|
|
Though she's missed classes, lost sleep and put her social life on hold since becoming UC student regent in July, Berkeley senior Sadia Saifuddin is upbeat about her role, calling it a blessing and a job "I was meant to do.".
> Read the full article...
> On the Berkeley Blog: Why I say 'no' to the tuition plan
|
Climate change is pushing us toward the brink of a sixth global extinction, like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. But "it's not a done deal," says integrative biology professor Anthony Barnosky - if we can change our habits. Barnosky elaborates in his new book, Dodging Extinction. He also appears in a new documentary, Mass Extinction, Life at the Brink, airing Nov. 30 on the Smithsonian Channel.
> Read the full article...
|
Do you, like many Americans, cheat yourself of sleep? UC Berkeley neuroscientist and sleep researcher Matthew Walker will be featured Nov. 30 in Sleepless in America, a documentary on the National Geographic Channel that lays out in gripping detail exactly how it hurts us to scrimp on sleep time.
> Read the full article...
|
|
|
iN THE HEADLINES
|
A response to Ferguson
Ferguson decision came as no surprise to social psychologist Jack Glaser.
|
|
GOBBLE GOBBLE
|
Already burned out on feeling thankful? Here are tips for the holiday season.
Holiday cheer comes to University Village.
Adding foods like Jerusalem artichokes and rutabagas brings you closer to the first Thanksgiving - and it's more healthful.
Food that might otherwise be wasted feeds the hungry with this student-run program.
|
|
|
PEOPLE
|
Engineering prof and administrator starts in new role Jan. 1.
Back from running Smith, Carol Christ takes the reins at CSHE.
Scientists honored for contributions.
|
|
CAMPUS NEWS
|
U.S. News puts Berkeley at the top of the field among global universities.
Deadline for benefit changes is 5 p.m. (Tuesday).
Propsed system that alerts drivers to open parking spaces.
|
|
|
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
