http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 15 May 2012 23:07:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/10/archaeologist-crawford-greenwalt-dies/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/10/archaeologist-crawford-greenwalt-dies/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 21:30:10 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29938 Exploring the history and culture of the ancient city of Sardis in Turkey was a passion of classical archaeologist Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr., who died on May 4.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/10/archaeologist-crawford-greenwalt-dies/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/22/27265/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/22/27265/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:32:39 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27265 BERKELEY — Colleagues of the late Gee-Minn (Jimmy) Chang, an engineer at UC Berkeley’s Marvell Nanolab, formerly Berkeley Microlab, wrote this obituary to honor his contributions to the lab, to the campus and to the many students he mentored. R. I. P. Gee-Minn (Jimmy) Chang, 1956-2012 Gee-Minn (Jimmy) Chang died of a heart attack suddenly on March 6. He was [...]]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/22/27265/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/16/michael-heyman-memorial/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/16/michael-heyman-memorial/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:55:22 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24379 A public memorial honoring the life of I. Michael Heyman, the sixth chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, at the International House, located in the southeast corner of the UC Berkeley campus.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/16/michael-heyman-memorial/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/21/ira-michael-heyman-former-uc-berkeley-chancellor-dies-at-81/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/21/ira-michael-heyman-former-uc-berkeley-chancellor-dies-at-81/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:26:54 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=20777 Ira Michael Heyman, chancellor of UC Berkeley from 1980 to 1990 and professor emeritus at the School of Law and in the Department of City & Regional Planning, has died. He was 81.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/21/ira-michael-heyman-former-uc-berkeley-chancellor-dies-at-81/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/04/east-asia-scholar-robert-a-scalapino-dies-at-92/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/04/east-asia-scholar-robert-a-scalapino-dies-at-92/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:10:39 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19721 Robert A. Scalapino, the Robson Research Professor of Government emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and a renowned expert in the field of East Asian studies, died Monday, Nov. 1, in Oakland, of complications from a respiratory infection. He was 92.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/04/east-asia-scholar-robert-a-scalapino-dies-at-92/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/01/political-scientist-harold-wilensky-dies-at-age-88/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/01/political-scientist-harold-wilensky-dies-at-age-88/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:04:35 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19523 Harold L. Wilensky, professor emeritus of political science at the University of California, Berkeley, died at his Berkeley, Calif., home on Sunday, Oct. 30, after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 88.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/01/political-scientist-harold-wilensky-dies-at-age-88/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/07/campus-to-remember-those-who-died-during-the-past-year/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/07/campus-to-remember-those-who-died-during-the-past-year/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:33:49 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=16089 Berkeley's 10th annual campus memorial service, Wednesday, Sept. 28, will honor those of its own who passed away during 2010-11.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/07/campus-to-remember-those-who-died-during-the-past-year/feed/ 0 http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Jojo-Mends&lc=7068&pid=153167758&mid=4782592&Affiliate=insidebayarea&PersonID=153167758&FHID=2471 http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Jojo-Mends&lc=7068&pid=153167758&mid=4782592&Affiliate=insidebayarea&PersonID=153167758&FHID=2471#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:18:42 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=15453 Yokojo Sam "Jojo" Mends, a much-loved campus shuttle driver and UC Berkeley graduate, died August 14 at Eden Medical Center. The Ghanian native, who had worked in various roles on campus since 1983, was 62.]]> http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Jojo-Mends&lc=7068&pid=153167758&mid=4782592&Affiliate=insidebayarea&PersonID=153167758&FHID=2471/feed/ 0 http://metrostudies.berkeley.edu/leeschipper.html http://metrostudies.berkeley.edu/leeschipper.html#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:53:48 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=15140 Leon (Lee) Schipper, a world-renowned energy analyst who often critiqued U.S. energy policy, died Tuesday (Aug. 19), three months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 64. ]]> http://metrostudies.berkeley.edu/leeschipper.html/feed/ 0 http://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/people_profiles/rebecca-c-wenk/ http://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/people_profiles/rebecca-c-wenk/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:40:16 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=14978 Rebecca Wenk, a research associate in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, died after a brief battle with thyroid cancer on Thursday, July 14. She was 31.]]