‘Racetrack icon’: Golden Gate Fields trainer Bob Hess Sr. dies at age 86

A well-loved, longtime horse race trainer at Golden Gate Fields, Bob Hess Sr. died Saturday at the age of 86 due to COVID-19.
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A well-loved, longtime horse race trainer at Golden Gate Fields, Bob Hess Sr. died Saturday at the age of 86 due to COVID-19.
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On Friday, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín announced the reactivation of the Berkeley Relief Fund and the launch of the Berkeley Holidays campaign, both of which aim to support small businesses.
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As of Friday, more than 200 people living or working on-site at the Golden Gate Fields racetrack have tested positive for COVID-19.
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On Wednesday, civil rights organization By Any Means Necessary, or BAMN, will continue speaking against the reopening of Berkeley schools during the Berkeley school board meeting.
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As the 2020 fall semester comes to an end, UC Berkeley professors and students expressed both concern and optimism over the future of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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With her innovative project on the role of the skin barrier in inflammation and aging, Katrina Abuabara, associate professor-in-residence of epidemiology at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, has been awarded the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award.
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Although the invention of the microscope already rapidly changed how scientists view the world, an enhancement algorithm developed by a multi-institutional team could further revolutionize the scientific world by allowing clearer 3D molecular maps to be observed by microscopes.
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A study led by UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Stanford University School of Medicine researchers found a correlation between hospital quality and severe maternal morbidity, or SMM, due to racial and ethnic differences.
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In response to the threats California faces from climate change, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a wide array of climate actions and events, including the California Climate Investment Framework.
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Although the Big Game may be postponed this year, it is not too late to show UC Berkeley school spirit at the ballot box, according to Miyako Iwata, campus senior and recent recipient of the Donald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship.
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