http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:24:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/19/rollefson-poi/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/19/rollefson-poi/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:35:09 +0000 Steve Hockensmith http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34148 A visiting assistant professor in the music department, J. Griffith "Griff" Rollefson has carved out a unique specialty for himself in the world of musicology. He's not just a go-to guy when it comes to the study of hip hop and its cultural impact. He's the go-to guy in the field of European hip hop. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/19/rollefson-poi/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/18/honor-code-2/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/18/honor-code-2/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:50:16 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34170 The UC Berkeley Honor Code is a student-driven document – and, for a large research university, a pioneering one – that grew out of discussions between the ASUC, the Graduate Assembly, the Academic Senate and the deans of the College of Letters and Science, which accounts for more than half of Berkeley's faculty and three in four of its undergrads.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/18/honor-code-2/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/study-shows-mexican-american-toddlers-lag-in-literacy-skills-excel-in-social-skills/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/study-shows-mexican-american-toddlers-lag-in-literacy-skills-excel-in-social-skills/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:23:12 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33483 Mexican American preschoolers fall behind their white counterparts in terms of early language and preliteracy skills, but the social competencies between the two groups are indistinguishable, according to a new UC Berkeley/UCLA study.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/study-shows-mexican-american-toddlers-lag-in-literacy-skills-excel-in-social-skills/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/07/ed-wasserman-to-become-new-journalism-school-dean/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/07/ed-wasserman-to-become-new-journalism-school-dean/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:00:13 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33482 Edward Wasserman, an authority on the ethics, evolution and ownership of the news media, will become dean of the Graduate School of Journalism.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/07/ed-wasserman-to-become-new-journalism-school-dean/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/11/usaid-chief-lauds-blum-center-as-a-model-in-search-for-global-solutions/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/11/usaid-chief-lauds-blum-center-as-a-model-in-search-for-global-solutions/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:50:13 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33204 USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah visited campus and encouraged students to join the search for open source solutions to pressing global problems.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/11/usaid-chief-lauds-blum-center-as-a-model-in-search-for-global-solutions/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/25/fiatlux-exhibit/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/25/fiatlux-exhibit/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:21:28 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32690 Nearly a half-century after Clark Kerr commissioned Ansel Adams to capture a 'prospective view' of UC, the On the Same Page program is prompting a rolling discussion of where the system is headed — and where it should be headed — in 2012.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/25/fiatlux-exhibit/feed/ 0 http://coe.berkeley.edu/news-center/publications/forefront/archive/forefront-spring-2009/in-the-news/where-in-the-world-is-berkeley-engineering/student-design-embraced-by-pinoleville-pomo-nation http://coe.berkeley.edu/news-center/publications/forefront/archive/forefront-spring-2009/in-the-news/where-in-the-world-is-berkeley-engineering/student-design-embraced-by-pinoleville-pomo-nation#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:04:53 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33026 A yurt-style house design conceived in last spring’s E10, Engineering Design and Analysis, was used as the base concept for several successful housing grant applications by members of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation, who will use the funds to build up to 26 new homes in the Mendocino County community of Ukiah.]]> http://coe.berkeley.edu/news-center/publications/forefront/archive/forefront-spring-2009/in-the-news/where-in-the-world-is-berkeley-engineering/student-design-embraced-by-pinoleville-pomo-nation/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/new-prize-awarded-to-recognize-sustainability-women-in-architecture/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/new-prize-awarded-to-recognize-sustainability-women-in-architecture/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:00:43 +0000 Mary Cocoma http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32848 Deborah Berke, a New York City-based architect known for her design excellence and commitment to architectural innovation, is the first recipient of the College of Environmental Design's inaugural Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/new-prize-awarded-to-recognize-sustainability-women-in-architecture/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/23/back-2-school-2012/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/23/back-2-school-2012/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:13:30 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32725 Flanked by a half-dozen other campus leaders, Birgeneau made the case Thursday that despite massive cuts in state funding, the twin pillars of his eight-year tenure as chancellor — access and excellence — are thriving.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/23/back-2-school-2012/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/14/la-unified-school-district-facilities-impact-report/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/14/la-unified-school-district-facilities-impact-report/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:01:37 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32511 The Los Angeles Unified School District’s ambitious construction of 131 new schools over the last decade has shrunk severely overcrowded campuses, giving elementary students (but not high schoolers) a major academic boost, according to a new study.