Insight Fall 2017 Newsletter
Submitted by rhkayen on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:23Take a look inside the newest IB Newsletter!
Research
New course to tap UC Berkeley’s diversity and maker spirit
Submitted by rhkayen on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:45Robert Full wants to tap the diverse experiences of UC Berkeley undergraduates to teach them the fun of discovering biology’s secrets and the innovations that can spring from hacking them.
Maybe he’ll spark a few entrepreneurs in the process.
Fourteen HHMI Professors Take On Important Challenges in Science Education
Submitted by rhkayen on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:44The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced today that 14 leading scientists have been named HHMI professors, an award that recognizes excellence in research and education and empowers recipients to explore new approaches to important challenges in science education. HHMI is awarding 10 individual grants of $1 million each and two grants for collaborative projects that will receive a total of $1.5 million each over five years.
Congratulations to Caroline Williams for Being Presented with the George A. Bartholemew Award
Submitted by rhkayen on Thu, 10/12/2017 - 07:55Each year the Division of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry recognizes a young investigator for distinguished contributions to comparative physiology and biochemistry or to related fields of functional and integrative biology. The award offers the awardee a fantastic opportunity to communicate this research via a large lecture at this year's SICB conference.
Gotcha!
IB Undergraduate Wins University Medal
Submitted by rhkayen on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 08:30This Saturday, May 13, Grant Schroeder, 22, an integrative biology major, will address thousands of his peers at a campus wide commencement ceremony as UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior and winner of the prestigious 2017 University Medal. Instead of cataloging his achievements, his speech will touch on the experiences and vulnerabilities that turned him from methodical to mensch. Read More...
My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond
Submitted by rhkayen on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 11:04Co-directors Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg will introduce the 4/22 screening, and introduce and lead a discussion following the 4/28 screening.
Yosemite documentary features Berkeley sequoia researchers
Submitted by rhkayen on Mon, 04/03/2017 - 13:25BS Nature documentary that first aired March 29 and is now available for streaming explores the impact of climate change on Yosemite National Park, and features two UC Berkeley biologists who climb to the tops of giant sequoias to understand what the future holds for these ancient trees.
How Butterfly Wings are Built
Submitted by khansen on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 07:54Professor Nipam Patel and his lab are using innovative techniques to study how butterflies develop their extraordinary colors and patterns. Watch this new video, created by the California Academy of Sciences, posted on its bioGraphic website:
Workshop: Switzerland. Evolutionary Biology
Submitted by rhkayen on Mon, 12/12/2016 - 13:18Evolutionary Biology Workshop in the Alps (The previous posting contained a typo in an invited professor’s name, for which we apologize.) The 2017 edition of the Evolutionary Biology Workshop in the Alps will take place on 17-23 June 2017 in Riederfurka, Switzerland. Target participants are PhD students in early stages of PhD and advanced Master students.