L&S News

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


College of Letters & Science and CED Awarded Andew W. Mellon Foundation Grant

The Division of Arts & Humanities in the College of Letters & Science and the College of Environmental Design will collaborate to develop new pedagogical and research methodologies thanks to a $1.75 million, four-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Physics society honors Birgeneau for 'statesmanship in science'

The American Institute of Physics announced today (Thursday, Jan. 24) that Robert J. Birgeneau, chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, will receive the 2012 Karl Taylor Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics.

Astronomer jets up, up and away with Blue Angels

For the lucky few, soaring over San Francisco with the Blue Angels is the dream of a lifetime you want to sit back and enjoy. But for UC Berkeley astronomer Alex Filippenko, it was a teaching opportunity.

When science borders on science fiction

Astronomer Geoff Marcy and cosmologist and string theorist Raphael Bousso are among 20 scientists awarded research grants to explore innovative and edgy areas of science. In the case of Marcy and Bousso, these areas are on the border between science and science fiction.

Truth vs. Truthiness: Winners of the Berkeley Center for the Study of Value Prize in Personal Integrity Examine the Difference

Truthiness—it’s based less on facts than on self-satisfaction. Is it worth it? This is what undergraduates discussed in their essays for the Berkeley Center for the Study of Value Prize in Personal Integrity contest. The prize winners examined truthiness in relation to "the American Dream,” social science research in a democracy, and eating disorders.

Five Faculty -- Including 4 from L&S -- given Distinguished Teaching Awards

Sally Goldman from South & Southeast Asian Studies, Ted Miguel from Economics, Joanna Picciotto from English, and Debarati Sanyal from French were all honored for their exceptional teaching.

College Writing Programs Summer Creative Writing Program

Live the writing life! This unique six-week program for aspiring, practicing and experienced writers runs May 21 through June 28, 2012.

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

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