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Berkeley faculty, deans "re-imagine" undergraduate education

The College has released a new report on Re-Imagining Undergraduate Education at Berkeley, containing recommendations from the 2010-2011 L&S Faculty Forum on Undergraduate Education

New Endowed Chair in Information Economics Announced

The first endowed chair for the School of Information, also shared by the Department of Economics, has been established with a generous gift from Hal R. Varian, professor emeritus in business, economics, and information management and a world-renowned economist. This gift was matched by funds from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Leah Carroll appointed as the new Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research

The Undergraduate Division in the College of Letters and Science is pleased to welcome Leah Carroll as the new Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research

Geoff Marcy Appointed to the Alberts Chair

Astronomy professor Geoff Marcy has been appointed the next Watson and Marilyn Alberts Chair in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Marcy, a leading astrophysicist in the detection and characterization of exoplanets, a line of research that has spawned the search for Earth-like, habitable worlds and for life in the universe.

Eco Ensemble Delivers the World

Conductor David Milnes leads U.C. Berkeley’s ensemble-in-residence, Eco Ensemble, a collaboration between the Department of Music and the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies.

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