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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.
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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.
