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The investments committee of the UC Board of Regents convened Tuesday to discuss fiscal performance and diversity, equity and inclusion investments. 

The UC Board of Regents Committee on Investments reviewed the current performance of the UC system’s investment portfolios at its open meeting Tuesday.

In a historic moment breaking national gender barriers, the Senate confirmed Haas School of Business professor emerita Janet Yellen to be treasury secretary Monday.

Four members of the greater UC Berkeley community are likely to serve leadership positions within the incoming Biden Administration, as of press time. 

The asthma hospitalization rate for African American children under age 5 is 10 times higher than the rate among white children in Berkeley, according to the Berkeley Public Health Division.

UC Berkeley professor Annette Vissing-Jorgensen and her research team have discovered evidence that the Federal Reserve regularly leaks information to certain investors and media outlets, leading to a spike in stock returns.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Janet Yellen, a professor emeritus at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, as the first female head of the Federal Reserve on Monday.

If appointed chair of the Federal Reserve, UC Berkeley professor emerita Janet Yellen, the front runner for the position, will bring with her a wealth of economic experience from her time on campus and in other government posts.

Lawrence Summers withdrew his name from consideration to lead the Federal Reserve in a Sunday letter to the president.

Yellen holds a position as Professor Emerita of Economics at the Haas School of Business and if appointed, she would be both the first female and UC Berkeley professor to serve as chair.