Katherine Yelick appointed as vice chancellor of research
Kathy Yelick, a campus EECS professor and associate dean in the Division of CDSS, was named as the next vice chancellor for research on Thursday.
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Endowment fund created for Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program
The Rausser College of Natural Resources announced an endowment dedicated to Professor Malcom Kerr for the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program.
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UC Berkeley poll shows strong support for Newsom ahead of recall election
With just a day left before California’s recall election, a poll released Friday by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies indicates that more than 60% of likely voters in the recall election plan to vote to keep Gov. Gavin Newsom in office.
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Newsom recall deadline approaches, UC Berkeley professors discuss potential poll results
Eligible voters in California have until Sept. 14 to vote on the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Local Indigenous organizers and environmentalists protest Line 3 pipeline
Indigenous organizers and allies gathered Wednesday on the site of the Ohlone Shellmound in West Berkeley for a Water is Life Prayer Walk in solidarity with the Treaty People Walk for Water, which took place at the same time in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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24-hour Berkeley homeless shelter continues service upgrades
Since its July 1 opening, Horizon Transitional Village, the first 24-hour homeless shelter in Berkeley, has continued updating its services, while meeting some criticism from community members.
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Haas School of Business students release peer-to-peer rental marketplace
MBA students from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business released Gear2Go, a community platform that allows users to rent objects from their peers.
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Berkeley, 8 Bay Area counties resume use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The city of Berkeley, Alameda County and seven other Bay Area counties issued a joint statement April 25, lifting the pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine that was issued earlier that month.
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Cal Day 2021: Zooming Into Cal Day
In contrast to the spirited, crowded chaos many of us were able to experience as prospective students, this year’s Cal Day, now extended into Cal Week, is virtual.
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Berkeley school district presents updates on in-person schooling
BUSD board members gave updates on the hybrid instruction model and expressed a commitment to returning to normal in-person education in the fall.
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