######################################################### COUNTRY/STATE: CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: University of California Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Department POSITION TITLE: Assistant Professor Computer Sciences REVIEW SCHEDULE: Deadline: February 28, 1994 (applications submitted after this deadline will NOT be considered). Effective July 1, 1994, pending budgetary approval. SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS: Applicants should send curriculum vitae, a select subset of papers, and the names and addresses of three or more references. In addition, the applicant should ask three references to send letters directly to the address below. CONTACT PERSON/OFFICE: Prof. Robert Wilensky, Associate Chair Computer Science Division 581 Evans Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 POSITION DESCRIPTION: The University of California at Berkeley invites applications for tenure-track positions in Computer Sciences, at the Assistant Professor level, beginning in Fall Semester 1994, pending budgetary approval. Applicants should have received (or be about to receive) a doctoral degree in Computer Science or a closely related field. All areas in Computer Science will be considered. Successful applicants will be expected to set up a quality research program and to teach both graduate and undergraduate courses in their general area of specialty. As such, the principal requirements of this position are excellence in research, teaching, and academic leadership. *The University of California is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer* On Friday, July 30, at sometime after 6pm, Hera, Diva and Ishtar will be moved into the EECS subdomain. This means that the full names of the machines will change from (for example) hera.berkeley.edu to hera.eecs.berkeley.edu. For most users, this change will be completely transparent. However, the name change will affect any network communications (including email, ftp, finger, telnet, rlogin, etc) with machines _outside of our department_. The machines will be addressable by both the old and new names until December 15, 1993. During this transition period, you should accustom your email correspondents to use of the new name. At the end of the transition period, people outside of Berkeley.EDU domain will be required to address diva, hera and ishtar using their fully-qualified hostnames: diva.eecs.berkeley.edu, hera.eecs.berkeley.edu, and ishtar.eecs.berkeley.edu. People who are still in the Berkeley.EDU domain will need to address them as hera.eecs, diva.eecs, or ishtar.eecs. If you are currently receiving mail as "user@eecs.berkeley.edu" then _you will not have to do anything_. We will take care of updating the email address in the eecs.berkeley.edu database for any people who currently have their mail forwarded to diva, hera, or ishtar. If you are subscribed to any mailing lists, you will have to contact the person who maintains the list to inform them about the change. If you have any questions about how this change might affect you, please send email to "root" on your machine, or call TCS at x2-6744. ------- Thu Jul 29 17:44:45 1993, TCS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= From riley@hera.EECS.Berkeley.EDU Fri Oct 22 11:45:13 1993 Received: from localhost (eleta@localhost) by hera.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (8.5/8.5) id LAA17675; Fri, 22 Oct 1993 11:42:15 -0700 Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1993 11:42:15 -0700 From: Eleta Cook Message-Id: <199310221842.LAA17675@hera.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> To: allstaff, eecsgrads, eefaculty Subject: So that you are aware: Status: RO This morning, a Cory Hall bomb threat was phoned into the UC Police Dept. The police and several members of the Safety Committee completed a search of Cory Hall and was unable to locate anything suspicious or anything resembling a bomb. Please understand that all building occupants would have been notified immediately had the problem been more serious. If you should see anything suspicious in the future, please notify me immediately at 2-1468 or 2-1527 or call the UC Police at 2-6760. As a reminder, please remember not to leave boxes, bags, backpacks, and other types of container in the hallway. If you should have other concerns I can help you with, call me at the above number. Thank you Eleta Cook Building Manager =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= From riley@hera.EECS.Berkeley.EDU Wed Nov 24 08:06:51 1993 Received: from localhost (ruth@localhost) by hera.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (8.6.4/8.6.4) id IAA03896; Wed, 24 Nov 1993 08:06:34 -0800 Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1993 08:06:34 -0800 From: Ruth Tobey Message-Id: <199311241606.IAA03896@hera.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> To: allstaff, eecsfaculty Subject: Campus Advisory Notice: Hantavirus Respiratory Disease Status: RO >From crystal Tue Nov 23 16:31:54 1993 Received: from localhost (crystal@localhost) by hera.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (8.6.4/8.6.4) id QAA15369; Tue, 23 Nov 1993 16:31:04 -0800 Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 16:31:04 -0800 From: Crystal Williams Message-Id: <199311240031.QAA15369@hera.