UCMP’s annual Cal Day open house a big hitby Dave Smith (page 1 of 2) |
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On any given weekday, a visitor is free to walk through the buildings of the Berkeley campus, but aside from a few exhibits and posters, how much can one learn about the research going on there? Cal Day, the university-wide annual open house, was begun specifically to give the public a close-up view of that research...often presented in fun and engaging ways for children and adults alike. Cal Day 2005 was held on Saturday, April 16, and being a beautiful sunny day, large numbers of visitors descended on the campus. |
Paleontologists,” back in the 1940s and 50s. Wesley Gordon, a teacher and science coordinator for the San Lorenzo Unified School District, and many of his students (ranging in age from 7 to 13), unearthed one of the best preserved fossil sites in North America. The Irvington fauna included mammoths, short-faced bears, saber-toothed cats, a musk ox-like bovid, camels, horses, dire wolves, mice, fish, and freshwater molluscs—over 58 species of fossil animals in all.
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