Water Quality and Management
Berkeley Water Center
Submitted by cmjones on May 10, 2007 - 2:33pm.Name of Research Center:
Berkeley Water Center
Description:
Effective water management is not purely a scientific problem, a political problem, a technological problem, a computer science problem nor a socioeconomic problem; it is a complex, 21st Century problem that demands collaborative coordination between all of these disciplines. The Berkeley Water Center has been developed to integrate expertise across disciplines in support of a new research mode for water investigations. The plan of the Berkeley Water Center is to:
Develop a seamless integration of LBNL and UCB expertise and apply the expertise to water problems;
Develop Research Thrust Areas (RTAs) that integrate Berkeley water expertise within those areas,
Create collaborative opportunities between Berkeley Water Center and other expert groups and resources;
Create strong, mutually beneficial partnerships between Berkeley and other academic, governmental, and private sector institutions.
Accelerate development of RTA research results into applications through strategic partnerships;
Function as a CITRIS member institution.
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UC Systemwide Funding Opportunities
Submitted by cmjones on May 8, 2007 - 12:27pm.Name of Opportunity:
UC Systemwide Funding Opportunities
Description:
UC Systemwide Funding Opportunities
UC systemwide research funding opportunities available to UC faculty, researchers and graduate students. They are arranged by these categories:
Arts and Humanities
Social Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Office of Health Affairs (UCOP)
Additional funding opportunities in support of research are available through state agencies, federal agencies, and through campus-specific sources.
Application Deadline:
Varies
Less energy use through better water conservation technology
Submitted by cmjones on May 7, 2007 - 2:17pm.Title:
Less energy use through better water conservation technology
Summary:
Install new technologies or retrofit current infrastructure for higher levels of water conservation in university restrooms (~75% of campus toilets are non low flow toilet. If retrofitted, they can yield a saving of 100,000 CCF, with 3 metric tons CO2e p
Description of Organization:
CalCAP: In 2005, UC Berkeley launched the Cal Climate Action Partnership (CalCAP), an initiative that will develop strategy and implementation methods to significantly reduce UC Berkeley’s greenhouse gas footprint without compromising its functions.
Contact Person:
Fahmida Ahmed
Contact E-mail:
Big Ideas @ Berkeley
Submitted by cmjones on May 7, 2007 - 1:46pm.Name of Organization:
Big Ideas @ Berkeley
Purpose:
To provide funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students who have "big ideas." This includes projects related to the environment and energy.
Environmental Indicators
Submitted by cmjones on May 2, 2007 - 12:56pm.Title:
Environmental Indicators
Summary:
A literature review of environmental inidicator collection at the city level combined with best practice data collection approaches is urgently needed to improve the way cities manage their resources. USI teams in transportation, urban design and water/santiation can provide guidance
More Information:
As the old engineering addage goes, you can't manage what you don't measure. Urban sustainability efforts have been constrained by the ability of cities to cost-effectively monitor the quality of urban environments, in particular in relation to energy, water quality, sanitation, and air pollution. When this information is collected, differences in methods does not allow for comparison between cities for benchmarking. The United Nations and the World Bank have embarked on ambitious efforts to create networks of cities to collect sustainability information. Unfortunately, progress to coordinate the collection of environmental indicators has been hindered by cost, and lack of unified approach.
Description of organization:
The Berkeley Institute of the Environment (BIE), established in 2005, brings together and helps enhance the diverse campus programs and research units with foci in the environment in new and innovative ways.
Contact person:
Chris Jones
Contact e-mail:
Funded?:
Maybe
Development and Validation of the Daphnia cDNA Microarray as a Method for Predicting Contamination in Aquatic Environments
May 2 2007 - 3:45pm
May 2 2007 - 5:00pm
Etc/GMT
Water Resources Center Archive
Submitted by cmjones on April 24, 2007 - 10:24am.Name of Library of Museum:
Water Resources Center Archive
Description:
The Water Resources Center Archives (WRCA) collects, preserves and provides access to historical and contemporary water-related materials that support the instructional and research programs of the University of California and the needs of the people of the State.
Location:
410 O'Brien Hall
Dirty work for a clean creek
Submitted by cmjones on April 20, 2007 - 10:44am.Picture:
Source:
UCB News CenterDate Posted:
Apr 18 2007Summary:
UC Berkeley students turned out in force for the campus's spring cleanup of Strawberry Creek.Read Full Article:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/04/18_creek.shtmlBig Ideas @ Berkeley Marketplace
Submitted by cmjones on April 6, 2007 - 1:04pm.Title:
Big Ideas @ Berkeley Marketplace
Summary:
Big Ideas @ Berkeley marketplace lets alumni, corporate and foundation partners, friends, and family support Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about tackling major global, regional, and local challenges such as clean energy, the environment, public health, safe drinking water, public policy, and technology-based entrepreneurship.
More Information:
Supporters can sponsor a “Big Idea” in the following ways:
1)Make financial or in-kind contributions to specific projects
2)Sponsor a future "Bears Breaking Boundaries" contest
3)Help raise funds (using ChipIn) from their friends and colleagues
4)Provide students with advice and connections to potential partners.
Environmental projects related to the environment can be found here:
Environment & Energy: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/13/all/all
Global Development: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/22/all/all
Health: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/14/all/all
Human Rights & Social Justice: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/23/all/all
Public Policy:http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/25/all/all
Science & Technology: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/26/all/all
The "UC Berkeley Campus Sustainability Assessment" is launched at the 2005 Sustainability Summit
Submitted by cmjones on April 5, 2007 - 11:05am.Source:
UCB News CenterDate Posted:
May 4 2005Summary:
At the second annual UC Berkeley Sustainability Summit, held last Thursday, the campus honored the green-minded among us and awarded grants to six campus units through the Chancellor’s Green Campus Fund. It also unveiled hot-off-the-press copies of the “UC Berkeley Campus Sustainability Assessment,” a 122-page environmental report card on diverse campus systems, ranging from water use in toilets to the fuel efficiency of campus vehicles. Read Full Article:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2005/05/04_summit.shtml