National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences, or NAS, announced May 2 that seven UC Berkeley professors were selected to become members of the academy.

James W. Valentine, a paleontologist known for his humble nature yet striking mind that made him a key figure in the field of paleontology, died of natural causes at age 96 on April 7.

Three UC Berkeley researchers have received awards for their outstanding research in chemistry. 

The National Academy of Sciences, or NAS, selected six UC Berkeley faculty to join as members.

On Feb. 24, the campus College of Chemistry Dean Douglas Clark announced the passing of professor emeritus Andrew Streitwieser in a letter to the campus community.

Before becoming UC Berkeley campus associate provost of the Division of CDSS, Jennifer Chayes led three interdisciplinary labs with Microsoft and has authored over 25 patents and 100 scientific papers.

Known for his wisdom, brilliance and modesty, George Trilling, a former UC Berkeley physics professor and experimental particle physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, died April 30 at age 89.

Rising above the prejudice that engulfed global academia throughout the 1900s, former UC Berkeley professor David Blackwell has been seen as an everlasting exemplar of courage, perseverance and brilliance.

Christina Maslach, UC Berkeley psychology professor emerita and a professor of the campus graduate school of psychology, earned the National Academy of Sciences, or NAS, Award for Scientific Reviewing for her research in job burnout and worker well-being.

Eight UC Berkeley faculty were elected to the National Academy of Sciences this year, bringing the number of living campus faculty in the NAS up to 135.