/projects/2012-projects/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/10/bike-to-work-day-2012/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/10/bike-to-work-day-2012/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30225 Campus cyclists mobbed the Energizer Station at Bancroft and Telegraph during Bike to Work Day 2012 — getting quick bike repairs from the student group BicyCal, license renewals from UCPD officers and pastries provided by the Berkeley Student Food Collective.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/10/bike-to-work-day-2012/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/09/uc-initiates-legal-action-against-gill-tract-occupiers/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/09/uc-initiates-legal-action-against-gill-tract-occupiers/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:25:42 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30312 The University of California filed a lawsuit May 9 against individuals alleged to have participated in the occupation of the university’s Gill Tract property in Albany. In an official statement, the campus administration describes the legal action and provides links to the lawsuit, as well as a proposal to "Occupy the Farm" made earlier this week.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/09/uc-initiates-legal-action-against-gill-tract-occupiers/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/09/best-dissertation-award/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/09/best-dissertation-award/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:28:00 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30297 Kimberly Hoang, who earned her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley in 2011, has won the American Sociological Association's "best dissertation" award for her dissertation on sex work in Vietnam.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/09/best-dissertation-award/feed/ 0 http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/programs/davis.php http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/programs/davis.php#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 17:41:30 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30280 Three proposals by International House students at Berkeley have been selected for funding by philanthropist Kathryn Davis's Projects for Peace Foundation. The awards will support summer projects focusing on Mayan youth, lighting in Panama and archaeology in Israel.]]> http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/programs/davis.php/feed/ 0 http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/1205-family-verification-final-reminder.html http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/1205-family-verification-final-reminder.html#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 22:43:00 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30237 Most UC employees are required to provide documents, by May 17, to verify their family members’ eligibility for UC-sponsored health benefits. ]]> http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/1205-family-verification-final-reminder.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/local-kids-with-help-from-oski-celebrate-their-building-literacy-skills/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/local-kids-with-help-from-oski-celebrate-their-building-literacy-skills/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 20:31:25 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30159 In a noisy celebration at the YWCA on Monday, scores of young Berkeley Unified School District students met the campus mascot, Oski — and accepted certificates for work with UC Berkeley student mentors, through the BUILD program, to improve their reading skills.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/local-kids-with-help-from-oski-celebrate-their-building-literacy-skills/feed/ 0 http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2012/05/new_century_new_benches_from_f.php#more http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2012/05/new_century_new_benches_from_f.php#more#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 17:00:01 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29803 Six new 10-foot long redwood benches were delivered and installed in front of Mulford Hall on Monday (May 7) to mark the 100-year anniversary of the UC Berkeley Forestry Club. The logs, donated by Humboldt Redwood Company, were made into benches by the forestry students with help from Scott Stephens, associate professor of wildland fire science, and Tom Klatt, campus environmental projects manager. The new benches replace two older log benches that had become decomposed. ]]> http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2012/05/new_century_new_benches_from_f.php#more/feed/ 0 http://pt.berkeley.edu/news/bike-work-day http://pt.berkeley.edu/news/bike-work-day#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 17:41:10 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29906 Campus bicycling boosters are gearing up for Thursday, which is Bike to Work Day 2012.]]> http://pt.berkeley.edu/news/bike-work-day/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/robert-lustig-the-guy-on-obesity-speaking-may-3/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/robert-lustig-the-guy-on-obesity-speaking-may-3/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 22:35:57 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28096 It’s not calories that are making us obese — it’s sugar. That’s the message one of the nation’s best-known experts on obesity, UCSF’s Dr. Robert Lustig, is spreading far and wide to try to ignite change in food systems and nutrition policy. Thursday, he brought it to UC Berkeley.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/robert-lustig-the-guy-on-obesity-speaking-may-3/feed/ 0 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/27620 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/27620#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 20:43:19 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29836 University of California officials today (May 4) released a report that examines policies and practices related to UC responses to campus protests at Berkeley and Davis last November. It will be online for three weeks to allow time for comments. ]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/27620/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/berkeley-libraries-want-to-hear-from-you/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/berkeley-libraries-want-to-hear-from-you/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:57:35 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29815 In view of budget considerations and digital advances in information sharing, UC Berkeley's libraries are evaluating the services and collections they offer with an eye to the future. University Librarian Tom Leonard is asking the campus community to take part in this process by completing an online survey.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/berkeley-libraries-want-to-hear-from-you/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/shared-services-announcement-from-ucop/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/shared-services-announcement-from-ucop/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 18:00:42 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29676 The UCPath Center will open its doors in July 2013, initially serving five campuses. Berkeley will make the transition by October 2014.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/shared-services-announcement-from-ucop/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/campus-reps-to-meet-with-gill-tract-cccupiers/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/campus-reps-to-meet-with-gill-tract-cccupiers/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:15:20 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29691 Representatives from UC Berkeley and the group occupying the university's agricultural research fields on the Gill Tract in Albany will meet tonight (Thursday, May 3) to discuss a voluntary end to the encampment. In advance of the meeting, the campus has issued a new open letter to neighbors.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/campus-reps-to-meet-with-gill-tract-cccupiers/feed/ 0