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Hass Poetry Collection is National Book Award Finalist

"Time and Materials: Poems, 1997-2005," a collection of new poems by UC Berkeley English professor and former U.S. poet laureate Robert Hass, is a finalist for a 2007 National Book Award. New York Times book review

Stan Kramer: A Life in Theater

kramerAfter more than 35 years of working behind the scenes on campus theater and dance productions, Stan Kramer is about to retire as technical director for the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies.

Innovator in Cancer Research Chosen for NIH Award

Michael Rape, a 33-year-old assistant professor of molecular and cell biology with an ambitious plan to identify tissue-specific cancer drugs will receive a National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award.

A Step Closer to Quantum Computers and "Spintronic" Devices

spinUC Berkeley, physicists have succeeded in measuring the spin of a single atom, moving one step closer to quantum computers and "spintronic" devices built from nanoscale transistors based on atomic spin.

Mellon Grant to Enhance Arts and Humanities Research

A $2.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will provide a substantial boost for research by Berkeley faculty in the arts and humanities.

Trading Notes: Exchange Program for New Music Centers

Music Centers at Cal and in France are pushing the next frontier of New Music invention and music-making.

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