http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 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/2013/04/25/may-3-public-talk-by-fabiola-gianotti-co-discoverer-of-higgs-boson/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/25/may-3-public-talk-by-fabiola-gianotti-co-discoverer-of-higgs-boson/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:50:49 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34346 Physicist Fabiola Gianotti, co-discoverer of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, will deliver a free public lecture, “The Higgs Boson and Our Life.” The talk is part of a 3-day celebration of UC Berkeley physicist Bruno Zumino, whose theory of supersymmetry has emerged as a possible explanation for the variety of fundamental particles seen in nature.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/25/may-3-public-talk-by-fabiola-gianotti-co-discoverer-of-higgs-boson/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/11/deepwater-horizon-linked-to-other-disasters/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/11/deepwater-horizon-linked-to-other-disasters/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:32:52 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34288 Robert Bea, an expert witness in the ongoing civil trial to determine the causes of BP's oil rig blowout in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, will discuss the common threads linking Deepwater Horizon to other major engineering disasters. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/11/deepwater-horizon-linked-to-other-disasters/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/04/berkeley-professor-to-testify-in-trial-of-former-guatemalan-dictator/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/04/berkeley-professor-to-testify-in-trial-of-former-guatemalan-dictator/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:43:22 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34326 Professor Beatriz Manz has been called to testify as an expert eyewitness in the genocide trial of a former Guatemalan military dictator.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/04/berkeley-professor-to-testify-in-trial-of-former-guatemalan-dictator/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/12/december-graduation/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/12/december-graduation/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:00:34 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33591 ATTENTION: Reporters covering higher education; weekend assignment, photo and broadcast news desks WHAT: A campus-wide ceremony at the University of California, Berkeley, for December graduates. More than 2,900 undergraduate and graduate students are set to receive diplomas this semester. About 400 graduates are expected to participate in Sunday’s event, and at least 4,000 tickets have been distributed to the graduates [...]]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/12/december-graduation/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/07/media-adv-dec-10-event-to-celebrate-ebis-first-five-years/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/07/media-adv-dec-10-event-to-celebrate-ebis-first-five-years/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:28:39 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33572 A dedication ceremony to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) at the University of California, Berkeley; the completion of the institute’s new home, the Energy Biosciences Building; and the inauguration of the Robert and Mary Catherine Birgeneau Energy Garden, which honors UC Berkeley’s outgoing chancellor and his wife for their support of science education and research.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/07/media-adv-dec-10-event-to-celebrate-ebis-first-five-years/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/05/media-advisory-new-food-labor-research-center-to-be-launched-at-uc-berkeley/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/05/media-advisory-new-food-labor-research-center-to-be-launched-at-uc-berkeley/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:20:24 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33612 The Food Labor Research Center will hold an event celebrating its official launch on December 13. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/05/media-advisory-new-food-labor-research-center-to-be-launched-at-uc-berkeley/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/30/cal-womens-crew-to-join-the-great-lung-run-on-golden-gate-bridge-to-honor-former-teammate/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/30/cal-womens-crew-to-join-the-great-lung-run-on-golden-gate-bridge-to-honor-former-teammate/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:17:59 +0000 Gretchen Kell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33579 The women’s rowing team will run the last leg of a cross-country trek begun in July by the best friend of a beloved former teammate who died of lung cancer. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/30/cal-womens-crew-to-join-the-great-lung-run-on-golden-gate-bridge-to-honor-former-teammate/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/02/uc-berkeley-presents-art-science-gala-at-local-gallery/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/02/uc-berkeley-presents-art-science-gala-at-local-gallery/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:31:49 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33374 An Art & Science Gallery Gala, hosted by UC Berkeley, as part of this year’s Bay Area Science Festival t AT&T Park.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/02/uc-berkeley-presents-art-science-gala-at-local-gallery/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/10/college-information-day-to-be-held-this-saturday/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/10/college-information-day-to-be-held-this-saturday/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:43:45 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33193 College Information Day, an event at the University of California, Berkeley, in which dozens of college and university representatives will give tips to college-bound students and their families. