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/2013/03/26/californias-online-registration-drive-draws-broader-voter-base/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/26/californias-online-registration-drive-draws-broader-voter-base/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:11:52 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34280 A new Berkeley study of California’s new online voter registration system shows some striking results, including that more registrants come from low- and middle-income neighborhoods than expected.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/26/californias-online-registration-drive-draws-broader-voter-base/feed/ 0 http://www.law.berkeley.edu/15016.htm http://www.law.berkeley.edu/15016.htm#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:49:42 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34163 Berkeley Law students Cristina Sepe and Criselda Haro will each receive a $10,000 scholarship after being named Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars. They are two of just six law students chosen from more than 300 applicants nationwide. ]]> http://www.law.berkeley.edu/15016.htm/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/28/alice-agogino-wins-aaas-lifetime-mentor-award/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/28/alice-agogino-wins-aaas-lifetime-mentor-award/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:07 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33793 Mechanical-engineering professor Alice Agogino has been named winner of the AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award. In a Q&A with the NewsCenter, she talks about her influences and her efforts to transform a profession, from human-centered design to blogging and Barbies.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/28/alice-agogino-wins-aaas-lifetime-mentor-award/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://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/john-powell-profile/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/john-powell-profile/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:17:12 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33256 Civil-rights scholar john powell rethinks notions of race for the 21st century in a recently published essay collection, Racing to Justice. In a Q&A with the NewsCenter, powell discusses the book and his ambitious vision for the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, which he heads at Berkeley.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/john-powell-profile/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/study-shows-mexican-american-toddlers-lag-in-literacy-skills-excel-in-social-skills/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/study-shows-mexican-american-toddlers-lag-in-literacy-skills-excel-in-social-skills/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:23:12 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33483 Mexican American preschoolers fall behind their white counterparts in terms of early language and preliteracy skills, but the social competencies between the two groups are indistinguishable, according to a new UC Berkeley/UCLA study.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/study-shows-mexican-american-toddlers-lag-in-literacy-skills-excel-in-social-skills/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/new-prize-awarded-to-recognize-sustainability-women-in-architecture/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/new-prize-awarded-to-recognize-sustainability-women-in-architecture/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:00:43 +0000 Mary Cocoma http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32848 Deborah Berke, a New York City-based architect known for her design excellence and commitment to architectural innovation, is the first recipient of the College of Environmental Design's inaugural Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/new-prize-awarded-to-recognize-sustainability-women-in-architecture/feed/ 0 http://diversity.berkeley.edu/hdrc-files-joint-brief-fisher-v-texas http://diversity.berkeley.edu/hdrc-files-joint-brief-fisher-v-texas#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:34:11 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32662 Leaders of the Haas Diversity Research Center have weighed in on Fisher v Texas, a U.S. Supreme Court case reviewing the constitutionality of race-conscious admissions policy at the University of Texas at Austin. HDRC executive director john powell and assistant director Steven Menendian are coauthors and signatories to an amicus brief arguing that a race-conscious admission policy is necessary in order for the public university to fulfill its mission.]]> http://diversity.berkeley.edu/hdrc-files-joint-brief-fisher-v-texas/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/words-to-lgbt-graduates-from-one-whos-been-there-you-must-continue-to-make-it-better/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/words-to-lgbt-graduates-from-one-whos-been-there-you-must-continue-to-make-it-better/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:11:48 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30417 Since Robert Anderson first arrived at Berkeley 29 years ago, "things have gotten better" for LGBT students here and in the world. "But there is still much to be done," Anderson, now chair of the University of California Academic Senate, told UC Berkeley's 2012 Lavender Graduation. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/words-to-lgbt-graduates-from-one-whos-been-there-you-must-continue-to-make-it-better/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/16/aspiring-oral-surgeon-works-to-supersize-smiles-for-poor-children/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/16/aspiring-oral-surgeon-works-to-supersize-smiles-for-poor-children/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:16:43 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24650 UC Berkeley integrative biology major Hường Trần says she is "paying it forward" with a program taking dental-health education into classrooms for needy children.