News Briefs
| 10 September 2009
Memorials for departed faculty
A trio of campus memorial observations for faculty members who died during the spring and summer months are scheduled over the next two weeks, starting with one this Friday, Sept. 11, for Mark Rosenzweig of psychology, who died July 20. The previously announced start time of noon has been pushed back to 3:30 p.m., but the venue — the Great Hall of the Faculty Club — remains the same.
On Friday, Sept. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m., a memorial for Professor of Ethnic Studies Ronald Takaki will be held in International House’s Chevron Auditorium; a reception will follow in the Ethnic Studies Library, 30 Stephens.
Finally, a memorial for historian Kenneth Stampp, who died July 10, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Toll Room, Alumni House. For information, phone 642-0016.
All three ceremonies are open to members of the campus community.
CAA names new alumni president
Alan Mendelson ’69, of Atherton, is the new president of the California Alumni Assocation. Mendelson, who also holds a law degree from Harvard, has served on the CAA board for the past four years.
CITRIS speaker schedule set
This semester’s lineup of Research Exchange talks has been announced by CITRIS. The weekly talks, which began Sept. 2, are held every Wednesday at noon in the third-floor auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall; they are free, open to the public, webcast online, and archived at youtube.com/citris.
This fall’s lineup of researchers will be talking about innovations in fields ranging from online search to nanotechnology and medical robotics. For the full schedule, visit Citris.
Online book sale offers employee discounts
UC Press is getting ready for its annual online warehouse book sale, with discounts available to UC employees who order using the special code 10M3316. The sale begins Tuesday, Sept. 15;. UC Press will “go live” with the sale website on Monday, Sept. 14, at UC Press.