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Berkeley’s newest falcons get names: Poppy, Sequoia, Redwood

Tue., 2020-05-19 01:30pm
COVID-19-related names weren't favored among more than 3,000 naming contest participants

Scientists pivot to COVID-19 research, hoping for quick results to deal with pandemic

Tue., 2020-05-19 08:00am
Seven researchers received $2.2 million in Fast Grants to pursue coronavirus research; many others awarded campus funding thanks to private gifts

UC to implement pay freeze for non-represented staff and faculty

Mon., 2020-05-18 12:04pm
Chancellor Carol Christ, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos, and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Rosemarie Rae sent the following message to faculty and staff on Monday: We are writing today

After missed commencement, blue-and-gold buildings honor 2020 graduates

Mon., 2020-05-18 01:25am
Students also joined a variety of virtual celebrations

Look out, world. Graduating senior Ms. Jules, 67, is just getting started

Mon., 2020-05-18 12:00am
A mom, grandma and great-grandma, she's known on campus for her love, wisdom and straight A's

You achieved greatness in the face of turmoil, virtual Carol Christ tells 2020 graduates

Sat., 2020-05-16 03:37pm
Speaking during an online Minecraft ceremony, Christ tells graduates: "Trials such as this are opportunities to cultivate habits of mind that will serve us for all time"

Watch Blockeley, UC Berkeley’s online Minecraft commencement

Sat., 2020-05-16 12:13pm
Student-led virtual commencement in Blockelely University virtual world features Chancellor Carol Christ, musical performances

Naming contest for UC Berkeley’s peregrine falcon chicks starts tomorrow

Fri., 2020-05-15 11:04am
Choose from names that honor libraries, plants, Harry Potter, mountains, campus women, medical pioneers

Most Californians blame China for COVID-19, but reject ‘racialized’ labels, poll finds

Fri., 2020-05-15 10:38am
California voters say it is inappropriate for President Donald Trump and other political leaders to use racial terms such as "Chinese Virus," a new poll found

Saving livestock by thinking like a predator

Thu., 2020-05-14 11:38am
Preventing endangered carnivores from eating valuable livestock may require going back to Ecology 101

Unforgotten: COVID-19 era grads to be celebrated virtually this Saturday

Thu., 2020-05-14 04:02am
Grad fare to include Minecraft mock ceremony, lit landmarks and online tributes

Californians see COVID-19 pandemic aggravating inequality, new poll finds

Wed., 2020-05-13 11:09am
A striking majority of California voters agree that inequality is getting worse. But underlying divisions could make it difficult to address the challenge

I’m a Berkeleyan: Student Gael Flores on his journey from sheet metal worker to physicist

Wed., 2020-05-13 09:00am
Formerly undocumented student highlights the art of science

Campus lab takes COVID-19 testing to utility workers, underserved

Wed., 2020-05-13 08:00am
The COVID-19 diagnostics lab ramped up its capacity to where now it can test members of the local community, including asymptomatic first responders and homeless people exposed to the coronavirus

How UC Berkeley is supporting students and staff through COVID-19

Tue., 2020-05-12 01:33pm
Chancellor Carol Christ and Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations Julie Morgan Hooper sent the following message to the campus community on Tuesday: Last Tuesday, our campus participated in #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of

In online conversation, Carol Christ gives budget, campus updates

Tue., 2020-05-12 01:12pm
Chancellor Christ took virtual questions from the campus community, including students, staff and faculty

Rejection turned out great for Berkeley’s top graduating senior

Mon., 2020-05-11 12:00pm
Public health warrior with a sense of purpose and humor wins the 2020 University Medal.

Four (brilliant!) finalists named for 2020 University Medal

Mon., 2020-05-11 11:57am
Berkeley is known globally as a center of academic excellence, attracting the best and brightest students from the United States and the world. But in every class, a small cohort of students are distinguished by

UC Berkeley’s three baby falcons need names. Can you help?

Sun., 2020-05-10 05:00pm
Join today's 2 p.m. Cal Falcons Q&A and see video of the chicks' being banded; chick-naming contest starts May 12

Poll finds broad support for farmworkers who labor through pandemic

Fri., 2020-05-08 12:18pm
Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents agree employers should provide health and economic protection to farmworkers at risk of COVID-19, the Institute of Governmental Studies reports

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