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/2012/05/08/media-advisory-googles-eric-schmidt-to-speak-at-commencement-this-saturday/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/media-advisory-googles-eric-schmidt-to-speak-at-commencement-this-saturday/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 23:23:40 +0000 Gretchen Kell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30232 The University of California, Berkeley’s Commencement Convocation 2012, an annual event honoring all graduating seniors. More than 3,000 graduates in caps and gowns are expected to process across the stage at Edwards Track Stadium to “Pomp and Circumstance.” The sold-out ceremony will include speeches, awards, and students, faculty and campus administrators in colorful regalia.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/media-advisory-googles-eric-schmidt-to-speak-at-commencement-this-saturday/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/floating-sensor-network-field-test/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/floating-sensor-network-field-test/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 20:08:37 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29823 UC Berkeley engineers will conduct their inaugural field test of the Floating Sensor Network project on Wednesday, May 9, in Walnut Grove, Calif. They developed floating sensors that can be rapidly deployed in response to emergencies such as levee breaches or oil spills. The fleet includes robotic sensors that can swim around obstacles to target areas of interest and transmit live data to researchers using GPS receivers and mobile phone technology. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/floating-sensor-network-field-test/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/26/therapy-dogs-to-give-fur-fix-to-students-facing-finals/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/26/therapy-dogs-to-give-fur-fix-to-students-facing-finals/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:00:15 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28134 As UC Berkeley students study for final exams, pet therapy dogs from Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) will visit campus to relieve students’ stress. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/26/therapy-dogs-to-give-fur-fix-to-students-facing-finals/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/18/cal-day-april-21/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/18/cal-day-april-21/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:35:25 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28266 Cal Day, UC Berkeley's free, annual public open house, is set for Saturday, April 21. Some 40,000 visitors are expected to visit the campus’s museums, labs, performance halls, classrooms and more. More than 370 events are scheduled. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/18/cal-day-april-21/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/19/professor-leads-national-roundtable-on-integrated-disaster-recovery/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/19/professor-leads-national-roundtable-on-integrated-disaster-recovery/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:00:07 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26034 Northern California experts, including UC Berkeley architecture professor Mary Comerio, are heading up a national roundtable on improving responses after major disasters.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/19/professor-leads-national-roundtable-on-integrated-disaster-recovery/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/13/public-invited-to-doe-librarys-centennial-celebration/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/13/public-invited-to-doe-librarys-centennial-celebration/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:39:41 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25974 Doe Library is inviting the public to join its centennial celebrations at an open house with exhibits, authors, music, cupcakes and more.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/13/public-invited-to-doe-librarys-centennial-celebration/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/17/media-advisory-north-korean-crossroads/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/17/media-advisory-north-korean-crossroads/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:21:13 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=23462 Experts will assemble on campus Friday to assess North Korea]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/17/media-advisory-north-korean-crossroads/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/12/magnes-collection-of-jewish-life-and-art-opening-jan-22/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/12/magnes-collection-of-jewish-life-and-art-opening-jan-22/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:05:19 +0000 José Rodríguez http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=23298 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life to welcome the public to its new home with a Jan. 22 open house.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/12/magnes-collection-of-jewish-life-and-art-opening-jan-22/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/13/media-advisory-uc-berkeley-to-announce-financial-aid-program-for-middle-income-families/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/13/media-advisory-uc-berkeley-to-announce-financial-aid-program-for-middle-income-families/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:38:34 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=22200 A media briefing at the University of California, Berkeley, to announce a new financial aid program to make the campus more affordable for middle-class families. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/13/media-advisory-uc-berkeley-to-announce-financial-aid-program-for-middle-income-families/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/01/national-conference-to-create-roadmap-for-u-s-manufacturing/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/01/national-conference-to-create-roadmap-for-u-s-manufacturing/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:37:19 +0000 Karen Rhodes http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21480 On Monday, Dec. 5, UC Berkeley will host one of three regional meetings of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a working group of President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Berkeley and Stanford researchers will join representatives from federal agencies and industry executives for discussions and to develop a policy for increasing U.S. manufacturing capabilities.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/01/national-conference-to-create-roadmap-for-u-s-manufacturing/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/22/world-bank-economist-to-talk-about-lessons-of-chinas-growth/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/22/world-bank-economist-to-talk-about-lessons-of-chinas-growth/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:17:26 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21081 World Bank economist Justin Lin to explore reasons for China's growth, lessons to be learned.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/22/world-bank-economist-to-talk-about-lessons-of-chinas-growth/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/14/media-advisory-nov-15-savio-lecture-moves-to-sproul-plaza/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/14/media-advisory-nov-15-savio-lecture-moves-to-sproul-plaza/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:27:54 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=20366 Update due to location change. The University of California, Berkeley’s 15th annual Mario Savio Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Robert Reich, former U.S. labor secretary and professor of public policy at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, on the topic of class warfare.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/14/media-advisory-nov-15-savio-lecture-moves-to-sproul-plaza/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/08/reich-mario-savio-lecture/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/08/reich-mario-savio-lecture/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:53:07 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19951 he University of California, Berkeley’s 15th annual Mario Savio Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Robert Reich, former U.S. labor secretary and professor of public policy at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, on the topic of class warfare. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/08/reich-mario-savio-lecture/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/19/media-advisory-norwegian-scientists-to-join-bay-area-research-leaders/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/19/media-advisory-norwegian-scientists-to-join-bay-area-research-leaders/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:24:14 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=18514 A two-day symposium, part of Transatlantic Science Week 2011, that will bring together University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Norwegian scientists to discuss the latest research in areas ranging from climate science and renewable energy to marine and space science.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/19/media-advisory-norwegian-scientists-to-join-bay-area-research-leaders/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/07/stadium-press-box-images/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/07/stadium-press-box-images/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:25:03 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=17691 Click on image to view or download high-resolution version (4.5 and 6 MB, respectively). Please credit the images to UC Berkeley.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/07/stadium-press-box-images/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/05/college-information-day/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/05/college-information-day/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:34:41 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=17528 College Information Day, an event at which dozens of college and university representatives give tips to college-bound students and their families takes place at UC Berkeley on October 15. Officials from some 60 public and private colleges and universities, including institutions outside of California, will provide information on preparing for college, applying for admission and seeking financial aid.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/05/college-information-day/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/04/saul-perlmutter-reception/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/04/saul-perlmutter-reception/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:22:32 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=17424 A celebratory reception for Physics Nobelist Saul Perlmutter will be hosted today by UC Berkeley's Department of Physics. Perlmutter, 52, a UC Berkeley professor of physics and a faculty senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and fellow scientists will discuss their research and answer questions.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/04/saul-perlmutter-reception/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/02/residential-energy/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/02/residential-energy/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:50:01 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=16051 The first program in the UC Berkeley Series on Urban Sustainability will be a Sept. 8 conference on "greening" the housing sector.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/02/residential-energy/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/29/%e2%80%9c911-ten-years-later/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/29/%e2%80%9c911-ten-years-later/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:41:56 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=15680 “9/11 Ten Years Later: How Did the Attack Change America?” a discussion by experts in public policy, political science, media and history at the University of California, Berkeley’s 2011 Matsui Forum, is being sponsored on Thursday, Sept. 8, by the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/29/%e2%80%9c911-ten-years-later/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/26/ishi-conference/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/26/ishi-conference/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:14:18 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=15667 “A Century of Ishi: A One-Day Conference Celebrating 100 years of Ishi,” organized by the University of California, Berkeley’s Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology and the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center, is set for Sept. 7.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/26/ishi-conference/feed/ 0