09 May 2012
Olliff, CRS Major, Wins University's Top Honor
Eric Olliff, who is earning a B.S. in conservation and resource studies and a B.A. in Chinese language and literature, is the University Medalist, the annual award bestowed on Berkeley’s top graduating senior for the last 150 years. The prestigious award comes with a $2,500 prize and the chance to address the campus-wide graduation, Commencement Convocation 2012, on Saturday (May 12) at Edwards Track Stadium.
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07 May 2012
New Century, New Forestry Club Benches
Six new carved redwood benches, weighing 1,500-2,000 pounds each, made the journey from UC Russell Reservation, a research facility in the hills of Contra Costa County, to their new home adjacent to Mulford Hall today (May 7) to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the UC Berkeley Forestry Club. The new 10-foot-long benches were carved by current forestry students, fire science associate professor Scott Stephens, and Tom Klatt, the environmental projects manager with the Vice Provost’s office.
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Posted by Ann Guy at 7:57
07 May 2012
Steelhead trout lose out when wine country water is low
By Sarah Yang, Public Affairs
The competition between farmers and fish for precious water in California is intensifying in wine country, suggests a new study by biologists at the University of California, Berkeley.
The findings, published in the May issue of the journal Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, link higher death rates for threatened juvenile steelhead trout with low water levels in the summer and the amount of vineyard acreage upstream.
Juvenile steelhead trout, shown here in a small stream pool, are hit hard when water levels are low. (Ted Grantham photo)
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01 May 2012
Fatty-Liver Disease Discovery Promises New Treatments, Has Cal Researchers Shouting “Go Bears!”
Two types of naturally produced substances—one of them a bear bile acid—reduce the uptake of fat by the liver, opening the door to the development of new treatments for fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, published online last week (April 24) in the journal Hepatology.
“Fatty liver disease goes hand in hand with the obesity epidemic and it exacerbates insulin resistance in people with type 2 diabetes,” said Andreas Stahl, professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology and the senior author on the study. “The discovery that these compounds are effective in slowing or blocking the disease creates new potential prevention and treatment approaches for these obesity-related conditions.”
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Posted by Ann Guy at 8:38
01 May 2012
Story of Stuff's Leonard to Keynote Environment “Gradfest”
When a 20-minute lecture about the economic supply chain goes viral, spawning a stunning 12 million views, a non-profit organization with a slate of multimedia offerings, and a vibrant online community of hundreds of thousands of citizens eager to make the world a better place, one has to wonder: what secret force is behind it?
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