Lauren Huang

UC Berkeley researchers recently analyzed the agility and learning curves of the fox squirrels that frequent campus’s Eucalyptus Grove and observed how those traits could be applied to engineering efforts.

The Berkeley Marina area is set for reconstruction. This comes months after the approval of the Berkeley Marina Roadway Improvements Project, part of the city’s annual efforts to restore its deteriorating streets.

Berkeley City Council heard the terms of UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan, or LRDP, and adopted items on its consent calendar Tuesday.

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation gave a $1.5 million grant to UC Berkeley astrophysicist Carl Pennypacker and Tim Ball, president of Fireball Information Technologies, LLC, funding their efforts to improve infrared fire detectors.

Distinguished senior scientist emeritus Arthur Poskanzer spent the majority of his career working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, where he developed some of his great achievements in nuclear physics. He died June 30, two days after his 90th birthday.

A study involving UC Berkeley researchers has discovered unique DNA sequences with the potential to encourage cellular methane consumption, which could combat the greenhouse gas’s harmful effect on climate.

CalSol, UC Berkeley’s solar vehicle team, will be competing against other colleges in the biennial American Solar Challenge, or ASC, from Aug. 3 to Aug. 7, making the trek from Independence, Missouri to Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Early this month, UC Berkeley’s Marshall Lab received an $800,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to fund its research on genetics-based malaria mosquito control.

The Berkeley City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment and Sustainability Committee met Wednesday to discuss the use of produce bags in grocery stores and promote the use of reusable bags.

The Berkeley City Council approved its fiscal year 2022 budget proposal Tuesday, prioritizing economic recovery from the pandemic.