Mathematics professor Stephen J. Smale is one of four recipients of the prestigious Wolf Prize, awarded by the Israel-based Wolf Foundation for achievements in mathematics and physics.
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Mathematician Stephen J. Smale is a Recipient of the Wolf Prize
Vikram Chandra Receives $1 Million Book Deal
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Novelist and UC Berkeley lecturer Vikram Chandra received $1 million with a $300,000 marketing budget from HarperCollins for his 916-page epic "Sacred Games." Chandra, who teaches writing at Cal, divides his time between Berkeley and Mumbai — formerly known as Bombay.
NEH, Google Boost Internet Coding Project
New research awards worth nearly $300,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Google will enable the Script Encoding Initiative (SEI) at UC Berkeley to continue its pioneering work to allow users of the native scripts for all writing systems.
From Rocks to Rock Stars:
Michael Manga Inspires the Young in More Ways Than One
Even while discussing one of the most heartwarming emails he ever received, Michael Manga seems uneasy with the subject. For the professor of earth and planetary studies, the note from the mother of an 11-year-old boy in Chapmansboro, Tenn., was a touching gift that also spelled redemption. “It makes me feel better,” Manga says, “and makes the whole thing worth the grief.”
$2M Grant Creates Keck Macro Lab at UC Berkeley
A $2 million grant awarded by the W.M. Keck Foundation for a new state-of-the-art laboratory at UC Berkeley promises to expand the scope of protein-structure research. The Keck MacroLab will bring into focus the most elusive structures of all, those of large assemblies that make up molecular machines.
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