Five UC Berkeley faculty members named recipients of Distinguished Teaching Award
After a rigorous selection process, the campus has named five UC Berkeley faculty members as recipients of the 2013 Distinguished Teaching Award. Read More…
Author Archives: Christine Tyler
UC Berkeley-conceived online tool finalist for SXSW award
ChronoZoom, a UC Berkeley-conceived online tool that organizes historical information, is presenting at the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX this week as a finalist for the Interactive Educational Resource Award. Read More…
UC Berkeley team competes for million-dollar Hult Prize
A team of four UC Berkeley students will compete this Saturday for a million dollar prize in an international social entrepreneurship contest. Read More…
Symposium to be held on future of campus libraries
There will be a symposium Friday in Wheeler Hall to address the future of the various libraries on the UC Berkeley campus and how they ought to move forward. Initiated by the Commission on the Future of the UC Berkeley Library, the symposium aims to provide input for a re-envisioning Read More…
UC Berkeley to pilot bSpace alternative
As part of an ongoing effort to upgrade the campus’ online educational tools, UC Berkeley’s Educational Technology Services (ETS) has announced it will pilot online platform Canvas with the long-term goal of replacing bSpace, the current system for hosting course webpages. Read More…
Startup incubator Skydeck wins Catalyst Award
Skydeck, a incubator for Cal startups, has won the Catalyst Award from the East Bay Economic Development Alliance, last month. Read More…
New report calls for increases in state appropriations for higher education
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities touted the benefits of public education and called for increases in state appropriations for higher education in a report released Tuesday. Read More…
Proposed bill requires polling site on campuses
A California state senator proposed legislation that would require at least one polling site on every University of California and California State University campus, Tuesday. Read More…