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UC Berkeley faces a budget crisis like no other
Three campus leaders examined the campus’s finances in a livestreamed conversation
Will COVID-19 mark the end of scientific publishing as we know it?
Under the pressure of a global health crisis, the argument for open access has sunk in
Treating children for worms yields long-term benefits, says new study
Children who receive a few extra years of deworming treatment eventually have better jobs, higher incomes, says study led by Berkeley economist Edward Miguel.
‘On equal terms:’ Teresa Ochoa, custodial services
Each day until Aug. 18 Berkeley News will host a series of Q&As featuring 18 unsung heroines on staff from all corners of the campus. The series will culminate on Aug. 18 with a special edition
‘On equal terms:’ Mimi Ghosh, customer relations manager
Ghosh is one of 18 female staffers honored for their "unsung" work on campus
What new UC Berkeley students need to know about fall 2020
A panel of staffers discuss the issue in a livestreamed Campus Conversation
New understanding of CRISPR-Cas9 tool could improve gene editing
Using cryo-electron microscopy, Berkeley group captures a CRISPR-Cas9 base editor in action
‘On equal terms:’ Lucy Greco, web accessibility evangelist
18 female staffers will be recognized for their contributions to the campus
During COVID-19, Girls in Engineering camp gets creative online
The Girls in Engineering program introduces engineering and design concepts to students who don’t normally have access to specialized STEM activities
Researchers create ‘decoy’ coatings that trick infrared cameras
The coatings can camouflage target objects by making them emit the same infrared radiation as the surrounding environment
Berkeley Talks: Why racial equity belongs in the study of economics
An interdisciplinary perspective on how the field of economics discounts Black and Latinx experiences, and why it's time for that to change
Desert mosses use quartz rocks as sun shades
A UC Berkeley doctoral student discovered that some desert mosses crawl under milky quartz to escape the sun, using the translucent rock as a sunshade
How can America get Native health right?
Berkeley Public Health Alumnus Michael E. Bird reflects on how centuries of marginalization has impacted the health of Native American communities
New technique to capture CO2 could reduce power plant greenhouse gases
Metal-organic frameworks with added nitrogen compounds efficiently trap carbon dioxide from emissions, allowing them to be sequestered underground
How UC Berkeley has improved remote instruction
Berkeley’s leaders realized there was a good chance another semester of remote learning might be required. In response, they spent the summer developing better practices for remote instruction.
What Berkeley students need to know about campus housing this fall
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools around the globe to be creative with how best to deliver a high-quality campus experience.
Berkeley Library digital zine explores racial justice in stories, photos
The Library system has created this informal publication to inspire organizational awareness and empathy for our communities of color and allies.
California child care system collapsing under COVID-19, Berkeley report says
Child care is critically important to the California economy — and to recovery from the pandemic. But as child care collapses, it creates a range of economic risks that require government intervention, UC Berkeley experts say.
Updates for planning events on campus
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost A. Paul Alivisatos and Vice Chancellor, Administration Marc Fisher sent the following message to faculty and staff Wednesday: This week, the Chancellor’s Cabinet issued updates for those that plan events
Fall semester update, student resources for remote instruction
The increase in cases in the local community is of particular concern. Given this development, as well as it being unlikely that there will be a dramatic reversal in the public health situation before the fall semester instruction begins on Aug. 26, we have made the difficult decision to begin the fall semester with fully remote instruction.