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Why plan? Berkeley’s history of nurturing youth getting great results with Y-PLAN

Fri., 2019-02-22 12:24pm
The UC Berkeley-based initiative Y-PLAN brings children and youths into the mix as schools and city and regional governments map out their futures

One-of-a-kind Basic Needs Center a new hub for student help

Fri., 2019-02-22 12:00pm
Center opens Monday with celebration, open house and tours through March 1

A message from campus leaders in condemnation of violence

Thu., 2019-02-21 01:41pm
Campus commitment to freedom of expression and belief is unwavering

Three years into soda tax, sugary drink consumption down more than 50 percent in Berkeley

Thu., 2019-02-21 01:00pm
Taxes may be a promising new tool in the fight again obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes

Asteroid or volcanos? Apportioning blame for the dinosaur extinction

Thu., 2019-02-21 11:00am
An asteroid or comet impact likely reignited volcanos in India 66 million years ago, but it's still not clear how the simultaneous catastrophes caused the last great mass extinction on Earth

Reaffirming our support for Berkeley’s international community

Thu., 2019-02-21 09:22am
We reaffirm that Berkeley remains open to people from all over the world

How coral bleaching threatens Caribbean communities

Wed., 2019-02-20 04:38pm
Analysis reveals Caribbean communities that are most at risk from the social and ecological effects of coral bleaching

New environmental report shows impact of green policies

Wed., 2019-02-20 11:00am
New Long-Range Development Plan is ready to move forward with a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report, and that's good news for UC Berkeley and the city of Berkeley as well

Is Neptune’s newest moon a chip off the old block?

Wed., 2019-02-20 09:00am
Hippocamp, a tiny moon and close partner of the larger moon Proteus, may have been kicked out of Proteus by a comet collision

Seven early-career faculty win Sloan Research Fellowships

Tue., 2019-02-19 04:00pm
Seven assistant professors from the fields of astronomy, biology, computer science, economics and statistics have been named 2019 Sloan Research Fellows

Meet our new faculty: Albert Ruhi, environmental science

Tue., 2019-01-15 01:41pm
New assistant professor studies how freshwater biodiversity is responding to global change

Green energy could be a casualty as PG&E enters bankruptcy

Tue., 2019-01-15 01:38pm
UC Berkeley energy expert Severin Borenstein says the utility's move might mean the company's breakup, and also could impede green energy initiatives

Cal Performances’ new leader hails from Carnegie Hall

Tue., 2019-01-15 01:32pm
Jeremy Geffen, the next executive and artistic director of Berkeley's performing arts organization, arrives from one of the nation's top cultural centers

Meet our new faculty: Shirshendu Ganguly, statistics

Tue., 2019-01-15 01:25pm
He's an expert in various areas of probability theory and related areas

I’m a Berkeleyan: Miko Fogarty

Tue., 2019-01-15 12:00pm
Since she was a kid, Miko Fogarty's life revolved around ballet. But after she joined a company at 17, she wasn't happy and decided to end her ballet career. Now, she's a junior at UC Berkeley, with plans of attending medical school.

University resumes tree maintenance at People’s Park

Tue., 2019-01-15 12:01am
This morning, arborists working for UC Berkeley removed five diseased or damaged trees from People’s Park in order to complete tree maintenance work begun over the holidays

Chou Hall is the nation’s greenest academic building

Mon., 2019-01-14 01:58pm
Haas School of Business's newest building has earned TRUE Zero Waste certification at the highest possible level along with a LEED Platinum certification for its energy-efficient design and operation

New class tries to make the law a better fit for the minority community

Mon., 2019-01-14 01:41pm
Fernando Flores returns to his alma mater with the idea of preparing lawyers of the future to be better prepared to assist minority clients

A Berkeley Haas grad’s quest to make space tourism a reality

Fri., 2019-01-11 11:01am
Frank Bunger, who graduated from Berkeley Haas with an MBA in 2018, began pursuing his childhood dream of space travel by starting Orion Span while still a student

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