Groups opposing water-funding proposition exhibit art on Sproul Plaza
An art exhibition Tuesday on Sproul Plaza depicted criticisms of Proposition 1, a measure to authorize $7.1 billion to fund water-related programs.
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Author Archives: Frances Fitzgerald
Emma Goldman archival project may close after 34 years
A UC Berkeley affiliated project archiving the works of the Jewish feminist and anarchist Emma Goldman may come to a close after 34 years due to lack of funding.
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UC releases survey showing low unemployment, high satisfaction among doctoral alumni
A survey released Monday found an approximate 1 percent unemployment rate among alumni who obtained their doctorates at UC campuses, along with other findings indicating degree satisfaction.
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Plastic bag manufacturers mobilize to fight ban
A group of plastic bag manufacturers is seeking to gather enough signatures to suspend California’s upcoming ban on single-use plastic bags.
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Students work to restore Strawberry Creek dams
Two problematic dams in Strawberry Creek will be replaced within the next few weeks by more ecologically sustainable alternatives to improve one of the spawning habitats on campus for native fish, as part of the Strawberry Creek Ecological Stabilization Project.
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Students react to proposed journalism school tuition increase
UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism community members are waiting for the results of a Thursday vote regarding a proposed $10,250 tuition increase per year.
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UC Berkeley, UCSF, Berkeley Lab to collaborate on brain research
Six teams of researchers will receive funding for projects focusing on the study of the brain, as a result of a new collaboration between UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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Obama nominates Maria Echaveste from campus law school to be ambassador to Mexico
Maria Echaveste, the policy and program development director at the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at UC Berkeley’s School of Law, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to become the next U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
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Campus graduate school of journalism may raise costs by more than $10,000
The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism may raise its costs by more than $10,000 beginning in the 2016-17 academic year to account for a funding deficit.
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