http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Thu, 23 May 2013 22:42:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/20/uc-berkeley-2013-commencement-convocation/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/20/uc-berkeley-2013-commencement-convocation/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:30 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34574 A crowd of some 3,900 in black caps and gowns, and 21,000 fanatically proud fans in the stands above, turned out at California Memorial Stadium for Saturday's Commencement Convocation 2013. Apple co-founder and Berkeley alum Steve Wozniak keynoted the event, which was held in the sports venue for the first time in more than 40 years.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/20/uc-berkeley-2013-commencement-convocation/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/20/gov-jerry-brown-tells-grads-you-can-make-change/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/20/gov-jerry-brown-tells-grads-you-can-make-change/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:14:55 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34842 California Gov. Jerry Brown praised students for making a difference in the last election, and encouraged them to continue their activism to improve the world, in his keynote speech at Monday's political-science graduation.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/20/gov-jerry-brown-tells-grads-you-can-make-change/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/17/governor-to-speak-at-political-science-graduation/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/17/governor-to-speak-at-political-science-graduation/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:43 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34566 California Gov. Jerry Brown will address UC Berkeley political science graduates May 20.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/17/governor-to-speak-at-political-science-graduation/feed/ 0 http://uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/BerkeleySHIPannouncement.shtml http://uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/BerkeleySHIPannouncement.shtml#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:47:51 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34700 Chancellor Birgeneau recently announced that Berkeley would leave UC SHIP and return to a campus-based student insurance plan for the next academic year. Details of the campus plan, to be implemented in August, can be found in this post from University Health Services.]]> http://uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/BerkeleySHIPannouncement.shtml/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/16/steve-wozniak-to-address-berkeleys-2013-graduates/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/16/steve-wozniak-to-address-berkeleys-2013-graduates/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:20:30 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34698 Apple co-founder, Silicon Valley icon, and philanthropist Steve Wozniak, a UC Berkeley alumnus, will deliver the commencement address. The event will also include remarks by outgoing Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and this year's top graduating senior Ritankar Das, a double major in bioengineering and chemical biology from Fremont, Calif. During the ceremony, Das will receive the University Medal for his scholarship, public service and humanity. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/16/steve-wozniak-to-address-berkeleys-2013-graduates/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/breslauer-wilton/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/breslauer-wilton/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 20:28:22 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34692 In a letter released earlier today, George Breslauer, UC Berkeley executive vice chancellor and provost, and John Wilton, vice chancellor, administration and finance, promise to "continue to work collaboratively with the City of Albany and others to stay the course and fulfill the community desires for development on this site."]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/breslauer-wilton/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/dorothea-lange-2013-winner/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/dorothea-lange-2013-winner/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:34:51 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34570 In South Africa, UC Berkeley graduate student Molly Oleson photographed farming women seeking better conditions; In India, she captured the lives of girls in Bihar, who are traditionally left uneducated; in Brazil's Amazon, Oleson will document indigenous communities’ struggle to protect their land and culture from destruction by a new dam. For her work, Oleson won the 2013 Dorothea Lange Fellowship. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/dorothea-lange-2013-winner/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/yamashita-prize-2013/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/yamashita-prize-2013/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:57 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34627 This year's Foundation for Change: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize has been awarded to Roxanna Altholz, an assistant clinical professor of law and associate director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic at Berkeley Law. Altholz successfully represented 127 family members of 28 individuals who were forcibly "disappeared" between 1983 and 1985 by Guatemalan security forces. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/yamashita-prize-2013/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/biology-scholars-thanks/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/biology-scholars-thanks/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:48:06 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34675 More than 50 students and 30 alumni of Berkeley's Biology Scholars Program gathered recently in the Durant Hall atrium to thank Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer for their support.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/biology-scholars-thanks/feed/ 0 http://police.berkeley.edu/about_UCPD/news/news_130502.html http://police.berkeley.edu/about_UCPD/news/news_130502.html#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34672 For the fourth year, members of the campus police force will ride in Bike the Bridges, a 25-mile fundraising ride to benefit Special Olympics Northern California. Others are invited to join the UCPD team or support it with pledges. The event takes place Sunday, June 9.]]