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2008 Releases

22 Dec	-	Snails and humans use same genes to tell right from left
19 Dec	-	White House presents three UC Berkeley faculty with prestigious early career awards
18 Dec	-	In new book, Alvarez switches from dino extinction to Italy's geology
18 Dec	-	Eleven faculty members named AAAS Fellows
16 Dec	-	Anxious? Do a crossword puzzle
11 Dec	-	Neuroanatomist Jeffery Winer has died at 63
10 Dec	-	Nobelist George Smoot to direct Korean cosmology institute
09 Dec	-	Media Advisory: Dec. 11 panel and wine tasting to address winemaking on a warming planet
03 Dec	-	Media Advisory: U.S.-Japan baseball symposium
03 Dec	-	Marriage improves after kids fly the coop, study suggests
02 Dec	-	December graduates to attend convocation ceremony this Sunday
02 Dec	-	Broccoli compound targets key enzyme in late-stage cancer
02 Dec	-	EEGs show brain differences between poor and rich kids
01 Dec	-	MBA students partner with national lab scientists to commercialize clean tech
26 Nov	-	Media Advisory: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to give Mario Savio Memorial Lecture, receive Young Activist Award in Berkeley Dec. 4
25 Nov	-	NIST funds new high-precision, quantum measurement lab
25 Nov	-	Maurice Holt, expert in fluid dynamics, dies at 90
25 Nov	-	Media Advisory: All-star panel of university leaders to discuss future of public higher education
25 Nov	-	Jupiter's rocky core bigger and icier, model predicts
24 Nov	-	Christina Romer named top U.S. economist
24 Nov	-	Flexibility trumps fitness in sexual reproduction, says a new theory in evolutionary biology
21 Nov	-	Frederick Sherman, leading expert on high altitude gas dynamics, dies at 80
14 Nov	-	Awards for green, effective workplaces
13 Nov	-	Final fall enrollment data shows increase in students
13 Nov	-	Hubble snaps first optical photo of exoplanet
12 Nov	-	Vitamin C lowers levels of heart disease biomarker, finds study, adds to debate of health benefits
12 Nov	-	New report details shattered lives of released Guantanamo detainees
06 Nov	-	Media Advisory: Nov. 15 symposium explores human history in whole genomes
06 Nov	-	UC Berkeley and Nokia turn mobile phones into traffic probes with launch of pilot traffic-monitoring software
30 Oct	-	Research finds cross-race friendships can lower stress
29 Oct	-	Social sciences dean and American history scholar dies at 55
29 Oct	-	Media Advisory: Campus to host Election Night Watch
27 Oct	-	Experts to gather this week for UC Berkeley-UCLA symposium on mortgage meltdown
27 Oct	-	Inland ants prefer salty snacks to sweet
23 Oct	-	Media Advisory: UC Berkeley experts available to discuss presidential election
22 Oct	-	EBI named tech-transfer "Deal of Distinction"
22 Oct	-	Denser, more powerful computer chips possible with plasmonic lenses that "fly" above high-speed spinning disk
21 Oct	-	Police arrest two suspects in Sept. 30 Clark Kerr Campus robbery
20 Oct	-	Geologist Walter Alvarez receives top earth sciences award
20 Oct	-	Noted statistician David Freedman has died at 70
20 Oct	-	Study links higher risk of adult obesity with extra cash from government program
09 Oct	-	Yosemite resurvey shows small mammals moving up in world
06 Oct	-	Iconic Sather Gate to be restored to its former majesty
06 Oct	-	Asian Americans could play key role in presidential race, study shows
02 Oct	-	PACE studies offer recommendations for California schools
02 Oct	-	Sharper Jupiter images from next-generation adaptive optics
01 Oct	-	UC Berkeley study tests impact of terrorism threats on presidential race
01 Oct	-	Media Advisory: Key poll on Asian Americans and presidential election to be released
30 Sep	-	Robert Tjian to head Howard Hughes Medical Institute
29 Sep	-	Media Advisory: Top economic and business experts to discuss the financial crisis
29 Sep	-	Vice presidential debate watch to take place Thursday
29 Sep	-	Media Advisory: College Information Day approaches
24 Sep	-	Professor and landscape architect Robert Royston dies
22 Sep	-	Media Advisory: "Food Agenda for the Next Administration"
22 Sep	-	NIH gives New Innovator Award to bioengineer who studies cellular mechanics
19 Sep	-	UC Berkeley launches major multi-year campaign to raise $3 billion
19 Sep	-	Robert Briggs, director emeritus of UC Berkeley marching band, dies at 81
17 Sep	-	Paola Timiras, researcher on aging, dies at 85
15 Sep	-	Bancroft exhibit focuses on SF Examiner Archive
15 Sep	-	Media Advisory: Political strategists, experts to discuss America at war
