The effort will help Berkeley avoid the day-to-day guesswork of basing decisions on conditions outside of the campus's control

4:15 p.m. update: It will take several hours to restore normal power. Building access will be restricted until the start of regular business hours on Tuesday.

12:30 p.m. update: Air quality is no longer in the 'unhealthy' range but some libraries are open. Academic leaders are making an aggressive push to offer instruction during the outage.

Expect the next update later Monday.

Campus leaders encourage everyone to stay indoors to the extent possible

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10:40 a.m. update: Employees should avoid main campus on Monday and check with their manager for updates. Berkeley leaders expect normal operations to resume on Tuesday.

Expect the next update Monday before noon.

3:51 p.m. update: Limited backup power will support life safety, students, irreplaceable research assets and some outdoor events. Please stay away from campus. Many weekend events must be canceled.

A decision regarding Monday classes will be made Sunday morning.

4:55 p.m. update: The campus plans to operate on limited backup power starting at noon Saturday.

Expect the next update Saturday afternoon.

Brutal as male slave owners, they hungered for power and money, says faculty member's book, subject of Oct. 28 event

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10:10 a.m. update: PG&E has informed administrators that it plans to disconnect the power supply to campus Saturday morning

Anne Rockwell and others recount their experiences as East Bay Regional Park District firefighters battling the devastating fire that killed 25 people in the Berkeley Remix podcast, produced by the Bancroft Library's Oral History Center

For the fifth straight year, tops the list of public universities in global rankings

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Campus leaders share information on preparedness actions, health considerations and resources

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Name: Isaac L. Bleaman Discipline: Linguistics Degrees: B.A., Linguistics & comparative literature, Stanford, 2012; M.St., Yiddish Studies, Oxford, 2013;  M.A. Linguistics, NYU, 2016; Ph.D., Linguistics, NYU, 2018 Research interests: Sociolinguistics, a subfield of linguistics that explores how individuals

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The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology provides guidance on topics critical to the nation's welfare