http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:46:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/07/japanese-quake-survivors-at-uc-berkeley-give-as-good-as-they-get/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/07/japanese-quake-survivors-at-uc-berkeley-give-as-good-as-they-get/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 23:40:40 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32439 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/07/japanese-quake-survivors-at-uc-berkeley-give-as-good-as-they-get/feed/ 0 http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-news/new-kavli-institute-announced-university-tokyo http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-news/new-kavli-institute-announced-university-tokyo#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:15:20 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24843 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.]]> http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-news/new-kavli-institute-announced-university-tokyo/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/04/east-asia-scholar-robert-a-scalapino-dies-at-92/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/04/east-asia-scholar-robert-a-scalapino-dies-at-92/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:10:39 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19721 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/04/east-asia-scholar-robert-a-scalapino-dies-at-92/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/29/bancroft-library-to-expand-documentation-of-japanese-americans%e2%80%99-world-war-ii-experiences/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/29/bancroft-library-to-expand-documentation-of-japanese-americans%e2%80%99-world-war-ii-experiences/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:35:26 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13647 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/29/bancroft-library-to-expand-documentation-of-japanese-americans%e2%80%99-world-war-ii-experiences/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/04/jero-berkeley-japan-award/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/04/jero-berkeley-japan-award/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:00:25 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=8123 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/04/jero-berkeley-japan-award/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/03/22/mckone-q-a/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/03/22/mckone-q-a/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:25:27 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=8008 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. ]]> http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/03/22/mckone-q-a/feed/ 0 http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/News/Newsroom/2010-2011/110317japan.aspx http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/News/Newsroom/2010-2011/110317japan.aspx#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:30:29 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7954 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. ]]> http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/News/Newsroom/2010-2011/110317japan.aspx/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/17/radiation-fears-unfounded-campus-expert-says/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/17/radiation-fears-unfounded-campus-expert-says/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:24:52 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7517 Epidemiologist Kirk Smith discusses the danger to the U.S. from radiation released by Japan's troubled nuclear reactors.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/17/radiation-fears-unfounded-campus-expert-says/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/category/special-topics/japan-crisis/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/category/special-topics/japan-crisis/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:49:28 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7382 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/category/special-topics/japan-crisis/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/15/how-to-help-relief-organizations-aiding-japan-quake-and-tsunami-victims/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/15/how-to-help-relief-organizations-aiding-japan-quake-and-tsunami-victims/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:13:04 +0000 Jean Smith http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7182 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/15/how-to-help-relief-organizations-aiding-japan-quake-and-tsunami-victims/feed/ 0 http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/japan.shtml http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/japan.shtml#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:24:52 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7142 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.]]> http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/japan.shtml/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/11/message-from-the-chancellor-about-japans-earthquake-and-tsunami/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/11/message-from-the-chancellor-about-japans-earthquake-and-tsunami/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:03:54 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7052 Chancellor Birgeneau writes to the campus community about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and his concern for those affected by the unfolding disaster.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/11/message-from-the-chancellor-about-japans-earthquake-and-tsunami/feed/ 0 http://seismo.berkeley.edu/blogs/seismoblog.php http://seismo.berkeley.edu/blogs/seismoblog.php#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:02:23 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7103 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. ]]> http://seismo.berkeley.edu/blogs/seismoblog.php/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/11/japan-view/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/11/japan-view/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:40:29 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7032 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/11/japan-view/feed/ 0