Video: Kenya Wheeler, cancer survivor
Kenya Wheeler is a graduate student at Berkeley who was diagnosed with brain cancer. Read his full feature here.
University of California files for restraining order against union planning strike
If approved, the restraining order would prohibit the two-day strike planned by AFSCME 3299, a union that represents nearly 13,000 UC healthcare workers. Read More…
10 arrested at UCSF protest against medical center layoffs
Around 60 union members and medical staff assembled at UCSF’s Parnassus campus Thursday in a protest that resulted in 10 arrests. Read More…
UCSF initiates layoffs in wake of whistle-blower report
In the wake of a recent whistleblower report, UCSF Medical Center began the process of cutting 300 jobs last week through a combination of layoffs, transfers and elimination of currently unfilled positions. Read More…
Transparency is top priority for administration
University constantly strives to be efficient
Imagine the development of the University of California as a phenomenon of astrophysics. The first sparks of interest in creating a public university came amid the Gold Rush, California’s Big Bang if there ever was one. Out of those sparks, a small college was established, which in relatively short order Read More…
Report claims inadequate resources at UC medical centers
A recent report published Thursday claims that inadequate and uneven staffing levels at University of California medical centers have led to patient neglect and harm. Read More…
UC Berkeley among three schools receiving $3.75 million grant
Thanks to a multi-million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation announced on Feb. 21, UC Berkeley will participate in an educational program aimed at fostering innovation by connecting university research and entrepreneurship. Read More…
UC Berkeley alum tackles hearing disability, receives scholarship
Though Julia Selezneva lost almost all hearing capability her junior year at UC Berkeley, she has managed to overcome her disability with the help of a cochlear device implant.
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UC employees debate finances of retirement plan
The funding status of the UC Retirement Plan deteriorated significantly in the last fiscal year, according to a report presented at the UC Board of Regents meeting Thursday. Read More…
Liveblog: Regents Meeting and Nov. 15 Day of Action
The UC Board of Regents is set to meet again Thursday at the UCSF Mission Bay Campus. A set of demonstrations concerned with higher education has been planned to coincide with the meeting, both on the Mission Bay campus and on the UC Berkeley campus. Read More…