> http://police.berkeley.edu/about_UCPD/news/news_130502.html/feed/ 0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QD68alhvqk&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QD68alhvqk&feature=youtu.be#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:51:19 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34685 U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder delivered the commencement address at Berkeley Law on Saturday, congratulating graduates on what he called "your chance to help realize your vision of a better world." Here is a video excerpt of his remarks.]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QD68alhvqk&feature=youtu.be/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/trespassers-removed-gill-tract/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/trespassers-removed-gill-tract/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:42:52 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34657 At approximately 4:30 a.m. Monday, 20 people were asked to leave the mixed-use development site in Albany or face arrest. Over the course of the morning, three people were arrested for trespassing and interfering with the police]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/trespassers-removed-gill-tract/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/10/top-berkeley-seniors-eager-to-make-learning-count/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/10/top-berkeley-seniors-eager-to-make-learning-count/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:00:16 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34503 Luke Bonham, Danielle Nicholson, Daniel Price and Leena Suleiman share insights from their time at Berkeley as they survey the road ahead.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/10/top-berkeley-seniors-eager-to-make-learning-count/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/10/legal-services-program-for-undocumented-students-students/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/10/legal-services-program-for-undocumented-students-students/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:26:52 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34044 A special project of Berkeley Law's International Human Rights Law Clinic and the campus's Undocumented Student Program has helped 103 Berkeley students decide whether to apply for a special immigration category that allows them to work legally and to avoid deportation. Most have won approval under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/10/legal-services-program-for-undocumented-students-students/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/10/crown-prince-of-norway-visits-signs-agreement-with-haas/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/10/crown-prince-of-norway-visits-signs-agreement-with-haas/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:29 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34342 On a swing through the Bay Area, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit spent the afternoon at UC Berkeley Thursday, meeting with Chancellor Birgeneau and signing a technology-sharing agreement with the Haas School of Business.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/10/crown-prince-of-norway-visits-signs-agreement-with-haas/feed/ 0 http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/publications/news/2013/clark_tapped_to_be_chemistry_dean.php http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/publications/news/2013/clark_tapped_to_be_chemistry_dean.php#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 23:44:50 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34636 Douglas Clark, the current chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering, has been designated the new dean of the College of Chemistry.]]> http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/publications/news/2013/clark_tapped_to_be_chemistry_dean.php/feed/ 0 http://storify.com/UCBerkeley/bike-to-work-day-2013-at-uc-berkeley http://storify.com/UCBerkeley/bike-to-work-day-2013-at-uc-berkeley#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:42:35 +0000 Kathryn Bader http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34431 Hundreds of people strapped on their helmets and rode their bikes to UC Berkeley Thursday in celebration of Bike to Work Day, and some of them sent in their photos. Take a look.]]> http://storify.com/UCBerkeley/bike-to-work-day-2013-at-uc-berkeley/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/07/chancellors-farewell-bbq/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/07/chancellors-farewell-bbq/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 21:04:18 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34513 The campus community came out to bid farewell Tuesday to Chancellor Robert and Mary Catherine Birgeneau, who greeted well-wishers at a barbecue lunch on the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Plaza. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/07/chancellors-farewell-bbq/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/06/evcp-search-committee/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/06/evcp-search-committee/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 17:00:36 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34603 A committee of Berkeley administrators, faculty, students and staff has been formed to advise Chancellor-designate Nicholas Dirks on the search to replace Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer, who has announced his intention to retire at the end of 2013.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/06/evcp-search-committee/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/03/fiat-lux-winners/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/03/fiat-lux-winners/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 19:03:13 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34512 Dirks, who takes over as Berkeley's chancellor on June 1, and Robert Birgeneau, who has held that position for nine years, took a lunch meeting in a Durant Hall conference room with the winners of the campus's Fiat Lux Remix contest.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/03/fiat-lux-winners/feed/ 0