Morning moon. Photo: Firouzeh Nourzad
Morning moon. Photo, taken on Jan. 16, 2014, by Firouzeh Nourzad

Dirks takes Berkeley model of improving college access to White House (UCB)
UC Press gives away 700 online books for free (Hyperallergic)
Berkeley to host nearly 170 aspiring young women physicists (UCB)
Dirks emphasizes preserving public mission in webcast (Daily Cal)

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