http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Thu, 24 May 2012 17:52:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/27730 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/27730#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 22:24:36 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=31017 Recycling has allowed UC to divert more than 50 percent of its waste from landfills. But to reach its goal of "zero waste" by 2020, it needs to start composting. Hence the green bins, for organic waste, becoming commonplace at Berkeley and other UC campuses. Dining facilities, residence halls and sports stadiums are some of the first composting sites.]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/27730/feed/ 0 http://alumni.berkeley.edu/travel/lair-golden-bear http://alumni.berkeley.edu/travel/lair-golden-bear#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 21:14:33 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30989 The California Alumni Association's facility in the Sierra has openings throughout the summer in its camping sessions for families — as well as in its theme camps for adults in August and September (women's wellness weekend, golf and tennis camp, a tennis academy for women, and more).]]> http://alumni.berkeley.edu/travel/lair-golden-bear/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/21/lisa-bagnatori/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/21/lisa-bagnatori/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 17:00:46 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30863 Staffer Lisa Bagnatori fields inquiries on housing, job contacts, school and childcare options — even how to locate a good hair salon. Her job is helping potential and new faculty hires find a new home base in the Bay Area. “You’re creating the village,” she says.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/21/lisa-bagnatori/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/18/chancellor-search-listening-session/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/18/chancellor-search-listening-session/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:10:46 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30847 The advisory committee spearheading the search for UC Berkeley's next chancellor will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, May 22, to get input from members of the campus community.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/18/chancellor-search-listening-session/feed/ 0 http://gspp.berkeley.edu/news-events/quigleyObit.html http://gspp.berkeley.edu/news-events/quigleyObit.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:41:16 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30790 Economist John Quigley, the I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor and Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley with apppointments in the Goldman School of Public Policy and the Haas School of Business, passed away May 12 in Berkeley. He was a leading scholar of housing markets, energy-efficient buildings, homelessness and racial discrimination. ]]> http://gspp.berkeley.edu/news-events/quigleyObit.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/16/power-outage-darkens-lawrence-hall-rest-of-campus-hill-area/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/16/power-outage-darkens-lawrence-hall-rest-of-campus-hill-area/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 23:23:36 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30761 A power outage Wednesday closed UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science and other buildings in the campus's hill area. Updates are being posted at http://systemstatus.berkeley.edu.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/16/power-outage-darkens-lawrence-hall-rest-of-campus-hill-area/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/16/shared-services/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/16/shared-services/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:55:42 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30728 UC Berkeley has signed a lease for a building to house the new Campus Shared Services (CSS) Center. The building is located at 1608 Fourth St., on the edge of Berkeley's Fourth Street retail district, and the first 170 staff will move in this fall. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/16/shared-services/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/16/30737/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/16/30737/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:44:08 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30737 Memoirs by rocker Keith Richards and chef Gabrielle Hamilton share space with Stendhal's "Charterhouse of Parma" and a history of the hip-hop generation on UC Berkeley's 2012 Summer Reading List for incoming freshmen. The theme: Revolutions.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/16/30737/feed/ 0 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. With video and slideshow. ]]> 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