By updating and expanding California’s utility-allowance calculator, Berkeley grad student Antony Kim hopes to make sustainable architecture more available to low-cost housing developers. He and his faculty mentor, Galen Cranz, are winners of the first-ever Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship, which encourages the design of sustainable products and processes.
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Sociologist a KQED Asian Pacific American ‘local hero’
May 21, 2013 Each May KQED radio honors a number of ‘local heroes” of Asian Pacific American heritage. Among its 2013 honorees is UC Berkeley sociologist Evelyn Nakano Glenn, cited for groundbreaking scholarship on the intersectionality of race, gender, citizenship and labor.
At Convocation 2013, Apple co-founder hails Berkeley’s ‘human values’
May 20, 2013 A crowd of some 3,900 in black caps and gowns, and 21,000 fanatically proud fans in the stands above, turned out at California Memorial Stadium for Saturday’s Commencement Convocation 2013. Apple co-founder and Berkeley alum Steve Wozniak keynoted the event, which was held in the sports venue for the first time in more than 40 years.
Jerry Brown tells grads ‘you can make change’
May 20, 2013 California Gov. Jerry Brown praised students for making a difference in the last election, and encouraged them to continue their activism to improve the world, in his keynote speech at Monday’s political-science graduation.
Bach to the blues, our emotions match music to colors
May 16, 2013 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.
Holder urges law-school grads to work for ‘a better world’
May 13, 2013 U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder delivered the commencement address at Berkeley Law on Saturday, congratulating graduates on what he called “your chance to help realize your vision of a better world.” Here is a video excerpt of his remarks.
An 18-year-old wunderkind named top graduating senior
May 9, 2013 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.
Heady mathematics: Describing popping bubbles in a foam
May 9, 2013 Applied mathematicians James Sethian and Robert Saye from UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab have discovered a way to mathematically describe the evolution of bubbles in a foam, and have used the equations to create a computer-generated video showing how the process proceeds.
Berkeley GM crop specialist featured in KQED program Wednesday, May 8
May 6, 2013 UC Berkeley cooperative extension specialist Peggy Lemaux’s efforts to engineer crops to reduce malnutrition in developing countries.will be featured in a half-hour program, “Next Meal: Engineering Food,” that will be shown on KQED’s Quest on Wednesday. The program explores the pros and cons of GM crops, as well as the future of research and regulation.
Chancellor looks back: ‘a period where leadership mattered’
April 26, 2013 In an interview with NBC11, Robert Birgeneau talks access and excellence, Dreamers, and how — despite a budget model for UC Berkeley that has changed in response to severe state funding cuts during his time as chancellor — “we still spend our money, as we should, like a public university.”
Malaria milestone ‘took a village’
April 25, 2013 On April 25, World Malaria Day, the non-profit Zagaya released a video Illustrating why, in the words of UC Berkeley synthetic biologist Jay Keasling, “it took a village” to create an accessible treatment for malaria that will be essential to eradicating the disease.
‘Fitness for All’ is an exercise in inclusion
April 24, 2013 Campus staffer and Cal grad Matt Grigorieff is the driving force behind Fitness for All, a new program that aims to provide health and fitness options to UC Berkeley students with disabilities. Among the first offerings is a class on goalball, a court sport that puts blind and sighted players on a level playing field.
Cal Day open house promises laughs and learning aplenty
April 12, 2013 With more than 300 free events and activities — shoehorned into one unforgettable day of arts, music, dance, science, games and fun — UC Berkeley’s annual open-house is the place to be April 20.
Launch of antimalarial drug a triumph for UC Berkeley, synthetic biology
April 11, 2013 The best therapy today for malaria is a drug combination that includes a derivative of artemisinin, now solely available from plants. On April 11, Sanofi began production of the first semi-synthetic version of artemisinin, derived from yeast developed by biotech company Amyris based on discoveries in the laboratory of Jay Keasling at UC Berkeley.
For California Golden Bears, it’s a brand new look
April 10, 2013 Cal Athletics unveiled a new, streamlined visual identity, and new team uniforms, at an April 10 press conference.
#GlobalPOV: Art, videos and Twitter take poverty curriculum to the world
April 8, 2013 Three Cal alumni and teachers — a live-action sketch artist, a social-media proselytizer and a brilliant professor who is also an unapologetic Bono fan — have teamed up to create artful, provocative videos and brought Twitter into the classroom. The goal: to extend the teachings of Berkeley’s biggest minor, Global Poverty and Practice, online. The project could be a model for a new kind of public scholarship and online education.
