Birgeneau receives award for aiding undocumented students
UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau received Centro Legal de la Raza’s Visionary Leadership Award on Friday for his work in assisting undocumented students. Read More…
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UC Berkeley junior wins prestigious Goldwater scholarship
18-year-old UC Berkeley junior Ritankar Das has yet another accomplishment to add to his impressive list: the highly prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Read More…
Margo Bennett appointed UCPD chief of police
After ten years of working at the department as a captain, Margo Bennett has been appointed the new UCPD chief of police. Read More…
Chancellor Birgeneau issues response to ASUC vote on divestment
Following the ASUC Senate’s vote to divest from companies affiliated with Israel’s military, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau issued the following statement to the campus community.
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Margo Bennett announced as new UCPD chief
Margo Bennett has been announced the new UCPD chief of police, according to a campus-wide email distributed Thursday morning. Read More…
UC Berkeley law professor John Yoo banned from Russia
Russia announced its ban of UC Berkeley professor of law John Yoo Saturday for his connection to the alleged torture of Guantanamo Bay prisoners under the Bush administration. Read More…
ASUC attorney general files petitions alleging bylaw violations
The ASUC Attorney General has filed two petitions alleging bylaw violations against Student Action’s executive slate candidates and CalSERVE senate candidate Taylor Fugere for sending unsolicited emails during the campaign. Read More…
Relationship of Dirks and Brown could define future of state’s public higher education
When Dirks assumes office on June 1, he may find an unlikely ally in Brown at a time in which state funding has fallen to constitute just over 10 percent of UC Berkeley’s budget. Read More…
Hackers@Berkeley host HackJam2 in newly opened Cory Hall hackerspace
For 13 hours, students packed into the newly opened “hackerspace” and created projects that they hoped would win them the championship at HackJam2. HackJam2, which took place Saturday, allowed students to work on different projects and share them with other hackers.
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UC Berkeley to host final round of social entrepreneurship competition
UC Berkeley is hosting the final stage of the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), where 18 teams from around the world compete for a portion of $50,000 in prize money. Read More…