David Villani

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes assault weapons restrictions

Following a federal judge's overturning of a California ban on the manufacture and sale of many assault-style weapons in June, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a proposed bill Saturday that would allow private citizens to sue to enforce California's ban on assault weapons. (Photo by Gage Skidmore under CC BY-SA 2.0.)

California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statement Saturday announcing a proposed bill that would allow private citizens to sue to enforce California’s ban on assault weapons.
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Crime & Courts

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Berkeley activist Wayne Hsiung charged with stealing North Carolina goat

Longtime Berkeley activist Wayne Hsiung was convicted of larceny and breaking and entering Monday for taking a sick goat from a North Carolina meat farm in Feb. 2018.
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City Government

Friday, December 3, 2021

Berkeley City Council approves Bayer campus expansion

Berkeley City Council endorsed a development plan for the expansion of the Bayer HealthCare West Berkeley campus at its regular meeting Tuesday.
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Campus

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Doe exhibit celebrates 30 years of American Cultures requirement

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the American Cultures, or AC, program requirement, campus’s Doe Library is hosting a temporary exhibit entitled “Tumbling the Ivory Tower,” which tracks the history of the University of California American Cultures requirement.
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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

NSF grant awarded to amphibian resiliency researchers

The National Science Foundation, or NSF, awarded a $12.5 million grant to support a research partnership focused on amphibian resilience to infectious diseases.
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Campus

Monday, October 4, 2021

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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Campus

Thursday, September 23, 2021

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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State

Monday, September 13, 2021

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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State

Thursday, September 2, 2021

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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City

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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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David Villani

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes assault weapons restrictions

Berkeley activist Wayne Hsiung charged with stealing North Carolina goat

Berkeley City Council approves Bayer campus expansion

Doe exhibit celebrates 30 years of American Cultures requirement

NSF grant awarded to amphibian resiliency researchers

Katherine Yelick appointed as vice chancellor of research

Endowment fund created for Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program

UC Berkeley poll shows strong support for Newsom ahead of recall election

Newsom recall deadline approaches, UC Berkeley professors discuss potential poll results

Local Indigenous organizers and environmentalists protest Line 3 pipeline