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Whether you’re one of UC Berkeley’s 5,000 regular bicycle commuters or you’re brand new to cycling, it’s time to make plans for Bike to Work Day, set for Thursday, May 9. Campus riders are encouraged to share photos of their commute at #bike2berk.
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Reports shows political preferences of California’s Asian Americans
October 2, 2012: sian Americans, who account for 10 percent of registered voters in California, support a tax measure proposed by Governor Jerry Brown, are closely divided on the death penalty ballot measure, overwhelmingly support affirmative action, and support tax increases on high earners to close the federal budget deficit, according to two new reports.
J-School’s Ken Light speaks Saturday on Central Valley images
September 27, 2012: “Valley of Shadows and Dreams,” a photo exhibit on display at the Oakland Museum through December, offers a contemporary view of California’s Central Valley. The photos are by Ken Light, director of the Center of Photography in the School of Journalism, the text by Melanie Light. The couple will speak Saturday, Sept. 29 at the museum, from 2 to 3 p.m.; a book signing will follow.
BART teams with UC Berkeley to adopt earthquake early warning system
September 27, 2012: The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory has hooked BART into the Northern California seismic network, in an earthquake early-warning system that automatically slows trains in the event of a quake. For quakes beyond the Bay Area, BART gets advance warning, so that its trains can slow to a crawl before the ground begins to shake.
Puente Project, long a campus friend, finds a new home at Berkeley
September 26, 2012: Like old friends who end up getting married, the 30-year-old college-access-building Puente Project has become a part of UC Berkeley’s Center for Educational Partnerships. The move enhances the synergy of both entities, which work to help underserved students succeed in four-year colleges and universities.
Poll shows Proposition 30 with strongest support of all California tax initiatives
September 19, 2012: A new poll of California voters, conducted by the Institute of Governmental Affairs and the Field Poll, outlines the positions of three competing tax measures on the November ballot.
Clif Bar in Emeryville snags 2012 Livable Building Award
September 19, 2012: The Center for the Built Environment announces its Livable Building Award for 2012.
UC Berkeley experts, events and Election 2012
September 19, 2012: A host of upcoming events featuring UC Berkeley experts will explore various facets of the November election.
Prop. 30 project set to rapidly expand knowledge through social networks
September 18, 2012: How can knowledge be spread rapidly across large populations using social media? To explore this question, researchers at UC Berkeley are launching a new website that allows visitors to spread the word quickly about important issues.
Sept. 21 conference explores California’s fiscal crisis
September 13, 2012: The Institute of Governmental Studies is sponsoring a Sept. 21 conference to explore “California’s Fiscal Crisis: Prospects for Deficit Reduction and Pension Reform in the Golden State.”
What California needs to do about electric cars (hint: more)
September 11, 2012: Electric cars are key to California’s energy and clean-air future, but more needs to be done to make consumers aware of their performance, to reduce their cost and to build an easy-to-use charging network, according to a new report from the Berkeley and UCLA law schools.
Election 2012: New app springing from Berkeley estimates financial impact on you, your community, the nation
September 10, 2012: Voters interested in what the November presidential election will mean for their own finances, and for those in their community and the nation as a whole, can get a clear visual picture from the latest update of the Politify website and app, created by UC Berkeley students and a big winner in last spring’s CITRIS Big Ideas contest.
Where are the ‘job creators’? A Labor Day conversation
August 30, 2012: Where you live has a lot to do with whether you’re employed, and how, says Enrico Moretti, author of The New Geography of Jobs. The UC Berkeley economist shares insights on employment, salaries, tax cuts and growing inequalities based on location.
California’s temporary workers face increased likelihood of poverty, says new study
August 28, 2012: California’s temporary workers are twice as likely as other employees in the state to live in poverty, receive food stamps and be on Medicaid, according to a new report from UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education.
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life fall programming announced
August 27, 2012: The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley’s Bancroft Library opens its fall season on Tuesday, Aug. 28.
