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Through its Nuclear Energy University Program, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy awarded researchers from UC Berkeley’s nuclear engineering department $2 million June 18.
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The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding more than $5 million in scholarships and fellowships for nuclear engineering programs to many U.S. colleges, including UC Berkeley.
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES, Act — a stimulus package to provide relief to individuals and businesses during the COVID-19, or the new coronavirus, pandemic — was signed into law Friday by President Donald Trump.
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Using X-ray imaging, a team of international researchers conducted a study at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, or Berkeley Lab, to investigate how one oil paint called “Soft Titanium White” and its chemical makeup may cause artwork to deteriorate over time.
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Several large organizations that fund UC Berkeley research closed as a result of the shutdown, including the National Science Foundation, or NSF, NASA, the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture.
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A study from UC Berkeley economists showed that environmental regulations were the primary driver of a 60 percent pollution decrease in the United States from 1990 to 2008, despite growth in industrial production.
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Brooks, whose decades-long career has included serving on the White House National Security Council and overseeing the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, highlighted how the Trump administration’s NPR differs from that of the Obama administration, but emphasized the great degree of continuity across the two.
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Many campus professors fear that potential cuts could harm present and future research or mean fewer available research positions for graduate students.
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Spurred by fears that President Donald Trump will limit climate change discourse, 170 volunteers came together in Doe Library on Saturday and began efforts to archive publicly available data about climate and renewable energy.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge recognized UC Berkeley for leading in energy efficiency, with representatives touring the notably sustainable Jacobs Hall on Tuesday.
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