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Many of the 9.9 million people in Bangalore, India, never know when they’ll turn on the tap and find water flowing. UC Berkeley graduate student Christopher Hyun is helping to change that.
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$45 million in grants fund new cybersecurity centers at UC Berkeley, MIT and Stanford
November 18, 2014: Berkeley’s new Center for Long-Term CyberSecurity will map out what the cybersecurity problem will mean a few years down the road, and to stimulate interdisciplinary research efforts that will make a difference in resolving the threat.
How a cardiac surgeon became ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ 
October 29, 2014: In this video interview, political satirist Bassem Youssef, who made a campus appearance Wednesday, discusses how his life and career changed after the 2011 Egyptian revolution, and shares his thoughts on free speech, student life and food.
Physicist Hitoshi Murayama addresses UN on science and peace
October 23, 2014: In a keynote address at an Oct. 20 UN event highlighting the role of science in bridging nations, UC Berkeley physicist Hitoshi Murayama argued that “basic scientific research is a true peacemaker for humankind.” The event celebrated the 60th anniversary of CERN. Murayama also is director of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe in Tokyo.
Senior who wants to save the world says #GlobalPOV set her straight on how
October 13, 2014: Senior Alex Berryhill arrived at Berkeley brimming with idealism, imagining a life of “good intentions, poverty action, and public service.” A minor in Global Poverty and Practice and involvement with the Blum Center’s #GlobalPOV project made her question conventional approaches and seek deeper, more effective answers to poverty. She explains in a new blog post.
Berkeley’s Maria Echaveste nominated to become ambassador to Mexico
September 18, 2014: President Obama has nominated UC Berkeley’s Maria Echaveste to become the next U.S. ambassador to Mexico, and if confirmed, she will be the first woman to hold the prestigious post.
Berkeley’s Eco Ensemble to perform at Venice Music Biennale
September 11, 2014: The campus’s new-music “dream team” is headed to Italy for two concerts featuring works by Berkeley music-composition faculty and alumni at what the ensemble”s founder, Edmund Campion, calls “one of the most visible and important sites for new music today.”
Berkeley engineering professor leads Armenian university
September 10, 2014: The new president of a university in Armenia is Armen Der Kiureghian, a UC Berkeley civil engineering professor who has taken a leave from campus to pitch in with the collective University of California effort to help build up the American University of Armenia.
‘Envisioning Human Rights’ frames resilience of ‘societies under siege’
September 3, 2014: A new photo exhibit, timed to help celebrate the Human Rights Center’s 20th anniversary on campus, features poignant depictions of the struggles of victims of war, repression and poverty in places ranging from Bosnia, Rwanda, Iraq and Guatemala to the American South.
Experts’ panel to discuss controversial migrant youth immigration surge
September 3, 2014: A panel of experts hosted by UC Berkeley’s Center for Latin American Studies will explore “Child Migrants: A Journey of Desperation and Hope,” discussing the contexts of the current controversy around a surge in child migrants from Central America and Mexico, and future prospects.
Authority on Soviet economy, Gregory Grossman, passes away
August 25, 2014: Economist Gregory Grossman was considered a a towering figure in the study of the Soviet economy who shaped the thinking of generations of scholars.
UHS is monitoring Ebola outbreak, latest health advice
August 18, 2014: University Health Services at Berkeley is continuing to monitor the Ebola outbreak in parts of West Africa and keep clinical staff updated on the latest CDC recommendations. No cases of Ebola have been reported in the United States outside of the two people infected in Africa who are being treated in Atlanta.
Global economic losses from cyclones linger for decades, study finds
August 4, 2014: A new study co-authored by a UC Berkeley public policy professor debunks the idea that cyclones have no long-term, lasting economic impacts, and suggests the urgent need for revamping disaster policy around the world.
Should you be afraid of Ebola? Infectious-disease expert weighs in
July 31, 2014: The World Health Organization and the U.S. health experts say the risk that Ebola will spread beyond West Africa is extremely low. Still, fear-mongering headlines abound. Epidemiology expert Art Reingold answers questions on Vox make sense of the news.
Berkeley hosts Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
June 20, 2014:
Some 25 recipients of President Obama’s Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders are on campus for a six-week academic institute designed to empower young African leaders and teach civic leadership. The Berkeley program is a partnership between the Goldman School of Public Policy and Center for African Studies. A total of 20 institutions across the country are participating in the program with 500 fellows in total.
