The latest Cal-pedigree athletes to make the U.S. Olympic team are runner Alysia Montano, an alum who won the 800 in trials Monday, and water polo standout John Mann, also an alum. They'll be among two-dozen (and counting) people with Cal connections heading to the London games next month, including women's swim coach Teri McKeever and team chief medical officer Cindy Chang. More berths are still up for grabs.
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Through the website solarbeacon.org, anyone can now schedule Solar Beacon - heliostats mounted on the Golden Gate Bridge by UC Berkeley space scientists - to flash sunlight in their eyes, like the glint of the sun off a car's mirror.
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Ever since Coke and chips replaced local foods in village shops, children's teeth blackened by decay are a common sight in the developing world. But by way of simple oral-health education, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, professor of public health, and Berkeley students have been helping to fight this under-recognized healthcare problem.
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