Natural History
Teen pregnancy the norm among dinosaurs
Submitted by Anonymous on January 23, 2008 - 3:37pm.Picture:
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UCB News CenterDate Posted:
Jan 14 2008Summary:
Until recently, paleontologists had found only one dinosaur fossil that was identifyably female: a T. rex that was 18 and pregnant when it died. UC Berkeley researchers now report two more - fossil bones from a 10-year-old female Allosaurus and an 8-year-old female Tenontosaurus - that together indicate dinosaurs grew quickly and became sexually mature before reaching their adult size. Because these dinosaurs typically lived only 30 years, female dinosaurs got pregnant and laid eggs in adolescence.
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http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/01/14_teendinos.shtmlLaboratory for Environmental and Sedimentary Geochemistry
Submitted by cmjones on May 7, 2007 - 1:35pm.Name:
Laboratory for Environmental and Sedimentary Geochemistry
Description:
To study both the modern and past environment with geochemical and sedimentary evidence. These studies are important in addressing society’s concern with how human activities are changing Earth’s climate and natural environment.
University of California Museum of Paleontology
Submitted by cmjones on April 24, 2007 - 10:09am.Name of Library of Museum:
University of California Museum of Paleontology
Description:
The mission of the University of California Museum of Paleontology is to investigate and promote the understanding of the history of life and the diversity of the Earth's biota through research and education.
Location:
1101 Valley Life Sciences Building
"Yosemite in Time" exhibit opens at Berkeley Art Museum
Submitted by cmjones on April 5, 2007 - 10:50am.Picture:
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UCB News CenterDate Posted:
Aug 8 2005Summary:
Two San Francisco photographers set out for Yosemite National Park with writer-historian Rebecca Solnit to retrace the steps of famed photographer Eadward Muybridge. Their work is on display at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, alongside photos by Muybridge, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and Carleton Watkins.Read Full Article:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/08/08_yosemite.shtmlElephants in San Jose?
Submitted by cmjones on April 5, 2007 - 10:48am.Source:
UCB News CenterDate Posted:
Aug 8 2005Summary:
Oblivious to passersby, Mark Goodwin was on his knees in a muddy ditch near the San Jose airport, methodically removing clods of dirt to reveal the bones of one of the city's earliest residents, a mammoth. Goodwin, assistant director of the UC Museum of Paleontology at UC Berkeley, said the bones unearthed so far will help scientists learn more about the prehistoric denizens of the Bay Area.Read Full Article:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/08/08_mammoth.shtmlThe Sands of Time
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ScienceMatters Date Posted:
Feb 1 2007Summary:
Jere Lipps has an extraordinarily fine-grained view of history. As a professor of paleontology at UC Berkeley, Lipps examines records of the past written in layers of sediments and fossils. His work has shed light on ancient earthquakes and extinction patterns, the evolution of early life and even astrobiology, and taken him to more than 160 countries over the last 40 years.Read Full Article:
http://sciencematters.berkeley.edu/archives/volume4/issue25/story2.phpBay Area Water History, One Month at a Time
Submitted by cmjones on April 3, 2007 - 10:26am.Picture:
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UCB News CenterDate Posted:
Dec 7 2006Summary:
"Mountains to Mouths," a 2007 wall calendar produced jointly by the campus's Water Resources Center Archives and Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library, illustrates the historical development of the intricate network of dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, and pumping stations that delivers high-quality water to millions of thirsty people in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read Full Article:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2006/12/07_water.shtmlEnvironmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics
Submitted by cmjones on March 13, 2007 - 1:06pm.Department:
ESPM
Course Number:
250
Course Title:
Environmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics
Instructor:
Merchant
Description:
A critical survey of classical
and recent literature in the field of environmental history, philosophy, and ethics, with special emphasis on
the American environment.
Topics will include environmental historiography, theories of environmental history, and the relationships between environmental history, philosophy,
ethics, ecology, and policy
Units:
4
Offered:
Fall
Course Type:
Graduate
Society and the Environment
Submitted by cmjones on March 12, 2007 - 2:25pm.Department:
SOCIOL
Course Number:
128
Course Title:
Society and the Environment
Description:
Living in an urban area at the
end of the 20th century, it is easy to forget how germane the biophysical
world is to our lives. This course seeks to explore the relationships between
society and the environment
as they have varied over time and across societies. The approach taken will
be broadly historical and multicultural and will include readings on the
social construction of nature, early industrialization and natural resource
use, social movements and the environment, and the environmental impacts of late capitalism.
Units:
4
Course Type:
Undergraduate
American Environmental and Cultural History
Submitted by cmjones on March 9, 2007 - 1:46pm.Department:
HIST
Course Number:
120AC
Course Title:
American Environmental and Cultural History
Instructor:
Merchant
Description:
History of the American environment and the ways in which
different cultural groups have perceived, used, managed, and conserved it
from colonial times to the present. Cultures include American Indians and
European and African Americans. Natural resources development includes
gathering-hunting-fishing; farming, mining, ranching, forestry, and
urbanization. Changes in attitudes and behaviors toward nature and past and
present conservation and environmental movements are also examined.
Units:
4
Offered:
Fall
Course Type:
Undergraduate
