A breed of octopus that was not to have known to exist until 20 years ago is being bred and raised in a lab here on campus! According to Professor Roy Caldwell, they are the "most beautiful octopuses I have ever seen." Read more details on the SF Gate web page: http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Rare-octopus-breeding-in-Alameda-bedroom-4299276.php
By Marlene Zuk and Sheila O'Rourke
More women than men are earning degrees in biology, contradicting those people who used to claim that girls simply weren't interested in science, or that the mathematics required for a biology degree was, in the immortal words of Barbie, too "tough." ..... READ MORE
Berkeley’s CalTEACH program, which graduated its first credentialed teacher in 2011 and its first full cohort of students this year, places undergraduates in local classrooms to beef up math and science education and to serve as college-going role models.
IB undergraduates Muska Fazilat and Sarah Tulga have been selected as two of the first five Berkeley Bergeron scholars.
Read Award Announcement
IB Undergraduate Huong Tran is a 2012 recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Public Service in the Civic Engagement category for her work supporting dental and oral hygiene work with low-income communities.
Read Newscenter Article
IB Faculty and students featured in Berkeley News Center article about SACNAS: teaming up to change face of science.
IB's Greg Goldsmith has incorporated high-definition photos and video of a cloud forest in Costa Rica into a middle-school curriculum:
Go to Berkeley NewsCenter's article about Goldsmith.
View the Canopy in the Clouds site.
Read National Geographic Society NewsWatch article