Campus poised to join Obama’s BRAIN initiative
April 2, 2013 President Barack Obama has announced a major national initiative to understand how the brain works and how it goes awry. Neuroscientist John Ngai, chemist Paul Alivisatos and chemical engineer Jay Keasling were on hand at the White House to lend support to the so-called BRAIN initiative, which Ngai termed “our moon project.”
Latin America scholars on Chavez’s death, new Pope
March 21, 2013 What does the death of Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez, and the election of an Argentinian cardinal as Pope, mean for Latin America? Experts from the Americas offer commentary, in English and Spanish, via the Center for Latin American Studies’ online video series “Critical Insights.”
BBC video features Asian ‘Dreamers’ at Berkeley
March 21, 2013 Across California, Asian students make up 46 percent of ‘Dreamers’ (who would benefit from the proposed DREAM Act) on UC campuses. Undocumented Asians at Berkeley are featured in a BBC news video.
Professor makes case for U.S.-Mexico border without walls
March 19, 2013 Against the background of fierce debate on immigration reform, Michael Dear’s Why Walls Won’t Work examines the often-thriving, but threatened, cross-border lives in communities straddling the U.S.-Mexico border.
1st 3D-printing vending machine headed to UC Berkeley
March 12, 2013 Dreambox founding members David Pastewka, Richard Berwick and Will Drevno met at a mobile-application development class at Berkeley in 2011. Finding it difficult to get quick delivery of 3D-printed creations from online vendors, they came up with the idea of creating a network of local, accessible, automated 3D-printing vending machines.
Standing up for low-paid restaurant workers
March 1, 2013 After 9/11, activist Saru Jayaraman co-founded Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, whose focus is workplace justice for restaurant workers. Jayaraman, who directs UC Berkeley’s Food Labor Research Center, is featured in a PBS “Moyers & Company” segment.
Math Club president reveals himself to be an undocumented immigrant
February 14, 2013 In a video released nationally on Feb. 14, UC Berkeley Math Club President Terrence Park reveals that he is an undocumented immigrant and, as part of an effort to sway American minds on immigration, makes an economic case for legislation to make young people like him citizens. SFGate’s Spin Cycle politics blog was first with the news.
Newts, up close and (very) personal
February 11, 2013 For a front-row view of a biological spectacle, newt love, there’s no better spectator stand than the banks of the UC Botanical Garden’s Japanese Pool, and no better time than now. Docents are on hand at specified times to explain the life-cycle and mating rituals of these lively and fascinating amphibians.
KQED Quest profiles Kathy Ann Miller, herbarium’s seaweed expert
February 6, 2013 KQED Quest producer Sheraz Sadiq profiles Kathy Ann Miller, a curator and seaweed expert in UC Berkeley’s University Herbarium, in the video “Preserving the Forest of the Sea.” Sadiq says he was struck by Miller’s “enthusiasm and warmth, especially when describing her herbarium ‘home’ and its red, green and brown-hued precious occupants whom she has cherished for over 30 years.”
Poor sleep in old age prevents the brain from storing memories
January 28, 2013 The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, UC Berkeley scientists have found a link between these hallmark maladies of old age. Their discovery opens the door to boosting the quality of sleep in elderly people to improve memory.
‘Great Lung Run’ honors Berkeley rower
December 20, 2012 When their teammate Jill Costello was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, the UC Berkeley Women’s crew committed themselves to the fight against the disease. On Dec. 1, “Team Jill” joined Kelcey Harrison in the last few miles of her four-month cross-country run, which raised money and awareness in Costello’s memory.
Nation’s single-largest gift for scholarships to undocumented students announced
December 13, 2012 A $1 million gift from the Haas, Jr. Fund, announced Tuesday, Dec. 11, will provide scholarship assistance for nearly 200 undocumented students on campus, who come from 20 different countries.
Study abroad in Cairo gives student eyewitness view of Arab Spring
December 10, 2012
A UCTV Prime story tells how UC Berkeley student Justin Hinton was taking classes in broadcast journalism as part of his semester in Egypt when he found himself at the center of world events. As the Tahrir Square protests erupted around him, Hinton took his camera onto the streets, posting his film dispatches to YouTube and sharing a first-hand glimpse into history unfolding.