> http://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/people_profiles/rebecca-c-wenk/feed/ 0 http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2011/07/wine_industry_pioneer_kirby_mo.php#more http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2011/07/wine_industry_pioneer_kirby_mo.php#more#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:23:10 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13807 Kirby Moulton, internationally recognized extension economist at the University of California, Berkeley, passed away on May 20. He was 83.]]> http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2011/07/wine_industry_pioneer_kirby_mo.php#more/feed/ 0 http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2011/06/professor_emeritus_of_forestry.php#more http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2011/06/professor_emeritus_of_forestry.php#more#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:29:02 +0000 Ann Brody Guy http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12718 Professor Emeritus of Forestry Harold F. Heady, recipient of the Berkeley Citation in 1991 for his contributions to range management and the university, has passed away at the age of 95.]]> http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2011/06/professor_emeritus_of_forestry.php#more/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/01/paleontologist-and-sustainability-advocate-bill-berry-dies-at-79/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/01/paleontologist-and-sustainability-advocate-bill-berry-dies-at-79/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:15:41 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12303 William B. N. Berry, a paleontologist and long-time advocate of environmental sustainability, died of cancer on May 20 at the age of 79. Berry was former director of the Museum of Paleontology, chair of the Department of Paleontology and director of the Environmental Studies Program.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/01/paleontologist-and-sustainability-advocate-bill-berry-dies-at-79/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/24/russian-history-authority-nicholas-v-riasanovsky-dies-at-87/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/24/russian-history-authority-nicholas-v-riasanovsky-dies-at-87/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12090 Nicholas Valentine Riasanovsky, an emeritus professor of European history at UC Berkeley, and a leading authority on the history of Russia, died May 14 in an Oakland, Calif., nursing home following a long illness. He was 87. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/24/russian-history-authority-nicholas-v-riasanovsky-dies-at-87/feed/ 0 http://igs.berkeley.edu/friends/lee_2011.html http://igs.berkeley.edu/friends/lee_2011.html#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:11:25 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=10724 Eugene Lee, professor emeritus of political science, longtime director of UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies, and a distinguished scholar of California government, died Wednesday, April 27, at his Sonoma home. He was 86. ]]> http://igs.berkeley.edu/friends/lee_2011.html/feed/ 0 http://sph.berkeley.edu/news/2011/elberg.php http://sph.berkeley.edu/news/2011/elberg.php#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:22:04 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=10331 Sanford Samuel (Sandy) Elberg, professor emeritus at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health and former dean of the Graduate Division, died Apr. 8. He was 97. ]]> http://sph.berkeley.edu/news/2011/elberg.php/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/09/william-brinner/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/09/william-brinner/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:24:45 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=5483 William “Ze’ev” Brinner, a professor emeritus of Near Eastern studies at the University of California, Berkeley, who was known for his commitment to fostering understanding between Muslims and Jews, died at his Berkeley home on Feb. 3 after a lengthy illness. He was 86.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/09/william-brinner/feed/ 0 http://ucberkeleyenglish.com/?p=629 http://ucberkeleyenglish.com/?p=629#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:13:32 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=5393 A memorial service for Charles Muscatine, late Professor Emeritus of English, will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, February 13, 2011, in the Pauley Ballroom of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union. ]]> http://ucberkeleyenglish.com/?p=629/feed/ 0 http://journalism.berkeley.edu/news/2011/jan/24/j-school-benefactor-dies/ http://journalism.berkeley.edu/news/2011/jan/24/j-school-benefactor-dies/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:02:40 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=4929 David Logan, whose endowment created the Investigating Reporting Program at the University of California, Berkeley, died Jan. 22 in Chicago. He was 93.]]> http://journalism.berkeley.edu/news/2011/jan/24/j-school-benefactor-dies/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/10/keppel/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/10/keppel/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:38:39 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=4248 Geoffrey Keppel, a professor emeritus of psychology at UC Berkeley whose research expanded our understanding of what causes humans to forget, died Dec. 31, 2010, after a long struggle with chronic lymphatic leukemia. He was 75.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/10/keppel/feed/ 0