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://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/article/uc-berkeley-and-mit-launch-energy-efficiency-research-project http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/article/uc-berkeley-and-mit-launch-energy-efficiency-research-project#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:41 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35203 But are these programs realizing their potential? Researchers from Berkeley-Haas and the MIT Energy Initiative have come together to collaborate on a new research project, dubbed E2e, an interdisciplinary effort that aims to evaluate and improve energy-efficiency policies and technologies. ]]> http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/article/uc-berkeley-and-mit-launch-energy-efficiency-research-project/feed/ 0 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://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/summer-2013-new-deal/administering-change http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/summer-2013-new-deal/administering-change#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:16:15 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35198 The career of Nicholas Dirks has led him out of the classroom in order to influence what happens within it. California Magazine interviews UC Berkeley's new chancellor. ]]> http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/summer-2013-new-deal/administering-change/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/17/bc2-berkeley-communications-conference/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/17/bc2-berkeley-communications-conference/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35085 Compelling storytelling was a theme at the second annual Berkeley Communications Conference (BC2), held June 13. The event brought together more than 200 campus staff who work to convey the campus's essence to an internal audience, prospective students and the world. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/17/bc2-berkeley-communications-conference/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/17/uc-berkeley-to-guide-job-training-reboot-for-green-economy/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/17/uc-berkeley-to-guide-job-training-reboot-for-green-economy/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:00:18 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35141 Under a $500,000 contract with the Public Utilities Commission, researchers at the Vial Center for Employment in the Green Economy will help utility companies like PG&E implement improvements in workforce training to achieve state energy-efficiency goals.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/17/uc-berkeley-to-guide-job-training-reboot-for-green-economy/feed/ 0 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2013/06/top-5-contributors-to-uc-berkeley.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2013/06/top-5-contributors-to-uc-berkeley.html#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:38:52 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35168 In fiscal year 2012, UC Berkeley received more than $394 million from about 59,000 donors, the second-highest it has raised in a single year. The San Francisco Business Times lists the year's top five philanthropic sources.]]> http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2013/06/top-5-contributors-to-uc-berkeley.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/14/summerfest-201/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/14/summerfest-201/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35084 Close to 3,000 staff members turned out Thursday for Summerfest fun at the center of campus. The two-hour, mid-day smorgasbord of happenings, this year part of a five-day Staff Appreciation Week, featured music, food, crafts and, for many, a first chance to greet Chancellor Dirks in person. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/14/summerfest-201/feed/ 0 http://www.pewhealth.org/news-room/press-releases/from-autism-to-diabetes-to-parkinsons-disease-pew-funds-22-early-career-scientists-to-take-calculated-risks-85899482863 http://www.pewhealth.org/news-room/press-releases/from-autism-to-diabetes-to-parkinsons-disease-pew-funds-22-early-career-scientists-to-take-calculated-risks-85899482863#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:33:41 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35165 Assistant professor Hillel Adesnik, a neuroscientist in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, was named a Pew Scholar, one of 22 early-career faculty members from around the nation so honored. A former UCSF post-doc, Adesnik uses novel optical probing technologies to uncover the neural basis of perception.]]> http://www.pewhealth.org/news-room/press-releases/from-autism-to-diabetes-to-parkinsons-disease-pew-funds-22-early-career-scientists-to-take-calculated-risks-85899482863/feed/ 0 http://igs.berkeley.edu/news/igs-survey-californians-support-path-to-citizenship-say-new-citizens-should-work-and-speak-english http://igs.berkeley.edu/news/igs-survey-californians-support-path-to-citizenship-say-new-citizens-should-work-and-speak-english#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:34:51 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35156 Most California registered voters support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, according to a new Institute of Governmental Studies survey. But a majority also says it is “extremely important” that prospective new citizens have a history of holding a steady job and be able to speak English.]]> http://igs.berkeley.edu/news/igs-survey-californians-support-path-to-citizenship-say-new-citizens-should-work-and-speak-english/feed/ 0 http://clas.berkeley.edu/Outreach/education/summerinstitute2013/index.html http://clas.berkeley.edu/Outreach/education/summerinstitute2013/index.html#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:15:44 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35149 Educators are invited to register for the Center for Latin American Studies' Summer Institute for Teachers, which this year looks at "Immigration and Assimilation: Negotiating a Place for Newcomers." The free workshop takes place Tuesday, June 25. Speakers include Alex Saragoza, professor of history, and Berkeley Law's Maria Echaveste, an immigration-policy consultant; and former White House deputy chief of staff.]]