Berkeley’s next chancellor visits campus
November 28, 2012 After his appointment became official at UCOP, Berkeley’s next chancellor visited the campus Tuesday with his wife, Janaki Bakhle. Read about Nicholas Dirks’ big day, see video of the welcoming event at Doe, watch an in-depth video interview and link to student reactions on social media.
Iraq vet ’13, tells of life after war
April 11, 2013 Dave Smith deployed to Iraq twice during his time in the Marine Corps. Now he’s a Berkeley senior, about to earn his bachelor’s degree in political science. What he saw and did in Iraq hasn’t made for an easy ride. Smith talks intimately about student life after war, in an interview on KALW radio.
Biblical scholar on his latest translation, Ancient Israel
April 8, 2013 Biblical scholar Robert Alter considers himself a “literary archaeologist.” He discusses his latest Hebrew Bible translation, an award-winning work on the ancient Biblical books Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings, on KQED radio’s “Forum with Michael Krasny.”
Bears’ winning formula? Aim high, don’t forget to dance
April 2, 2013 Head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, 35, has just led the women’s basketball team to the NCAA Final Four. In a Q&A, she talks about personal influences, her approach to mentoring student-athletes and connecting with fans, and what makes Cal’s diverse team click.
Looking for a preschool? What’s right for your child?
February 28, 2013 It’s the time of year when many parents of young children are looking at preschools. In a podcast from the Greater Good Science Center, Berkeley sociologist Christine Carter and R.N. Rona Renner discuss preschool philosophies, research insights on academic vs. play-based programs, and how to choose what’s right for your child.
Newts, up close and (very) personal
February 11, 2013 For a front-row view of a biological spectacle, newt love, there’s no better spectator stand than the banks of the UC Botanical Garden’s Japanese Pool, and no better time than now. Docents are on hand at specified times to explain the life-cycle and mating rituals of these lively and fascinating amphibians.
I School prof Geoff Nunberg’s word of the year for 2012: big data
January 4, 2013 Berkeley linguist Geoffrey Nunberg picks “big data” as the word of the year for National Public Radio’s Fresh Air show, and explains why people should pay attention to it. With audio.
To Berkeley civil-rights scholar, race is uppercase concern
December 11, 2012 Civil-rights scholar john powell rethinks notions of race for the 21st century in a recently published essay collection, Racing to Justice. In a Q&A with the NewsCenter, powell discusses the book and his ambitious vision for the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, which he heads at Berkeley.
Is China’s economy at a turning point?
October 10, 2012 Chinese workers are protesting and demanding better working conditions and compensation. Are they pushing back in ways that could fundamentally change their situation? What implications will the slowing Chinese economy have for its people and the global economy? Katie Quan, associate chair of the Labor Center at UC Berkeley, shares insights on KALW radio’s “Your Call.”
A violin gifted by Nazi propagandist keeps its secrets
September 24, 2012 In February, 1943, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels ceremoniously gifted an 18th-century violin to a young Japanese musician. The origins of the instrument remain a mystery. Violin maker Carla Shapreau, an adjunct faculty at Berkeley Law, writes on Nazi plunder of fine art in a feature article in The New York Times arts section.
Journalism profs discuss a top GOP donor under scrutiny
August 28, 2012 Investigative reporters Lowell Bergman and Matt Isaacs were interviewed recently concerning Sheldon Adelson— a leading donor to a super PAC supporting Mitt Romney — and the federal investigation of his business for alleged bribery of Chinese officials. The School of Journalism faculty members appeared on Michael Krasny’s KQED Radio show, “Forum.”
Campus still a great place for birds despite century of changes
July 23, 2012 The bird population on the Berkeley campus has remained surprisingly diverse over the past 100 years, showing that it’s possible to create a green wildlife haven within a dense urban area, researchers say.
Gov’t affairs staffer, Southern expat Esther Gulli on ‘summer’ in Berkeley
June 22, 2012
In a perspective for KQED Radio, the Government and Community Relations Office deputy director pines for hot summer days, lightning bugs and other seasonal Southern charms.
Sociologist, in latest book, questions ‘intimate outsourcing’
May 24, 2012 In a new book titled The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times, sociologist Arlie Hochschild, professor emeritus, explores how even the most intuitive human acts have increasingly become work for hire — offered by eldercare specialists to “name-ologists,” potty trainers, even “wantologists who help us figure out what we want.”
From J-School’s basement, curious earfuls of iTunes adventures in science
April 30, 2012 Journalism chops, media savvy, nerdiness and (especially) curiosity add up to the “Field Trip Podcast,” a radio program created by a trio of J-School grads, and returning soon to a computer or smartphone near you.
