BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 30, 2023
Nicholas Olivares
Election 2018
AUGUST 30, 2018
Cecilia Rosales, activist and business owner, runs for Berkeley City Council District 7
Cecilia Rosales, a longtime activist and Berkeley resident, officially filed her candidacy for Berkeley City Council’s District 7 seat Aug. 10.
Election 2018
AUGUST 30, 2018
Cecilia Rosales, activist and business owner, runs for Berkeley City Council District 7
Cecilia Rosales, a longtime activist and Berkeley resident, officially filed her candidacy for Berkeley City Council’s District 7 seat Aug. 10.
Campus
AUGUST 26, 2018
UC Berkeley climbs Forbes ranking as best US public university
According to the new Forbes America’s Top Colleges 2018 list, UC Berkeley ranked as the No. 1 public school in the nation.
Campus
AUGUST 26, 2018
UC Berkeley climbs Forbes ranking as best US public university
According to the new Forbes America’s Top Colleges 2018 list, UC Berkeley ranked as the No. 1 public school in the nation.
Campus
AUGUST 22, 2018
'Hands-on CRISPR': Summer class teaches UC Berkeley students how to use gene-editing technology
The Innovative Genomics Institute, or IGI, and the molecular and cell biology, or MCB, department, initially proposed the course in December 2016, and it was approved in summer 2017. The course was offered for the first time this past summer, and it will be offered again next summer.
Campus
AUGUST 22, 2018
'Hands-on CRISPR': Summer class teaches UC Berkeley students how to use gene-editing technology
The Innovative Genomics Institute, or IGI, and the molecular and cell biology, or MCB, department, initially proposed the course in December 2016, and it was approved in summer 2017. The course was offered for the first time this past summer, and it will be offered again next summer.
City
JUNE 03, 2018
Alameda County sheriff to be audited, Berkeley City Council orders
Berkeley City Council passed a resolution Tuesday for an independent audit of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, amid concerns over the office's spending.
City
JUNE 03, 2018
Alameda County sheriff to be audited, Berkeley City Council orders
Berkeley City Council passed a resolution Tuesday for an independent audit of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, amid concerns over the office's spending.
City
MAY 28, 2018
New chicken wings and beer restaurant, Fire Wings, opens in Shattuck Square
Not failing the standard of its name, Fire Wings Berkeley offers near-fiery hot wings, but also mild alternatives. Featuring 21 types of wings — ranging from classic to Asian fusion categories — as well as salads and sides, the Berkeley location is the newest addition to the restaurant chain’s growing base.
City
MAY 28, 2018
New chicken wings and beer restaurant, Fire Wings, opens in Shattuck Square
Not failing the standard of its name, Fire Wings Berkeley offers near-fiery hot wings, but also mild alternatives. Featuring 21 types of wings — ranging from classic to Asian fusion categories — as well as salads and sides, the Berkeley location is the newest addition to the restaurant chain’s growing base.
State
MAY 18, 2018
UC President Janet Napolitano, CSU Chancellor Timothy White discuss future of public higher education
Moderated by an editor for The Chronicle of Higher Education, the discussion covered public perception and mistrust of the UC and CSU systems, underrepresented student populations and state funding.
State
MAY 18, 2018
UC President Janet Napolitano, CSU Chancellor Timothy White discuss future of public higher education
Moderated by an editor for The Chronicle of Higher Education, the discussion covered public perception and mistrust of the UC and CSU systems, underrepresented student populations and state funding.
City
MAY 16, 2018
Hi Fidelity, Berkeley’s newest marijuana dispensary, officially opens
The dispensary is expected to increase foot traffic and boost vitality at the intersection of Haste Street and Telegraph Avenue.
City
MAY 16, 2018
Hi Fidelity, Berkeley’s newest marijuana dispensary, officially opens
The dispensary is expected to increase foot traffic and boost vitality at the intersection of Haste Street and Telegraph Avenue.
Campus
APRIL 29, 2018
UC Berkeley undergraduate deans move add/drop deadline 1 week earlier
Jacobsen said the new add/drop deadline is geared more toward students adding classes — students who drop enrolled in impacted courses at the fifth week make it difficult for waitlisted students to join the course.
Campus
APRIL 29, 2018
UC Berkeley undergraduate deans move add/drop deadline 1 week earlier
Jacobsen said the new add/drop deadline is geared more toward students adding classes — students who drop enrolled in impacted courses at the fifth week make it difficult for waitlisted students to join the course.
Notes from the Field
APRIL 22, 2018
Annual 4/20 gathering on Memorial Glade draws crowd of more than 2,000
The scent of marijuana floated over Memorial Glade on Friday as more than 2,000 students gathered to celebrate “4/20 on the Glade.”
Notes from the Field
APRIL 22, 2018
Annual 4/20 gathering on Memorial Glade draws crowd of more than 2,000
The scent of marijuana floated over Memorial Glade on Friday as more than 2,000 students gathered to celebrate “4/20 on the Glade.”
City
APRIL 15, 2018
UCSF Health, John Muir Health to open non-emergency outpatient center in Berkeley
UC San Francisco, or UCSF, Health and John Muir Health announced Wednesday that it will open the Berkeley Outpatient Center, which will not provide emergency services, in June.
City
APRIL 15, 2018
UCSF Health, John Muir Health to open non-emergency outpatient center in Berkeley
UC San Francisco, or UCSF, Health and John Muir Health announced Wednesday that it will open the Berkeley Outpatient Center, which will not provide emergency services, in June.
