Five seats remain empty on UC Board of Regents under Jerry Brown
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Gov. Jerry Brown has yet to fill five empty seats on the UC Board of Regents, three of which have already been vacant for over a year. Read More…
UC administrative efficiency program exceeds savings benchmark
An administrative efficiency program to improve the UC system’s fiscal policies has already saved the UC a total of over $400 million over the last three years. Read More…
Study suggests nontenured instructors help students’ long-term performance
Undergraduates at Northwestern University learn more from non-tenured professors in introductory courses than professors with tenure, according to a study published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Read More…
2 indecent exposure incidents occur in residence halls
Two incidents of indecent exposure occurred late Monday night and early Tuesday morning at Units 2 and 3.
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Monthlong encampment at Downtown Berkeley post office ends
Following over 30 days of encampment, protesters who had been working to prevent the sale of the 99-year-old historic Berkeley Post Office left as of Thursday morning. Read More…
Campus launches subsidized child care service for student parents
A new pilot program launched last week by UC Berkeley, provides back-up child care for undergraduate and graduate student parents, in order to allow them greater focus on studies. Read More…
Professor studying herbicide’s effect on frogs faces laboratory funding setbacks
Tyrone Hayes, a UC Berkeley professor who has been a longtime vocal critic of a common herbicide atrazine, is facing potential obstacles in his research due to a recent notification from the campus that his lab is running a deficit. Read More…
Former UC Berkeley faculty awarded medal of freedom
One of sixteen honorees to receive the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom, former UC Berkeley Professor Daniel Kahneman was awarded the highest civilian honor by President Obama last Thursday. Read More…
Interns hold mock City Council meeting
Otherwise empty on a Wednesday afternoon, the Old City Hall echoed with student voices as City Councilmember Kriss Worthington’s summer interns held a mock City Council meeting. Read More…
Vice Chancellor for Facilities Services Ed Denton to retire
UC Berkeley vice chancellor for facility services Ed Denton announced last week that he will be retiring in January, after more than 15 years working for the campus. Read More…