11 Sep	-	Media Advisory: Campaign for Berkeley kickoff
10 Sep	-	Media Advisory: Experts to discuss courts, media, politics
10 Sep	-	Media Advisory: Linda Greenhouse to discuss Guantanamo Bay
10 Sep	-	1843 stellar eruption new type of star explosion
10 Sep	-	Engineers create new gecko-like adhesive that shakes off dirt
10 Sep	-	March 19 gamma-ray burst was first visible to naked eye
09 Sep	-	Michael Baxandall, noted art historian, dies at 74
05 Sep	-	Researchers showcase automated bus that uses magnets to steer through city streets
02 Sep	-	Media Advisory: Sept. 4 NSF roundtable on sustainable energy
02 Sep	-	Media Advisory: Sept. 5 automated bus demo to showcase magnetic vehicle guidance on city streets
02 Sep	-	Coming attractions at UC Berkeley for fall 2008: Power and politics at home and abroad
29 Aug	-	Media Advisory: Talk on crisis in Georgia next Thursday
28 Aug	-	Morrison Library revives Graphic Arts Loan program
27 Aug	-	Media Advisory: Panel to assess "Slow Food Nation" conference
27 Aug	-	Journalism school hosts "American President" photo exhibit
26 Aug	-	Genome sequence deepens mysteryof inconspicuous sea creature
25 Aug	-	New alerting and warning system launches today
25 Aug	-	Heading back to campus
25 Aug	-	Media Advisory: Labor Day briefing
22 Aug	-	Faculty election experts
22 Aug	-	National magazines tout two chemists and two astronomers as top innovators in their fields
21 Aug	-	Students find roommates through profiling software
20 Aug	-	New studies assess impacts of "No Child" reforms
14 Aug	-	Media Advisory: Wenchuan Earthquake Seminar Monday
13 Aug	-	New book distills essential physics for next president
12 Aug	-	Neil Bartlett, emeritus professor of chemistry, dies at 75
12 Aug	-	Dying frogs sign of a biodiversity crisis
11 Aug	-	Invisibility shields one step closer with new metamaterials that bend light backwards
06 Aug	-	Recipients announced for Chancellor's Community Partnership Awards
06 Aug	-	Jupiter and Saturn full of liquid metal helium
30 Jul	-	Media Advisory: "The future of biofuels?" panel discussion
30 Jul	-	New technique to compress light could open doors for optical communications
29 Jul	-	University virologist named Keck Distinguished Young Scholar
24 Jul	-	THEMIS mission identifies power behind northern lights
24 Jul	-	Girls' and boys' math performance now equal
21 Jul	-	Outdoor enthusiasts scaring off native carnivores in parks
18 Jul	-	Beware the superstar CEO, says economist
18 Jul	-	New deans appointed to campus posts
16 Jul	-	Professor explores social behavior and business misdeeds
14 Jul	-	New light shed on how intracellular pathogens trigger the immune system
11 Jul	-	Poet Alfred Arteaga, professor of Chicano and ethnic studies, dies at 58
10 Jul	-	Genes could solve pollution mysteries
07 Jul	-	Open clusters like Orion have low fertility rate
03 Jul	-	Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity, says study
02 Jul	-	First images of solar system's invisible frontier
02 Jul	-	Parasite vaccines within reach
01 Jul	-	Clay Felker, legendary editor and founder of UC Berkeley's Felker Magazine Center, dies
30 Jun	-	Genetic study reshuffles bird family tree
26 Jun	-	Harry Le Grande named vice chancellor for student affairs
25 Jun	-	Mars air once had moisture, new soil analysis says
24 Jun	-	Climate change could severely impact California's endemic plants
24 Jun	-	Tom Lantos archive donated to The Bancroft Library
23 Jun	-	Campus rolls out red carpet for veterans
20 Jun	-	Joseph Frisch professor of mechanical engineering and pioneer in computer-aided design, dies at 87
20 Jun	-	Richard Karp, renowned computer theorist, wins 2008 Kyoto Prize
18 Jun	-	Campus officials declare 'a major victory for our students' in judge's ruling on student-athlete center
18 Jun	-	Lancelet genome shows how genes quadrupled during vertebrate evolution
17 Jun	-	Biologist Gunther Stent has died at 84
16 Jun	-	Old muscle gets new pep in UC Berkeley stem cell study
16 Jun	-	International investment banker Frank Yeary joins UC Berkeley as new vice chancellor
13 Jun	-	CITRIS co-sponsors Copenhagen climate and energy conference as lead-in to 2009 UN meeting
10 Jun	-	Astrophysicist Reinhard Genzel wins million-dollar Shaw Prize
09 Jun	-	Chilean president to talk about new Chilean-California pact
09 Jun	-	Javan mud volcano triggered by drilling, not quake
06 Jun	-	Breath of Life for California's native languages
03 Jun	-	Students win $180,000 to tackle world's problems