Charter Day 1962: JFK on Soviet-American cooperation, space science, state support for higher education
March 23, 2012 Fifty years ago, President Kennedy addressed an audience of 88,000 at Memorial Stadium, offering hope for peace and praising the people of California for supporting the state’s colleges and universities.
I School dean talks tech innovation on Canadian radio
February 3, 2012
AnnaLee Saxenian, dean of the School of Information and author of The New Argonauts: Regional Advantage in a Global Economy, talks about what happened in Silicon Valley to make it the world’s tech innovation center, and how the future of growth and innovation will depend on the new Argonauts — experts who move information fluidly between creative hubs all over the world.
Scientists decode brain waves to eavesdrop on what we hear
January 31, 2012 Stroke victims or paralyzed people unable to speak may someday be able to communicate via synthesizers that decode their internal speech and play it back. That hope comes from research by UC Berkeley neuroscientists Brian Pasley and Robert Knight, who have successfully decoded brain waves to predict what a person heard.
California native-plant classic gets a 21st-century makeover
January 30, 2012 For California botany, The Jepson Manual is the authoritative reference book. Now the super-sized tome has been revised to incorporate a wealth of new knowledge about the state’s huge diversity of native plants. Scholars and staff at the Jepson Herbarium oversaw its 2nd edition, published by UC Press.
Botanical art as ‘capturing a plant’s soul’
January 6, 2012 A camera can record a plant, but a botanical artist captures its soul, says botanical illustrator Catherine Watters in an audio interview with Paul Licht, director of the UC Botanical Garden. Works by Watters and other artists, along with classes and programs, will be featured at the Garden’s third-annual Plants Illustrated exhibition, Jan. 14 to Feb. 3.
Can ‘carbon ranching’ offset emissions in California?
December 12, 2011 Could cultivating dense fields of weeds help mitigate climate change by soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Berkeley scientists Dennis Baldocchi and Whendee Silver are exploring that possibility in California’s agricultural heartland, the San Joaquin Valley. National Public Radio reports.
I School prof’s word of the year for NPR: occupy
December 8, 2011
Berkeley linguist Geoffrey Nunberg picks “occupy” as the word of the year for National Public Radio’s Fresh Air show with Terry Gross, because it “has actually shaped the perception of important events.”
Record massive black holes discovered lurking in monster galaxies
December 5, 2011 UC Berkeley astronomer Chung-Pei Ma, graduate student Nicholas McConnell and colleagues have discovered the largest black holes to date ‑- two monsters with masses equivalent to 10 billion suns that are threatening to consume anything, even light, within a region five times the size of our solar system.
PBS Newshour reports on black hole discovery today at 3 & 6 p.m.
KALW features I School prof’s teaching with Wikipedia
December 2, 2011 When he discovered a hole in Wikipedia’s coverage of cyber law, I School faculty member Brian Carver encouraged his students to step up to the task as volunteer Wikieditors. A J School reporter features Carver in her “Crosscurrents” radio segment on universities’ engagement with the online encyclopedia.
Chancellor: ‘I sincerely apologize’
November 22, 2011 En route to Thanksgiving back East with his family, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau recorded an audio message to the UC Berkeley community apologizing for the events of Nov. 9, and taking full responsibility.
ROHO staffer on Richmond’s remarkable boxcar village
October 31, 2011 One of the migrations detailed in the Bancroft Library’s “California Crossings” exhibit is that of Pueblo Indians who, upon arriving in the Bay Area, were housed in a Richmond “boxcar village.” Bancroft staffer Sam Redman talks about the village in a KALW radio interview, which also includes clips of ROHO interviews with Native Americans who lived in the village.
‘Kids First’ author David Kirp’s ideas on a new national agenda for youth
October 27, 2011
The Goldman School of Public Policy’s David Kirp outlines his ideas for reforming American education and putting “Kids First.”
Cal alum and playwright Wajahat Ali looks back on 9/11, Islamophobia
September 9, 2011 Playwright, essayist and attorney Wajahat Ali, a 2002 Berkeley English graduate, recently helped write a report on Islamophobia in the U.S. Ali talks with KQED Radio about the report and his play “The Domestic Crusaders” — about a Muslim family’s post-9/11 experience — which will be performed in New York City this weekend.
To catch a speeding bullet
August 1, 2011 East Palo Alto’s soaring homicide rate in the 1990s prompted EECS alumnus Robert Showen, an acoustics specialist in neighboring Menlo Park, to develop technology that could locate gunfire and tell police where it’s coming from.
