Berkeley NewsCenter has an article about AmphibiaWeb, a catalog of amphibians initiated by Professor Emeritus David Wake.
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Professor Marvalee Wake was presented with the Inaugural International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) Award "in recognition of her dedicated and meritorious contribution to the IUBS and to Biological Sciences" at the 31st General Assembly of the International Union of Biological Sciences, held in Suzhou, China in early July, 2012.

Berkeley NewsCenter has an article about research just published in PLoS by Professor Robert Full. The article describes a pendulum-like motion used by cockroaches and geckos to escape from predators, and a six-legged robot called DASH (Dynamic Autonomous Sprawled Hexapod) that was created to reproduce the behavior. 
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Professor Anthony Barnosky has published a paper in Nature presenting evidence that the Earth may be approaching a global tipping point.
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Professor Emeritus Marian Diamond has been awarded the 2012 Clark Kerr Award for her contribution to the advancement of higher education.
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Assistant Professor Cynthia Looy is featured in a UC Berkeley News Center profile about core drilling of Clear Lake to explore past climate change.
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Professor Mary Power has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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