http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://ucberkeleyenglish.com/?p=1455 http://ucberkeleyenglish.com/?p=1455#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 21:29:07 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34865 At the English department's 2013 commencement, student speaker Prachi Naik '13 pays respects "to the connective tissue of our world, that glimmering lattice of convergences [that is] made most brilliant, most visible through literature."]]> http://ucberkeleyenglish.com/?p=1455/feed/ 0 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://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/students-think-big-ideas-in-tackling-societa-problems/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/students-think-big-ideas-in-tackling-societa-problems/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:25:31 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34441 Projects targeting money matters, water technology and cultural taboos took top prizes as Big Ideas @ Berkeley honored outstanding student solutions to pressing social problems.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/students-think-big-ideas-in-tackling-societa-problems/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://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/2013/05/10/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://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/2013/05/01/dirks-scholars-and-spies/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/01/dirks-scholars-and-spies/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 19:05:25 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34549 Appearing not as a future chancellor but as a fellow faculty member, Nicholas Dirks led a history department colloquium Tuesday on the topic of "Scholars and Spies: World War II and the Emergence of South Asian Area Studies."]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/01/dirks-scholars-and-spies/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/25/fourteen-staffers-six-teams-win-chancellors-outstanding-staff-awards/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/25/fourteen-staffers-six-teams-win-chancellors-outstanding-staff-awards/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:57:13 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34511 Fourteen staffers and members of six teams will be honored Monday (April 29) as the UC Berkeley campus recognizes the 2013 recipients of the Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Awards. Chancellor Robert Birgeneau will hand out awards and shake the honorees' hands. The 2 p.m. event will be streamed live online. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/25/fourteen-staffers-six-teams-win-chancellors-outstanding-staff-awards/feed/ 0 http://calperformances.berkeley.edu/performances/ http://calperformances.berkeley.edu/performances/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:36:06 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34523 Next week: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Handel and Haydn Society.]]> http://calperformances.berkeley.edu/performances/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/23/cal-day-2013-words-and-pictures/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/23/cal-day-2013-words-and-pictures/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:01:07 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34518 UC Berkeley threw open its lecture halls and research labs, museums and libraries, galleries and gardens to some 40,000 members of the general public Saturday. It was a day that, for many, won’t be topped until Cal Day 2014. View a slideshow, or follow the day's events via Storify.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/23/cal-day-2013-words-and-pictures/feed/ 0 http://storify.com/UCBerkeley/cal-day-2013 http://storify.com/UCBerkeley/cal-day-2013#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:15:18 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34514 UC Berkeley threw open its lecture halls and research labs, museums and libraries, galleries and gardens to some 40,000 members of the general public Saturday. It was a day that, for many, won't be topped until Cal Day 2014.]]> http://storify.com/UCBerkeley/cal-day-2013/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/16/student-learning-center-celebrates-40-years/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/16/student-learning-center-celebrates-40-years/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:58:36 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33828 Testimonies about lives changed, often against the odds, flowed freely at a weekend gala celebrating the Student Learning Center’s 40 years on campus. Providing academic support to 8,500 undergrads annually (80,000 since its launch), the SLC has much to do with Berkeley’s high retention and graduation rates, as many of its alums attested.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/16/student-learning-center-celebrates-40-years/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/12/cal-day-promises-laughs-learning-aplent/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/12/cal-day-promises-laughs-learning-aplent/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:45:11 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34274 With more than 300 free events and activities — shoehorned into one unforgettable day of arts, music, dance, science, games and fun — UC Berkeley's annual open-house is the place to be April 20.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/12/cal-day-promises-laughs-learning-aplent/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/09/cherry-tree-grove/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/09/cherry-tree-grove/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:22:29 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34371 Saturday's formal dedication of a Japanese cherry tree grove at the West Circle marked the culmination of an idea planted, and cultivated, by the California Japanese American Alumni Association.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/09/cherry-tree-grove/feed/ 0 http://www.lbl.gov/LBL-Programs/nanohigh/ http://www.lbl.gov/LBL-Programs/nanohigh/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:00:53 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34225 UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner is the next speaker (Sat., Mar. 23, 10 a.m.) in the Nano-High series of talks sponsored by Berkeley Lab. Any high school student or teacher can sign up online and drop in to hear about cutting-edge scientific issues of the day. Keltner's talk is titled "The Compassionate Instinct: A Darwinian Tale of Survival of the Kindest."]]> http://www.lbl.gov/LBL-Programs/nanohigh/feed/ 0