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UC Berkeley psychology professor Lucia Jacobs and graduate student Mikel Delgado co-authored a large-scale study investigating self-control in animals, which found that absolute brain size is highly correlated with the ability to inhibit impulses or learned responses.
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Residents of University Village are criticizing the announcement of a rent increase greater than they expected, saying that the increase defeats the village’s purpose of providing affordable housing for students with families.
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A large fire that broke out Saturday night and consumed a number of businesses and artisanal studios in West Berkeley was extinguished early Sunday morning, after a five-hour battle waged by the Berkeley Fire Department in full force.
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Experts on energy, transportation and conservation engaged in a panel Thursday on the future of fossil fuels in America and its implications for the environment and economy.
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UC Berkeley junior Naweed Mohabbat is running for ASUC President with CalSERVE on platforms of addressing mental health, the new student experience and administrative accountability and accessibility.
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UC Berkeley professor emerita Sydney Kustu, a distinguished microbiologist, died March 18 at the Berkeley City Club. She was 71.
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The University of California and the union representing its patient care workers came to a tentative contract agreement early Sunday morning, narrowly averting a five-day strike that was scheduled to begin Monday.
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The other day, I found myself at an information session for Ernst and Young, a “professional services” firm. Walking in, I had no idea what that meant. An hour and a half later, I still didn’t. Somewhere between “enterprise intelligence” and “risk appetite,” I realized that the presenter’s words were
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Students for Vzla is an organization aimed at becoming an international network for students expressing their support for the Venezuelan demonstrators. The group translates Venezuelan news on their website and Facebook page — which has over 5,000 likes — intending to fill a void of accurate information about the situation on the ground, according to Perez.
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In the conclusion of a weeklong symposium on poverty and homelessness, students from a diverse coalition of campus service groups rallied at Sather Gate Friday for minimum wage reform.
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