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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

City Council maps terms of UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan

UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan includes annual payments to the city amounting to $82.6 million over the next 16 years. This agreement between Berkeley City Council and UC Berkeley impacts housing, transportation, capital projects, and other city services.

Berkeley City Council heard the terms of UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan, or LRDP, and adopted items on its consent calendar Tuesday.
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Academics, Outside 2021

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Fall 2021 environmental science, policy, management courses at UC Berkeley

ESPM C128, ESPM 150 and ESPM C172 are among the many UC Berkeley environmental science, policy and management, or ESPM, courses offered this fall.
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Crime & Courts

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Evidence from 2005 leads to new charges against Santa Rita Jail inmate

After examining parts of an untested rape kit, the Alameda County District Attorney’s office levied new charges earlier this month against Keith Asberry, who has already been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and murder.
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City, Outside 2021

Thursday, July 29, 2021

US senators propose bill to provide federal support for green spaces

As one walks through the steep winding paths of John Hinkel Park, it’s easy to forget about the hustle and bustle of Berkeley. Its oak-studded creeks and full canopy of trees are fantastic places to play hide and seek and experience the wonder of nature.
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City, Outside 2021

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Berkeley community gardens facilitate connection, education

The gardens at People’s Park are just one of many community gardening efforts around Berkeley.
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Campus

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

UC Berkeley commits to funding student access to Microsoft, Adobe software after Student Tech Fund fee fails

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ has committed to securing emergency funding for student access to Microsoft and Adobe software for the upcoming academic year.
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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Center for Transportation and the Environment wins grant to deploy 30 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks in Northern California

The Center for Transportation and the Environment, or CTE, was awarded a grant by the California Air Resources Board and the California Energy Commission to finance the deployment of 30 Hyundai XCIENT Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks.
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Outside 2021, Research & Ideas

Thursday, July 29, 2021

UC Berkeley professors discuss environmental impacts of COVID-19

At the start of the pandemic, as cities implemented lockdowns, there were dramatic reductions in air pollution and carbon emissions due to the closing of transportation and manufacturing, according to Alastair Iles, campus associate professor of environmental policy and societal change.
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Campus, Outside 2021

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Looking at how UC Berkeley takes out its trash, plants its trees

At the start of almost every morning, long before students begin to enter campus, UC Berkeley gets cleaned.
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Student Life

Thursday, July 29, 2021

UC Berkeley undergraduates reflect on 2020-21 school year, returning to in-person instruction

UC Berkeley rising sophomore Derek Tan endured the first semester of his freshman year in quarantine as the quintessential young adult: by spending his days in the confines of his room at home, either watching lectures or playing video games.
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