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In this issue:
- UC Berkeley dominates rankings
- Study supports role of gym class in fight against childhood obesity
- Law School launches institute to unite work on energy and climate
- Goldman School to have greater impact, thanks to $5 million gift
- UC budget updates include student town hall, athletics
- Gifts from parents restore full library hours
- The Promise of Berkeley spotlights newest alumni and soon-to-be graduates
- Site of the Month: The Berkeley Blog
UC Berkeley dominates rankings
The 2009 rankings from the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China place UC Berkeley among the top three universities in the world. Meanwhile, UC Berkeley continues to be ranked the top public university in the U.S. News & World Report annual survey, and was ranked the no. 1 university in the country in a new, innovative survey by the Washington Monthly magazine.
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Study supports role of gym class in fight against childhood obesity
Kids who participated regularly in school-based physical education classes had better heart health and lower body mass index, according to a new study led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UCSF. Findings from the study of 9,268 seventh- and ninth-grade students at California schools in low-income communities support the importance of PE class in the fight against obesity.
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Law School launches institute to unite work on energy and climate
The UC Berkeley School of Law recently launched a new Climate and Energy Policy Institute whose aim is to unite faculty, staff, and research centers across campus working on energy and climate issues.
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Goldman School to have greater impact, thanks to $5 million gift
Over the years, the Goldman School of Public Policy has emerged as a leader in proposing solutions to major issues facing society, and now a new $5 million gift from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund will make it possible for the school to make a greater impact in the world. The gift will allow the school to increase its international outreach to students and faculty as well as incorporate more science and technology, especially information technology, into the curriculum.
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UC budget updates include student town hall, athletics
The campus Budget Central site continues to be updated with the latest news on the UC budget. The latest installments include:
- A recent student town hall on the budget
- Myths and facts about UC Berkeley’s budget
- An Academic Senate session on financing for Cal athletics
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Gifts from parents restore full library hours
Thanks to gifts from Berkeley parents, library hours across campus will return to normal, and weekend reductions forced by state funding cuts will also end. This support will allow the Gardner (Main) Stacks and Moffitt Library, the campus hub of late-night studying during finals, to remain open 24 hours a day during the final exams period this academic year. This reverses the painful budget decision made earlier this semester to limit the hours of the two libraries during finals.
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The Promise of Berkeley spotlights newest alumni and soon-to-be graduates
Some of Berkeley’s newest alumni and soon-to-be graduates are already making their mark on the world. See the impact that that they are already making in fields ranging from science to art, and business to athletics. You can also learn about the new company formed to manage Berkeleyís endowment and get updated on the latest health research by reading the fall edition of The Promise of Berkeley.
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Site of the month
Today, UC Berkeley is widely known as the preeminent public university in America. Years ago, Berkeley was known as the home of the Free Speech Movement. The Berkeley Blog bridges these two worlds.
The campus created this interactive site to give voice to the ideas and opinions of our professors in a forum that encourages public comment. The authors include more than 140 UC Berkeley professors and scholars who will be sharing their thoughts on topical national and global issues. As the nation searches for answers to a litany of burning questions and issues, this site serves as a virtual blackboard for the game-changing ideas pulsing around the campus.
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