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UC President Napolitano denounces decision to end DACA program, calls on Congress to make protections permanent

Tue., 2017-09-05 08:58am
Janet Napolitano, who was U.S. secretary of homeland security from 2009 to 2013, says UC stands with its Dreamers

Chris Patti honored as an extraordinary lawyer and human

Sat., 2017-09-02 09:42am
A somber crowd gathered quietly late Friday at the foot of UC Berkeley’s Campanile to honor and mourn Christopher Patti, the campus’s top lawyer who was killed Sunday while on a bike ride in Sonoma

Carol Christ addresses free speech tensions at Berkeley Forum

Fri., 2017-09-01 02:40pm
The event was part of the campus's Free Speech Year, which celebrates Berkeley's historical ties to the issue and examines its treatment today

Bacteria act as aphrodisiac for the closest relatives of animals

Fri., 2017-09-01 09:38am
Choanoflagellates seem to take cues from bacteria when choosing their life trajectory

Russia, fraud, confidence and elections

Thu., 2017-08-31 05:00pm
Experts at the American Political Science Association convention in San Francisco explored the likelihood of fraud in the 2016 election, potential impacts and possible solutions

Study: Apprenticeships give workers of color a leg up on clean-energy careers

Thu., 2017-08-31 12:35pm
New research shows apprenticeship programs have helped disadvantaged and underrepresented workers land career-track jobs in the construction of California's renewable energy power plants

Girls’ STEM camp connects with campus

Thu., 2017-08-31 07:00am
Curiosity about one campus summer camp led to another one supported by alums off campus, and new links between UC Berkeley and local girls interested in STEM

Blunting CRISPR’s ‘scissors’ gives insights into autoimmune disorders

Wed., 2017-08-30 02:51pm
Teams led by Jacob Corn of UC Berkeley and Alexander Marson of UCSF use CRISPRa to locate gene activators

Campus memorial Friday for chief counsel Chris Patti

Wed., 2017-08-30 10:04am
Chancellor Christ will speak, and a student will play a musical tribute on the Campanile carillon

Distant galaxy sends out 15 high-energy radio bursts

Wed., 2017-08-30 08:00am
Breakthrough Listen detects 3 billion-year-old repeating fast radio bursts

A ‘fast friendship’ that took 16 years — and admission to Berkeley — to happen

Tue., 2017-08-29 05:00pm
When the two freshman met at UC Berkeley last year, they were amazed at how much they had in common. Just last week, they found out their friendship wasn't a new one

Haas students go for the green(est) as Chou Hall opens

Tue., 2017-08-29 10:06am
Pack-it-in, pack-it-out policy aims to earn the new state-of-the-art building earn zero-waste certification in 2018 — a first for a business school

Campus’s chief lawyer killed in accident

Mon., 2017-08-28 10:53am
UC Berkeley mourns the tragic loss of chief campus counsel Christopher M. Patti, who was involved in a fatal accident while bicycling in Sonoma County. Patti was 59.

Resistors on display: Fifty years of protest photos to open at North Gate

Mon., 2017-08-28 10:00am
A new exhibit will feature photos of some of the Bay Area's most tumultuous and significant protests.

Library offers alternatives to pricey textbooks, other course materials

Sun., 2017-08-27 05:00pm
Students generally burdened by the high costs of textbooks are getting a break, thanks to the University Library.

Sunday’s demonstration: activities and resources

Fri., 2017-08-25 11:08am
Campus administrators and student leaders sent out this message today, in advance of this weekend’s planned demonstrations: To the Berkeley campus community, As you may be aware, on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 1 to 5

Campus names new VC for administration

Thu., 2017-08-24 10:10am
Marc Fisher, a top administrator at UC Santa Barbara, will be UC Berkeley’s new vice chancellor for administratio, starting Sept. 18.

Kammen resigns federal post as science envoy, and adds plug for impeachment

Wed., 2017-08-23 03:45pm
After 21 years of federal advising and service, Kammen sends letter decrying President Trump's energy policies and his statements surrounding the recent violence in Charlottesville

Modernized Wheeler Hall reopens at age 100

Wed., 2017-08-23 01:07pm
No more stuffy, sleepy lectures; air circulation at Wheeler is all new

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