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Campus welcomes German delegation

Sun., 2017-02-05 04:00pm
A delegation from the German city of Jena, in the “green heart” of Germany, paid a visit to sister city Berkeley this week. The group was welcomed on the UC Berkeley campus by Tsu-Jae King Liu, vice

Bakar Fellow: Aiding cells’ strategy to survive

Fri., 2017-02-03 10:51am
Research by biochemist James Hurley, professor of molecular and cell biology and a Bakar Fellow, is developing a new drug to boost the natural process that sweeps away debris leftover from cells’ metabolic work, which could otherwise threaten their survival.

Trump’s war on facts, and what I learned at the Women’s March

Fri., 2017-02-03 10:00am
In a single, very personal way, I benefited from Trump’s election victory. It led to an amazing mother-daughter bonding experience last weekend when I took my 14-year-old daughter to the Women’s March on Washington. It

Mark DiCamillo named director of expanded Berkeley IGS Poll

Fri., 2017-02-03 10:00am
The poll will continue testing California's political waters, under the leadership of pollster Mark DiCamillo.

Campus investigates, assesses damage from Feb. 1 violence

Thu., 2017-02-02 02:51pm
Campus officials condemned agitators who invaded last night's peaceful protest and praised students who organized themselves to begin cleaning up debris.

Doudna awarded Japan Prize for invention of CRISPR gene editing

Thu., 2017-02-02 02:16pm
Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna and colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier honored for developing tool that has revolutionized genetics and gene therapy

Campus condems violence, defends free speech

Thu., 2017-02-02 09:57am
UC Berkeley administrators sent out this message today in response to the events of last night

International critical theory consortium launches with Mellon Foundation help

Wed., 2017-02-01 04:00pm
Among the international consortium's tasks are exploring the role of 21st-century populism, a contemporary critique of violence, and assessing the global university.

$3.6 million from NIH to build better infectious disease surveillance

Wed., 2017-02-01 03:50pm
Berkeley is leading a global project that will use big data to simulate and track infectious diseases around the world.

Committee issues report on campus sexual violence and harassment

Tue., 2017-01-31 04:00pm
The report examines services, policies and practices relating to the prevention, remediation, adjudication, and sanctioning of sexual violence, harassment and assault at UC Berkeley

Yiannopoulos event canceled

Tue., 2017-01-31 04:00pm
Amid violence, destruction of property and out of concern for public safety, the University of California Police Department determined that it was necessary to remove Milo Yiannopoulos from the campus and to cancel tonight’s scheduled

Remembering William K. Bowes, Jr. (1926–2016)

Tue., 2017-01-31 10:00am
UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks issued the following statement on the passing of the university’s dear and trusted friend: The University of California, Berkeley, mourns the loss of William K. Bowes, Jr., a visionary leader

UC, CSU faculty send open letter to Trump on climate change

Tue., 2017-01-31 09:00am
More than 2,300 faculty from all disciplines urge action on climate change

Free speech? Hate speech? Or both?

Mon., 2017-01-30 04:00pm
Whether you lean pro, con or somewhere in-between, the debate over provocateurs like Milo Yiannopoulos has special resonance at Berkeley, where the Free Speech Movement was born in 1964.

Q&A with Betsy Cooper on national cybersecurity

Mon., 2017-01-30 02:32pm
Berkeley's cybersecurity leader urges the president to take prompt action.

Chancellor’s message about Trump travel ban

Sun., 2017-01-29 06:57pm
UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks sent this message today to the campus community: Dear Members of the Berkeley Community, I write to inform you that Berkeley leadership is actively engaged with the UC Office of

Campus task force issues report on new student housing

Fri., 2017-01-27 12:00pm
The report calls for nine new developments to ease the campus’s student housing shortage

Ten lectures and readings you won’t want to miss this spring

Thu., 2017-01-26 04:00pm
Highlighted lectures and readings in politics, literature and culture at UC Berkeley this spring

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