Spring 2007 Information Session: Monday, 12/11 Are you interested in getting involved with the Berkeley Science Review? We're currently looking for writers, editors, artists, and layout staff to work on the Spring 2007 issue.

Come to our Spring Info Session in 210 Hildebrand Hall this Monday, 12/11, at 3:30pm. Meet past and current editors and layout staff to work on the Spring 2007 issue.

Fall 2006 Release Party (right after the seminar!)
At 6:30 on December 7, please join us at Café de la Paz, as we celebrate the release of Issue 11.

BSR Fall Seminar
Come join us on Thursday, December 7th at 4pm in the Stephens Lounge of the MLK Student Union building for the Berkeley Science Review fall seminar:

Science as a Public Good: PLoS Shares Its Vision Emma Hill, Associate Editor, PLoS Biology
Liza Gross, Science Writer, PLoS Biology
Gavin Yamey, Senior Editor, PLoS Medicine and Consulting Editor, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Scientific and medical research is conducted for the public good. And yet the results of this research are locked away behind access barriers, accessible only to those who can afford journal subscriptions (hundreds of dollars per year) or individual article download fees (typically $30 per article). The Public Library of Science believes that unlocking this treasury of scientific and medical knowledge could have profound implications for human and social development. The PLoS editors will discuss how open access to the biomedical literature benefits patients, health professionals, researchers, health and science policymakers, reporters, teachers, and students. This event is wheelchair accessible.

Spring 2006 Release
Look for it all over campus or read it here online.

BSR Informational Session for the Spring 2006 Issue
Please join us on Friday Nov. 18th at 4pm (775 Tan Hall) to learn more about how you can get involved with the Berkeley Science Review. Meet the current editors and contributors. Get free magazines! Follow us to our release party at Jupiter's at 6pm!

Fall 2005 Release
Look for it all over campus or read it here online.

Berkeley Writers at Work seminar
Featured Speaker: Science journalist Michael Pollan Oct. 26, 12-1:30 p.m., Morrison Library, Doe Library.

Michael Pollan, Knight Professor of Journalism at the Graduate School of Journalism, is the featured writer this fall in the Berkeley Writers at Work series. In addition to many articles for the New York Times magazine and elsewhere about the "factorization" and ethics of the beef industry, Pollan is the author of three books, including "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World." His new book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals," will be published in April 2006 by the Penguin Press.

Pollan will read from his works, be interviewed about his writing process, and answer questions from the audience. The Berkeley Writers at Work series provides a forum in which campus writers can discuss all aspects of their writing, from gathering material and crafting the framework of a piece of writing, to creating a mood, editing, and revising.

Spring Science Writing Seminar
Featured Speaker: Erica Klarreich: a freelance science writer and the mathematics correspondent for Science News. Erica's work has also appeared in Nature, New Scientist, American Scientist and other publications. She is a graduate of the prestigious UC Santa Cruz program in science writing.

Location: Lipman Room, Barrows Hall (8th Floor)
4:00 pm

Read more about our science writing seminar series.

Fall Science Writing Seminar
Featured Speaker: Jennifer Kahn, Freelance Science Writer and graduate of UC Berkeley School of Journalism
Location: 177 Life Sciences Addition, 5:00 pm

Read more about our science writing seminar series.

Fall 2004 Release
Look for it all over campus or read it here online.

Spring 2004 Release
Look for it all over campus or read it here online.

New Staff Informational Meeting

Monday, February 2nd
6:30pm to 7:30pm
North Gate Hall Library

We are currently looking for editors, designers, writers and photographers for our next issue. Though we can’t pay, the BSR offers graduate students great experience in science writing and a chance to be published in a high-quality magazine. Come to our informational meeting to find out more.

If you can’t make the meeting, but are still interested in joining our publication, please send an e-mail with your science and/or publication background and the position you are interested in to "sciencereview at yahoo.com".

Science Writing Seminar
Featured Speaker: Andreas Kluth, Science Writer for The Economist magazine.
Location: Journalism Library in North Gate Hall, 3:30pm.

Read more about our science writing seminar series.

Fall 2003 Release
Look for it all over campus or read it here online.

Spring 2004 Story Proposal Deadline
Note the deadline for Issue 6.

Spring 2003 Release
Look for it all over campus or read it here online.