Last week I was honored to receive the award for Best Publication of the Year from the Associated Students of UC Berkeley.  First, I would like to give special acknowledgement to Meredith Carpenter and Jackie Chretien, the Editor-in-Chief and Artistic Director, for the Spring 2008 issue, and Kate Kolstad and Tim DeChant for Fall 2008, as well as all the editors, authors, and layout artists who made the magazine happen.  At the BSR we strive to make science accessible and engaging for all of our readers, whether they come from a scientific background or not, and winning this award confirms that we are on the right path to achieving this aim.  It’s easy to feel like an underdog when it comes to convincing people that science is interesting, constantly justifying why science deserves attention.  Hopefully the BSR is doing its small part to overcome this barrier and capturing the public’s attention and imagination with the incredible scientific research happening not only here on the UC Berkeley campus, but also across the entire scientific community.

Our new issue comes out this week.  I think it follows well in the footsteps of our award-winning issues, and I hope you all enjoy it!

- Rachel Bernstein

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