http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/31/lower-9th-ward-kids-get-big-lift-from-berkeley-students/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/31/lower-9th-ward-kids-get-big-lift-from-berkeley-students/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 19:39:04 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=31323 For 35 children from New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, the Memorial Day weekend was packed with new and sometimes thrilling experiences — like riding horses on a working farm and creating collage squares for a "vision" quilt. The occasion was a three-day camp exploring the arts, identity, and health — organized by Berkeley students' Magnolia Project and developed out of the campus's new Shinnyo-en Peacebuilding Leadership Program.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/31/lower-9th-ward-kids-get-big-lift-from-berkeley-students/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/local-kids-with-help-from-oski-celebrate-their-building-literacy-skills/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/local-kids-with-help-from-oski-celebrate-their-building-literacy-skills/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 20:31:25 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30159 In a noisy celebration at the YWCA on Monday, scores of young Berkeley Unified School District students met the campus mascot, Oski — and accepted certificates for work with UC Berkeley student mentors, through the BUILD program, to improve their reading skills.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/local-kids-with-help-from-oski-celebrate-their-building-literacy-skills/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/10/alternative-breaks-slideshow/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/10/alternative-breaks-slideshow/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:13:56 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27341 While many students kicked back or headed to the beach for spring break, more than 130 from UC Berkeley fanned out into communities near and far. These civic-minded students, working through the Alternative Breaks program, lent their skills to post-Katrina renewal in New Orleans and environmental justice in Oakland, among other projects.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/10/alternative-breaks-slideshow/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/22/cal-corps-megan-voorhees-garners-statewide-honor/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/22/cal-corps-megan-voorhees-garners-statewide-honor/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:13:03 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25616 Megan Voorhees, director of Berkeley's Cal Corps Public Service Center, has been named winner of the 2012 Richard E. Cone Award. The California Campus Compact, a statewide professional association, bestows the honor annually on an individual who has made important contributions to partnerships between communities and institutions of higher education. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/22/cal-corps-megan-voorhees-garners-statewide-honor/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/08/engaged-scholarship/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/08/engaged-scholarship/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:35:08 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19204 Urban forester Lara Roman, a Berkeley grad student, is conducting multi-year research designed to help a Sacramento tree-planting program maximize cooling shade for the area's hot summers. "Engaged scholarship" like Roman's, increasingly popular with students, is part of the campus's DNA. New forms of institutional support are helping it flourish.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/08/engaged-scholarship/feed/ 0