$2.5 million grant to improve traffic safety
August 17, 2012: California’s Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded nearly $2.5 million in grants to two research and education centers affiliated with the Institute of Transportation Studies to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and drivers. The Safe Transportation Research & Education Center (SafeTREC) and the Technology Transfer Program (Tech Transfer) will use the funds to study better ways to prevent crashes and to help local agencies identify potentially hazardous surface roadway conditions.
New study links LA Unified’s new schools to elementary student performance benefits
August 14, 2012: The Los Angeles Unified School District’s ambitious construction of 131 new schools over the last decade has shrunk severely overcrowded campuses, giving elementary students (but not high schoolers) a major academic boost, according to a new study.
Berkeley helps laid-off workers retool for new careers
August 13, 2012: Laid-off workers are getting hands-on training in microfabrication at Berkeley’s Biomolecular Nanotechnology Center through a collaborative technical-education initiative with Oakland’s Laney College.
Time, talent, treasure: UC retirees keep on giving
August 13, 2012: Hundreds, if not thousands, of UC retirees and emeriti keep their connections to the university strong by sharing expertise, mentoring students, funding scholarships and more, the UC Newsroom reports.
Chevron fire in Richmond prompts shelter-in-place orders
August 6, 2012:
A fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond on Monday, Aug., prompted officials to order nearby residents to shelter in place after the blaze sent black smoke billowing over parts of the East Bay.
New report IDs ways for state water system to adapt to climate change
August 3, 2012: The Center for Law, Energy and the Environment has drafted a new report that describes how California allocates water and identifies changes that would help the current system adapt to climate change.
Listening and learning, new partners plant seeds for Richmond Bay campus
July 30, 2012: More than 300 people turned out for a lively community workshop to start sketching out what will be the Richmond Bay Campus, a coveted prize for which the city competed with seven other Bay Area cities.
UC newsletter: State tax measure, UCRP, campus-climate report
July 26, 2012: The July issue of “Our University,” UC’s newsletter for faculty and staff, features what’s at stake for the university in the November 2012 election, upcoming increases in UCRP contributions, campus climate for students of Jewish, Muslim and Arab students — and more.
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Future of California high-speed rail looks green
July 26, 2012: A comprehensive life-cycle assessment by transportation researchers gives the green seal of approval for California’s high-speed rail project. The analysis comes on the heels of a state Legislature vote authorizing $8 billion for initial construction, set to begin in 2013, of the high-speed system.
Triumph and turmoil: Clark Kerr’s life and times examined
July 25, 2012: Clark Kerr served as UC Berkeley chancellor, UC president and higher-education leader during times of immense change and upheaval in the 1950s and ’60s. His long-time friend David Gardner, UC president emeritus, examines Kerr’s private life and public leadership in a new paper from the Center for Studies in Higher Education.
State education chief unveils report to guide new generation of California schools
July 25, 2012: California should refocus on updating and replacing aging school buildings with schools designed to be more environmentally friendly and better suited to the needs of the next generation of students, according to a new UC Berkeley report released today by the top state schools chief.
For this summer job, don a lab coat
July 23, 2012: Lawn mowing it’s not. Eight East Bay high schoolers are spending the summer in a state-of-the art microbiology research facility. The program, iCLEM, is a unique paid internship sponsored by the Joint BioEnergy Institute and the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center.
Disrespect in politics: Is civility possible?
July 13, 2012: Goldman School Dean Henry Brady discusses the trajectory of — and need for — civility in politics.
Bancroft Library’s Regional Oral History Office looks for Bay Bridge accounts that span the years
July 9, 2012: Interviewers at the Bancroft Library’s Regional Oral History Office (ROHO) are betting there are just as many cool stories to tell about the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as about its colorful cousin.
Chancellor issues statement on armored vehicle proposal
July 5, 2012: UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, in coordination with the mayors of Berkeley and Albany, issued a statement on July 5 regarding the proposed joint acquisition of an armored emergency rescue vehicle.
Hearst Museum to close temporarily for transformation
June 30, 2012: An extensive redesign of UC Berkeley’s Hearst Museum of Anthropology means a temporary closure starting July 1; reopening is scheduled for 2014.
