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UC President Napolitano denounces decision to end DACA program, calls on Congress to make protections permanent
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
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
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
Choanoflagellates seem to take cues from bacteria when choosing their life trajectory
Russia, fraud, confidence and elections
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
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
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
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
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
Breakthrough Listen detects 3 billion-year-old repeating fast radio bursts
A ‘fast friendship’ that took 16 years — and admission to Berkeley — to happen
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
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
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
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
Students generally burdened by the high costs of textbooks are getting a break, thanks to the University Library.
Sunday’s demonstration: activities and resources
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
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
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
No more stuffy, sleepy lectures; air circulation at Wheeler is all new