Campus launches Berkeley Discovery Initiative for undergraduates

The goal of the campuswide plan is to ensure every undergraduate has the opportunity to pursue creative, independent “discovery projects.”
Read More…
As an independent student newspaper and the paper of record for the city of Berkeley, the Daily Cal has been communicating important updates during this pandemic. Your support is essential to maintaining this coverage.
The goal of the campuswide plan is to ensure every undergraduate has the opportunity to pursue creative, independent “discovery projects.”
Read More…
The American Community Survey, or ACS, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that the city of Berkeley has a median age of 31.1 years old — the youngest of the Bay Area’s 15 most populous cities.
Read More…
NASA has selected the Compton Spectrometer and Imager, or COSI, mission, led by the Space Sciences Laboratory, or SSL, at UC Berkeley, to head the development of a new telescope aimed at understanding the evolution of the Milky Way galaxy.
Read More…
Berkeley Public Health Officer Lisa Hernandez said the initial rollout of the vaccine depended on tier eligibility.
Read More…
The City of Berkeley, in conjunction with the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority, or WETA, is planning to potentially reopen the Berkeley Pier for ferry service.
Read More…
An elementary school in Marin County experienced an outbreak of the COVID-19 delta variant, associated with a teacher who was unvaccinated and unmasked at times.
Read More…
Amid the ebb and flow of private funding that occurs every year, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase in private donations to UC Berkeley to support the campus community.
Read More…
The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education met Wednesday to hear public comments, go over school reopening and graduation plans and receive an update from its Office of Family Engagement and Equity, or OFEE.
Read More…
California has recorded about 1,400 breakthrough cases of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated people from Jan. 1 through April 21.
Read More…
A state appellate court ruled April 20 that a proposed housing and retail complex can be built in the parking lot on a sacred Ohlone shellmound and historic village in West Berkeley.
Read More…