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://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/university-medalist-2/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/university-medalist-2/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 23:19:28 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30593 University Medalist Eric Olliff told his fellow graduates that he had no idea what he was going to do when he got to Berkeley, and the same is true now as he leaves. But college worked out pretty well for him — he's the top graduating senior , so he says he trusts his abilities to guide him into the future. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/university-medalist-2/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/30543/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/30543/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 21:40:11 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30543 Addressing graduating seniors at UC Berkeley's Commencement Convocation Saturday, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau asked the students, as they take their education out into the world, to speak out for public universities and to continue their tradition of public service. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/30543/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/commencement/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/commencement/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 19:07:37 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30497 Joyous graduates, their friends and families filled Edwards Track Stadium in a swirl of blue and gold on Saturday, as they celebrated their graduation as UC Berkeley's Class of 2012 and heard Google leader Eric Schmidt and Chancellor Robert Birgeneau send them on their way. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/commencement/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/google-ceo-to-graduates-the-future-doesnt-just-happen/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/google-ceo-to-graduates-the-future-doesnt-just-happen/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:50:14 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30499 Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, a 1982 Berkeley graduate, served as keynote speaker at Saturday's 2012 UC Berkeley commencement and told graduating seniors: The future doesn't just happen; it's all about what you do. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/14/google-ceo-to-graduates-the-future-doesnt-just-happen/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/shared-use-gill-tract/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/shared-use-gill-tract/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 19:50:54 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30437 Campus officials have set a Saturday meeting with city leaders, residents, community members and UC Berkeley students and faculty to weigh "steps necessary for research to commence, and urban agriculture to continue on the Gill Tract." Two seats will be reserved for "representatives of the group that is still occupying" the property.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/shared-use-gill-tract/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://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/30238/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/30238/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 23:33:52 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30238 On Wednesday morning, UCPD officers placed two concrete barriers across entrances to the Gill Tract that provide vehicular access to university property. Campus officials say the occupiers, who issued a new set of demands on May 7, still have the opportunity to accept a proposal that would allow for a peaceful resolution to the situation.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/30238/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/commencement-2012/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/commencement-2012/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 19:00:57 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28490 The season of caps, gowns, diplomas, balloons and bouquets moves into full swing at UC Berkeley this weekend, with more than 3,000 newly minted graduates – about 600 more than last year – set to walk across the stage at Commencement Convocation on Saturday (May 12).]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/commencement-2012/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/berkeley-medal-finalists-put-promise-into-practice/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/berkeley-medal-finalists-put-promise-into-practice/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 18:16:42 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28877 The 2012 University Medal finalists — Allison Barden, Zarko Perovic, Whitney Stewart and Sho Takatori — share experiences and insights from their time at Berkeley as they survey the road ahead.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/berkeley-medal-finalists-put-promise-into-practice/feed/ 0 http://myuctv.tv/2012/05/08/your-fast-track-to-superpacs-on-uctv-prime-vote/ http://myuctv.tv/2012/05/08/your-fast-track-to-superpacs-on-uctv-prime-vote/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 18:05:19 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30155 UCDC's Bruce Cain talks with UCTV's "Prime Vote" series about the era of PACS and who's financing the 2012 election.]]> http://myuctv.tv/2012/05/08/your-fast-track-to-superpacs-on-uctv-prime-vote/feed/ 0 http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/awards/clark-kerr-award http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/awards/clark-kerr-award#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 17:14:55 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30143 The Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate has named its 2012 Clark Kerr Awardees: Chancellor Emeritus Robert Berdahl and Marian Diamond, professor emeritus of integrative biology. The award recognizes extraordinary and distinguished contributions to the advancement of higher education.]]> http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/awards/clark-kerr-award/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://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/07/persons-of-interest-schnorrenberg/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/07/persons-of-interest-schnorrenberg/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:19 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29280 Jane Schnorrenberg has been dancing since she was 7. But she's not about to quit her day job.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/07/persons-of-interest-schnorrenberg/feed/ 0