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Resources for preventing and responding to sexual and domestic violence
Director of the PATH to Care Center Mari Knuth-Bouracee, Acting Director/Title IX Officer of the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination Cherie Scricca, Special Faculty Advisor to the Chancellor on Sexual Violence/Sexual HarassmentbSharon Inkelas
As COVID-19 hits Peru, a brave Berkeley Ph.D. student finds her way home
Borders close, but along the Nanay River, doors unexpectedly open
New live online COVID-19 series connects experts with public
Associate Vice Chancellor Communications and Public Affairs Diana Harvey sent the following message to the campus community on Thursday: Across the UC Berkeley campus, researchers are rising to meet the complex challenges of COVID-19, even
FAQs for the spring semester grading policy
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost A. Paul Alivisatos and Chair of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate Oliver O’Reilly sent the following message to the campus community on Thursday: Following the announcement on Friday,
Coronavirus response: Shelter in place extension and preparations
Vice Chancellor for Administration Marc Fisher sent the following message to the campus community on Thursday: This week, the city of Berkeley joined together with six other Bay Area jurisdictions to extend the shelter-in-place order
Chancellor Christ: No COVID-19-related layoffs through June
I am pleased to join fellow UC leaders in issuing this guidance as a demonstration of how much we value our employees and in recognition of the unprecedented time in which we find ourselves.
Additional guidance on hiring freeze
Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost Paul Alivisatos, Vice Provost for the Faculty Benjamin Hermalin and Chief Human Resource Officer and Assistant Vice Chancellor for People and Culture Eugene Whitlock sent the following message to faculty
Making sense of data, social distancing and what lies ahead
Live webcast: Friday, April 3 12:30–1 p.m. (Pacific) This Q&A with Professor Art Reingold and Associate Provost Jennifer Chayes focuses on helping the public make sense of data and information about the virus’s spread, the
Coronavirus response: Financial impacts of COVID-19
"The longer that normal operations are disrupted, the more dire the situation becomes," two Berkeley leaders write
Creating Informed Responses: Berkeley’s Computing and Data Science In Action
Live webcast: Tuesday, April 7 10:00–11:30 a.m. (Pacific) Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter, Director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science, and Michael Lu, Dean of the Berkeley School of Public Health, will host and moderate
What Berkeley’s Jason Marsh has in common with Captain America
Greater Good Science Center director is one of 27 people 'bridging divides across the U.S.'
Campus leaders give video update on COVID-19 response
Topics covered included how researchers are responding to the shelter-in-place order, how students can cope and how staff should stay connected to their work and colleagues while working from home
Africa faces grave risks as COVID-19 emerges, says Berkeley economist
Africa's health system has improved significantly, but the rise of COVID-19 will test the continent and its 1.2 billion people, says Edward Miguel
On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn CO2 into new products
Bacteria on nanowires convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to organic building blocks for fuels and drugs on other planets
Berkeley’s Julia Morgan collection shows alumna designed spaces for women
UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design Archives feature prestigious alumna’s hand-sketched drawings for women’s buildings
Students add modern twist to medievalists’ meeting, forced online by COVID-19
Poster sessions became "fabulous, thought-provoking and visually great" videos, professor raves
Coronavirus: Science and Solutions
Live webcast: Monday, April 13 4:30–6 p.m. (Pacific) Berkeley’s School of Public Health will host a follow-up to its initial town hall, Coronavirus: Facts & Fears that focused on illuminating the facts and dispelling fears
UC Berkeley scientists spin up a robotic COVID-19 testing lab
More than 50 UC and local volunteers will process patient samples to provide results in less than 24 hours.
A wellness message for Cesar Chavez Day
As we continue to adjust to our new reality created by COVID-19, both with respect to work and our personal lives, it is more important than ever to pause and think about the broader values and personal meaning that this day represents.
Berkeley Talks: Naomi Klein on eco-facism and the Green New Deal
The author of the book On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal discusses the need for a fundamental transformation of our economy and politics as climate disruptions accelerate