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Featured Projects
Berkeley Health Sciences InitiativeIn recent decades, rapid advances in medicine have markedly improved our lives. Yet as we mount strategies for fighting disease and improving health, much work remains to be done. The College of Letters & Science is part of the Berkeley Health Sciences Initiative (HSI). HSI is a campus-wide initiative that brings together the power of many disciplines—biology, physics, chemistry, engineering, and public heath—to educate a new brand of health scientists and lead the way to toward breakthroughs that will enhance health and prolong life. Central to this initiative are two state-of-the-art facilities that will help us to attract the best faculty and students and provide the cohesive setting where new discoveries in health science can be achieved. Learn more about HSI. Integrated Physical Sciences ComplexTwentieth century advances in the physical sciences have brought astonishing changes in the way we live and in the way we think of our world, and at the center of many of those developments have been members of Berkeley's acclaimed physical sciences faculty. Yet here at the beginning of a new century, the physical sciences stand at the threshold of discoveries that could be as revolutionary as the last. Just as what seemed technologically unthinkable a century ago is now part of our daily lives, scientific inquiries now underway could well render today's leading technologies obsolete. At the level of the atom and molecule, for example, advances made in nanoscale physics have come from collaboration among condensed matter physicists, materials scientists, earth scientists, chemists, computer scientists, and mechanical engineers. Their discoveries form the foundation of new applications in biology, chemistry, materials science and engineering, from the carbon nanotubes that may soon form the basis of architectures for molecular-scale computing, to the "atomic tweezers" that move single atoms and molecules and promise futuristic materials not yet imagined. Yet while collaboration and common pursuits thrive at Berkeley, what is missing from the equation for continued advances is a facility that truly supports the work of students and faculty, and that by its very design encourages the interaction that sparks new discovery and new technologies. Creation of the Integrated Physical Sciences Complex will make tremendous strides toward bringing together scientific fields that once moved forward in solitary fashion, but which today depend on each other. Interdisciplinary alliances that draw upon the expertise and resources of Berkeley's outstanding programs in the physical sciences will be enhanced by facilities that match the depth and breadth of our outstanding reputation for leadership. In addition, the Complex is critical to Berkeley's ability to recruit and retain faculty and students of the highest caliber, and to continue its legacy of pioneering contributions to society. Performance, Teaching, and Research Facilities for MusicFounded in 1905, Berkeley's Department of Music consistently ranks among the top three in the nation. The department's offerings are unusual in their diversity, spanning scholarship, composition, and performance of the highest order. Each year, the department enlivens the Berkeley campus and community with more than 60 orchestral, choral, and student concerts.
Yet in a recent external review, two key recommendations for improvement emerged: more space, better facilities. In our most recent campaign, we successfully raised the needed funds to build the new Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library. The new Library will not only accommodate the extensive collection, which has grown substantially over the last few years, but will also be equipped with the latest technologies to make its collection of unique manuscripts, scores, and recordings readily available to students and scholars. Our next project is to expand the department's instructional and performance facilities. Renovating the existing Morrison Hall will provide not only expanded classrooms, but also enhanced performance instruction space. Also, the architecturally and historically significant Powerhouse will be renovated as the campus's newest performance space. Once retrofitted, the building will offer flexible staging and seating in an intimate setting. For further information, please contact: College Relations |
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