L&S News Archives - 2001
New Faculty Awards for
Mentoring & Advising Undergraduates
L&S honors recipients of the Award for Distinguished
Research Mentoring of Undergraduates and introduces the Rhoda H. Goldman
Award for Undergraduate Advising. (December 20, 2001)
New Online System Enables Students to Track Progress
This year, undergraduates are able to monitor their progress through
major, UC, and campus requirements with a new online system, DARS, the
Degree Audit Reporting System. (December 13, 2001)
Introducing 13 New Social Sciences Faculty
Social Sciences Dean George Breslauer and the Departments of Economics,
Geography, History, Political Science, and Psychology welcome to campus
these new professors in the College of Letters & Science. (December
10, 2001)
Faculty
Help Desk Now Online
This feature provides quick, reliable answers to questions about teaching
at Berkeley. Topics include enrollment issues, grades, special arrangements
for students, and enrichment. (November 20, 2001)
"Flyman"
Michael Dickinson Named MacArthur "Genius"
Integrative Biology Professor Michael Dickinson, aka "Flyman,"
has been selected by the MacArthur Foundation as one of its "genius"
fellows for his innovative research of the flight control mechanisms
of flies. (October 29, 2001)
Major Exploration Faire, Major Success
The L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising, in association
with the Career Center, presented one of the most ambitious events offered
in recent years to help undeclared students identify the many opportunities
for focused study in the College. (October 18, 2001)
Goldman Professor George Akerlof Wins the 2001
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Professor George Akerlof shares the prize with two other economists
for their individual acheivements in defining and understanding markets
with asymmetric information. This is the second Nobel Prize for the
Economics Department in two years. (October 11, 2001)
Carlos Bustamante and Tim White Selected
by CNN/TIME as "America's Best in Science and Medicine"
Labeled by CNN/TIME as the "Protein Wizard" and the "Man
Hunter," Professors Carlos Bustamante and Tim White have been recognized
for their contributions to science in the fields of molecular mechanics
and paleoanthropology. (October 1, 2001)
L&S
Events during Homecoming and Parents Weekend 2001
Letters & Science events include the Picnic with the Profs and the
Faculty Seminars—lectures covering a variety of timely and interesting
topics in the liberal arts. (September 19, 2001)
The New Director of Computing, Tom Holub, Discusses
Current Issues in L&S Computing
The College's new Director of Computing shares his vision for a more
efficient computing environment for L&S faculty, staff
and students. (August 6, 2001)
Former Dean and Provost Carol Christ Named President
of Smith College
Professor Carol Christ will assume the presidency of Smith College in
June, 2002. From her initial hire in 1970 to the present, she has contributed
significantly to Letters & Science—as faculty member, chair,
dean, and provost. (August 6, 2001)
Department
of Dramatic Art Changes Its Name
The Department's new name, Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies,
better reflects Berkeley's commitment to a wide ranging education in
theater and dance. (July 23, 2001)
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences'
New Members
Seven L&S faculty, representing the breadth of scholarship in the
College, have been elected to membership in one of America's preeminent
learned societies. (July 6, 2001)
L&S Undergraduates Benefit from New Division
With over three-quarters of Berkeley's undergraduates in Letters &
Science, the Undergraduate Division plays a central role in ensuring
a top quality educational experience. Read about the successes of the
Division's first year and its future plans. (July 1, 2001)
Seven L&S Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences elected 72 new members in 2001. Among
them are L & S faculty in Integrative Biology, Earth
and Plantary Science, Mathematics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Physics,
and Statistics. (May 11, 2001)
12 New Faculty in the Division of Arts and
Humanities
The rich scholarship and creative accomplishment of 12 new professors
on campus strengthen the Division of Arts and Humanities. Please join
Dean Ralph Hexter in welcoming this diverse and distinguished group.
(May 3, 2001)
The Medieval Studies Program—Past and
Present
Five L & S faculty members established a program in the 1960s to
unite campus medievalists. Today, Medieval Studies offers rich opportunities
for informal intellectual exchange, along with a new undergraduate minor
degree program and a unique joint Ph.D. (April 27, 2001)
Bright
Minds, Strong Voices ArtsBridge Show Highlights California Children's
Art
The Consortium for the Arts hosts the first annual ArtsBridge exhibition,
celebrating the young artists and the UC art student scholars who taught
them. (April 5, 2001)
Introducing 9 New Professors in the Biological
and Physical Sciences
Of the 17 new faculty members in the biological and physical sciences,
9 have arrived on campus. Deans Paul Licht and P. Buford Price welcome
these new faculty, whose research covers a broad range of scientific
interests. (March 21, 2001)
Vice Provost Christina
Maslach Shares Her Vision for Undergraduate Education
At the third L & S Colloquium on Undergraduate Education,
VP Maslach outlined her tentative plans for this newly formed position.
She hopes to "break set" in examining anew key issues affecting
undergraduate education. (February 27, 2001)
Now in Its Second Semester, The Faculty
Forum Exceeds All Expectations
The L & S Faculty Forum brings together faculty across the liberal
arts through informal, spirited, and wide-ranging discussions of topics
of mutual interest. (February 9, 2001)
New Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
in the Humanities
In an unusual collaboration, the Townsend Center for the Humanities
and the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program have joined efforts
to create more opportunities for undergraduates to do humanities research.
(January 18, 2001)
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