4 UC Berkeley professors, alumni likely to serve in Biden administration

Four members of the greater UC Berkeley community are likely to serve leadership positions within the incoming Biden Administration, as of press time.
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Four members of the greater UC Berkeley community are likely to serve leadership positions within the incoming Biden Administration, as of press time.
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On Sunday, the Smart Energy Analytics Campaign announced its completion of a four-year initiative showcasing the use of smart building technologies that can save facilities an average of $3 million in annual energy costs.
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The U.S. Department of Energy pledged $115 million Wednesday to develop a research center led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory called the Quantum Systems Accelerator.
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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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