http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/18/chinese-parenting/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/18/chinese-parenting/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:07 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34964 Long before Amy Chua’s provocative 2011 memoir,Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, raised the bar for tough-love parenting, psychologists at UC Berkeley were studying the effects of three kinds of child-rearing: authoritarian (too hard), permissive (too soft) and authoritative (combo). Now, with the recent release of Berkeley alumna Kim Wong Keltner’s memoir, Tiger Babies Strike Back, along with other scholarly works and testimonials, the results are in.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/18/chinese-parenting/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/12/auditory-perception-coding/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/12/auditory-perception-coding/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:45:10 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34208 Research News Brief: Neuroscientists find that people summarize sound sequences in a study that could help improve speech recognition programs and hearing aids. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/12/auditory-perception-coding/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/12/researchers-develop-easy-and-effective-therapy-to-restore-sight/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/12/researchers-develop-easy-and-effective-therapy-to-restore-sight/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:00:26 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34980 Gene therapy using adeno-associated virus (AAV) has successfully restored sight to people with a rare inherited retinal degeneration, but current therapy requires injecting the virus directly into the retina. UC Berkeley researchers have evolved AAV so that it is able to penetrate the retina, allowing doctors to inject the virus and its gene load into the vitreous to reach all cells of the retina.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/12/researchers-develop-easy-and-effective-therapy-to-restore-sight/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/05/nobel-laureate-to-discuss-temperature-and-fate-of-universe/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/05/nobel-laureate-to-discuss-temperature-and-fate-of-universe/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:00:01 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34981 Nobel laureate Eric A. Cornell will give a free public lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, titled “Lazy vs. sloppy: The epic story of energy, entropy, temperature, the ultimate fate of the universe and the role of divine intervention.” Cornell's talk is part of the 21st International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy hosted by UC Berkeley.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/05/nobel-laureate-to-discuss-temperature-and-fate-of-universe/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/04/with-global-warming-will-iguanas-grow-as-big-as-komodo-dragons/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/04/with-global-warming-will-iguanas-grow-as-big-as-komodo-dragons/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:18 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34982 Based on fossils in the Museum of Paleontology, scientists have identified a giant vegetarian lizard that roamed South Asia 40 million years ago, suggesting that plant-eating lizards can grow larger in warmer periods - and perhaps in our planet's warming future.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/04/with-global-warming-will-iguanas-grow-as-big-as-komodo-dragons/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/04/roman-concrete/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/04/roman-concrete/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:00:14 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34704 In a quest to make concrete more durable and sustainable, a UC Berkeley-led team of geologists and engineers has found inspiration in the ancient Romans, whose massive concrete structures have withstood the elements for more than 2,000 years. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/04/roman-concrete/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/31/chancellors-community-partnership-fund-announces-new-awards/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/31/chancellors-community-partnership-fund-announces-new-awards/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 19:42:12 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34949 The Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund (CCPF) today (May 31) announced the 2013-14 award recipients for projects focusing on education, the arts, math and sciences. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/31/chancellors-community-partnership-fund-announces-new-awards/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/30/scientists-capture-first-images-of-molecules-before-and-after-reaction/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/30/scientists-capture-first-images-of-molecules-before-and-after-reaction/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 17:20:26 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34872 Using atomic force microscopy, chemist Felix Fischer and physicist Michael Crommie have for the first time captured images of molecules before and after they react, which will allow chemists to better tune reactions to get the products they want. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/30/scientists-capture-first-images-of-molecules-before-and-after-reaction/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/28/light-controlled-hydrogel/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/28/light-controlled-hydrogel/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 17:05:43 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34705 Research News Brief: BIoengineers make strides in soft robotics with new light-controlled hydrogel]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/28/light-controlled-hydrogel/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/28/summer-sessions-2013/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/28/summer-sessions-2013/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 17:00:29 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34436 Reflecting the contrasts of contemporary scholarship, the number of UC Berkeley students studying or working abroad this summer has multiplied, as has the number of students taking courses from their home desktops or laptops.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/28/summer-sessions-2013/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/23/worlds-top-scientists-california-nations-must-act-now-on-environment/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/23/worlds-top-scientists-california-nations-must-act-now-on-environment/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:09 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34840 At the request of California Gov. Jerry Brown, UC Berkeley biologist Tony Barnosky prepared with 15 other scientists a consensus statement about the environmental problems endangering Earth and what policy makers should do about it, and garnered more than 500 signatures before presenting it to Brown on May 23.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/23/worlds-top-scientists-california-nations-must-act-now-on-environment/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/22/campus-to-share-expertise-with-middle-eastern-research-center/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/22/campus-to-share-expertise-with-middle-eastern-research-center/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:20:40 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34599 UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau signed a memorandum of understanding in April, committing the campus to sharing scientific and technical expertise with a new X-ray research center under construction in Jordan. The center, called SESAME, unites scientists from throughout the Middle East.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/22/campus-to-share-expertise-with-middle-eastern-research-center/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/22/citizen-scientists-help-calbug/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/22/citizen-scientists-help-calbug/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:14 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34545 UC Berkeley's Essig Museum of Entomology is opening up its collections to citizen scientists through a project called Calbug. The project crowdsources the digitization of a million handwritten field notes that accompany insect specimens, many of which were collected more than a century ago. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/22/citizen-scientists-help-calbug/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/steve-wozniak-to-address-berkeleys-2013-graduates/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/16/steve-wozniak-to-address-berkeleys-2013-graduates/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:20:30 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34698 Apple co-founder, Silicon Valley icon, and philanthropist Steve Wozniak, a UC Berkeley alumnus, will deliver the commencement address. The event will also include remarks by outgoing Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and this year's top graduating senior Ritankar Das, a double major in bioengineering and chemical biology from Fremont, Calif. During the ceremony, Das will receive the University Medal for his scholarship, public service and humanity. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/16/steve-wozniak-to-address-berkeleys-2013-graduates/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/2013/05/14/wireless-signals-for-brain-trauma-diagnostics/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/wireless-signals-for-brain-trauma-diagnostics/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:00:20 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34483 New technology developed at UC Berkeley is using wireless signals to provide real-time, non-invasive diagnoses of brain swelling or bleeding. The device could potentially become a cost-effective tool for medical diagnostics and to triage injuries in areas where access to medical care, especially medical imaging, is limited. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/wireless-signals-for-brain-trauma-diagnostics/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/racial-segregation-heat-risk-disparity/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/racial-segregation-heat-risk-disparity/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:05:24 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34210 Some racial groups are more likely to bear the brunt of extreme heat waves because of where they live, finds a new UC Berkeley study. The study highlight racial disparities at a time when the frequency and intensity of extreme heat waves is expected to increase with climate change. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/racial-segregation-heat-risk-disparity/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/09/commencement-2013/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/09/commencement-2013/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 18:30:06 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34437 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and California Gov. Jerry Brown are among the political leaders, innovators and pundits set to address newly minted UC Berkeley graduates at ceremonies starting this weekend (May 11-12).]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/09/commencement-2013/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/09/university-medalist-ritankar-das/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/09/university-medalist-ritankar-das/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 18:00:40 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34598 Ritankar Das, 18, double major in bioengineering and chemical biology, is the youngest University Medalist in more than a century. He will be graduating from UC Berkeley in only three years with more than 200 credits and a GPA of 3.99. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/09/university-medalist-ritankar-das/feed/ 0