http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/05/silence-olli/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/05/silence-olli/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:00:57 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33929 Drawing its inspiration from John Cage, a six-week OLLI course delves into art, music, film, neuroscience, bliss, edginess, paradox and more in what Susan Hoffman, OLLI's director, calls "an experiment" in experiential learning.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/05/silence-olli/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/24/dynamic-campus/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/24/dynamic-campus/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:30:26 +0000 José Rodríguez http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28954 A UC Berkeley program that provides a special curriculum for students over 50 just got a $1 million boost from the Bernard Osher Foundation. This is the second $1 million gift from the foundation for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, also called OLLI@Berkeley.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/24/dynamic-campus/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/07/olli/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/07/olli/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:03:32 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=4094 It took two tries for Berkeley's lifelong learning center to achieve liftoff. Now, in its second incarnation, OLLI@Berkeley has become a vital resource for nearly 1,000 enthusiastic students over the age of 50 - and a bridge between the campus and the greater Bay Area community.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/07/olli/feed/ 0