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Predatory open access journal wrap-up spring 2014

February 4, 2014
By Maggi Kelly
There has been a trend toward open access publishing that has been strengthened recently with a number of coincident efforts, for example Randy Scheckman's Nobel Prize talk, and the UC's Open Access policy for example.
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Cal Forestry turns 100 this year!

January 31, 2014
By Maggi Kelly
Forestry education at UC Berkeley began in 1914 with the Division of Forestry in the Department of Agriculture. The Department of Forestry was established in 1939 and the School of Forestry in 1946.
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Barbara Laraia talks about links between stress, food and obesity

January 24, 2014
By Maggi Kelly
Our colleague Barbara Laraia was recently interviewed by PBS newshour on her work linking stress and obesity in children. Barbara is the lead on our OurSpace project, in which Sam and Paulina and others are examining the interaction between food availability, walkability and health outcomes.
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