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://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://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/2012/05/08/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://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://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/01/tears-inspiration-at-ceremony-honoring-civic-minded/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/01/tears-inspiration-at-ceremony-honoring-civic-minded/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 19:16:25 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27502 Patricia Kinaga '77 accepted the 2011 Haas Public Service Award at the campus's annual public-awards ceremony, April 30. More than a dozen other students, student groups, community partners and faculty were honored, as well.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/01/tears-inspiration-at-ceremony-honoring-civic-minded/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/01/to-picture-ucs-future-position-sousaphones-reshoot-remix/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/01/to-picture-ucs-future-position-sousaphones-reshoot-remix/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:16:49 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29549 At a precise location near Sather Gate, members of the Cal Band gamely shouldered their instruments Monday for a technically demanding photo op. The goal: to recreate a shot taken close to half a century ago by photographer Ansel Adams — this time for a 21st-century campus project on "picturing" UC's future.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/01/to-picture-ucs-future-position-sousaphones-reshoot-remix/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/30/dog-days-at-berkeley/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/30/dog-days-at-berkeley/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:57:38 +0000 Jean Smith http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29462 BERKELEY — They can’t take finals for Cal students, but these dogs can, and do, provide some much-needed relief from the pressures of academic study. On Monday, several therapy dogs and their handlers from former major league baseball manager Tony LaRussa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) greeted students outside UC Berkeley’s Moffitt Undergraduate Library. Eager to dispense kisses and a soft [...]]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/30/dog-days-at-berkeley/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/new-green-themed-artworks-enliven-berkeley-streets/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/new-green-themed-artworks-enliven-berkeley-streets/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:00:07 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28872 Seven beautified utility boxes — all by campus-affiliated artists and all on the theme of "sustainability" — now grace Berkeley streets near the edge of campus. Created by a town-gown partnership, the new works were unveiled during a walking tour on Tuesday.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/new-green-themed-artworks-enliven-berkeley-streets/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/24/cosa-award-ceremony-2012/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/24/cosa-award-ceremony-2012/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:52:33 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27494 Twenty-two stellar UC Berkeley staff members and the members of seven staff teams received the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award at a ceremony held Monday, April 23.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/24/cosa-award-ceremony-2012/feed/ 0 http://calday.berkeley.edu/ http://calday.berkeley.edu/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:29:02 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28982 Visitors to Cal Day 2012 uploaded a mountain of photos of Saturday's campus open house. Check out what what they saw and did in one sunny, fun-filled day this April.]]> http://calday.berkeley.edu/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/20/sustainability-summit-marks-progress-toward-ever-greener-campus/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/20/sustainability-summit-marks-progress-toward-ever-greener-campus/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:42:29 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27105 At the campus's 9th Sustainability Summit, progress in "greening" the Berkeley campus was everywhere evident — from the sheer number of student projects in the works to the metric tons of greenhouse gases not being emitted thanks to new institution-wide programs.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/20/sustainability-summit-marks-progress-toward-ever-greener-campus/feed/ 0 http://calday.berkeley.edu http://calday.berkeley.edu#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:00:23 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28822 Perfect weather is expected for Cal Day tomorrow, when UC Berkeley welcomes the world to a daylong festival of all things Cal. This year's open house features more than 300 events and a new mobile app to help guide visitors. Find full details online at calday.berkeley.edu. ]]> http://calday.berkeley.edu/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/17/big-ideas-berkeley-grand-prize/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/17/big-ideas-berkeley-grand-prize/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:15:05 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28078 Two social-enterprise projects — one global in scope, the other hyper-local — shared the first-place prize in the annual student-innovation competition.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/17/big-ideas-berkeley-grand-prize/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/17/students-study-document-little-known-central-american-language-of-garifuna/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/17/students-study-document-little-known-central-american-language-of-garifuna/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:33:38 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25955 Linguistics graduate students' efforts examining the little known Garifuna language may help with its revitalization.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/17/students-study-document-little-known-central-american-language-of-garifuna/feed/ 0 http://calday.berkeley.edu/ http://calday.berkeley.edu/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:26:56 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28530 With more than 300 events in the program and a new mobile app to help guide visitors, UC Berkeley is ready to throw its doors open to the world with its annual Cal Day showcase its riches for the public. Full details are now online. ]]> http://calday.berkeley.edu/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/berkeley-fair-promotes-retirement-road-mapping-for-financial-fitness/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/berkeley-fair-promotes-retirement-road-mapping-for-financial-fitness/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:51:34 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28465 The first-of-its-kind event was staged to help employees make the most of the university's benefits package and campus work-life programs. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/berkeley-fair-promotes-retirement-road-mapping-for-financial-fitness/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/herbert-hoover-slept-here/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/herbert-hoover-slept-here/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:00:43 +0000 Steven Finacom http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28319 A new library exhibit takes a look back at U.S. presidents, past, present and future, who have lunched, spoken and, yes, napped at UC Berkeley.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/herbert-hoover-slept-here/feed/ 0