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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

UC Berkeley School of Law alumna wins Pulitzer Prize for national reporting

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On Tuesday, UC Berkeley School of Law alumna Abbie VanSickle, alongside a team of reporters whom she worked with, won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. It was awarded for investigative reporting on the use of police dogs across the country.

Abbie VanSickle, an alumna from the UC Berkeley School of Law and a staff writer for The Marshall Project, received news on Friday that she and the team of reporters that VanSickle had worked with were the recipients of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting.
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Research & Ideas

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

UC Berkeley researcher argues artificial intelligence cannot replace human empathy

In a paper published May 26, Jodi Halpern, professor of bioethics and medical humanities at UC Berkeley and UCSF, argued that artificial intelligence, or AI, is not a substitute for human empathy in health care.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

University Council-American Federation of Teachers and UC Office of the President reach impasse in bargaining for lecturer pay

The University Council-American Federation of Teachers, or UC-AFT, reached an impasse Tuesday with the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, in the latest round of negotiations.
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Research & Ideas

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Berkeley Lab study uses baker’s yeast to identify toxicity of metals

A team of researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory published a study May 4 using baker’s yeast to evaluate the toxicity of lanthanides.
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Campus

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

UC Berkeley revises Code of Student Conduct following state reopening

As California begins to relax public health regulations following its June 15 reopening, UC Berkeley announced a lift on restrictions on student organization gatherings Tuesday.
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City

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

City of Berkeley follows state guidelines, reopening June 15

As California begins a return to normalcy following its June 15 reopening date, the city of Berkeley lifted a broad range of COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday following state guidelines.
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City

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

UC Berkeley alumnus Nicholas Alexander opens kitchen in People’s Park

Nicholas Alexander has “grown up on himself,” learning to cook while navigating the foster care system. As a UC Berkeley student, Alexander would host dinner parties at his residence. Now, he cooks meals for the residents of People’s Park.
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Research & Ideas

Monday, June 14, 2021

Space offers insight on benzene production, Berkeley Lab researchers find

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Florida International University released research May 21 confirming that free radicals can react and form benzene under conditions that are prevalent in interstellar space.
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Campus

Monday, June 14, 2021

UC Berkeley students circulate petition to call for new housing plans

Campus students have been circulating a petition on Twitter that urges UC Berkeley to create new housing plans to replace current ones that risk People’s Park and 1921 Walnut St.
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Campus

Monday, June 14, 2021

UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design announces social justice fellowship

UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design, or CED, announced the Arcus Social Justice Corps, or ASJC, a four-year fellowship program that will provide tuition-relief to graduate students pursuing a career in social justice, on Thursday.
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