http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Fri, 17 May 2013 21:06:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/25/100-pitch-in-to-reforest-a-bare-hillside-near-lawrence-hall/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/25/100-pitch-in-to-reforest-a-bare-hillside-near-lawrence-hall/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:09:50 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33905 A forest-to-be of redwood trees and red-berried toyon shrubs sprouted on a hillside near Lawrence Hall of Science over the weekend, thanks to the hard work of 100 volunteers from the UC Berkeley campus and community. The project improves fire safety and sustainability in the Berkeley hills.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/25/100-pitch-in-to-reforest-a-bare-hillside-near-lawrence-hall/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/16/open-letter-from-uc-berkeley-dean-to-albany-community/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/16/open-letter-from-uc-berkeley-dean-to-albany-community/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:00:28 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33480 In a new open letter, the dean of the College of Natural Resources provides an update concerning activity on the growing grounds of the Gill Tract.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/16/open-letter-from-uc-berkeley-dean-to-albany-community/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/versatile-student-and-double-major-chosen-2012-university-medalist/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/versatile-student-and-double-major-chosen-2012-university-medalist/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 19:05:09 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29943 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/versatile-student-and-double-major-chosen-2012-university-medalist/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/27/uc-berkeley-issues-open-letter-concerning-occupy-the-farm/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/27/uc-berkeley-issues-open-letter-concerning-occupy-the-farm/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:52:05 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29361 In response to recent events at the Gill Tract in Albany, UC Berkeley issued an open letter to the local community on April 27. The letter addresses the site's current use for research purposes, and the planning process the campus has been engaged in with the CIty of Albany and its residents since 2007.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/27/uc-berkeley-issues-open-letter-concerning-occupy-the-farm/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/university-official-visit-gill-tract-to-speak-with-protesters/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/university-official-visit-gill-tract-to-speak-with-protesters/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:08:01 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29194 J. Keith Gilless, dean of UC Berkeley's College of Natural Resources, spent more than an hour Tuesday in dialogue with protesters who are encamped illegally on the Gill Tract in Albany. He provided facts and information concerning the site and its research uses.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/university-official-visit-gill-tract-to-speak-with-protesters/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/23/illegal-occupation-of-albany-open-space-infringes-on-research/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/23/illegal-occupation-of-albany-open-space-infringes-on-research/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:20:57 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28937 A group of about 200 people broke into, and established a tent encampment on, an Albany site — next to the University Village family-housing complex — used for agricultural research. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/23/illegal-occupation-of-albany-open-space-infringes-on-research/feed/ 0 http://nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs/break_feature1_fa11.php http://nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs/break_feature1_fa11.php#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:57:22 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19955 How to feed a fast-growing world where 900 million people are undernourished? Claire Kremen, a conservation biologist, sees traditional, sustainable practices as the solution. She and a group of Berkeley colleagues are establishing a new Berkeley Center for Diversified Farming Systems to find ways to scale up agroecological practices around the globe. A special report from the College of Natural Resources. ]]> http://nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs/break_feature1_fa11.php/feed/ 0