Geoff Marcy - The Daily Californian

Friday, October 4, 2013

4 UC Berkeley professors named on firm’s list of top Nobel contenders

UC Berkeley Nobel laureates enjoy perks including reserved parking

Geoff Marcy says he has spent his career chasing the “stuff of science fiction.” Marcy, a campus astronomy professor, is one of four UC Berkeley researchers who may have a shot at this year’s Nobel Prize, according to Thomson Reuters, a firm that annually predicts contenders for the award. Read More…

Research & Ideas

Monday, February 13, 2012

Campus researchers participate in survey about their workload

Over 800 UC Berkeley researchers have been invited to share how overworked they are in a nationwide survey of federally funded researchers that is sponsored by the Federal Demonstration Partnership. The survey — whose initial results are expected to be released by the end of this year — is seeking Read More…

Research & Ideas

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

UC Berkeley faculty help discover smallest solar system

A NASA mission led in part by UC Berkeley faculty has discovered the smallest solar system to date, taking a step toward finding another planet that can support life. The discovery revealed a solar system made up of three planets, each smaller than Earth, orbiting around a red dwarf star Read More…