UC Berkeley donation its largest ever: Hewlett Foundation pledges $113...

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  September 11, 2007 ;     677 words ...Byline: Matt Krupnick Sep. 11--A foundation's $113 million promise to UC Berkeley could expand to more than $220 million -- if...not -- we must not -- let this trend continue. Matt Krupnick covers higher education. Reach him at 925-943-82...

UC Berkeley professor dies at 88: Scientist discovered link between...

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  September 6, 2007 ;     644 words ...Byline: Matt Krupnick Sep. 6--John William Gofman, a UC Berkeley professor who revealed the link between cholesterol...map to figuring out ... how it hardens the arteries. Matt Krupnick covers higher education. Reach him at 925-943-8246...

Expanding international reach a top priority for UC Berkeley: BERKELEY:...

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  May 3, 2007 ;     566 words ......explain to the world what UC Berkeley is, said Julia Hsiao...graduate students. UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau...Haas alumni office. Matt Krupnick covers higher education...com. clubbing with uc UC Berkeley is expanding its international...Zurich, ...

UC Berkeley takes next step in organic dining: BERKELEY: New salad bar is...

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  April 4, 2006 ;     527 words ...Byline: Matt Krupnick Apr. 4--For the first time, blue and gold really do equal green at UC Berkeley. Long a bastion of progressive environmental...put out is a big can from Costco. Matt Krupnick covers higher education. Reach him...

More Democratic politicians ducking UC commencement: UC Berkeley students...

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  May 13, 2006 ;     677 words ...Byline: Matt Krupnick May 13--UC Berkeley students are fuming over a campus labor dispute that has led...a Republican, she said, because you can't trust Democrats. Matt Krupnick covers higher education. Reach him at 925-943-8246 or mkrupnick...

Just try to top this one, Stanford: Nobel Prize laureate calls on UC...

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  December 14, 2006 ;     406 words ...Byline: Matt Krupnick Dec. 14--The UC Berkeley marching band has long been well known, but its members...attention like he did, oh my goodness, that would be wonderful. Matt Krupnick covers higher education. Reach him at 925-943-8246 or mkrupnick...

UC-Berkeley's U.S. News ranking rises

University Wire;  August 23, 1999 ;     547 words ......that includes private universities, UC Berkeley moved up from last year's 22nd-place...last year. This year, U.S. News ranked UC Berkeley's undergraduate engineering program...engineering program. The report indicated UC Berkeley's undergraduate business program as...

UC Berkeley engineering dean dies of cancer at 55

Oakland Tribune;  January 4, 2007 ;     471 words ......He was 55. Mr. Newton, who came to UC Berkeley from Melbourne, Australia, as a graduate...2000. He also earned his doctorate at UC Berkeley. Mr. Newton was the driving force behind...Research in the Interest of Society at UC Berkeley in 2001. The center worked to use the...

UC Berkeley Wields Financial Clout.

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  January 18, 2002 ;     700+ words ......George Avalos Jan. 18--BERKELEY, Calif.--UC Berkeley, despite its reputation as a hotbed...conclusions in a new study that suggests UC Berkeley is one of the key pistons in the Bay...venture capital dollars in the region. UC Berkeley is dynamic enough that its economic...

UC Berkeley wields financial clout.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  January 18, 2002 ;     700+ words ...BERKELEY, Calif. _ UC Berkeley, despite its reputation as a hotbed...conclusions in a new study that suggests UC Berkeley is one of the key pistons in the...venture capital dollars in the region. UC Berkeley is dynamic enough that its economic...

UC-Berkeley campus to extend trademark abroad

University Wire;  August 8, 2005 ;     675 words ......looking to widen the global scope of UC Berkeley trademarked merchandise, currently only...agreements with Japan and Spain. Registering UC Berkeley trademarks across the world both endorses...Gonsalves said if the office did not license UC Berkeley trademarks, any party would be ...

UC Berkeley wields financial clout.

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  January 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: George Avalos BERKELEY, Calif. _ UC Berkeley, despite its reputation as a hotbed...conclusions in a new study that suggests UC Berkeley is one of the key pistons in the Bay...venture capital dollars in the region. UC Berkeley is dynamic enough that its economic...

Ideals clash over plan to discourage minorities from attending UC-Berkeley

University Wire;  March 5, 2001 ;     641 words ......discouraging" students from attending UC Berkeley pending the UC Board of Regents...alongside others for admission to UC Berkeley." The recruitment and retention centers said, however, that UC Berkeley lacks diversity and issues "false...

UC Berkeley engineering dean dies of pancreatic cancer

Oakland Tribune;  January 5, 2007 ;     482 words ......He was 55. Mr. Newton, who came to UC Berkeley from Melbourne, Australia, as a graduate...since 2000. He also got his doctorate at UC Berkeley. Mr. Newton was the driving force behind...Research in the Interest of Society at UC Berkeley in 2001. The center worked to use the...

Shift draws opposition: UC Berkeley anthropology museum plans to change...

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  June 29, 2007 ;     568 words ...Byline: Matt Krupnick Jun. 29--BERKELEY -- Some American...concerned that changes at a famed UC Berkeley anthropology museum could lead to...interest in them as research materials. Matt Krupnick covers higher education. Reach him...