The petition was initiated by UAW Local 2865 — a union representing UC student workers — on Jan. 16 calling for the UC to lift the $400,000 lifetime coverage cap and the annual $10,000 prescription drug cap from the UC SHIP in order to align the plan with the Affordable Care Act. Read More…
The California Council on Science and Technology has awarded a fellowship to a UC Berkeley alumna to serve an advisory role in the California State Legislature. An-Chi Tsou received her doctorate in bioengineering from the UC Berkeley-UCSF Bioengineering Graduate Program and is serving in the office of Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Read More…
UC Berkeley ranked as the eighth best value among public colleges and universities, according to rankings released this month by Kiplinger.
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The Berkeley City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a recommendation to adopt a resolution proclaiming Berkeley a “No Drone Zone.” Read More…
Your couch could be housing a number of hazardous chemicals, according to a study recently released by Duke University and UC Berkeley. Read More…
Fewer Berkeley High School students are bringing weapons to campus and going to class drunk or stoned, according to recent data from a new self-reported survey. Read More…
Protesters briefly brought Thursday’s UC Board of Regents meeting to a halt, though demonstrations throughout the day never reached the scale of last year’s Nov. 15 Day of Action. The meeting, which took place at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus, was the third and final day of the regents’ November meeting. Read More…
After a request from Gov. Jerry Brown, the UC Board of Regents have postponed discussions to raise supplemental tuition for certain graduate programs, officials announced Tuesday. Read More…
Possible evidence of an inhabitant has been found in Eshleman Hall, leading to concern about the building’s security.
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About 40 members of the UC Berkeley community gathered at Eshleman Library Tuesday evening to hear a debate on Proposition 30, a ballot measure which will determine whether the university is dealt a series of budget cuts.
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