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/2008/07/01_felkerobit.shtml Clay Felker, an innovative editor known for his pathbreaking work in American magazines and the namesake of the Felker Magazine Center at the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, died today (Tuesday, July 1) at the age of 82. Published: 01 July http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/06/26_Le Grande.shtml After a nationwide search, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau today (Thursday, June 26) named Harry Le Grande to the permanent post of vice chancellor for student affairs. Le Grande, who has worked at UC Berkeley for 27 years, has been serving as the campus's interim vice chancellor for student affairs since January 2007. Published: 26 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/06/23_wed.shtml Four years after their high-profile nuptials in San Francisco City Hall, lesbian and gay staff members report on the experience of getting hitched again. Published: 23 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/06/20_frischobit.shtml Joseph Frisch, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, who was known as a pioneer in computer-aided design, died June 15 at his home in Berkeley after a prolonged illness. He was 87. Published: 20 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/06/20_kyotoprize.shtml Richard Karp, a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, has been named a laureate of the 2008 Kyoto Prize, Japan's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, in recognition of his lifetime achievements in the field of computer theory. Published: 20 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/06/19_olympics.shtml Dozens of top Cal athletes hope to compete in the Summer 2008 Olympics. Some have already qualified for the Beijing Games; others are competing in trials between now and mid July. Published: 19 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/06/16_newavc.shtml Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau has appointed leading international finance banker and UC Berkeley alumnus Frank D. Yeary as a new vice chancellor. Yeary, who resigns as global head of mergers and acquisitions for Citigroup, will report directly to Birgeneau and will advise the chancellor, the executive vice chancellor and provost, and their senior staff on strategic planning and financial issues important to the campus. Published: 16 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/06/10_shaw.shtml Astrophysicist Reinhard Genzel, a UC Berkeley professor of physics and director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany, has been awarded the 2008 Shaw Prize in Astronomy for proving the existence of a black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The third UC Berkeley scientist to win the astronomy prize, Genzel will receive a cool million dollars. Published: 10 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2008/06/04_kane.shtml Caroline Kane is retiring after a quarter-century of biochemical research and full-bore activism on behalf of student diversity. Published: 04 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2008/06/04_chancellorsaward.shtml Charles Henry, professor of African American Studies, has received the Chancellor’s Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence for outstanding contributions in research, teaching, and public service that promote diversity and equal opportunity. Published: 04 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2008/06/04_rogers.shtml Don Rogers, who provided significant research support in Cory Hall from 1967-85, died May 19 from complications of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Published: 04 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/06/03_breakingboundaries.shtml Among the 50 student projects that received a total of $179,000 in the third "Bears Breaking Boundaries" competition this year are proposals to help new mothers in Nigeria and orphans in Nepal, and to encourage bike sharing and energy efficiency in Berkeley. Published: 03 June http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/05/29_hoosonobit.shtml David Hooson, a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and a scholar of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, national identities and the history of geographic ideas, died on May 16 at the age of 82. Published: 29 May http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/05/29_jeopardy2.shtml Larissa Kelly, a fourth-year Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley, lost game #7 of her 'Jeopardy' career on the May 28 show — but not before taking more than $220,000 in winnings, a record for female contestants. Published: 29 May http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/05/29_aidsride.shtml A 25-member Cal team is gearing up for the 2008 AIDS/LifeCycle, which kicks off Sunday, June 1 in San Francisco. Students and staff on the team will send updates, in an online journal, as they pedal their way to Los Angeles. Published: 29 May