The spirit of revival and rebirth was evoked at the Renaissance Gala, the second annual fundraiser benefiting the Department of African American Studies and scholarships for African American students at UC Berkeley. About 240 people were there to
"make sure that generation after generation, African American students can thrive on this campus."
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For a breakthrough in gene editing, UC Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna, professor of molecular and cell biology, is the 2014 recipient of the Lurie Prize in the Biomedical Sciences, awarded by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. Doudna, who studies what she calls "the secret life of RNA," will receive a medal and $100,000 honorarium on May 20 in Washington, D.C.
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The Bay Area might be a hotbed of high technology, but low technology has its fans, too. Just ask the UC Berkeley Amateur Radio Club. It's been around 100 years, and its members don't mind a little dust and rust on their tech. The club celebrated its centennial this week by hosting an exam for people wishing to get an amateur radio license - a surprising number, as it turned out.
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