Chris Harrington

Plans to demolish and replace Evans Hall and renovate UC Berkeley's Bechtel Engineering Center were approved by the UC Regents Wednesday.

In multiple meetings Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents discussed finances, accommodations and new initiatives, among other topics.

The UC Board of Regents convened virtually Wednesday to discuss changes to the UC admissions process, professional program tuition and sources of external funding, among other topics.

The UC Board of Regents reviewed the status of university’s bid for management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory at its regular board meeting Wednesday.

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation to renew the Higher Education Act of 1965 that includes several changes to current higher education policy on Friday.

Kimberly Budil was appointed by the UC Regents as the vice president for laboratory management in the UC Office of the President,UC President Janet Napolitano announced on Tuesday.

The omnibus spending bill, passed by Congress in mid-January, officially withdraws what would have been a second round of cuts mandated by last year’s sequester — the budget plan that drained billions of dollars from government programs and, in turn, $370 million from the University of California's research pool.

UC President Janet Napolitano and the 10 UC chancellors sent a letter to members of the California congressional delegation Thursday, urging them to work with Congress to repeal sequestration.

With less than 48 hours until the sequester spending cuts are set to take effect, UC Berkeley administrators are estimating that the campus could lose about $49 million in federal funding for research.