http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/BerkeleySHIPannouncement.shtml http://uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/BerkeleySHIPannouncement.shtml#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:47:51 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34700 Chancellor Birgeneau recently announced that Berkeley would leave UC SHIP and return to a campus-based student insurance plan for the next academic year. Details of the campus plan, to be implemented in August, can be found in this post from University Health Services.]]> http://uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/BerkeleySHIPannouncement.shtml/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/racial-segregation-heat-risk-disparity/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/racial-segregation-heat-risk-disparity/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:05:24 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34210 Some racial groups are more likely to bear the brunt of extreme heat waves because of where they live, finds a new UC Berkeley study. The study highlight racial disparities at a time when the frequency and intensity of extreme heat waves is expected to increase with climate change. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/14/racial-segregation-heat-risk-disparity/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/02/toxic-metals-in-lipstick/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/02/toxic-metals-in-lipstick/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 07:05:56 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34350 UC Berkeley researchers found lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other metals in a sample of 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses commonly found in drugstores and department stores. Some of the metals were detected at levels that could raise potential health concerns. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/02/toxic-metals-in-lipstick/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/19/cal-day-launched-graduating-seniors-berkeley-experience/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/19/cal-day-launched-graduating-seniors-berkeley-experience/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:00:19 +0000 Gretchen Kell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34484 Senior Ahn-Thi Le's UC Berkeley journey began with Cal Day, when she fell in love with the campus. Now, after following a path that took her to India to work with rural artisans and to a place in the CellScope initiative improving health care in Vietnam, Le is about to graduate.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/19/cal-day-launched-graduating-seniors-berkeley-experience/feed/ 0 http://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/bakarfellows/beyond-genomics-mining-proteome http://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/bakarfellows/beyond-genomics-mining-proteome#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:09:59 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34313 "We need to learn not only what is encoded in the genome – the blueprint of life – but how that actually translates into protein function in health and disease," says Amy Herr, a Berkeley associate professor of bioengineering. Her research is supported by the campus’s Bakar Fellows Program, which helps early-career faculty pursue innovative research with commercial promise.]]> http://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/bakarfellows/beyond-genomics-mining-proteome/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/28/research-news-briefs-3/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/28/research-news-briefs-3/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:16:39 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34100 Research News Briefs: Economic paper says social pressure affects women more than men when it comes to altruism / Neighborhoods teeming with liquor stores linked to big jump in binge drinking]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/28/research-news-briefs-3/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/07/researchers-find-minimal-state-cost-from-medicaid-expansion-in-california/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/07/researchers-find-minimal-state-cost-from-medicaid-expansion-in-california/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:31:07 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33782 California has the opportunity to significantly increase health insurance coverage at minimal cost to the state budget, according to a joint study by UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/07/researchers-find-minimal-state-cost-from-medicaid-expansion-in-california/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/21/banguns-inititative-calls-for-change-accountability/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/21/banguns-inititative-calls-for-change-accountability/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:15:44 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33732 UC Berkeley political scientist Steve Fish is helping to launch an initiative called Banguns in response to the Sandy Hook massacre. Those signing the initiative pledge to vote for, or financially support, only those elected officials who actively support effective new gun-control legislation]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/21/banguns-inititative-calls-for-change-accountability/feed/ 0 http://youtu.be/_zyfgAW6xC0 http://youtu.be/_zyfgAW6xC0#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:52:21 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33727 When their teammate Jill Costello was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, the UC Berkeley Women's crew committed themselves to the fight against the disease. On Dec. 1, "Team Jill" joined Kelcey Harrison in the last few miles of her four-month cross-country run, which raised money and awareness in Costello's memory.]]> http://youtu.be/_zyfgAW6xC0/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/25/formaldehyde-in-daycare-centers/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/25/formaldehyde-in-daycare-centers/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:15:47 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30473 A study of 40 child-care facilities in California found that most had levels of formaldehyde and a few other contaminants that exceeded exposure guidelines. The study by UC Berkeley researchers is the first to provide a detailed analysis of environmental contaminants and exposures for children in day care centers. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/25/formaldehyde-in-daycare-centers/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/24/food-day-report-on-how-minimum-wage-hike-would-impact-consumers-workers/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/24/food-day-report-on-how-minimum-wage-hike-would-impact-consumers-workers/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:01:00 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33287 A new report released today, national Food Day 2012, says that a proposal pending in Congress to raise the minimum wage would increase retail food prices for American consumers by about 10 cents a day, while helping nearly 8 million food workers and 21 million other workers. Campus celebrates Food Day.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/24/food-day-report-on-how-minimum-wage-hike-would-impact-consumers-workers/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/04/bpa-thyroid-hormone-changes/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/04/bpa-thyroid-hormone-changes/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:30:17 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32506 A new UC Berkeley study adds to growing concerns about the health effects of bisphenol A (BPA), a compound commonly found in the lining of tin cans, hard plastics and certain store receipts. Researchers have linked prenatal exposure to BPA to changes in thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women and newborn boys. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/04/bpa-thyroid-hormone-changes/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/12/bullying/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/12/bullying/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:00:49 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32912 Paul Sterzing was still settling in as a Berkeley faculty member when his just-published study – showing nearly half of U.S. adolescents with autism spectrum disorder have been bullied at school – propelled him into the media spotlight.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/12/bullying/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/30/where-are-the-job-creators-a-labor-day-qa/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/30/where-are-the-job-creators-a-labor-day-qa/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:00:31 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32768 Where you live has a lot to do with whether you're employed, and how, says Enrico Moretti, author of The New Geography of Jobs. The UC Berkeley economist shares insights on employment, salaries, tax cuts and growing inequalities based on location.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/30/where-are-the-job-creators-a-labor-day-qa/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/31/warren-winkelstein-dies-at-90/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/31/warren-winkelstein-dies-at-90/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:05:38 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32457 Dr. Warren Winkelstein Jr., pioneering epidemiologist and former dean of UC Berkeley's School of Public Health, died Sunday, July 22. He was 90. His career spanned six decades and included seminal contributions to the understanding of the transmission of HIV/AIDS, how air pollution affects health, heart disease in women and other health issues. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/31/warren-winkelstein-dies-at-90/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://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/04/-outbreak-the-game.html?ref=hp http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/04/-outbreak-the-game.html?ref=hp#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:51:15 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27972 Researchers have put a new twist on the game of tag by having players pass notes around to "infect" each other. The game, developed by Steve Bellan, a UC Berkeley ecologist, and Juliet Pulliam, a University of Florida biologist, is proving to be a popular tool for helping epidemiologists study outbreaks of infectious diseases like cholera, AIDS and malaria. ]]> http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/04/-outbreak-the-game.html?ref=hp/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/04/nih-fogarty-award-trains-slum-health-researchers/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/04/nih-fogarty-award-trains-slum-health-researchers/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:00:56 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27955 The Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $4 million to UC Berkeley to lead a program to train and educate researchers, educators and professionals who can tackle global health challenges specific to slum dwellings. Joining UC Berkeley are researchers from Florida International, Stanford and Yale universities.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/04/nih-fogarty-award-trains-slum-health-researchers/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/19/professor-leads-national-roundtable-on-integrated-disaster-recovery/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/19/professor-leads-national-roundtable-on-integrated-disaster-recovery/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:00:07 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26034 Northern California experts, including UC Berkeley architecture professor Mary Comerio, are heading up a national roundtable on improving responses after major disasters.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/19/professor-leads-national-roundtable-on-integrated-disaster-recovery/feed/ 0 http://sph.berkeley.edu/news/2012/fellows_blog.php http://sph.berkeley.edu/news/2012/fellows_blog.php#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:15:09 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26773 Grad-student fellows at the School of Public Health's Center for Health Leadership have launched a new blog, "Public Health Is," chockablock with information, recipes and opportunities for dialogue.]]> http://sph.berkeley.edu/news/2012/fellows_blog.php/feed/ 0