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/2013/04/24/ten-uc-berkeley-faculty-named-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/24/ten-uc-berkeley-faculty-named-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:17:28 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34527 Ten Berkeley professors have been named members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious 233-year-old honorary society of national leaders from academia, business, public affairs and the humanities.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/24/ten-uc-berkeley-faculty-named-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/29/four-faculty-members-named-fellows-of-aaas/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/29/four-faculty-members-named-fellows-of-aaas/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:23:11 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33565 Four UC Berkeley faculty members - plant biologist Sheng Luan, cell biologist Kunxin Luo, nuclear engineer Eric Norman and chemist Evan Williams - are among 702 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, bringing the campus total to 227.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/29/four-faculty-members-named-fellows-of-aaas/feed/ 0 http://www.calacademy.org/newsroom/releases/2012/fellows.php http://www.calacademy.org/newsroom/releases/2012/fellows.php#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:48:45 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33101 David Wake, amphibian expert and professor emeritus of integrative biology, will receive this year's Fellows' Medal, the highest honor of the California Academy of Sciences. Wildlife ecologist Justin Brashares, associate professor of ESPM, and astronomer Steven Beckwith are among 10 newly elected fellows of the academy. ]]> http://www.calacademy.org/newsroom/releases/2012/fellows.php/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/13/international-gold-awards-given-to-campus-communicators/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/13/international-gold-awards-given-to-campus-communicators/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:37:58 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32091 Three gold awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recently went to UC Berkeley communicators.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/13/international-gold-awards-given-to-campus-communicators/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/30/field-trip-podcast/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/30/field-trip-podcast/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:38:04 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24525 Journalism chops, media savvy, nerdiness and (especially) curiosity add up to the "Field Trip Podcast," a radio program created by a trio of J-School grads, and returning soon to a computer or smartphone near you.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/30/field-trip-podcast/feed/ 0 http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/story/statewide_study http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/story/statewide_study#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:46:29 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=18968 A statewide survey by researchers at UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science indicates that elementary school teachers don't have the time or training to adequately teach science. "High quality science learning opportunities are only available in about 10 percent of California elementary school classrooms on a regular basis," says lead researcher Rena Dorph.]]> http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/story/statewide_study/feed/ 0 http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/press-releases/chevron-teams-cal-alumni-association-provide-scholarships http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/press-releases/chevron-teams-cal-alumni-association-provide-scholarships#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:07:30 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=9172 At the April 9 Charter Gala honoring U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Chevron Corp. announced a $100,000 contribution to the Cal Alumni Association’s Achievement Award Program to promote science, engineering, technology and math education.]]> http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/press-releases/chevron-teams-cal-alumni-association-provide-scholarships/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/15/jillian-banfield-profiled-in-l%e2%80%99oreal-unesco-video/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/15/jillian-banfield-profiled-in-l%e2%80%99oreal-unesco-video/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:07:03 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7181 UC Berkeley's Jillian Banfield was named the 2011 North American Laureate at the 13th Annual L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards ceremony in Paris on March 3, which included the screening of a video interview with Banfield discussing her research and philosophy of science.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/15/jillian-banfield-profiled-in-l%e2%80%99oreal-unesco-video/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/ticks-lizard-lyme-disease/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/ticks-lizard-lyme-disease/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:01:54 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=5580 The Western fence lizard's reputation for helping to reduce the threat of Lyme disease is in jeopardy. A new study led by UC Berkeley researchers found that areas where the lizard had been removed saw a subsequent drop in the population of the ticks that transmit Lyme disease. The decline in tick numbers seems to suggest a decreased risk of human exposure to Lyme disease when the lizard is gone. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/ticks-lizard-lyme-disease/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/summercamps/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/summercamps/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:00:43 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=5744 Summer fun can mean skateboarding and swimming, or science experiments, writing workshops and business school — and Berkeley’s summer camp programs have it all. The season for registration and applications is officially open. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/summercamps/feed/ 0 http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/publications/news/2011/2011_cal_science_engineering_festival_photos.php http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/publications/news/2011/2011_cal_science_engineering_festival_photos.php#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:09:26 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=5240 Last week's Cal Science & Engineering Festival drew many budding young scientists to experience science in action. (includes slide show)]]> http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/publications/news/2011/2011_cal_science_engineering_festival_photos.php/feed/ 0