Digital divide or digital bridge?
April 19, 2011 In an I-School event, four prominent thinkers debate the potential for electronic technologies to contribute to the socioeconomic development of the world’s impoverished communities.
Watching history unfold: Student POVs on the ‘Arab Spring’
April 14, 2011 Popular protests aimed at toppling rulers and promoting democracy have swept across North Africa and the Middle East since December 2010. What do UC Berkeley students make of the events of the so-called “Arab Spring”? Twelve of them share their views.
At Convocation 2013, Apple co-founder hails Berkeley’s ‘human values’
May 20, 2013 A crowd of some 3,900 in black caps and gowns, and 21,000 fanatically proud fans in the stands above, turned out at California Memorial Stadium for Saturday’s Commencement Convocation 2013. Apple co-founder and Berkeley alum Steve Wozniak keynoted the event, which was held in the sports venue for the first time in more than 40 years.
Dorothea Lange winner hopes to inspire change with her photos
May 15, 2013 In South Africa, UC Berkeley graduate student Molly Oleson photographed farming women seeking better conditions; In India, she captured the lives of girls in Bihar, who are traditionally left uneducated; in Brazil’s Amazon, Oleson will document indigenous communities’ struggle to protect their land and culture from destruction by a new dam. For her work, Oleson won the 2013 Dorothea Lange Fellowship.
Illegal Occupation at Albany Village Mixed-Use Site Underway
May 12, 2013 About 75 people representing Occupy the Farm gathered yesterday at Albany City Hall and marched to the Albany Village multi-use development site on Monroe Street and San Pablo streets where they proceeded to weed and plant a garden in a small area of the site slated for a grocery store.
Bike to Work Day at Berkeley, in photos
May 9, 2013 Hundreds of people strapped on their helmets and rode their bikes to UC Berkeley Thursday in celebration of Bike to Work Day, and some of them sent in their photos. Take a look.
Cal Day 2013, in words and pictures
April 23, 2013 UC Berkeley threw open its lecture halls and research labs, museums and libraries, galleries and gardens to some 40,000 members of the general public Saturday. It was a day that, for many, won’t be topped until Cal Day 2014. View a slideshow, or follow the day’s events via Storify.
10 years’ progress in getting to green
April 19, 2013 Over the past decade, environmentally minded students have championed an ambitious effort to green UC Berkeley. From aggressive climate action to organic dining options and a zero-waste goal, campus sustainability today has an army of participants and deep institutional support.
From high school dropout to U.S. Gates Cambridge scholar
April 16, 2013 Justin Park dropped out of high school, but he never lost his love of literature and learning. After 20 years as a bartender, bike messenger and military man, Park returned to school at UC Berkeley, graduated — and now has been selected as a Gates Cambridge Scholar, a top world honor.
Berkeley’s top teaching honor goes to five faculty
March 18, 2013 Among the many illustrious faculty at UC Berkeley, five have been ben selected as winners of the prestigious 2012 Distinguished Teaching Award, which recognizes teaching that incites intellectual curiosity in students, engages them thoroughly in the enterprise of learning and has a lifelong impact.
Berkeley ranked one of Kiplinger’s ‘best-value’ top 10
January 15, 2013 In its new ranking of 100 “best-value” colleges and universities, based on academic quality and affordability, “Kiplinger” magazine ranks UC Berkeley among the top 10.
Berkeley 2012 – the year in pictures
December 19, 2012 New faces, new vitality, reflection and celebration — 2012 brought all that, and more, to UC Berkeley. Here’s a glance back at the year, in pictures.
Photo contest offers snapshot of students’ study-abroad adventures
November 14, 2012 This week is International Education Week, an annual celebration sponsored by the U.S. State Department. The Berkeley campus is marking it with informational sessions, tabling on Sproul Plaza and a display of student photos from abroad, on Thursday, with an announcement of contest winners.
Marching band lends Cal spirit to Giants’ victory parade
November 1, 2012 Blue and Gold + black and orange = a Giant party, with music supplied by the Cal Band.
Space shuttle Endeavour buzzes campus
September 21, 2012 Crowds turned out Friday morning to watch the space shuttle Endeavour as it flew over the campus and the Bay Area on its way to retirement in Los Angeles.
