APRIL 8, 2014 Experience Cal Day this Saturday Prospective students, and everyone else, can get a taste of Berkeley's energy and variety on April 12, as the campus hosts its free, annual open house. Cal Day's cornucopia of events will include a panel of Nobel laureates, a novel "thank you" to generous campus supporters and scores of fun activities for families and kids. > Read the full article... Preventing blindness in Libya For the many Libyans with diabetes, diagnosis often comes too late to save them from blindness caused by the disease. Now a Berkeley optometry student, her prof and an alum have joined forces to create a long-distance diagnostic project to help save the eyesight of many Libyans. > Read the full article... New dean of students named  UC Berkeley students are about to get a new dean. He's student-affairs veteran Joseph Greenwell, currently serving as dean of students at San Francisco State University. He'll be on the job at Berkeley starting May 1. > Read the full article... CAMPUS NEWS 'Take Back the Night' April 17 event is part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Big Data: Power, privacy explored Experts talk frankly about competing values.  Chemistry launches research hub  Collaborators aim for innovation, tech transfer.  Are your finances in order?  Third annual fair for employees is Thursday.       Napolitano webchat set for April 16  UC President to talk with staff online. STUDENTS Fungi forager finds her bliss J-School video features grad student, prof on Bay Area mushrooming. Be the change, Code the Change Tech-savvy students tap skills to help non-profits do good. WORTH A READ High court's 'brazen invitation to oligarchy'?  Reich prompts torrent of responses on the Berkeley Blog. RESEARCH Tiny bird, big story Biologists trace hummingbirds' long journey to South American Eden. Keeping Californians covered State's health-insurance rolls to remain fluid despite Obamacare deadline, say researchers. The (near) future of plug-in cars  Are electric vehicles poised for a renaissance? Climate-policy expert joins radio conversation.  Wealth inequality: How bad is it? Econ prof takes new look at cavernous divide. PEOPLE I-House honors two alums  Gadgil, Schmidt celebrated as alumni of the year. Dirks does Lunch Poems It's National Poetry Month. Hear the chancellor read Seamus Heaney's "Fordham Commencement." Global award for book on borders Geographers honor Michael Dear's Why Walls Won't Work. In memoriam: Thomas Alber Structural biologist conducted elegant research on proteins. Breaking News Campus Calendar News tips or feedback? Please contact us at e-news@berkeley.edu Berkeleyan archive Managers & supervisors: Please print and post a copy of this newsletter for any staff who don't have access to email.