Scott Nagatoshi runs for ASUC transfer representative
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UC Berkeley transfer student Scott Nagatoshi is running as the Student Action party’s ASUC transfer student representative candidate.
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BART endorses climate change initiative
BART Board of Directors announced the unanimous endorsement of a Baywide coalition to combat the effects of climate change.
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Construction finishes on tallest building in Berkeley in 50 years
The tallest building built in the city of Berkeley in half a century has completed construction: a 331-room Marriott hotel on Center Street in Downtown.
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Disabled Students’ Program acquires emergency funding to onboard staff
The Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP, acquired emergency funding that will allow four staff members to begin work in spring 2022.
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UC Berkeley study shows CRISPR’s impact on researchers
Highly-promising and revolutionary, CRISPR technology has changed the prospects of modern medicine. According to a UC Berkeley study, however, it may also be changing the role of researchers and scientists.
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Berkeley Unified School District prepares for children’s COVID-19 vaccine
Following the U.S. FDA’s approval of a vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, the BUSD is preparing to help students get vaccinated at elementary schools.
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Berkeley school district suspends bus service amid COVID-19 exposures
Berkeley Unified School District is temporarily suspending general bus service this week amid a series of COVID-19 exposures to transportation staff, officials confirmed in an email to parents Friday.
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Mark Twain Papers project acquires historic letter at auction
This month, thanks to financial backing from donors, the Mark Twain Papers project acquired a letter at auction that bears a unique historical significance.
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Study shows temporary decline in anti-Black sentiment following George Floyd’s death
UC Berkeley School of Public Health collaborated with other universities to publish a new study highlighting the brief but significant drop in online anti-Black sentiment following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.
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Former UC Berkeley students start biosoftware company
Amid a semester of campus closures and online learning, three former UC Berkeley students made the decision to leave school and start Latch Bio, a San Francisco-based company that aims to revolutionize software in biology.
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