Information School team app for West African fishermen snags sustainable=fishing prize
June 18, 2014: Trolling for real-world solutions to support ocean fisheries, the U.S. State Department sponsored a “Fishackathon” at five sites across the country over the June 14-15 weekend. A team from UC Berkeley’s School of Information, working out of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, took home the national grand prize for a mobile app designed to help West African fishermen.
Alum assumes post as first Native American U.S. ambassador
June 16, 2014: As a student at UC Berkeley, Keith Harper envisioned a career that helped his people — indigenous people. His dream was more fully realized this week when he became the first Native American of a federally recognized tribe to earn the post of U.S. Ambassador and began work as the U.S. representative on the United Nation’s Human Rights Council.
Jamaican study shows early childhood stimulation intervention yields later earnings benefits
May 29, 2014: Researchers led by UC Berkeley economist Paul Gertler report that early childhood development programs are particularly important for disadvantaged children in Jamaica and can greatly impact an individual’s ability to earn more money as an adult. Their study appears to be the first long-term, experimental evaluation of an early childhood development program in a developing country.
Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion awards summer research grants to nine graduate students
May 23, 2014:
The Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion is awarding nine graduate students grants for summer research that will take them around the world to explore topics such as the relationships of religion to media and politics, underseen global or early religious communities, and religious doctrine and law.
MasterCard Foundation program graduates first six scholars 
May 20, 2014: The campus held a festive event May 16 to honor six students from Sub-Saharan Africa earning master’s degrees this month — the first graduating cohort from UC Berkeley’s partnership with The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program.
A king comes to campus
May 14, 2014: King Abdullah II of Jordan came to International House on Tuesday as part of a discussion on entrepreneurship and technology ecosystems, startups and innovation in Jordan and the Middle East.
Media Advisory: Jordan’s King Abdullah II to discuss entrepreneurship and technology at UC Berkeley
May 12, 2014: Jodan’s King Abdullah II to Discuss Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley
Top graduating senior makes a splash in water policy
May 12, 2014: Rebecca Peters’ IQ score measured so low in fourth grade that her school did not deem her to be college material. Her parents didn’t buy it, and neither did she. Today she’s a diehard clean-water-access warrior, the winner of three of America’s top 10 scholarships — and UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior
Also: University Medal runners-up find ‘turning point’ at Berkeley
Study says green buildings don’t create happier workers, yet
May 5, 2014: People working in buildings certified under LEED’s green building standard appear no more satisfied with their indoor workplaces than those in conventional buildings, new research finds.
French economist Thomas Piketty’s talk on inequality draws overflow crowd
April 29, 2014: What was conceived as a small seminar turned into an overflow event after the English translation of French economist Thomas Picketty’s book on economic inequality became a bestseller.
In South Africa, the ‘hard work of reconciliation’ remains a work in progress
April 29, 2014: At a conference Monday celebrating the legacy of Nelson Mandela, individuals with an intimate knowledge of South Africa’s apartheid era, and the young democracy that followed, shared personal stories and reflections.
At BAM/PFA, ‘Envisioning Human Rights’ begins with student art
April 25, 2014: UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2014, is getting some help from the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and 14 student artists from four UC campuses, whose human rights-themed work is being showcased at the museum.
Shane Bauer tackles ‘The Prison Problem’
April 25, 2014: One of three hikers — including fellow UC Berkeley alums Josh Fattal and now-wife Sarah Shourd — who were captured and held in an Iranian prison, journalist Shane Bauer is hoping to crowdfund a year’s worth of reporting on U.S. prisons.
Nelson Mandela to be honored at special campus event
April 23, 2014: UC Berkeley’s first celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy will take place Monday, April 28, at 2 p.m. at International House. At a free public event, panelists from around the world will tell their personal stories about how their lives changed because of Mandela’s message of reconciliation and forgiveness.
Also: Q&A with Berkeley anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes
Bangladesh takes center stage with Subir and Malini Chowdhury Center
April 21, 2014: The Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies, the first of its kind, will heighten awareness about globally important work being done by Bangladeshis in the United States, and by Americans in Bangladesh.
