http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/your-brain-on-sports/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/your-brain-on-sports/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 05:50:25 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34536 Author, J-School instructor and sports nut Eric Simons set out on a quest to figure out why he, and millions of other fans all over the world, act the way they do. He gathered his findings in a new book, The Secret Lives of Sports Fans.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/your-brain-on-sports/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/genrel/advancingCalAthletics_esp.html http://www.calbears.com/genrel/advancingCalAthletics_esp.html#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:22:18 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34045 Working to keep a promise to pay for the Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High Performance and the renovation of California Memorial Stadium without using campus funds, UC Berkeley officials have refined the original financial model to incorporate new sources of revenue. ]]> http://www.calbears.com/genrel/advancingCalAthletics_esp.html/feed/ 0 http://youtu.be/_zyfgAW6xC0 http://youtu.be/_zyfgAW6xC0#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:52:21 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33727 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.]]> http://youtu.be/_zyfgAW6xC0/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/19/year-in-review-2012/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/19/year-in-review-2012/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:21:27 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33594 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/19/year-in-review-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aaj.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aaj.html#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:38:53 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33615 Sonny Dykes, who directed the nation's top-ranked scoring offense at Louisiana Tech this past season, has been named head football coach at UC Berkeley, Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour announced Wednesday. ]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aaj.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/20/end-of-an-era/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/20/end-of-an-era/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:48:04 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33500 After going 59-30 through his first seven seasons in Berkeley – all with winning records – Tedford has a mark of 23-27 over the past four years, and the Bears did not qualify for a bowl game in 2010 or ’12.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/20/end-of-an-era/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/09/memorial-stadium-re-dedication/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/09/memorial-stadium-re-dedication/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:18:39 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32075 At Saturday's Homecoming game, the World War I-era California Memorial Stadium was rededicated to "all Californians who have sacrificed their lives in service to our nation."]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/09/memorial-stadium-re-dedication/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/national-championship-week/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/national-championship-week/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:58:39 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32932 For Berkeley's seventh annual National Championship Week, Cal's student-athletes received a well-deserved heroes' welcome at a reception hosted by Chancellor Birgeneau at University House.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/national-championship-week/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/21/peanuts-popcorn-potstickers/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/21/peanuts-popcorn-potstickers/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:11:24 +0000 Gretchen Kell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32305 UC Berkeley's new, improved Memorial Stadium will have a new, improved menu when it reopens Sept. 1. Diverse concessions provided by Cal Dining will include dim sum, sushi, hummus and veggie burgers alongside traditional fare.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/21/peanuts-popcorn-potstickers/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/20/philanthropists-lisa-and-douglas-goldman-give-10-million-to-cal-athletics/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/20/philanthropists-lisa-and-douglas-goldman-give-10-million-to-cal-athletics/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:00:04 +0000 José Rodríguez http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32657 UC Berkeley's newly renovated Memorial Stadium will include a graceful plaza named after the Goldmans, in recognition of their gift.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/20/philanthropists-lisa-and-douglas-goldman-give-10-million-to-cal-athletics/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/15/pac-12-launch/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/15/pac-12-launch/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:45:14 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32553 Official launch will mean expanded TV coverage of Cal sports, including many that rarely get broadcast time.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/15/pac-12-launch/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/080912aac.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/080912aac.html#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:12:47 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32614 Three more Golden Bears took home Olympic gold medals Thursday, as former Cal All-American forward Alex Morgan led the U.S. women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Japan and former Cal women's water polo standouts Heather Petri and Elsie Windes guided the U.S. to gold with an 8-5 victory over Spain.]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/080912aac.html/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/080812aab.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/080812aab.html#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:43:28 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32610 In men's water polo, Aleksa Saponjic and his Serbia team advanced to the semifinals, while John Mann and the USA lost in the quarterfinal round. Former Bear Alysia Montano, winner of the 800 meters in the U.S. Track and Field Olympic trials, posted the top time in the 800 heats.]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/080812aab.html/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/080612aaa.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/080612aaa.html#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:59:25 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32605 With the eyes of the world upon her and a trip to the Olympic final on the line, former Bear forward Alex Morgan headed in the game-winning goal to book the U.S. women's soccer team's ticket to the gold-medal match.]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/080612aaa.html/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/072312aae.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/072312aae.html#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:49:21 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32404 UC Berkeley student Betsy Hassett, a resident of New Zealand, will be on her homeland's soccer team, the Football Ferns, at the Olympics and celebrate a birthday while there on Aug. 4. "This has been my dream and my goal since I was so young," Hassett says of being at the London Games in a Cal Athletics profile of the midfielder, one of the top players in the Pac-12 conference.]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/072312aae.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/25/memorial-stadium-rolls-out-the-green-carpet-as-reopening-nears/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/25/memorial-stadium-rolls-out-the-green-carpet-as-reopening-nears/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:00:33 +0000 Gretchen Kell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32496 Work crews readying Memorial Stadium for the first home game, Sept. 1, are on a 10-day mission to lay state-of-the-art synthetic turf on the football field. The project began months ago, when the field was dug up and lowered and an extensive infrastructure for game operations was installed. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/25/memorial-stadium-rolls-out-the-green-carpet-as-reopening-nears/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/071912aaa.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/071912aaa.html#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:10:43 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32402 Caitlin Leverenz, 21, who will swim the 200 and 400 IM at the Summer Olympics, has relied on her faith to keep her afloat through her illustrious career. Today, Cal Athletics profiles the UC Berkeley senior, considered the nation's top female college swimmer after winning this year's NCAA Pac-12 Swimmer of the Meet award and the 2012 Honda Sports Award for swimming. ]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/071912aaa.html/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-crew/spec-rel/071212aab.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-crew/spec-rel/071212aab.html#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:29:55 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32383 In the first in a series of Cal Athletics' stories on UC Berkeley athletes and coaches at the Summer Olympics, "Octolympian" Mike Teti is profiled. Teti, head men's crew coach at Cal, has participated in seven previous Olympic Games. In London, the 1992 Olympic bronze medalist will coach the men's eight rowing team. ]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-crew/spec-rel/071212aab.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/28/cal-doctor-heads-to-olympics-to-oversee-u-s-teams-medical-staff/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/28/cal-doctor-heads-to-olympics-to-oversee-u-s-teams-medical-staff/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:18:07 +0000 Gretchen Kell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32294 Campus doctor Cindy Chang is headed to the Olympics in London as the U.S. team's chief medical officer.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/28/cal-doctor-heads-to-olympics-to-oversee-u-s-teams-medical-staff/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/genrel/062012aad.html http://www.calbears.com/genrel/062012aad.html#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:06:07 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32272 Forty years after passage of the landmark legislation, Berkeley's athletic director looks at its impacts on college sports and her own career.]]> http://www.calbears.com/genrel/062012aad.html/feed/ 0