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- New digital projects teach English in India, monitor air pollution
An online mystery game in which student sleuths will monitor air pollution in South Central Los Angeles and in Cairo, Egypt, and a project using cell phones to teach English to children in India have won funding for two University of California, Berkeley, professors. Published: 25 February - New Asia business center to bolster UC Berkeley's offerings in Asia
The University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business is launching a new center focused on significantly increasing the school's leadership training for Asian business managers and on expanding its research collaborations with Asian universities, Dean Tom Campbell announced today (Tuesday, Feb. 19). Published: 20 February - General says Abu Ghraib scandal will resonate for years to come
In a rare public appearance last week at International House, Antonio Taguba said revelations about abuse at the now-notorious Baghdad prison affected the moral and ethical conscience of our nation, and blamed U.S. leaders for what he called "the ambiguity of rules of war." Published: 13 February - Journalism professor nominated for three Writers Guild awards
Lowell Bergman, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, a producer/correspondent for the Public Broadcasting System's documentary series "Frontline," and a New York Times investigative reporter, has been nominated for three Writers Guild of America Awards. Published: 13 December - Ugandans want peace more than revenge against warlords
War-fatigued Ugandans would rather live in peace than retaliate against leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group that forcibly conscripted tens of thousands of women and children, according to a survey released this week by UC Berkeley, Tulane University and the International Center for Transitional Justice. The survey found, however, that many Ugandans still want the warlords held accountable for atrocities. Published: 13 December - Taking a bullet for research
Geographer Michael Watts, an expert in "the oil complex" and its devastating impacts in the Niger Delta, learned a painful lesson on his most recent trip to the region: Things are even worse than he knew. Published: 06 December - Digital project to boost Irish studies with "virtual Ireland" Web site
digital collaboration between the University of California, Berkeley, and the Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, aims to better connect Irish studies materials and to make them easily accessible 24/7 from anywhere with a quick click of the computer mouse. Published: 15 November - In Burma, repression and rebellion are linked to healthcare crisis
Human Rights Center researchers find the roots of the 'Saffron Revolution' in the despair, desperation, and disease that have come with decades of harsh military rule. Published: 31 October - Letter from a soldier
A Navy instructor describes an 'otherworldly' experience: listening to podcasts of a UC Berkeley physics course while on patrol in Iraq. Published: 26 October - Burmas transformative moment
The so-called "Saffron Revolution" may not be televised, but much of what's happening inside the locked-down nation is nonetheless finding its way to the outside world via the Internet. And that, says Southeast Asia scholar Darren Zook, could spell "the beginning of the end" of 45 years of military rule. Published: 24 October - World Bank report co-authored by UC economists calls for more investment in agriculture
A renewed focus on agricultural development is critical to successfully reducing global poverty and hunger, according to a new World Bank report co-authored by UC Berkeley economists. The report was released Friday, Oct. 19, at the World Bank's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Published: 19 October - Dedication of C.V. Starr East Asian Library on Oct. 20
Scholars and donors from around the world will gather at the University of California, Berkeley, on Saturday, Oct. 20, for private ceremonies to dedicate the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, the first freestanding library in the United States constructed exclusively for an East Asian collection and one of the few such facilities in the world. Published: 16 October - A half-century of China scholarship at Berkeley
Born at the height of the Cold War, the Center for Chinese Studies remembers the days of Mao and Sputnik and sees big things ahead. Published: 19 September - Latin American perspectives on Iraq
Leading intellectuals from Mexico and South America offer commentary, in English and Spanish, on U.S. military involvement in Iraq. Published: 10 August - Researchers explore increasing foreign investment in U.S. bonds, mortgage securities
Unprecedented investment in U.S. securities such as government bonds and mortgage-backed securities by China and other foreign countries reflects a growing globalization of real estate finance and generally benefits all sides - including U.S. home buyers enjoying lower interest rates - say researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Published: 10 August