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> To: csmsgs Subject: Campus Advisory on the Hantavirus Respiratory Disease Cc: ruth, sufie Status: RO November 9, 1993 DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Campus Advisory Notice: Hantavirus Respiratory Disease Last January, an outbreak of a potentially fatal respiratory illness was identified in the Four Corners area of the southwestern United States. Since that time there have been over 30 such deaths reported nationwide. Two fatal cases have occurred in California, including a University of California at San Diego student doing field research at a UC research station in the Sierra Nevada. The illness appears to be caused by a viral agent called hantavirus, which is closely associated with wild rodents, particularly the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus). The campus has formed a "Hantavirus Working Group" comprised of knowledgeable faculty and representatives from the Animal Care and Use Committee; Office of Laboratory Animal Care; EH&S; Occupational Health Service; UC Office of the President; and the Vector Control Service, to assess the hantavirus respiratory disease exposure risk to faculty, staff and students, and to advise the campus on exposure prevention measures. The Group sent a Hantavirus Alert to campus personnel who were identified as being at high risk for hantavirus exposure. However, we want to be sure everyone who may be exposed is informed; therefore, please circulate this memo to individuals who work in wildland areas. Researchers believe the disease is contracted by inhaling dust from the excreta (urine, feces, saliva) of infected deer mice and some other wild rodents. Deer mice inhabit wildland areas throughout California, but are not found in urban areas. No deer mice have been found on the central campus and there is no evidence of a direct threat to the campus; however, there may be deer mice in Strawberry Canyon. The wisest precaution at this time is to avoid contact with deer mice and other potentially infected species, as well as their excreta. Precaution should be taken by faculty, staff and students who spend time in wildland areas, either for academic reasons or for recreation. Those who live on a suburban/wildland interface, or who have pets that hunt wild rodents, should also take precautions to avoid exposure to excreta. The disease has flu-like symptoms at onset but can rapidly progress to serious respiratory problems. Persons becoming ill with flu-like symptoms after potential exposure to deer mice excreta, should seek medical advice immediately. A copy of the California State Department of Health recommendations to reduce exposure to the hantavirus may be obtained from EH&S. In addition, if faculty, staff or students must enter a wildland building that has been vacant for a period of time they should seek guidance from the departments listed on the back of this letter before entering the building. Daniel Boggan, Jr. Vice Chancellor Business and Administrative Services POSTNOTE (from Crystal Williams in CS): I spoke with EH&S representative Chris Carlson about the potential exposure to the Hantavirus. There might be many of you out there who periodically escape to a cabin in the country, which I try to do. In my own experience, when I arrive at the cabin after a month or even more, there are always mice droppings on the floor, and particularly in the exterior storage closets. A cabin neighbor once discovered mice nesting in one of her kitchen drawers. Droppings are visible, but, needless to say, urine and salvia, may not be. We always sweep up and/or vacuum the cabin, and dust is ever present while doing so. To the point: the EH&S rep. advised NO sweeping in such scenarios. Either vacuum or wet down the area to be cleaned first, then wipe up. Wear a dust mask for extra protection. This does not necessarily provide 100% protection, but will certainly reduce the risk of inhaling dust from the urine, feces, and saliva of infected deer mice or other wild rodents. Incidentally, she said that domestic mice have no fur on their tails, deer mice and other wild rodents do. The mice we see up at this cabin are "cute" grey furry things with furry tails, but apparently a certain health hazard if they are infected. I asked about any risks to humans from pets-- dogs, cats--rolling in infected dust and shaking it out at the home front. I was told that theoretically, you might think there would be a risk, but in reality the risk was probably (as in probability) unlikely; at any rate, no official reports have been filed on contracting the virus in this manner. Also, no reports have been filed on animals contracting the virus from the mice. (The mice are carriers and don't get sick.) Other info. related to me by the EH&S rep.: humans don't transfer the virus to other humans; it's not known what the exact period of time is from exposure to illness. From illness to death, it can be as short as 3 days! The symptoms are flu-like. If you have been in the country/wilderness where there are deer mice and other wild rodents, and/or you have been around dust in non-urban areas, i.e., from cleaning, raking, shoveling, and within 30 days contract what seems like a very bad case of the flu, see your doctor and let him/her know your concerns about the Hantavirus Respiratory Disease. Interestingly enough, the rodents that carry the Hantavirus are also capable of carrying the plague. The plague can be transferred by fleas, but the Hantavirus is not. Each year in California, there are about 2-3 cases of the plague, more easily treated at this time than the Hantavirus. Apparently the medical field is experimenting with treatments for the virus. Another interesting note is that "healthy" people are getting sick with this virus, and this is most likely due to the fact that it is the healthy ones that hike and camp out in the wilderness and take on that country/wilderness lifestyle whole- heartedly. One of the persons who died from the disease was a marathon runner. More questions?: EH&S: Exposure risk questions and protective measures 642-3073 Ask for Brynte Johnson or Chris Carlson Occupational Health Service: Medical questions and 642-6891 medical surveillance program Ask for Carole Plum or Lucy Reinke, MD Vector Control Service: Pest mgt. questions 642-0878 Ask for Arthur Slater -END-