Lydia Tuan

Berkeley City Council is considering a plan to place health warning stickers on cellphones, which might cause health issues ranging from headaches to rapid heartbeat and brain tumors.

UC Berkeley is developing its own crowdfunding platform with the hopes of joining three other UC campuses, which already operate their own platforms, by early next year.

UC President Janet Napolitano announced the launch of the UC Global Food Initiative Tuesday morning, detailing the UC system’s plan to expand food education, maximize sustainable farming practices and reduce hunger at the university, national and global levels.

A recent study from UC Berkeley researchers highlights the importance that pollinators — some of which are dwindling in numbers — have in crop production.

No matter how fired-up diehard sports fans can become, the city streets may actually be safer on game days, according to recently published UC Berkeley study.

UC Berkeley researchers are searching for ways to help paraplegic people walk using bionic technology.

Alexander Shulgin, known as “Sasha” by close friends and family, died on June 2 in his Bay Area home. He was 88.

The University of California reached a tentative agreement with the union representing student academic employees Tuesday, averting a potential 10-day strike that would have coincided with finals week on many UC campuses.

UC President Janet Napolitano announced the creation of a president’s advisory group to address lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues across the university Tuesday.

UC Berkeley was announced Wednesday as the recipient of a $1.5 million grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct research on measuring household combustions created by cooking, heating and lighting.