“I’m still that nerdy, geeky kid that I was in school living inside my own imagination, but I’m coming out my shell,” says Kaavya Valiveti, 21, winner of UC Berkeley's coveted University Medal, which recognizes outstanding scholarship, public service and strength of character. Berkeley’s top graduating senior feels most at home at a chalkboard solving linear algebra problems. In addition to her math smarts, Valiveti is being honored for her near-perfect GPA of 3.99, musical virtuosity (she plays the harmonium and cello) and tutoring of disadvantaged Latino students. As the University Medalist, she will receive a $2,500 award and address thousands of her peers Saturday, May 14, 2016 at a commencement ceremony at Memorial Stadium. Get the full story here: http://news.berkeley.edu/2016/05/03/medalist2016/ ‎ Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally ...

Full Story: http://bit.ly/17EoVkX UC Berkeley post-doctoral researcher, Thomas Morgan, demonstrates stone-knapping, how our hominin ancestors in the Stone Age made sharp tools out of rocks, for butchering their game. His research findings suggest that the practice of teaching this skill to younger generations helped drive the development of communication and language. Video by Yasmin Anwar, Roxanne Makasdjian and Phil Ebiner http://www.berkeley.edu http://www.facebook.com/UCBerkeley http://twitter.com/UCBerkeley http://instagram.com/ucberkeleyofficial https://plus.google.com/+berkeley