http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/ Headlines from the University of California, Berkeley Steve McConnell - steve.mcconnell@berkeley.edu en-US http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/05/22_joboutlook.shtml As the season of caps, gowns and "Pomp and Circumstance" winds down this week at the UC Berkeley, many new graduates are uneasy about their job prospects, given reports of an economic slowdown. But career counselors and analysts on campus say they have seen no sign of employers putting the brakes on recruitment efforts. Published: 22 May http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/05/07_bplan.shtml New search technology provider Implicit Interfaces and biotech venture Titan Medical tied for first place at the 10th annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Published: 07 May http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/05/01_sustainabilityproj.shtml Twenty-three projects aimed at helping people live more sustainably have been granted a total of $2 million through a new program at the University of California, Berkeley, that is funded by the Dow Chemical Co. Foundation. Published: 01 May http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/04/23_cleanenergy.shtml A plan to make clean energy affordable around the world to poor, rural households without access to electricity won the grand prize of the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Published: 23 April http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/03/18_parlab.shtml Microsoft and Intel announced Tuesday, March 18, the creation of two Universal Parallel Computing Research Centers, the first at UC Berkeley and another at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The two centers comprise what is considered the nation's first joint industry and university research alliance of this magnitude that is focused on mainstream parallel computing. Published: 18 March http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/03/07_freemanobit.shtml John H. Freeman, a leader in the field of entrepreneurship and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Lafayette, Calif., on Monday (March 3). He was 63. Published: 07 March http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/02/20_asiabusiness.shtml The University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business is launching a new center focused on significantly increasing the school's leadership training for Asian business managers and on expanding its research collaborations with Asian universities, Dean Tom Campbell announced today (Tuesday, Feb. 19). Published: 20 February http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/02/20_solarpanels.shtml Despite increasing popular support for solar photovoltaic panels in the United States, their costs far outweigh the benefits, according to a new analysis by Severin Borenstein, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business and director of the UC Energy Institute. Published: 20 February http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/02/19_haaschair.shtml A new $5 million chair devoted to leading-edge research and teaching on equity and inclusion in society was announced today. The Robert D. Haas Chancellor's Chair in Equity and Inclusion is being established in large part through a gift from the Levi Strauss Foundation. Published: 19 February http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/12/19_cold.shtml Fatalities in the continental United States tend to climb for several weeks after severe cold spells, ultimately numbering 360 per chilly day and 14,380 per year, according to a new study co-authored by a University of California, Berkeley, economist.Deaths linked to extreme cold account for 0.8 percent of the nation's annual death rate and outnumber those attributed to leukemia, murder and chronic liver disease combined, the study reports. Cold-related deaths also reduce the average life expectancy of Americans by at least a decade, it says. Published: 19 December http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2007/12/06_holidayshopping.shtml Is it drummer-boy time again? A trio of wise Haas School scholars weighs in on the commercial side of the holidays. Published: 06 December http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/12/05_walmart.shtml Wal-Mart could increase its minimum wage to $10 per hour and greatly boost the well-being of its low-income workers with little financial impact on most shoppers, says a study released today by the University of California at Berkeley's Center for Labor Research and Education. Published: 05 December http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/11/13_innovationconf.shtml UC Berkeley's business faculty will share their latest research, opinions and insights on driving innovation in business at the inaugural Inside Innovation 2007 conference on Saturday (Nov. 17) at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.The all-day conference celebrates the 50th anniversary of California Management Review, the Haas School's peer-reviewed, practitioner-oriented journal. The publication's special anniversary issue on "Leading through Innovation" focuses entirely on Haas School faculty research that explores innovation in business. Published: 13 November http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/10/30_SPSprogram.shtml With an initial $2 million gift announced today (Tuesday, Oct. 30), the University of California, Berkeley, will move forward to establish a new program aimed at providing students educational and research opportunities in the area of sustainable products and solutions. Published: 30 October http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/10/24_energycenter.shtml Energy and environmental innovation is the focus of a new cross-disciplinary center housed at the University of California, Berkeley, that aims to promote viable global energy solutions. Published: 24 October