The Division of Arts and Humanities has announced the winners of the first annual Divisional Distinguished Teaching and Service Awards. Receiving the awards are Professor Whitney Davis (History of Art), Professor Kristen Whissel (Film Studies), and lecturer Nelly Timmons (French). Each will receive an award of $2,000.
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Arts and Humanities Division Presents New Awards
Anemone Genome Analysis Gives New Insights
The first analysis of the genome of the sea anemone shows it to be nearly as complex as the human genome, and researchers say it provides major insights into the common ancestor of not only humans and sea anemones, but of nearly all multi-celled animals.
Students' Prize-Winning Projects Span Three Continents
Three 2007 Berkeley graduates who will conduct humanitarian projects around the world have been selected this year's winners of the Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize.
Dean Mark Richards Among Authors of Mars Paper
A paper published in this week's issue of Nature by UC Berkeley geophysicists, including L&S Executive Dean Mark Richards, demolishes key arguments against the past presence of oceans on Mars.
Humanities Professors Elected to Membership of APS
L&S professors Judith Butler and T.J. Clark are among the newest members of the American Philosophical Society, making Berkeley one of only two American universities to boast double humanities electees to the APS for 2007.
Distinguished Teacher Awards Go to Four L&S Professors
Three professors in the humanities and one in science have won UC Berkeley's prestigious 2007 Distinguished Teaching Award. All recipients this year -- Andrew Garrett, Steven Goldsmith, Kathleen McCarthy, and Eileen Lacey -- are members of the L&S faculty.
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