Posted by
Jill Cowan on Monday, October 26, 2009 06:59 pm
Earlier today, our old (like, old as in silver fox old, of course) buddy Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy and hero of the universe, visited the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to catch up with his former colleagues.
He talked to them about all sorts of fun things, like the future of energy research, $151 million in funding for awesome ambitious projects and Wayne Gretzky. True story–just watch the webcast and check out the PowerPoint presentation he made … all by himself. D’awww.
Oh, Steven. You haven’t changed a bit.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab [Site], via Berkeleyside
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Posted by
Cassie Myers on Monday, September 28, 2009 08:48 pm
It will be an alliance that no one will soon forget.
No, that isn’t the tagline to the newest hamster-related action comedy. In point of fact, UC Berkeley will soon be joining with the University of Incheon in South Korea to “explore the potential for joint scientific research in energy, biology, accelerators, cosmology, and space.”
The agreement, signed Wednesday (at 10:30 a.m. local time in the Republic of Korea, in case you were wondering) investigates possible collaborations between UC Berkeley and its South Korean counterpart. Apparently Incheon will be the rendezvous point read more »
Posted by
Diana Newby on Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:37 pm
Sunday Shout-Out picks out the week’s stories that simply slipped our minds.
* The rest of us might be suffering the brunt of budget cuts up the ying-yang, but the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is, thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, still rollin’ in the dough. [Nanotechwire]
* In other victorious news, Cal football owns—in case you hadn’t heard. [Golden Blogs]
* Staying up all night texting leads to sleep deprivation. OMG NO WAY. [MercuryNews]
Image Source: David Herschorn [DailyCal]
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