Berkeley students seeking to enroll in foreign language courses have cause to celebrate. More than half a million dollars will be allotted to foreign language courses beginning in 2011-12, which will ultimately result in more than 30 additional courses.
Mapping the Earth’s magnetic field – to find oil, track storms or probe the planet’s interior – typically requires expensive satellites. UC Berkeley, physicists have now come up with a much cheaper way to measure the Earth’s magnetic field using only a ground-based laser.
English professor Anne-Lise François's book "Open Secrets: The Literature of Uncounted Experience" was recently named the winner of the 2010 René Wellek Prize from the American Comparative Literature Association.
UC Berkeley researchers have identified two different chinks in our brain circuitry that explain why some of us are more prone to anxiety. Their findings may pave the way for more targeted treatment of chronic fear and anxiety disorders.
Associate Professor of English Genaro M. Padilla is the new associate dean of L&S's Office of Undergraduate Advising. The Advising Office also said goodbye to Avis Hinkson, who has served the college in this position for the past six years and has accepted the position of dean of Barnard College.
A research team led by scientists at the UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University has unlocked the genetic code of the highly invasive Argentine ant, providing clues as to why this species has been so successful.
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