A professor of immunology, biochemistry and molecular biology, Mark Schlissel was named dean of the Biological Sciences Division, replacing W. Geoffrey Owen, who served as dean from 2002 until retiring last month.
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Mark Schlissel Appointed New Dean of Biological Sciences
Poet Cecil Giscombe Inspires Students with the Outdoors
Students of his non-fiction travel writing class strolled from the Mission district all the way to Columbus Street, hunting for the kind of moments that inspire writers to document their wanderings.
SURF Gives L&S Undergrads a Taste of Real Research
Forty-nine undergraduates are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) program, which provides seniors contemplating further academic study with living expenses so they can engage in the kind of intensive research that forms the foundation for graduate work.
Genetic Study Reshuffles Bird Family Tree
A study published in the June 27 issue of the journal Science, coauthored by UC Berkeley ornithologist Rauri Bowie and several other esearchers, rewrites the history of bird evolution.
2008 Stronach Prize Supports Humanitarian Projects
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Five 2008 graduates engaged in humanitarian work around the world are the recipients of the 2008 Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize, an award that supports intellectual and creative pursuits that enhance social awareness and the public good.
The Joy of Learning ... at San Quentin
The history course being taught here may be typical, but the students are not. They are inmates at San Quentin State Prison, which offers the state's only on-site degree prison degree program. Berkeley faculty are among the instructors.
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