Deborah Berke awarded new Berkeley-Rupp Prize for advancing women in architecture, contributing to sustainability
September 10, 2012 Deborah Berke, a New York City-based architect known for her design excellence and commitment to architectural innovation, is the first recipient of the College of Environmental Design’s inaugural Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize.
Kids + Ailey + Cal Performances = magic
August 7, 2012 Cal Performances’ AileyCamp at UC Berkeley brought 51 local youngsters to campus this summer for six weeks of intensive lessons in dance and life, culminating in a grand performance at Zellerbach Hall. Staffer Amy Cranch, a camp volunteer, narrates a first-person account of the campers’ grit, passion and skill, complete with slideshow.
Campus still a great place for birds despite century of changes
July 23, 2012 The bird population on the Berkeley campus has remained surprisingly diverse over the past 100 years, showing that it’s possible to create a green wildlife haven within a dense urban area, researchers say.
Campus kicks back for afternoon Summerfest
June 13, 2012 Staff took a well-earned work break Wednesday for Summerfest, UC Berkeley’s annual staff-appreciation event. At the foot of the Campanile, hundreds enjoyed a sunny afternoon of socializing, music, food, fairground games and giveaways. Check out the photos.
6.3 million Californians lack access to workplace retirement plan, Labor Center research finds
June 7, 2012 Some 6.3 million Californians lack access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, according to a new study released today by UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education.
California poll by IGS shows new open primary ballot boosts moderate candidates
June 5, 2012 The new “top two” ballot used in California’s primary election today (Tuesday, June 5) appears to give moderate candidates in state races a 6-7 percent boost compared to the traditional, more restricted ballot, according to preliminary results of a new study by the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies
UC Berkeley, as seen through Ansel Adams’ camera
June 1, 2012 Legendary photographer Ansel Adams shot thousands of photos of Berkeley and the other UC campuses during the 1960s, and now a photo book based on the collection, “Fiat Lux,” is going out to all incoming students as part of the annual On the Same Page program.
Cal Walks @ Work Day draws a campus crowd
May 24, 2012 UC Berkeley faculty and staff went walkabout for 30 minutes Wednesday as part of the third annual Cal Walks @ Work Day.
Historic Greek Theatre safe, sound and superb after upgrades
May 24, 2012 The 108-year-old Greek Theatre’s seismic rating has gone from “very poor” to “good” following six months of retrofit work and other upgrades.
Commencement Convocation sends 2012 graduates out into the world
May 14, 2012 Joyous graduates, their friends and families filled Edwards Track Stadium in a swirl of blue and gold on Saturday, as they celebrated their graduation as UC Berkeley’s Class of 2012 and heard Google leader Eric Schmidt and Chancellor Robert Birgeneau send them on their way. With video and slideshow.
Bike to Work Day 2012 marks revival of the fittest
May 10, 2012 Campus cyclists mobbed the Energizer Station at Bancroft and Telegraph during Bike to Work Day 2012 — getting quick bike repairs from the student group BicyCal, license renewals from UCPD officers and pastries provided by the Berkeley Student Food Collective.
English student going to Cannes Film Festival to serve on jury
May 7, 2012 Graduate student Ryan Lattanzio is heading to the Cannes Film Festival, where he’ll help select the winner of the “Visionary Award,” for a fledgling independent filmmaker.
Scientists core into Clear Lake to explore past climate change
May 3, 2012 One of the oldest lakes in the world, Clear Lake has deep sediments that contain a record of the climate and local plants and animals going back perhaps 500,000 years. UC Berkeley scientists are drilling cores from the sediments to explore this history and fine-tune models for predicting the fate of today’s flora and fauna in the face of global warming and pressure from a growing human population.
Cal students “Spread the Word” at Richmond High with college-going help
April 26, 2012 UC Berkeley student volunteers will introduce 90 Richmond High teens to campus Friday, culminating a yearlong effort to help these local students navigate a path to college.
Visitors share photos — lots of them — of Cal Day 2012
April 23, 2012 Visitors to Cal Day 2012 uploaded a mountain of photos of Saturday’s campus open house. Check out what what they saw and did in one sunny, fun-filled day this April.
Journalism student reports on SF millinery and its stylish Mad Hatters
April 23, 2012 Journalism grad student Justine Quart ’13 writes, in The Bold Italic, about Paul’s Hat Works, a traditional millinery in the outer Richmond, and its four female proprietors.
Graduate students in linguistics leaving legacy for speakers of endangered language of Garifuna
April 17, 2012 Linguistics graduate students’ efforts examining the little known Garifuna language may help with its revitalization.
