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/2009/09/17_botero2009.shtml An exhibition of 56 powerful paintings and drawings by Colombian artist Fernando Botero about abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq opens Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the University of California, Berkeley's Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA). Published: 17 September http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/09/08_honorarydegrees.shtml Approximately 500 Japanese Americans, whose education at UC Berkeley was interrupted by a 1942 executive order that confined about 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps, are eligible to receive honorary degrees at a special campus ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 13. Published: 08 September http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/08/26_events.shtml Many riches are in store on campus this semester for the culturally voracious and intellectually curious. Published: 26 August http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/05/26_grad.shtml Under sunny skies at the Greek Theatre, graduates from the class of 2009 take a clear-eyed look at an uncertain future. Published: 26 May http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/05/22_convo.shtml A sunny afternoon and inspiring speakers drew thousands of graduates and their families to the Greek Theatre to celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2009. Published: 22 May http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/05/13_graduation.shtml Pixar Animation co-founder Alvy Ray Smith; Sir Andrew Duncan Crockett, president of JP Morgan International; State Treasurer Bill Lockyer and world-renowned sleep researcher Matt Walker will be among the speakers passing on acumen and inspiration to graduating students at UC Berkeley, at ceremonies starting tomorrow (Thursday, May 14). Published: 13 May http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2009/05/07_bike.shtml A two-day symposium organized by the campus Human Rights Center plumbed the connections between technology, media, and human-rights advocacy. Published: 07 May http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2009/05/07_soul.shtml A two-day symposium organized by the campus Human Rights Center plumbed the connections between technology, media, and human-rights advocacy. Published: 07 May http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/04/09_calday.shtml The Year of Science, Charles Darwin's birthday, the Obama administration, and the economic crisis will be highlighted at this year's Cal Day, the annual open house at the University of California, Berkeley. On Saturday, April 18, at least 35,000 people again are expected to descend upon one of the world's most prestigious research universities, accessing museums, buildings and labs, many of which are typically closed to the public. Published: 09 April http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2009/04/09_journalist.shtml Only a handful of journalists operate in the border region between Afghanstan and Pakistan. One of them told a campus audience last week how the U.S. might better conduct its campaign against Islamic extremists there. Published: 09 April http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/04/02_ito.shtml Acclaimed Japanese architect Toyo Ito will visit the UC Berkeley campus this month to discuss contemporary Japanese architecture and to attend an open house about the new Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, which he designed. Published: 02 April http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2009/03/19_lectures.shtml Berkeley's Michael Levine considers “The Invisible Genome,” while Stanford's Lucy Shapiro speaks about global health from a microbiologist's perspective. Published: 19 March http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2009/03/04_climatespeak.shtml Starting March 17, a new speaker series will explore the state's landmark climate-control legislation and its critical connections to sustainable development and land-use planning. Published: 04 March http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/02/27_citris.shtml The newest research facility on the UC Berkeley campus, to be dedicated today (Friday, Feb. 27), embodies the innovation and entrepreneurship needed to fuel economic growth and arrives at a time when the state and nation seek relief from the recession. At a ceremony this afternoon, Sutardja Dai Hall will become the new home of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute@CITRIS Berkeley. Published: 27 February http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/02/26_iurd.shtml A new UC Berkeley speaker series will explore the state's landmark climate control legislation's critical connections to sustainable development and land-use planning. The series, "Growing Sustainability in a Low-Carbon World," is sponsored by UC Berkeley's Institute for Urban and Regional Development (IURD) and starts on March 17. It will bring together local, regional and state decision-makers, scholars, researchers, environmentalists, non-governmental organizations and other public sector stakeholders. Published: 26 February