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Document ActionsBerkeley Engineering Alumni RelationsNews SpotlightCaretaker for a Collection as Big as LifeWith its estimated 137 million objects, artifacts, works of art and natural specimens, the Smithsonian Institution is known to some as "the nation's attic." On the contrary, says Secretary G. Wayne Clough (Ph.D.'69 CEE), the world's largest museum and research complex is a vibrant, "happening" place. "We care about much more than just the objects or the facts. Much of our search is for meaning based on connections and relationships. These relationships between humans and the tangible objects in our immediate world of everyday life, over time, constitute our identity and make our culture what it is." Read more … Featured EventsCEE Concrete Canoe TailgateNov 07, 2009 CEE’s Concrete Canoe, Bear Area, and its win at the 2009 ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition, will be honored during the Cal vs. Oregon State University football game on Saturday, November 7, at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley. All loyal Canoe supporters are invited to a tailgate party 2 hours prior to kickoff on the O'Brien Hall breezeway on the Berkeley campus.… Read more… Class NotesBERNARD AMADEI (Ph.D. CEE 1982 )professor of civil engineering at University of Colorado-Boulder and founder of Engineers Without Borders-USA, has been named one of 25 newsmakers of 2008 by Engineering News Record magazine for “giving engineering education a new twist, founding a movement catching on with students, professionals and global communities.” Read more … |
