Class Notes: 1965
John Starrels received his BA in political science from UC Berkeley in 1965, and went on to earn his doctoral degree in the same field from UC Santa Barbara in 1971. Soon thereafter, he accepted a position as assistant professor in George Washington University's political science department where he taught throughout the 1970s. "I liked teaching and research in my chosen subfield, comparative...
David Olsen, '65, Chemistry, published The Lost Language of Shadows, his fifth full-length poetry collection, with Dempsey & Windle in the UK. He has lived in or near Oxford, England, since 2002. See www.davidolsenpoetry.net.
Mark Herman ('65 MS), together with Ronnie Apter (Professor Emerita of English at Central Michigan University), has translated for the first time into English Amyris, de vita et gestis Mahometi Turcorum imperatoris / The Emiriad: The Life and Deeds of Mehmet, Emperor of the Turks, a Renaissance epic poem (1471-76) in Latin about the Turkish Sultan who conquered Constantinople (now Istanbul) in...
Francie Osthimer writes: “The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists is supporting nine STEM scholars at Cal this year, with a total of 76 scholars from universities including UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, UCSF, Stanford, and SFSU. This year’s gala event to honor our scholars will be held at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts on April 28. The event is open to anyone who is interested in...
