With the relocation of the UC Berkeley Career Center to Bancroft Way, this summer began the extensive $223 million renovation of the Lower Sproul Plaza that will continue in through the fall, designed to make the area more lively for students by improving the area’s functionality, safety and overall appearance. Read More…
The UC Berkeley Energy Biosciences Building, which will complete construction within the next two weeks and begin initial move-in of faculty and equipment on July 30, is scheduled to open in early September. Read More…
UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will be refunded $30 million by the state for the construction of a new solar energy research facility. Read More…
The Albany City Council approved a plan for development on UC-owned land in the city despite opposition from city residents and local activists. Read More…
In preparation for the demolition of UC Berkeley’s Smyth-Fernwald complex a few campus programs hope to minimize the negative environmental impact by giving away all of the complex’s furniture at a “Free Day” next weekend. Read More…
During the two years it will be closed, the museum’s underground storage space will be retrofitted and its stored inventory will be reorganized while the facilities are renovated. Read More…
A fistfight effectively ended a two-daylong tree-sit in People’s Park Tuesday. UCPD received a call at around 11 a.m. alerting the department that a tree-sitter had descended from his perch to engage in a fight with another park occupant, according to UCPD spokesperson Lt. Eric Tejada. Upon arrival, UCPD followed Read More…
Contrary to previous expectations, Eshleman Hall, a building that houses dozens of student groups, will now be demolished in spring 2013 — several months later than originally projected. Prompted by the B.E.A.R.S. Initiative in 2010, the demolition of the building is part of the larger multimillion dollar Lower Sproul Plaza Read More…
A UC Berkeley energy-saving program launched a website Tuesday that allows students, faculty and staff to track the electricity usage of campus buildings. The website, called myPower at Berkeley, seeks to provide the campus community with information about day-to-day electricity usage. It was launched by the campus Energy Management program, Read More…
UC Berkeley students can now apply to live in a new housing complex near People’s Park that is currently under construction and is expected to open in the fall. Maximino Martinez Commons, a complex built for 416 students, will offer priority to continuing sophomores and upper-division students and will open Read More…