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/14/la-unified-school-district-facilities-impact-report/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/25/officials-accept-center-for-cities-and-schools-report-on-californias-school-infrastructure/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/25/officials-accept-center-for-cities-and-schools-report-on-californias-school-infrastructure/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:00:55 +0000 Lara Azar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32444 California should refocus on updating and replacing aging school buildings with schools designed to be more environmentally friendly and better suited to the needs of the next generation of students, according to a new UC Berkeley report released today by the top state schools chief. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/25/officials-accept-center-for-cities-and-schools-report-on-californias-school-infrastructure/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/01/ansel-adams-1960s-photos-of-uc-system-subject-of-expanded-2012-2013-on-the-same-page-program/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/01/ansel-adams-1960s-photos-of-uc-system-subject-of-expanded-2012-2013-on-the-same-page-program/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:30:55 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27396 Legendary photographer Ansel Adams shot thousands of photos of Berkeley and the other UC campuses during the 1960s, and now a photo book based on the collection, "Fiat Lux," is going out to all incoming students as part of the annual On the Same Page program.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/01/ansel-adams-1960s-photos-of-uc-system-subject-of-expanded-2012-2013-on-the-same-page-program/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/pace-report-updates-state-of-k-12-education-in-california/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/pace-report-updates-state-of-k-12-education-in-california/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:55:51 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29737 An examination of the current state of California's K-12 education — conducted by an independent research center based at UC Berkeley — finds some, but not much, progress.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/pace-report-updates-state-of-k-12-education-in-california/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/26/cal-students-spread-the-word-at-richmond-high-with-college-going-help/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/26/cal-students-spread-the-word-at-richmond-high-with-college-going-help/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:19:26 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25084 UC Berkeley student volunteers will introduce 90 Richmond High teens to campus Friday, culminating a yearlong effort to help these local students navigate a path to college.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/26/cal-students-spread-the-word-at-richmond-high-with-college-going-help/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/05/economic-inequality-teach-in/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/05/economic-inequality-teach-in/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:53:08 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27623 A UC Berkeley teach-in on economic inequality Wednesday quietly laid bare the intellectual underpinnings of the nationwide push to narrow America's wealth gap.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/05/economic-inequality-teach-in/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/15/alan-schoenfeld-awarded-higheest-international-distinction-in-math-education/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/15/alan-schoenfeld-awarded-higheest-international-distinction-in-math-education/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:32:46 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25328 Alan Schoenfeld, a professor at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education, has received the 2011 Felix Klein Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the International Commission on Mathematics Instruction.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/15/alan-schoenfeld-awarded-higheest-international-distinction-in-math-education/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/19/magnes-collection-of-jewish-art-and-life-to-open-jan-22/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/19/magnes-collection-of-jewish-art-and-life-to-open-jan-22/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:00:01 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=23068 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, the latest addition to the city’s burgeoning downtown arts and culture district, is opening to the public on Sunday, Jan. 22.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/19/magnes-collection-of-jewish-art-and-life-to-open-jan-22/feed/ 0 http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/profiles/2011/10/david-kirp.html http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/profiles/2011/10/david-kirp.html#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:22:22 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19098 The Goldman School of Public Policy's David Kirp outlines his ideas for reforming American education and putting "Kids First."]]> http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/profiles/2011/10/david-kirp.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/14/expanding-the-guftugu-or-conversation-about-south-asia/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/14/expanding-the-guftugu-or-conversation-about-south-asia/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:35:18 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=18028 Leaders of UC Berkeley’s new Urdu and Pakistan Initiatives will welcome visitors to the Berkeley Art Museum this Sunday (Oct. 16) for a special program on South Asian art. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/14/expanding-the-guftugu-or-conversation-about-south-asia/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/30/sept-10-pilot-colloquium-to-examine-roles-of-history-culture-in-teaching-and-learning-foreign-languages/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/30/sept-10-pilot-colloquium-to-examine-roles-of-history-culture-in-teaching-and-learning-foreign-languages/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:19:58 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=15758 Organizers say that since the attacks of 9/11 – despite increased awareness of the importance of history and culture in language instruction – some topics remain off-limits in the classroom.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/30/sept-10-pilot-colloquium-to-examine-roles-of-history-culture-in-teaching-and-learning-foreign-languages/feed/ 0