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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.
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Biophysicist Carlos Bustamante awarded 2012 Sackler Prize
September 13, 2012:
Carlos Bustamante will share the Raymond and Beverly International Sackler Prize in Biophysics for his “seminal contributions to single molecule biophysics.”. Bustamante is a professor of molecular and cell biology, physics and chemistry, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and member of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences.
Judith Butler wins Adorno Prize
September 12, 2012:
UC Berkeley professor Judith Butler is the recipient of this year’s Adorno Prize, a highly coveted German award that recognizes outstanding achievement in philosophy, theater, music or film.
Laser discoverer Charles Townes to receive first Golden Goose Award
September 11, 2012:
Charles Townes, who won a Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser, will receive an inaugural Golden Goose Award Sept. 13. Presented for the first time this year, the prize honors scientists who received federal funding for seemingly arcane work that turned out to have revolutionary applications.
Berkeley takes silver in UC tech innovation awards
August 7, 2012:
Campus was honored with a Sautter award for Kuali Ready, a Web application that helps departments create a continuity plan, which is used to resume critical operations as soon as possible after a disruptive event.
Theoretical astrophysicist receives $500,000+, no strings attached
July 24, 2012:
The Simons Foundation of New York initiated a new program of Simons Investigators this year, awarding 21 mathematicians, theoretical physicists and theoretical computer scientists $100,000 per year for 5-10 years, no strings attached. Theoretical astrophysicist Eliot Quataert was one of them.
Network World magazine names UC Berkeley top school for tech CEOs
July 11, 2012:
UC Berkeley landed in the top spot for U.S. colleges that produced the most influential high-tech CEOs, according to Network World magazine, which analyzed the educational backgrounds of the 50 highest-paid and most powerful CEOs in the U.S. tech industry.
Tom Brady named Berkeley’s ‘emeritus professor of the year’
June 20, 2012:
The scholar of German Reformation studies, who retired in 2006, is recognized by the UC Berkeley Emeriti Association.
International gold awards go to campus communicators
June 13, 2012:
Three gold awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recently went to UC Berkeley communicators.
Five undergrad women named Berkeley’s first Bergeron scholars
June 12, 2012:
This year’s scholars are the first women to benefit from a program funded by Sandra and Douglas Bergeron in fall 2011to provide scholarships, program support and mentorships to five undergraduate women each year pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
New Wall of Fame website celebrates UC Berkeley’s remarkable alumni
May 17, 2012:
A new UC Berkeley website, the Berkeley Wall of Fame, celebrates and and seeks alumni who are changing the world.
Berkeley Ph.D. wins top sociology prize for dissertation on sex work in Vietnam
May 9, 2012:
Kimberly Hoang, who earned her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley in 2011, has won the American Sociological Association’s “best dissertation” award for her dissertation on sex work in Vietnam.
Versatile University Medalist reflects interests from Chinese literature to forestry
May 8, 2012:
Double major Eric Olliff’s inquisitive view of the world has helped earn him the 2012 University Medal, UC Berkeley’s top prize for graduating seniors.
Ashok Gadgil gets $100,000 award for global innovation
May 2, 2012:
The Lemelson-MIT Program has awarded Ashok Gadgil, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the 2012 $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation. The award recognizes Gadgil, who is known for his work on affordable water disinfection systems and fuel-efficient cookstoves for developing nations, for “his steady pursuit to blend research, invention and humanitarianism for broad social impact.”
Continuing-ed award to Extension workshops for mental-health clinicians
April 20, 2012:
UC Berkeley Extension’s professional programs in Counseling and Psychotherapy have received the 2012 University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) Outstanding Noncredit Program Award.
Four faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 17, 2012:
Four UC Berkeley faculty members – a pioneer in photonic crystals, a dark matter astrophysicist, a specialist in nanowires and an expert on molecular machines – are among 220 new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
QB3 director Susan Marqusee honored for research, mentoring
April 10, 2012:
Susan Marqusee, a professor of molecular and cell biology and director of the Berkeley branch of QB3 (California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences) has received the William C. Rose Award of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She was recognized for her studies of protein structure and for her encouragement of the next generation of scientists.