02 Jun	-	Personal genomes may lead to personalized vitamin supplements
02 Jun	-	Media Advisory: Experts to discuss impacts of Prop. 13
02 Jun	-	Mathematician Murray Protter has died at 90
02 Jun	-	Low-cost EUV satellite shut down
29 May	-	Geographer David Hooson dies at age 82
27 May	-	5 new HHMI investigators to be announced May 27
22 May	-	Job outlook for graduates sunnier than expected
22 May	-	Rapid escalation characterizes virus/host arms race
22 May	-	New Hubble, Keck images show turbulent Jupiter
21 May	-	X-ray outburst leads to all-out study of supernova
13 May	-	Journalism student wins Lange Fellowship for "California's Main Street"
12 May	-	Media Advisory: Craig Newmark to address graduating seniors Tuesday
08 May	-	New campus-wide alliance for global health launches May 14
08 May	-	More focus needed for effective HIV prevention strategies in Africa, says new policy paper
08 May	-	Craigslist founder to give commencement speech
08 May	-	Top graduating senior an infectious disease detective
07 May	-	Technology, biotech ventures tie for first in Business Plan Competition
07 May	-	Media Advisory: May 9 public forum to address global hunger and agricultural development
07 May	-	Egyptologist Cathleen Keller dies at age 62
07 May	-	CIRM awards $20 million for stem cell research facilities
06 May	-	New study analyzes why endangered parrot population isn't recovering
02 May	-	Two profesors elected to American Philosophical Society
02 May	-	Media Advisory: Fisher Center's annual real estate update
02 May	-	Glowing sugars light up zebrafish
01 May	-	$2 million for sustainability projects designed by students and faculty
29 Apr	-	Engineers harness cell phone technology for use in medical imaging
29 Apr	-	High environmental certification for Haste Street Center
29 Apr	-	Three faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
28 Apr	-	Five faculty elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
24 Apr	-	Media Advisory: Celebration for eco-friendly child development center
24 Apr	-	Refining the date of dinosaur extinction
23 Apr	-	Clean energy plans dominate 2008 Global Social Venture Competition
23 Apr	-	Media Advisory: Conference takes on "Islamophobia"
22 Apr	-	Media Advisory: April 27 Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum to address transition from labs to the real world
21 Apr	-	Low cortisol levels found in kids whose mothers who show signs of depression
17 Apr	-	Energy expert Alex Farrell has died
16 Apr	-	Panel to explore U.S. universities' role in global development
16 Apr	-	Distinguished Teaching Award 2008 winners
16 Apr	-	Chancellor, student leaders sign new plan for multicultural center
16 Apr	-	Sudden Oak Death pathogen is evolving, says new study that reconstructs the epidemic
15 Apr	-	Media Advisory: Global Social Venture Competition
15 Apr	-	More clues to midlife dementia that erases personality
14 Apr	-	Campus releases freshman admission data
10 Apr	-	Unprecedented conservation map maximizes species protection on biodiversity hot spot
09 Apr	-	Medieval history professor, devoted to students, dead at 79
09 Apr	-	English Professor Robert Hass wins Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
09 Apr	-	Media Advisory: Cal Day explores election issues
08 Apr	-	Six professors win prestigious Guggenheim fellowships
08 Apr	-	Media Advisory: Expert panel to discuss 2008 presidential campaign
08 Apr	-	Media Advisory: Cal Day open house on Saturday
07 Apr	-	Media Advisory: Experts to discuss Bush presidency, presidential candidates
03 Apr	-	Conference on California climate change politics, prospects
02 Apr	-	Dr. Robert Mishell, professor emeritus of immunology, dies at age 73
02 Apr	-	Cal Day annual open house
02 Apr	-	Media Advisory: April 3 talk on national and global health by Dr. Richard Carmona, U.S. Surgeon General (2002-2006)
01 Apr	-	New study finds glamorization of drugs in rap music jumped dramatically over two decades
31 Mar	-	Media Advisory: "Alternative Energy and the Americas"
31 Mar	-	Octopus lovemaking more sophisticated than previously assumed
26 Mar	-	Growth hormone also guides brain wiring
19 Mar	-	Folate intake linked to genetic abnormalities in sperm, says new study
18 Mar	-	UC Regents review preliminary conceptual design for new BAM/PFA
18 Mar	-	Mathematician, puzzle lover David Gale has died
18 Mar	-	Intel and Microsoft launch parallel computing research center at UC Berkeley
17 Mar	-	Gecko's tail key to preventing falls, aerial maneuvers
