| Energy-efficiency expert Karl Brown is named 2010 UC Sustainability Champion |
 Berkeley's Karl Brown, deputy director of the California
Institute
for Energy and Environment, has been named the 2010 UC Sustainability Champion. Brown has been a key advocate of an energy-monitoring system that has been installed in 10 campus buildings - and saves $650,000 a year in energy costs.
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| Mark Twain Papers scores a coup
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 While preparing for the fall release of a never-before-published "Autobiography of Mark Twain" on the 100th anniversary of author Samuel Clemens' death, Berkeley's Mark Twain Papers & Project managed to bid its way to ownership of the original manuscript of "A Family Sketch," his 64-page, unpublished tribute to his daughter, Olivia "Susy" Clemens.
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| Survey shows that pesticides are commonly used in child-care centers |
 A new survey of 637 child-care centers, conducted by Berkeley researcher Asa Bradman for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, shows that many have used pesticide sprays and foggers that can potentially expose children and staff to residues.
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| State honors Ed Roberts with his own day |
 January 23 has been named Ed Roberts Day in California, in honor of the Cal alum who arrived at Berkeley in 1962 with an iron lung and went on to pioneer the disability-rights movement on campus and nationwide.
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