UC Berkeley leads $4 million program to train slum health researchers
April 4, 2012:
The Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $4 million to UC Berkeley to lead a program to train and educate researchers, educators and professionals who can tackle global health challenges specific to slum dwellings. Joining UC Berkeley are researchers from Florida International, Stanford and Yale universities.
Sethian, Saye win Cozzarelli Prize for applied math paper
February 21, 2012:
Two UC Berkeley and LBNL mathematicians, James Sethian and Robert Saye, have won the Cozzarelli Prize from the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences for their paper on a new numerical method for tracking large numbers of interacting and evolving phases of materials. The prize is named after the late UC Berkeley biochemist & PNAS editor Nicholas Cozzarelli.
Alan Schoenfeld awarded highest international distinction in math education
February 15, 2012:
Alan Schoenfeld, a professor at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education, has received the 2011 Felix Klein Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the International Commission on Mathematics Instruction.
Two faculty named Sloan Research Fellows
February 15, 2012:
Faculty members Sylvia Ratnasamy and Allan Sly are among 126 young scholars awarded prestigious research fellowships this year from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The $50,000 research award recognizes “rising stars” early in their careers. Read a Q&A with each.
Q&A: Sylvia Ratnasamy on helping students build their own networks
February 15, 2012:
Newly awarded a 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, Sylvia Ratnasamy, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences in UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering, talks about her passion for improving the Internet and for helping students build their own networks.
Wen-hsin Yeh receives Humboldt Research Award
February 9, 2012:
China scholar receives Humboldt Research Award
For Chancellor Birgeneau, research is for life
February 6, 2012:
Throughout his tenure as UC Berkeley chancellor, Robert Birgeneau has sustained a research interest in new materials, maintaining labs both on campus and at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Upon his recent receipt of the Shull Prize from the Neutron Scattering Society of America, Birgeneau reflected on the role research has played in his life at Berkeley.
Berkeley 2011 — the year in pictures
December 22, 2011:
Beyond the protests, the story — as always — is one of engagement, passion and perseverance in the face of challenges, whether institutional or personal.
Former Cal rower Jill Costello receives NCAA’s Inspiration Award
October 26, 2011:
The NCAA has given Jill Costello, a beloved member of the Cal women’s rowing team who died of lung cancer in 2010, its first posthumous Inspiration Award. Costello was the coxswain for the varsity eight and graduated from UC Berkeley about a month before her death.
Nobel winners in economics share a UC Berkeley past
October 10, 2011:
This year’s two winners of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences both studied at UC Berkeley, where they are being praised by colleagues for their work in macroeconometrics and macroeconomic theory.
Ali Javey wins inaugural APEC science prize
September 13, 2011:
Ali Javey, UC Berkeley associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, has been chosen by the U.S. as the first winner of the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE). The inaugural prize, awarded to Javey by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today, recognizes young scientists who have demonstrated a commitment to both excellence in scientific research, as evidenced by scholarly publication, and cooperation with scientists from other Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies.
Namwali Serpell wins prize for promising women writers
September 6, 2011:
UC Berkeley’s Namwali Serpell, an assistant professor of English and a novelist, is one of six winners of the 2011 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award, which is given annually to women writers who demonstrate excellence and promise in the early stages of their careers.
UC Berkeley robotics expert named among world’s top young innovators
August 23, 2011:
Pieter Abbeel, a UC Berkeley, professor known for his novel work in the field of machine learning in robotics – including robots that can fold laundry – has been named to a prestigious list of 35 of the world’s top young innovators by Technology Review magazine.
UC Berkeley ranks second in Teach for America participation
August 11, 2011:
Those who can, teach. UC Berkeley ranks second among large schools for graduating seniors participating in Teach For America, a non-profit program where top college graduates spend two years teaching in under-served schools. Of the more than 2,300 graduating seniors participating in Teach for America’s 2011 corps this fall, 89 hail from UC Berkeley. The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ranks [...]