14 Mar	-	C.V. Starr East Asian Library to open March 17
13 Mar	-	New oak woodland reserve near San Jose
13 Mar	-	New oak woodland reserve near San Jose
12 Mar	-	UC Berkeley and Stanford University launch joint stem cell research initiative
10 Mar	-	New analysis finds alarming increase in expected growth of China CO2 emissions
07 Mar	-	Media Advisory: Mar. 11 discussion of science and politics
07 Mar	-	John H. Freeman, business professor and entrepreneurship pioneer, dies
07 Mar	-	Media Advisory: Media tours of new East Asian Library
06 Mar	-	Extra cash from government program linked to better child development, new study says
04 Mar	-	Campus and new Saudi university announce partnership
03 Mar	-	A century of Cal student fashion to be displayed
03 Mar	-	Media Advisory: Experts to discusss criminalization of the poor
03 Mar	-	Media Advisory: Energy Symposium focuses on "clean tech"
03 Mar	-	Media Advisory: Survey experts to discuss challenges of cell phone and privacy age
29 Feb	-	Bancroft Library archiving works of pioneering artist Gus Arriola
28 Feb	-	Carbon calculator provides personalized footprint
28 Feb	-	Media Advisory: Schelling symposium panel to explore "scary stuff"
27 Feb	-	More public health professionals needed to avert crisis, warns new report
27 Feb	-	Small "helper" stars needed for massive star formation
27 Feb	-	PACE reports says state's schools holding steady or improving
26 Feb	-	Strong community networks linked to fewer recurring heart problems, new study finds
25 Feb	-	Media Advisory: Conference on redrafting human rights law takes place Friday
25 Feb	-	New digital projects teach English in India, monitor air pollution
20 Feb	-	New Asia business center to bolster UC Berkeley's offerings in Asia
20 Feb	-	Study finds cloudy outlook for solar panels
19 Feb	-	Media Advisory: Web summit on aging to launch tomorrow
19 Feb	-	Media Advisory: Panelists to discuss next president's looming court cases
19 Feb	-	Chancellor's chair in equity and inclusion announced
14 Feb	-	Genome of marine organism tells of animals' one-celled ancestors
12 Feb	-	Three faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering
12 Feb	-	Media Advisory: MBA education competition focuses on rebuilding New Orleans schools
12 Feb	-	Web conference takes on "silver tsunami"
11 Feb	-	Media Advisory: Hearst Museum hosts "World in a Teacup"
08 Feb	-	Joint Nokia research project to capture traffic data using GPS-enabled cell phones
07 Feb	-	Tracking gliding behavior in the "flying" lemur
06 Feb	-	Jorge Liderman, award-winning composer and music professor, dies at age 50
04 Feb	-	Media Advisory: Students, experts will gather to watch election returns
31 Jan	-	Media Advisory: Haas School Feb. 5 teach-in on economic slowdown
31 Jan	-	Statistician's new method will test election outcomes
31 Jan	-	Media Advisory: 100 cars to hit the road for field test using Nokia cell phones to monitor traffic
30 Jan	-	Applications sought for Chancellor's Community Partnership Fund
30 Jan	-	Faculty, students available for presidential campaign interviews
30 Jan	-	Anna's hummingbird chirps with its tail
29 Jan	-	Engineers create new adhesive that mimics gecko toe hairs
29 Jan	-	Media Advisory: Experts examine Kenya crisis
29 Jan	-	Media Advisory: Public talk on Barack Obama and "Blackness of the Political Stage"
29 Jan	-	Media Advisory: Conference on "aneuploidy" cancer theory
28 Jan	-	New fund to help recruit top graduate students in the humanities
28 Jan	-	Campus joins national Focus the Nation "teach-in" with Jan. 31 global warming symposium
24 Jan	-	Youngest student to publish ADHD memoir
23 Jan	-	Students' political leanings and other factors explored
22 Jan	-	Albert Bowker, innovative chancellor, dies at age 88
22 Jan	-	Antoni K. Oppenheim, world expert on combustion and heat transfer, dies at 92
22 Jan	-	Rich nations' environmental footprint falls on poor
17 Jan	-	UC Berkeley: Craigslist to establish first endowed faculty chair in new media
17 Jan	-	UC policy report says chemical exposures cost state estimated $2.6 billion
16 Jan	-	Parasite morphs ant into ripe red berry
14 Jan	-	Teen pregnancy the norm among dinosaurs
10 Jan	-	New Web site highlights campus's 2008 election experts
10 Jan	-	Experts available regarding presidential campaign
03 Jan	-	Orphaned bear cub snuggles into new home at UC Berkeley's Sagehen reserve
03 Jan	-	Professor wins Mellon prize for influential unconventional research
02 Jan	-	SETI@home looking for more volunteers