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Three hundred Japanese teens touched by last year’s temblor, tsunami and nuclear emergency have spent three weeks at Berkeley through the Tomodachi SoftBank Leadership Program. They’ll be sharing their ideas on civic revitalization, and meeting the public, before returning home.
Tag: Japan
Physicist Hitoshi Murayama to direct new Kavli institute at Univ. of Tokyo
February 8, 2012:
The Kavli Foundation endowed a new Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the University of Tokyo to be directed by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama. While maintaining his position as UC Berkeley professor of physics, Murayama will guide institute research into cosmological questions such as how the universe began, how it will end and what laws govern it.
East Asia scholar Robert A. Scalapino dies at 92
November 4, 2011:
Robert A. Scalapino, the Robson Research Professor of Government emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and a renowned expert in the field of East Asian studies, died Monday, Nov. 1, in Oakland, of complications from a respiratory infection. He was 92.
Bancroft Library to expand documentation of Japanese Americans’ World War II experiences
June 29, 2011:
The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, has received two grants from the U.S. National Park Service to expand its efforts documenting the World War II era experiences of Japanese Americans.
Japanese singer Jero to receive Berkeley Japan New Vision Award
April 4, 2011:
Jero, a Japanese-African-American singer credited with reviving popular interest in Japan’s postwar sentimental ballads known as enka, will receive the 2011 Berkeley Japan New Vision Award from UC Berkeley’s Center for Japanese Studies in a private ceremony on campus Friday, April 8, and will perform a short, free concert at Wheeler Hall after receiving the award.
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.
Haas students cancel Japan trip, start fundraising
March 22, 2011:
Berkeley MBA students — including eight from Japan — who organized a spring-break trek to Japan for classmates have canceled the trip and are now turning to fundraising for the earthquake-ravaged nation.
Radiation fears unfounded, campus expert says
March 17, 2011:
Epidemiologist Kirk Smith discusses the danger to the U.S. from radiation released by Japan’s troubled nuclear reactors.
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.
