"California Captured on Canvas," a new exhibit at the Bancroft Library, features 43 spectacular pieces selected from the library's collection of 300-plus oil paintings highlighting the state's history and culture. It was curated by Jack von Euw, who heads the Bancroft's pictorial collection, which is second only to that of the Library of Congress.
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Aaron Fisher was a nanny for a successful actor when he applied for a post-baccalaureate in psychology. Emily Becklund was working in Los Angeles for the reality TV Kardashian family when she did the same. Today, their academic dreams have converged at UC Berkeley, where Fisher just launched a post-bac in psychology, the first of its kind on the West Coast.
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In 1984, when the Berkeley Wellness Letter first landed in mailboxes, the word "wellness" was rarely used. Now, the culture has caught up with the UC Berkeley School of Public Health: a Google search of "wellness" turns up 464 million hits. The newsletter now has a burgeoning online presence and threw a party to celebrate its 30th anniversary and its future.
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