http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/yamashita-prize-2013/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/yamashita-prize-2013/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:57 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34627 This year's Foundation for Change: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize has been awarded to Roxanna Altholz, an assistant clinical professor of law and associate director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic at Berkeley Law. Altholz successfully represented 127 family members of 28 individuals who were forcibly "disappeared" between 1983 and 1985 by Guatemalan security forces. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/yamashita-prize-2013/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/09/howard-hughes-medical-institute-names-three-new-campus-investigators/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/09/howard-hughes-medical-institute-names-three-new-campus-investigators/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:46 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34475 Three young faculty members - Nicole King, Michael Rape & Russell Vance - have won the most sought-after appointment for a researcher at any American university: as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. The institute will pay their salaries in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology and provide research funding, freeing them from constant application for federal research grants.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/09/howard-hughes-medical-institute-names-three-new-campus-investigators/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/30/three-faculty-members-named-to-national-academy-of-sciences/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/30/three-faculty-members-named-to-national-academy-of-sciences/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:45:17 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34583 Structural biologist James Berger, immunologist Daniel Portnoy and mathematician James Sethian have been elected members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/30/three-faculty-members-named-to-national-academy-of-sciences/feed/ 0 http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlyuniversity/ http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlyuniversity/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:00:03 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34544 The Bicycle Friendly University program recognizes institutions of higher education for promoting and providing a more bicycle-friendly campus for students, staff and visitors. ]]> http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlyuniversity/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/24/ten-uc-berkeley-faculty-named-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/24/ten-uc-berkeley-faculty-named-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:17:28 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34527 Ten Berkeley professors have been named members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious 233-year-old honorary society of national leaders from academia, business, public affairs and the humanities.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/24/ten-uc-berkeley-faculty-named-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/16/from-high-school-dropout-to-u-s-gates-cambridge-scholar/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/16/from-high-school-dropout-to-u-s-gates-cambridge-scholar/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:44:54 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34157 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. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/16/from-high-school-dropout-to-u-s-gates-cambridge-scholar/feed/ 0 http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i6/Herbert-C-Brown-Award-Creative.html http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i6/Herbert-C-Brown-Award-Creative.html#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:42:06 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34143 The American Chemical Society awarded UC Berkeley chemist John Hartwig its Herbert C. Brown Award For Creative Research In Synthetic Methods “for the creative discovery and insightful development of fundamentally new, broadly utilized" chemical reactions, such as syntheses using transition metals as catalysts.]]> http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i6/Herbert-C-Brown-Award-Creative.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/19/economists-computer-scientists-awarded-prestigious-sloan-fellowships/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/19/economists-computer-scientists-awarded-prestigious-sloan-fellowships/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:29:01 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34047 UC Berkeley economists Frederico Finan and Yuriy Gorodnichenko and computer scientists Björn Hartmann and Michael Lustig are among 126 young scholars awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships for 2013.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/19/economists-computer-scientists-awarded-prestigious-sloan-fellowships/feed/ 0 http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/2013.html http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/2013.html#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:14:31 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33971 German-born Michael Rape, associate professor of molecular and cell biology, is one of three recipients of the 2013 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, which is awarded every year to immigrant scientists under 39 who have demonstrated outstanding achievement. The prize and $35,000 will be presented in April in New York City.]]> http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/2013.html/feed/ 0 http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/publications/news/2013/frechet_wins_2013_japan_prize.php http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/publications/news/2013/frechet_wins_2013_japan_prize.php#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:00:23 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33896 Emeritus professor Jean Fréchet, a Professor of the Graduate School in chemistry and chemical and biological engineering, has received a 2013 Japan Prize, one of the most prestigious international awards in science and technology.]]> http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/publications/news/2013/frechet_wins_2013_japan_prize.php/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/24/physics-society-honors-birgeneau-for-statesmanship-in-science/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/24/physics-society-honors-birgeneau-for-statesmanship-in-science/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:00:18 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33886 The American Institute of Physics has awarded Chancellor Robert Birgeneau the 2012 Karl Taylor Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics. The medal honors Birgeneau's advocacy for women in science as well as his research.