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The U.S. Geological Survey and five universities, including UC Berkeley and Stanford, are enlisting the help of “citizen seismologists” to host earthquake sensors in their homes as part of a new Quake Catcher Network. The first 200 to sign up will have sensors installed starting July 9.
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USAID chief lauds Blum Center as model in search for global solutions
October 11, 2012:
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah visited campus and encouraged students to join the search for open source solutions to pressing global problems.
Historic Greek Theatre safe, sound and superb after upgrades
May 24, 2012:
The 108-year-old Greek Theatre’s seismic rating has gone from “very poor” to “good” following six months of retrofit work and other upgrades.
Comerio leads national roundtable on integrated disaster recovery
March 19, 2012:
Northern California experts, including UC Berkeley architecture professor Mary Comerio, are heading up a national roundtable on improving responses after major disasters.
Third modest quake within week sends message: Be prepared!
October 27, 2011:
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake this morning (Thursday, Oct. 27) – the third small quake in a week on the Hayward Fault near UC Berkeley – sent a message to all East Bay residents: Be prepared!
Campus emergency sirens to sound on Thursday
October 20, 2011:
State emergency preparedness officials ask Californians to drop, cover and hold during the annual earthquake preparedness drill at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, Oct 20. Campus emergency sirens will sound.
Emergency drill set for Friday
June 22, 2011:
The campus’s annual emergency drill will take place this Friday, June 24, with participants testing their skills in locations across campus, including outdoor areas where mock victims and real emergency responders will be in full view.
United Nations recognizes architecture professor Mary Comerio’s work on environmental emergencies
May 18, 2011:
UC Berkeley architecture professor Mary Comerio has received the Green Star Award from the United Nation’s Environment Programme, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Green Cross International in recognition of her 25 years of work in seismic safety for housing and post-disaster recovery. Most recently, Comerio has been involved in reconstruction efforts following the devastating 2008 earthquake in China and the 2010 quake in Haiti.
Architect named Fulbright NEXUS scholar for Western Hemisphere research on sustainable, affordable housing
April 25, 2011:
María-Paz Gutierrez, a University of California, Berkeley, assistant professor of architecture, has been named to the 2011-2012 Fulbright Regional Network for Applied Research (NEXUS) Scholar Program as part of a 20-member team working to promote best practices in fighting poverty and inequality in the Western Hemisphere. She will be focusing on building a sustainable, affordable housing prototype for deployment in an emergency, especially flooding.
Small quake reported on San Andreas fault
April 18, 2011:
BERKELEY — A small earthquake was felt on the Berkeley campus at 2:57 p.m. Monday. The quake registered 3.8 on the Richter scale and was located 2 miles southeast of Pacifica, Calif. at a dept of 13.6 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. For more information, see the USGS website.
Environmental health expert reaffirms low risk to U.S. residents from Japan radiation
March 22, 2011:
Tom McKone, an expert on human health risk assessment associated with environmental toxins, weighs in on concerns by U.S. residents about radiation exposure from Japan.
Crisis in Japan: Ongoing coverage of the earthquake, tsunami and aftermath
March 16, 2011:
Check here for unfolding coverage of how UC Berkeley is responding to the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami and for other campus news related to the disaster. You’ll find events to attend, comments from campus experts, updates from campus officials, and more.
How to Help: Relief organizations aiding Japan quake and tsunami victims
March 15, 2011:
Wonder how you can help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan? Many international, national and local relief organizations and funds are asking for donations.
Quake-related stress tips, radiation monitoring news…
March 14, 2011:
News reports and vivid images of the death and destruction wrought by Friday’s 8.9-magnitude earthquake-driven tsunami in eastern Japan have triggered stress and anxiety worldwide. To help UC Berkeley’s campus community cope with post-quake shock and excessive worry, among other things, University Health Services has compiled a resource list that includes tips and services available to the campus community, including contact information for making donations to the American Red Cross.
Message from the chancellor about Japan’s earthquake and tsunami
March 11, 2011:
Chancellor Birgeneau writes to the campus community about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and his concern for those affected by the unfolding disaster.
‘Waves as fast as a jet plane’
March 11, 2011:
The worst damage in Friday’s disaster in Japan was not caused by the shaking of the seismic waves themselves, but by the tsunami. The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory’s Seismo Blog shows how, and explains other scientific aspects of the still-unfolding tragedy.
Dispatch from Japan: Professor’s post-quake communiques
March 11, 2011:
UC Berkeley assistant professor Duncan Ryuken Williams was traveling in Japan and headed to an airport when Friday’s earthquake hit. He shares some of his experiences in the often chaotic aftermath with the NewsCenter.
Project will monitor tremor activity beneath San Andreas Fault
December 9, 2010:
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has donated $1.2 million to the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory to install a small network of earthquake sensors around the San Andreas Fault at Cholame to monitor faint tremors that have been discovered in the area.
High pressure experiments reproduce mineral structures 1,800 miles deep
September 23, 2010:
UC Berkeley and Yale University scientists have recreated the tremendous pressures and high temperatures deep in the Earth to resolve a long-standing puzzle: why some seismic waves travel faster than others through the boundary between the solid mantle and fluid outer core.
Earthquake drill on Thursday will test campus emergency preparedness
June 16, 2010:
UC Berkeley’s annual emergency preparedness drill, Vigilance 2010, will take place Thursday morning, June 17, with more than 700 people on and off campus participating in activities both indoors and outdoors to simulate the aftermath of a magnitude 5.5 earthquake on the Hayward fault.
Earthquake simulation shows off the potential for safer bridges
May 27, 2010:
With a series of computer-controlled earthquakes, simulating some of the most devastating in recent memory, engineers from Berkeley’s Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) showed off new technology designed to keep bridges not just from collapsing in a catastrophic temblor but open to traffic. A 30-foot scale-model bridge, set up on the shake table (earthquake simulator) at the Richmond Field Station, was the star of the show, put on by Berkeley’s Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER).
Engineers deployed to Chile to study earthquake’s impacts
March 8, 2010:
UC Berkeley engineers are traveling to Chile to help coordinate U.S. reconnaissance efforts to document the effects of the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the region on Feb. 27.