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/10/college-information-day-to-be-held-this-saturday/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/nobel-laureate-and-alum-adam-reiss-to-discuss-dark-energy/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/nobel-laureate-and-alum-adam-reiss-to-discuss-dark-energy/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:41:03 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32681 Nobel Laureate and alumnus Adam G. Riess will give a free public talk at UC Berkeley about groundbreaking research on the expansion of the universe and its implications for dark energy. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/nobel-laureate-and-alum-adam-reiss-to-discuss-dark-energy/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/memorial-stadium-to-be-rededicated-saturday/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/memorial-stadium-to-be-rededicated-saturday/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:15:08 +0000 Herb Benenson http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33104 A rededication ceremony for California Memorial Stadium will take place on the field at halftime during the Golden Bears vs. UCLA Bruins game being held during Homecoming 2012 weekend.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/memorial-stadium-to-be-rededicated-saturday/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/27/media-advisory-report-due-on-attitudes-of-californias-asian-americans/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/27/media-advisory-report-due-on-attitudes-of-californias-asian-americans/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:16:32 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33045 Release of the National Asian American Survey’s 2012 report on the political and social attitudes of California’s Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/27/media-advisory-report-due-on-attitudes-of-californias-asian-americans/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/13/roundtable-grades-obama/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/13/roundtable-grades-obama/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:30:45 +0000 Susan Gluss http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32907 "The Obama Report Card," a political roundtable hosted by the UC Berkeley School of Law, brings together Democratic and Republican pundits to debate the impact of President Obama’s first four years in office. Panelists will grade the president’s performance on issues including Obamacare, the economy, education reform and the war in Afghanistan, as well as weigh the impact of these issues on the presidential campaign as the election swings into high gear. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/13/roundtable-grades-obama/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/31/solar-beacon-will-bejewel-golden-gate-bridge-through-september/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/31/solar-beacon-will-bejewel-golden-gate-bridge-through-september/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:09:23 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32837 An art installation called Solar Beacon, mounted atop the Golden Gate Bridge towers in May by UC Berkeley space scientists, has been given a one-month extension and will remain operative through September, allowing Bay Area residents to schedule flashes of light from the movable mirrors.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/31/solar-beacon-will-bejewel-golden-gate-bridge-through-september/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/21/major-back-to-school-news-conference-thursday/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/21/major-back-to-school-news-conference-thursday/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:17:53 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32708 A news conference on the state of the campus as the 2012-13 school year begins.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/21/major-back-to-school-news-conference-thursday/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/20/memorial-stadium-news-conference-with-tours/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/20/memorial-stadium-news-conference-with-tours/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:30:24 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32697 A news conference at California Memorial Stadium at the University of California, Berkeley. It will include tours of the facility, which reopens for its first home football game on Saturday, Sept. 1, after a major $321 million seismic retrofit and renovation. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/20/memorial-stadium-news-conference-with-tours/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/31/cinema-among-tiny-cubesats-to-be-launched-aug-2/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/31/cinema-among-tiny-cubesats-to-be-launched-aug-2/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:53:00 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32527 CINEMA, a tiny nanosatellite designed and built by students at UC Berkeley, is scheduled for launch on Aug. 2. Once in Earth orbit, it will monitor the movement of charged particles in the atmosphere that can disrupt power grids on the ground.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/31/cinema-among-tiny-cubesats-to-be-launched-aug-2/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/11/the-higgs-boson-explained/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/11/the-higgs-boson-explained/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:28:55 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32378 The Department of Physics has organized a free public lecture and panel discussion at noon on Friday, July 13, titled “The Higgs Boson Explained: What is the Higgs and Why is Everyone So Excited About it?” Five UC Berkeley physicists involved in the search for what some have called the "God Particle" will discuss the significance of the new findings.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/11/the-higgs-boson-explained/feed/ 0