http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__DOMBWrgi0&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__DOMBWrgi0&feature=youtu.be#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:15 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34855 Each May KQED radio honors a number of 'local heroes" of Asian Pacific American heritage. Among its 2013 honorees is UC Berkeley sociologist Evelyn Nakano Glenn, cited for groundbreaking scholarship on the intersectionality of race, gender, citizenship and labor.]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__DOMBWrgi0&feature=youtu.be/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/2013/05/16/musiccolors/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/16/musiccolors/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:27 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34640 Whether we’re listening to Bach or the blues, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make us feel, according to new research from UC Berkeley. For instance, Mozart’s jaunty Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major is most often associated with bright yellow and orange, whereas his somber Requiem in D minor is more likely to be linked to dark, bluish gray. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/16/musiccolors/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/26/psychologists-emoticons/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/26/psychologists-emoticons/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:30:19 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34550 Emoticons not expressing the full complexity of your feelings? UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner and his team at the campus’s Greater Good Science Center can help. They have assisted in creating a nuanced Facebook sticker package based on a character named “Finch,” inspired by scientist Charles Darwin.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/26/psychologists-emoticons/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/24/ten-uc-berkeley-faculty-named-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/24/ten-uc-berkeley-faculty-named-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:17:28 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34527 Ten Berkeley professors have been named members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious 233-year-old honorary society of national leaders from academia, business, public affairs and the humanities.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/24/ten-uc-berkeley-faculty-named-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/23/ill-gotten-gains/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/23/ill-gotten-gains/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:00:09 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34070 It’s no accident that money obtained through dishonest or illegal means is called “dirty money.” A new UC Berkeley study suggests that when people perceive money as morally tainted, they also view it as having less value and purchasing power, challenging the belief that all money is green, and that people will cross ethical boundaries to amass it.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/23/ill-gotten-gains/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/19/cal-day-launched-graduating-seniors-berkeley-experience/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/19/cal-day-launched-graduating-seniors-berkeley-experience/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:00:19 +0000 Gretchen Kell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34484 Senior Ahn-Thi Le's UC Berkeley journey began with Cal Day, when she fell in love with the campus. Now, after following a path that took her to India to work with rural artisans and to a place in the CellScope initiative improving health care in Vietnam, Le is about to graduate.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/19/cal-day-launched-graduating-seniors-berkeley-experience/feed/ 0 http://media.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/?p=1052 http://media.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/?p=1052#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:01:14 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34398 In her consciousness-raising scholarship on work, family and emotional labor, Arlie Russell Hochschild has reshaped popular understandings of society and social change. Her alma mater, Swarthmore College, profiles the Berkeley professor emeritus, a leading feminist sociologist of her generation, in its alumni magazine.]]> http://media.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/?p=1052/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/08/globalpov-art-videos-and-twitter-take-poverty-curriculum-to-the-world/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/08/globalpov-art-videos-and-twitter-take-poverty-curriculum-to-the-world/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:59:15 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34146 Three Cal alumni and teachers — a live-action sketch artist, a social-media proselytizer and a brilliant professor who is also an unapologetic Bono fan — have teamed up to create artful, provocative videos and brought Twitter into the classroom. The goal: to extend the teachings of Berkeley’s biggest minor, Global Poverty and Practice, online. The project could be a model for a new kind of public scholarship and online education. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/08/globalpov-art-videos-and-twitter-take-poverty-curriculum-to-the-world/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/26/californias-online-registration-drive-draws-broader-voter-base/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/26/californias-online-registration-drive-draws-broader-voter-base/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:11:52 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34280 A new Berkeley study of California’s new online voter registration system shows some striking results, including that more registrants come from low- and middle-income neighborhoods than expected.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/26/californias-online-registration-drive-draws-broader-voter-base/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/20/beyond-academia/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/20/beyond-academia/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:50:24 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34152 Traditionally, the holy grail for doctoral students has been a professorship at a prestigious university. But in a sign of changing times, many Ph.D. students are now seeking jobs outside higher ed. Enter "Beyond Academia," a career conference organized by Ph.D. students and postdocs.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/20/beyond-academia/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 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/19/rollefson-poi/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/19/rollefson-poi/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:35:09 +0000 Steve Hockensmith http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34148 A visiting assistant professor in the music department, J. Griffith "Griff" Rollefson has carved out a unique specialty for himself in the world of musicology. He's not just a go-to guy when it comes to the study of hip hop and its cultural impact. He's the go-to guy in the field of European hip hop. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/19/rollefson-poi/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/12/non-believers/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/12/non-believers/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:00:46 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34173 Religious affiliation in the United States is at its lowest point since it began to be tracked in the 1930s, according to analysis of newly released survey data by researchers from UC Berkeley and Duke University. Last year, one in five Americans claimed they had no religious preference, more than double the number reported in 1990.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/12/non-believers/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/28/research-news-briefs-3/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/28/research-news-briefs-3/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:16:39 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34100 Research News Briefs: Economic paper says social pressure affects women more than men when it comes to altruism / Neighborhoods teeming with liquor stores linked to big jump in binge drinking]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/28/research-news-briefs-3/feed/ 0 http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/gg_live/happiness_matters_podcast/podcast/look_for_preschool/ http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/gg_live/happiness_matters_podcast/podcast/look_for_preschool/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:08:53 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34098 It's the time of year when many parents of young children are looking at preschools. In a podcast from the Greater Good Science Center, Berkeley sociologist Christine Carter and R.N. Rona Renner discuss preschool philosophies, research insights on academic vs. play-based programs, and how to choose what's right for your child. ]]> http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/gg_live/happiness_matters_podcast/podcast/look_for_preschool/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/19/economists-computer-scientists-awarded-prestigious-sloan-fellowships/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/19/economists-computer-scientists-awarded-prestigious-sloan-fellowships/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:29:01 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34047 UC Berkeley economists Frederico Finan and Yuriy Gorodnichenko and computer scientists Björn Hartmann and Michael Lustig are among 126 young scholars awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships for 2013.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/19/economists-computer-scientists-awarded-prestigious-sloan-fellowships/feed/ 0 http://www.law.berkeley.edu/14906.htm http://www.law.berkeley.edu/14906.htm#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:40:32 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33994 New book by Andrew Guzman, Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change, predicts a grim future for billions of people in this century.]]> http://www.law.berkeley.edu/14906.htm/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/05/silence-olli/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/05/silence-olli/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:00:57 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33929 Drawing its inspiration from John Cage, a six-week OLLI course delves into art, music, film, neuroscience, bliss, edginess, paradox and more in what Susan Hoffman, OLLI's director, calls "an experiment" in experiential learning.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/05/silence-olli/feed/ 0 http://www.apa.org/pubs/newsletters/access/2013/01-15/treisman-honored.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/newsletters/access/2013/01-15/treisman-honored.aspx#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:00:44 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33968 Anne Treisman, professor emerita of psychology at UC Berkeley and Princeton University, is among 12 researchers to receive the National Medal of Science. One of the highest honors granted by the U.S. government, the annual award recognizes people who have made outstanding contributions to chemistry, engineering, computing, mathematics, or the biological, behavioral/social and physical sciences. ]]> http://www.apa.org/pubs/newsletters/access/2013/01-15/treisman-honored.aspx/feed/ 0