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/16/aspiring-oral-surgeon-works-to-supersize-smiles-for-poor-children/feed/ 0 http://mep.berkeley.edu/workshops/enroll http://mep.berkeley.edu/workshops/enroll#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:30:26 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27573 The campus's Multicultural Education Program is offering two workshops for faculty and staff audiences this spring — one on creating inclusive classrooms, the other on exploring unconscious biases.]]> http://mep.berkeley.edu/workshops/enroll/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/09/genaro-padilla-honored-for-outstanding-diversity-related-contributions/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/09/genaro-padilla-honored-for-outstanding-diversity-related-contributions/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:05:33 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26229 In honor of efforts over several decades to foster the success of underrepresented students, Professor Genaro Padilla has been awarded the Leon Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/09/genaro-padilla-honored-for-outstanding-diversity-related-contributions/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/09/berkeley-diversity-champion-wins-national-recognition/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/09/berkeley-diversity-champion-wins-national-recognition/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:02:19 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26244 For her work toward increasing faculty diversity at UC Berkeley and running UC’s major pipeline bringing new scholars into tenure-track academic posts, Sheila O’Rourke is winning a national leadership award. O'Rourke is Berkeley's director of Faculty and Postdoctoral Diversity Initiatives.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/09/berkeley-diversity-champion-wins-national-recognition/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/03/diversity-conference/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/03/diversity-conference/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:00:21 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24105 UC Berkeley hosted a two-day event, the 2012 California Diversity and Leadership Conference, Feb. 2 and 3, in a push for multicultural equity and inclusion. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/03/diversity-conference/feed/ 0 http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/News/Newsroom/2010-2011/120130booksilver.aspx http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/News/Newsroom/2010-2011/120130booksilver.aspx#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:55:33 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24585 A new book by Nora Silver, adjunct professor of business, explores an increasingly important issue facing nonprofits: understanding, attracting and engaging ethnic volunteers. Telling the Whole Story: Voices of Ethnic Volunteers in America shares untold stories of voluntary engagement, which Silver gathered from focus groups in seven ethnic communities.]]> http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/News/Newsroom/2010-2011/120130booksilver.aspx/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/17/freshman-apps/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/17/freshman-apps/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:33:17 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=23498 Campus officials have expanded outreach efforts and financial support to increase access for California high-school students.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/17/freshman-apps/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/02/faculty-and-students-team-up-to-change-face-of-science/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/02/faculty-and-students-team-up-to-change-face-of-science/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:01:26 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19627 A campus contingent that included Chancellor Birgeneau headed to San Jose last week for a minority-student conference to increase diversity in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/02/faculty-and-students-team-up-to-change-face-of-science/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/25/grad-student-finds-inspiration-in-the-clouds/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/25/grad-student-finds-inspiration-in-the-clouds/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:18:45 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=18353 UC Berkeley graduate student Greg Goldsmith may have his head in the clouds, but he is firmly grounded in the reality of global warming and the danger it poses to the Central American cloud forests he loves. He developed an elementary school curriculum as a way to help save them.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/25/grad-student-finds-inspiration-in-the-clouds/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/07/meet-vishalli-loomba-berkeleys-2011-12-student-leader/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/07/meet-vishalli-loomba-berkeleys-2011-12-student-leader/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:11:32 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=17572 Meet the 2011-12 president of UC Berkeley's student government, Vishalli Loomba, who promises to stand up for the "student voice" and to foster diversity and community. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/07/meet-vishalli-loomba-berkeleys-2011-12-student-leader/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/07/matsui-honored-for-mentoring-students-into-health-professions/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/07/matsui-honored-for-mentoring-students-into-health-professions/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:58:22 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12521 John Matsui, the man behind the Biology Scholars Program for 20 years, has been honored by The California Wellness Foundation for his work mentoring biology students into careers in the medical and life sciences. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/07/matsui-honored-for-mentoring-students-into-health-professions/feed/ 0