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From student to mayor, Ed Lee maintained strong connection with UC Berkeley

Tue., 2017-12-12 03:04pm
A 1978 graduate of Berkeley Law, Lee tapped campus experts in transportation and seismology, and inspired current generations of students

A holiday message from Chancellor Christ

Tue., 2017-12-12 01:00pm
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ sent out a video holiday card to the campus community, offering reflections on where the campus has been and where it's going

Three innovators elected to National Academy of Inventors

Tue., 2017-12-12 11:30am
Tsu-Jae King Liu, Daniel Portnoy and Eli Yablonovitch were honored for their patented innovations in technology and biomedicine

Climate video series: Are we like the whale in ‘Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’?

Tue., 2017-12-12 10:47am
Paleontologist Charles Marshall knows well the radical climate change Earth has experienced over hundreds of millions of years, but today's rapid change is more perilous - like freefall

Few California retailers offer pharmacist-prescribed birth control, despite law

Tue., 2017-12-12 08:00am
Study finds that just 11 percent of the state’s community-based pharmacies provide contraception services

California minimum wage hike, savings plan will boost retirement incomes, reduce poverty

Tue., 2017-12-12 06:20am
UC Berkeley Labor Center research shows additional Social Security benefits resulting from California's minimum wage law’s implementation, combined with the state’s Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, can increase young low- and middle-income workers’ retirement income by about 50 percent, compared to baseline Social Security benefits.

For aspiring triple major, classical piano is a way of life

Sun., 2017-12-10 04:00pm
Christopher Richardson, a sophomore at UC Berkeley who is on the pre-med track, has been competing in classical piano competitions since he was 9 years old. It's when he feels most alive, and most connected to himself

Chancellor hopes to help staff find more community on campus

Fri., 2017-12-08 04:18pm
If Berkeley is a city, chancellor says, staffers need to find their neighborhood

OWLs provide welcome nest for re-entry students

Fri., 2017-12-08 10:00am
Students who are 25 and up find common cause as Berkeley's Older Wiser Learners

Hot bodies are attractive

Fri., 2017-12-08 06:00am
Blackbody radiation from a warm object attracts polarizable objects

Chancellor, vice provost urge action to oppose GOP tax plans

Thu., 2017-12-07 04:42pm
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and Fiona Doyle, vice provost for graduate studies and dean of the graduate division, issued a statement about the tax plans pending in Congress

Bob Calonico, beloved director of bands, to lay down his baton

Wed., 2017-12-06 07:00pm
Robert Calonico, a beloved and enduring presence on the UC Berkeley campus as director of bands, including the high-spirited Cal Band, will retire in June. Now 63, he has been director of bands at Berkeley

Computer scientist Randy Katz named vice chancellor for research

Wed., 2017-12-06 11:59am
Wireless pioneer to take the reins at a challenging time for research universities

New grants to campus food and plant researchers

Wed., 2017-12-06 10:20am
Grant will support research to create improve equitable access to healthy and affordable foods

Climate video series: Surviving the onslaught of invasive species

Tue., 2017-12-05 08:24am
Rosemary Gillespie, director of the Essig Museum of Entomology, searches for clues to what makes islands resilient to invasive species

Tigers cling to survival in Sumatra’s increasingly fragmented forests

Tue., 2017-12-05 08:01am
Deforestation threatens to erase recent conservation efforts to save endangered cats

Got stress? Berkeley sends in the llamas

Mon., 2017-12-04 04:59pm
Freshman Maja Ahmann was on her way to study for finals when her friend suggested they stop by Memorial Glade for a brief break from stress. Maybe a nap in the sun, or a game

New robots can see into their future

Mon., 2017-12-04 04:00pm
New technology lets robots predict the consequences of their actions

Holiday shopping a cinch with UC Berkeley’s gift guide

Mon., 2017-12-04 04:00pm
From a robotic bug-building kit to a slew of new books to Cal gear, UC Berkeley has something for everyone this holiday season

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