Popular couture brands as UC Berkeley majors
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What if famous fashion couture houses were to attend college? Here’s our take on what the most notorious brands would major in at UC Berkeley.
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‘Online classes suck’: Examining grading trends after a year of pass/no pass policies
In March 2020, UC Berkeley implemented a universal pass/no pass policy for the semester, setting a campus precedent for an adjusted grading system during remote schooling. Adjustments were extended through fall 2020 and spring 2021, with various differences between colleges.
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An analysis of popular UC Berkeley stereotypes
Both UC Berkeley and the city of Berkeley are home to a slew of stereotypes. We’re here to confirm or debunk some of them from a local standpoint, once and for all.
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Randy Katz to step down as vice chancellor for research
After a career spanning more than 40 years at UC Berkeley, Randy Katz will be stepping down as vice chancellor for research effective June 30.
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Online exam proctoring no longer allowed for UC Berkeley classes
Campus teaching assistants and instructors were barred from proctoring exams online for the remainder of the semester, according to a campuswide email sent by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos.
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‘The force that brought the community together’: A profile of UC Berkeley professor Susan Graham
Susan Graham serves as UC Berkeley’s Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Emerita and was the only female faculty member in the electrical engineering and computer sciences department for 17 years.
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As UC Berkeley EECS TAs win millions, students face negative repercussions
The story of EECS and its TA legion may indeed have a happy ending, but stakeholders must ensure that it is their voices, not time alone, that tell it.
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Microsoft leases office space from UC Berkeley, focuses on artificial intelligence
Microsoft opened an office in Berkeley and is still in the process of moving into the location on Shattuck Avenue in the Berkeley Way West building.
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A ‘rich history of impact’: Longtime UC Berkeley professor Doug Tygar dies at 57
Doug Tygar — a UC Berkeley School of Information and electrical engineering and computer sciences department professor — unexpectedly died Jan. 16 at the age of 57.
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GSIs, TAs to receive retroactive fee remission from UC Berkeley
After two years of negotiations, a union grievance has been settled that will result in significant compensation for some student instructors who were previously denied tuition and fee remission from UC Berkeley.
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