BART’s controversial decision to cut underground cellphone service during an attempted protest last week has since resulted in a breach of the transit agency’s computer system, another protest and a federal investigation. Organized by the group No Justice No BART, the first protest was scheduled for Aug. 11 to denounce Read More…
The divide between upper and lower classes is not only a difference in income but also the cause of distinct psychological mentalities in the two groups, according to a recent article by social psychologists from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. A collaboration of researchers — which included the article’s Read More…
Recipients of the Larry L. Sautter Award, including UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers, were honored for their innovative uses of information technology at a conference on Monday. The winning projects were selected at the end of July by a selection committee based on criteria that looked at Read More…
A Berkeley woman who co-founded local medical cannabis collective Berkeley Patients Group is looking to set up shop in Albany with another collective, which would be the city’s first and only medical marijuana dispensary. The application, submitted by Debby Goldsberry at the beginning of the summer, is currently under review. Read More…
One of several UC Berkeley classrooms that are being converted into active learning classrooms, which would serve as “test kitchens” to try out new tools and techniques in classes, was completed last week and will now be available for use in the fall semester. The project to transform two classrooms Read More…
Several amendments to a University of California employee policy were proposed by the UC Office of the President and effectively released Monday, calling for consideration of performance when making decisions regarding layoffs and time reduction. The proposed policy changes will allow employers throughout the UC to consider employees’ work performance Read More…
The UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation distributed more than $3.4 million in grants July 1 to fund nine projects submitted by UC campuses, in hopes of improving health care and reducing costs. As funding for health care decreases, finding ways to offer more efficient care to patients is Read More…
The U.S. Geological Survey, along with five universities including UC Berkeley, recently launched a plan to install over six thousand seismic sensors in civilian homes and classrooms to detect movement from the earth. As part of the Quake-Catcher Network, community members can volunteer to host sensors in order to help Read More…
A recent study by American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research identified that the rise in college tuition stems from the ways in which traditional colleges and universities organize and allocate resources, and not lavish university facilities and extra student services. The author, Oklahoma State University professor Vance Fried, stated Read More…
Berkeley City Council members voted unanimously at their June 28 meeting to adopt a resolution to dissuade the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from pursuing I-9 audits of the Berkeley-based Pacific Steel Casting Company. Councilmember Jesse Arreguin said the vote was a significant step in demonstrating Berkeley’s opposition to the Read More…