> http://clas.berkeley.edu/Outreach/education/summerinstitute2013/index.html/feed/ 0 http://coe.berkeley.edu/news-center/press-releases/design-innovation-institute.html http://coe.berkeley.edu/news-center/press-releases/design-innovation-institute.html#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:28:18 +0000 Karen Rhodes http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35144 Answering the call for a more technologically literate workforce, the College of Engineering is launching a new institute for design innovation, with a $20 million gift from the Paul and Stacy Jacobs Foundation. UC Berkeley engineers watched via webcast as Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs, president of the foundation, made the announcement at a Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Chicago.]]> http://coe.berkeley.edu/news-center/press-releases/design-innovation-institute.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/13/best-fathers-day-gift-for-dads-in-prison-its-get-on-the-bus/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/13/best-fathers-day-gift-for-dads-in-prison-its-get-on-the-bus/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:55:51 +0000 Gretchen Kell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35132 As Father's Day nears, UC Berkeley students and alums will help local children visit their dads in prison through their work as Get on the Bus volunteers.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/13/best-fathers-day-gift-for-dads-in-prison-its-get-on-the-bus/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://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/rape-in-the-fields_n_3422775.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/rape-in-the-fields_n_3422775.html#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:11:33 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35125 The sexual abuse of farmworkers is explored in a new documentary set to air on PBS and Univision. "Rape in the Fields" was co-produced by the two broadcasters, the Center for Investigative Reporting and UC Berkeley's Investigative Reporting Program. It will air June 25 on PBS Frontline, June 29 on Univision News.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/rape-in-the-fields_n_3422775.html/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://www.onlinecollegesdatabase.org/online-colleges-in-california/#high-starting-salary-colleges-California http://www.onlinecollegesdatabase.org/online-colleges-in-california/#high-starting-salary-colleges-California#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:46:53 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35106 UC Berkeley is a top California institution for financial "return on investment," according to the College Database, a non-commercial website that analyzes federal and Carnegie Foundation data. The site ranked Berkeley second among California colleges and universities, based on tuition and post-college entry-level salaries.]]> http://www.onlinecollegesdatabase.org/online-colleges-in-california/#high-starting-salary-colleges-California/feed/ 0 http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201306060930 http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201306060930#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:45:59 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35086 After two years of sparse rains, California fire officials say the 2013 wildfire season has started a month early and that the fires so far have been stronger than usual. Max Moritz and Bill Stewart, Cooperative Extension specialists with the College of Natural Resources, discuss the future of California wildfires in light of climate change, on KQED radio's "Forum" program.]]> http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201306060930/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/11/five-new-bakar-fellows-pursue-path-to-marketplace/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/11/five-new-bakar-fellows-pursue-path-to-marketplace/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:44:06 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35070 Five UC Berkeley scientists eager to take their lab-bench discoveries into the marketplace have been awarded Bakar Fellowships to help them achieve their goals. They are chemist Felix Fischer, biologist Daniela Kaufer, mechanical engineer Lydia Sohn, physicist Feng Wang and plant and microbial biologist Mary Wildermuth.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/06/11/five-new-bakar-fellows-pursue-path-to-marketplace/feed/ 0 http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_cultivate_gratitude_at_work http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_cultivate_gratitude_at_work#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:31:42 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35099 Americans are reportedly less likely to say "thanks" on the job than anywhere else. That needs to change, writes Jeremy Adam Smith of the campus's Greater Good Science Center. As the campus celebrates Staff Appreciation Week, Smith offers five research-tested tips for fostering gratitude at work.]]> http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_cultivate_gratitude_at_work/feed/ 0 http://sph-publications.berkeley.edu/bho/2013/06/holmes-book-migrant-workers/ http://sph-publications.berkeley.edu/bho/2013/06/holmes-book-migrant-workers/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:46:15 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=35090 A new book by Dr. Seth M. Holmes, assistant professor in the School of Public Health, documents the stories of undocumented Mexican migrant farmworkers. Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies is based on five years of research, during which Holmes embedded himself with migrant workers. He shows how social inequalities, racism and anti-immigrant prejudice detrimentally affect the health of those who harvest our food. ]]> http://sph-publications.berkeley.edu/bho/2013/06/holmes-book-migrant-workers/feed/ 0