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[Apr 09, 2008]   Spring Plant Sale 2008

Members' Sale: Friday, April 25 5 - 7:30pm Public Sale: Saturday, April 26 10am - 2pm Don’t miss our spring plant sale! Those who have been to our plant sales know that we offer an unparalleled plant shopping experience. We have a superabundance of unique and diverse plants, expert advisors and great service, all in the splendid setting of the Bay Area’s most spectacular public garden. Draw inspiration from the Garden’s living collections during our most floriferous season, then plan on joining our membership community in a plant shopping bonanza.

[Oct 18, 2007]   Fall Bird Walk Saturday October 27th, 2007 9 AM - 10:30 AM $15, $12 members

Observe resident, migrant and vagrant birds in the Garden’s many bird-friendly micro-habitats with expert birder Dennis Wolf and Associate Director of Collections and Horticulture Chris Carmichael. Registration required. Call 510-643-2755 x 03 to register UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720-5045 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu

[Oct 18, 2007]   Autumn in Asia Saturday October 27th, 2007 10 AM - 12 PM $15, $12 members

Experience the vivid colors of fall on a guided tour of the Asian Area with Horticultrist, Elaine Sedlack. Highlights include fall color showcased by the expanding maple collection and a wider variety of other plants. Registration required. Call 510-643-2755 x 03 to register UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720-5045 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu

[Oct 18, 2007]   Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations Book reading and signing with David Montgomery Sunday, November 4th, 2007 1 PM - 3 PM Free with Garden Admission; copies of Dirt will be available for purchase

Listen to Professor David R. Montgomery, an award-winning leader in the study of geomorphology, the evolution of landscapes, as he reads from and talks about his newest book Dirt: The Erosion of Civilization. Registration required. Call 510-643-2755 x 03 to register UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720-5045 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu

[Oct 18, 2007]   Chocolate: The Cultural Flavors of Cacao with John Scharffenberger Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 2 PM - 4 PM $15, $12 members

Join chocolatier, John Scharffenberger to discuss the flavor profiles of cacao. Refine your palate by tasting varieties of artisinal chocolate and discuss the principal flavor components. Registration required. Call 510-643-2755 x 03 to register UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720-5045 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu

[Oct 18, 2007]   Creating Herbal Bounty Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 2 PM - 4 PM $30, $25 members; price includes all materials

Join chocolatier, John Scharffenberger to discuss the flavor profiles of cacao. Refine your palate by tasting varieties of artisinal chocolate and discuss the principal flavor components. Registration required. Call 510-643-2755 x 03 to register UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720-5045 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu

[Aug 14, 2007]   Emeritus Professor George Barlow has passed away.

The MVZ is saddened to announce the death of Professor George Barlow at the age of 78. Barlow, a professor with the Integrative Biology department and Research Ethologist at the MVZ, focused on animal behavior and evolutionary biology in his work and was highly renowned for his expertise in fish biology. From the time he was young, Barlow showed a deep passion for all things aquatic, from collecting hermit crabs on the beach as a child to playing water polo and surfing as an undergrad at UCLA, to joining the Coast Guard during the Korean War and eventually becoming one of the world's most prominent figures in ichthyology. He was devoted to his work and loved teaching, as well as travel, gardening, music, and all animals. George Barlow is survived by his wife, Gerta, their three daughters, and six grandchildren. He will be missed. A memorial service is planned for Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Alumni House at UC Berkeley. For more information on this or a pending memorial fund that would support student research, contact bickabarlow@sbcglobal.net. Click on title to read the full SF Chronicle obituary.

[Jul 31, 2007]   Tony Barnosky Receives Fulbright Senior Specialists Award

Anthony D. Barnosky, Professor of Integrative Biology at University of California, Berkeley, as well as Curator in the Museum of Paleontology and Research Paleoecologist in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, has been selected for a Fulbright Senior Specialists Award to conduct work in Santiago, Chile, at the Departamento de Ecología, Pontificia Universidad Católica, during Fall 2007, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Barnosky will be working with Chilean faculty and students to study the ecological effects of global warming and is one of over 400 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad this year through the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program. The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program, created in 2000 to complement the traditional Fulbright Scholar Program, provides short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) to prominent U.S. faculty and professionals to support curricular and faculty development and institutional planning at post secondary, academic institutions around the world.

[Apr 03, 2007]   Dr. Eileen Lacey receives Distinguished Teaching Award

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Eileen Lacey, Associate Professor (Department of Integrative Biology) and Curator of Mammals (MVZ) has received a Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest honor bestowed by UC Berkeley in recognition of excellence in instruction. This award reflects the deep commitment given by Eileen to her students, both graduate and undergraduate, and it is gratifying to see this recognized by the campus. This is the fourth such award bestowed on MVZ/IB Faculty in recent decades - other recipients were Frank Pitelka, Harry Greene and Jim Patton.

[Jan 05, 2007]   Williams receives the Best Student Paper award at Molluscs 2006

UCMP grad student Becky Williams received the Best Student Paper award at the Malacological Society of Australasia's Molluscs 2006 conference in December. The paper, entitled "Chemical defense in hatchlings of the Blue-ringed Octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata", was co-authored with former UCMP grad student Crissy Huffard, and UCMP Director Roy Caldwell.

[Nov 07, 2006]   Grinnell Resurvey Project and the Lassen Transect Survey are featured in the New York Times

A century of biodiversity is examined and compared in the area of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Read what MVZ scientists, Jim Patton and John Perrine are finding, and how it may relate to our changing world.

[Nov 02, 2006]   Jere Lipps awarded the 2006 International Joseph A. Cushman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Foraminiferal Research

The award was presented at the Cushman Award dinner and reception held at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening, October 24, attended by over 200 paleontologists. Previous awardees include an international list of the outstanding foraminiferal workers of the past century. Jere was also named a Fellow of the Paleontological Society, an honor initiated in 2005 to recognize outstanding paleontologists in the Society.

[Nov 02, 2006]   Bill Clemens awarded the Romer-Simpson Medal for his contributions to vertebrate paleontology

In October 2006, at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Ottawa, Bill Clemens was awarded the Alfred S. Romer - George G. Simpson Medal. The medal is "for sustained and outstanding scholarly excellence and service to the discipline of vertebrate paleontology" and is the society's highest honor.

[Oct 23, 2006]   Members of the UCMP and BNHM communities prominent at the 2006 California Science Education Conference

Brent Mishler, Director of the University and Jepson Herbaria; Dave Lindberg, UCMP Faculty Curator; and Doris Sloan, UCMP Research Associate were invited as Focus Speakers at this year's annual science education conference held in San Francisco and sponsored by the California Science Teachers Association (CSTA). Kevin Padian, UCMP Faculty Curator, and Eugenie Scott, UCMP Research Associate, received recognition as CSTA Faculty Fellows at the Awards Luncheon held during the conference.

[May 17, 2006]   Scotchmoor Receives AIBS Education Award

Judy Scotchmoor, Director of Education and Public Programs at the UC Museum of Paleontology and Project Coordinator of "Explorations Through Time" and "Understanding Evolution" is the 2006 recipient of the Education Award from the American Institute of Biological Sciences. The AIBS Education Award is presented annually to individuals or groups who have made significant contributions to education in the biological sciences, integrative and organismal biology in particular, at any level of formal and informal education. The award is presented at the AIBS Annual Meeting.