In the event of an earthquake, the best response for those stationed in Tolman Hall would be to “duck, cover and hold,” UC Berkeley officials urged earlier today. Officials held a town hall meeting to discuss the building’s continued vulnerability to earthquakes, given that UC Berkeley was denied some $202 Read More…
UC Berkeley research shows being sent encouraging text messages can help people with depression and other mental disorders recover. In 2010, Adrian Aguilera, a clinical psychologist and assistant professor at the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, developed the “Short Message Service (SMS)” intervention program. This text messaging service “allows the Read More…
James Leiby, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus in the School of Social Welfare, died at his home in Berkeley on Feb. 12. He was 89. Leiby retired from campus in 1989. He taught social welfare policy and history and was the head of the undergraduate program of library research for 25 Read More…
UC Berkeley is currently accepting applications and nominations for a new dean of the School of Social Welfare, the campus announced Thursday through an email message to faculty members. Alisha Azevedo is the lead academics and administration reporter.
Sam Davis, a former UC Berkeley professor of architecture, will serve for one year as interim dean of the School of Social Welfare, campus officials announced Monday. Davis, who taught at UC Berkeley from 1971 until his retirement in 2009, will begin his one-year term on Aug. 1, during which Read More…