A recent inspection into the seismic safety of Units 1, 2 and 3 in April found four highrise buildings in each residence hall complex to be below standards held by the University of California. Read More…
UC Berkeley has joined a global alliance of premier medical, research and disease prevention organizations that aims to create an international database of shared genomic and clinical data. Read More…
The department of Information Services and Technology (IST) is launching a new “AirBears2” wireless network today in order to upgrade the wireless user experience on campus. Read More…
Grimly Handsome, a play by former UC Berkeley rhetoric graduate student Julia Jarcho, won the prestigious Obie Award for best new American play this May, adding to the list of achievements held by an already accomplished student and playwright. Read More…
Among the 500 student companies that applied from leading universities, Pristine and Eko were two of only ten finalists chosen to win the prize which also includes twelve months of mentorship. Read More…
Arriving 10 minutes early to his first official workday on the job, Nicholas Dirks was eager to begin his term as UC Berkeley’s new chancellor. Read More…
Harry Le Grande, UC Berkeley vice chancellor for student affairs, has been appointed to the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC), following confirmation by the state senate on May 13th. Read More…
After several weeks of farming on campus-owned property in Albany, the Occupy the Farm movement decided not to plant crops the past weekend. The activists will now allocate more of their time for other agricultural communities they feel are in need of their support, with the intention of educating the Read More…
Nine UC Berkeley students have filed a complaint with the US Department of Education alleging that UC Berkeley violated federal regulations on the handling of sexual assault. Read More…
UC Berkeley architecture graduate student Antony Kim and his faculty mentor have been awarded the new Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship for his commitment to finding self-sustaining sources of lighting in low income housing developments. Read More…