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/24/physics-society-honors-birgeneau-for-statesmanship-in-science/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/16/prize-highlights-young-economists-steady-bold-trajectory/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/16/prize-highlights-young-economists-steady-bold-trajectory/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:00:12 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33780 BERKELEY — UC Berkeley economist Ulrike Malmendier could have chosen any number of career paths.  After all, she speaks six languages, is fascinated with Latin and Greek, and loves physics and math. While working on a Ph.D. in law, another focus of her eclectic interests, she took a modern-economics course and that changed everything. Malmendier set off to explore the [...]]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/16/prize-highlights-young-economists-steady-bold-trajectory/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/10/simpson-berkeley-medal/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/10/simpson-berkeley-medal/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:56:42 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33802 Berkeley alumnus, businessman and philanthropist Barclay Simpson has been awarded the Berkeley Medal, the university’s top honor.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/10/simpson-berkeley-medal/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/10/spsp-new-orleans/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/10/spsp-new-orleans/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:00:31 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33777 Poor sleep can sour relationships. Powerful people are better at shaking off rebuffs. Moms who run the household are less concerned with rising to power in the workplace, and people who gaze at the vastness of nature tend to be less self-centered. These are among several intriguing findings UC Berkeley psychologists will be presenting at this week’s annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology in New Orleans. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/10/spsp-new-orleans/feed/ 0 http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/jan-7-2013-NASawards.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20nationalacademies%2Fna%20%28News%20from%20the%20National%20Academies%29 http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/jan-7-2013-NASawards.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20nationalacademies%2Fna%20%28News%20from%20the%20National%20Academies%29#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:55:18 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33800 The National Academy of Sciences, the country's most prestigious scientific organization, has honored UC Berkeley chemist Gabor Somorjai and mathematician John Lott for major contributions to science. ]]> http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/jan-7-2013-NASawards.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20nationalacademies%2Fna%20%28News%20from%20the%20National%20Academies%29/feed/ 0 http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/article/finance-professor-ulrike-malmendier-receives-2013-fischer-black-prize http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/article/finance-professor-ulrike-malmendier-receives-2013-fischer-black-prize#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:10:49 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33795 Berkeley-Haas Finance Professor Ulrike Malmendier has been awarded the 2013 Fischer Black Prize from the American Finance Association, which honors the top finance scholar under the age of 40 years old. The prize was announced to the public Jan. 7, 2013.]]> http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/article/finance-professor-ulrike-malmendier-receives-2013-fischer-black-prize/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/12/24/president-obama-honors-berkeley-lab%E2%80%99s-art-rosenfeld-as-one-of-the-nation%E2%80%99s-top-technology-innovators/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/12/24/president-obama-honors-berkeley-lab%E2%80%99s-art-rosenfeld-as-one-of-the-nation%E2%80%99s-top-technology-innovators/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:15:15 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33738 On Dec. 21, President Barack Obama named UC Berkeley and LBNL physicist Arthur Rosenfeld one of this year's 11 recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The annual award honors the nation's top inventors. Rosenfeld is often called the "godfather of energy efficiency" because of his pioneering work on reducing the nation's energy usage.]]> http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/12/24/president-obama-honors-berkeley-lab%E2%80%99s-art-rosenfeld-as-one-of-the-nation%E2%80%99s-top-technology-innovators/feed/ 0 http://www.aapss.org/news/2012/12/12/academy-names-2013-fellows http://www.aapss.org/news/2012/12/12/academy-names-2013-fellows#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:06:40 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33683 Economist David Card is honored for his work "writ large."]]> http://www.aapss.org/news/2012/12/12/academy-names-2013-fellows/feed/ 0 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/w-dsk120412.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/w-dsk120412.php#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:17:28 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33580 Dr. Sanjay Kumar, associate professor of bioengineering, has been named the winner of the Young Investigator Award by the journal Stem Cells for leading research into the microenvironmental regulation of neural stem cells. The $10,000 prize is awarded annually to a young scientist whose paper has been judged to be of worldwide significance by a global jury.]]> http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/w-dsk120412.php/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/29/four-faculty-members-named-fellows-of-aaas/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/29/four-faculty-members-named-fellows-of-aaas/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:23:11 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33565 Four UC Berkeley faculty members - plant biologist Sheng Luan, cell biologist Kunxin Luo, nuclear engineer Eric Norman and chemist Evan Williams - are among 702 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, bringing the campus total to 227.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/29/four-faculty-members-named-fellows-of-aaas/feed/ 0