L&S News Archives - 2003

Boris Maslov Wins Norton Scholar's Prize. This L&S student is honored for the best undergraduate essay on a literary topic.

Henry Brady's Political Science for the People. A profile of one of today's most innovative and multifaceted political scientists.

Berkeley Book List Profiles the Liberal Arts. 15 L&S faculty recommend favorite books for all to enjoy.

Undergrads Tackle Research Challenges. Watch SURF students report on their findings.

Dean Hexter on "Bear in Mind" Radio Program. Hexter discusses undergraduate education on the Chancellor's online program.

Alumni Connect @Cal: Great Minds Online. L&S alumni stay connected to Cal and to each other through @cal.

Great Mind Online: @cal Community Connects Alumni to Distinguished Author. L&S alumnus Daniel Glick discusses his recent book with alumni.

Homecoming & Parents Weekend 2003. Learn about faculty seminars, dramatic performances, sporting events, and other fun activities October 3-5.

Deans' Corner — Beating the Odds: Biology & the Budget Deficit. Dean Geoffrey Owen takes a look at the problem of supporting research in difficult times.

Peer Advisors: Students Helping Students. A team of L&S undergraduates helps others make the most of their Berkeley years.

The Smallest Electric Rotor: Physicist Alex Zettl and his team use carbon tubes to produce this nano-technological feat.

Robert C. Holub: New Undergraduate Division Dean. Holub hopes to strengthen existing priorities and start new ones.

Astrophysics Story of the Century!: LBL scientist Saul Perlmutter discusses why we have enterted a new "Golden Age of Exploration."

Jorge Liderman Recieves Guggenheim
The Fellowship will help this composer and music professor create an opera.

Deans' Corner — The University: an international community of students and scholars. Dean Ralph Hexter discusses the importance of periods of foreign study in his career.

Mapping Student Futures in Cartography: The Geography Department set the standard in cartographic training in 1988 and students have benefitted ever since. (April 21, 2003)

The Fall and Rise of Stanley Hall: A state-of-the-art research center will replace demolished Stanley Hall. See the slide show. (April 13, 2003)

Mark Turner Gives Dobson Lecture April 21
Dr. Turner explores the principles of everday human creativity in "The Way We Think." (March 31, 2003)

L&S Activities at Cal Day, April 12, 2003
A wide variety of events illustrates the depth and breadth of the liberal arts on campus. (March 27, 2003)

3 Students Win Gates Cambridge Scholarships: A history graduate student and two physics majors will study at Cambridge with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.(February 28, 2003)

Kathleen McCarthy Wins Goodwin Award
Her study of the work of Roman playwright Plautus has been recognized as the best book in Classics. (February 11, 2003)

Earth & Planetary Science Graduate Student Leads Moon Research
Meet the team behind the ground-breaking research explaing the Man in the Moon. (January 28, 20003)

Explaining the Man in the Moon
Geophysicists present an exciting new theory for the early history of the moon. (January 12, 20003)

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