Christine Lee

UC Berkeley was ranked below UCLA in Times Higher Education’s 2018 “World University Rankings,” making it the No. 2 public university in the United States, according to the list.

The new-school Italian restaurant, located on 2420 Shattuck Ave., calls itself a modern reiteration of Giovanni’s, which opened in 1961 but closed in 2015 because of fire damage.

A big C has emerged and it’s not the landmark on the Berkeley Hills overlooking campus — it’s a human C, made up of 7,194 incoming first-year and transfer students.

UC Berkeley Extension will be an instrumental part of increased revenues — which are being implemented in efforts to reduce the campus budget deficit from $110M to $57M this year.

The campus announced G. Steven Martin, campus professor emeritus of cell and developmental biology, as its new interim vice chancellor for research in an email from Chancellor Carol Christ sent to the campus community Thursday afternoon. His appointment will be effective Monday.

6,500 new first year and 3,000 new transfer students will participate in the new Golden Bear Orientation, or GBO, beginning Tuesday morning as a part of the Golden Bear Experience, a four-part program created for all incoming undergraduate students.

Berkeley is the fifth-best city to live in America in 2017, according to a recently published ranking by Niche.

The ASUC Inter-Semester committee gathered Sunday evening for its last meeting before the ASUC Senate reconvenes for the academic year. The committee discussed two resolutions — one concerning ASUC sponsorship duties and conditions, and another in support of creating an “Emerging Initiatives Fund.”

Police are mourning the death of a former Berkeley police officer Alan Roberds, who died July 15, as reported by Berkeleyside. He was 47.

A fire was reported in the alleyway early Friday morning on the 1300 block of Arch Street near Spruce and Rose streets, according to a Nixle alert issued about 4:52 a.m.