UC Berkeley professor David Card receives Nobel Prize in economics
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UC Berkeley professor of economics, David Card was awarded the 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Monday.
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California Policy Lab finds no evidence of ‘exodus’ from state
With reports suggesting the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating residential relocation out of California — a theory called “Cal Exodus” — a policy brief published Thursday by the California Policy Lab, or CPL, suggests that this may not be the case.
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UC awards $19M in grants, funds 4 UC Berkeley projects
The UC system awarded $19 million in grants to support research focused on improving the lives of Californians, funding four projects hosted by UC Berkeley.
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California Policy Lab receives $2M National Science Foundation grant
In an effort to promote research in policy and social science, the National Science Foundation, or NSF, awarded the California Policy Lab, or CPL, a four-year, $2 million grant.
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A ‘frightening time for businesses’: Local employees, organizations face uncertain future amid pandemic
The future of business as usual in Berkeley is far from certain, even with emergency relief available to organizations and people most impacted by the coronavirus. Although the exact rate of job loss in Berkeley is unknown, the numbers are approximately proportional to national unemployment rates.
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‘We’re all in this together’: UC Berkeley faculty discusses COVID-19 economic impact, solutions
The “Berkeley Conversations: COVID-19” series hosted a livestream Friday to discuss the economic impact of and human solutions to the coronavirus pandemic, with some of the nation’s leading economists and policy experts.
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US Sen. Bernie Sanders proposes bill for tuition-free college, end to student debt
Known as the College for All Act, the bill would be paid for by a tax on Wall Street speculation, according to a press release from Sanders’ office.
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UC Berkeley ranks No. 1 on Forbes list of American value colleges
UC Berkeley ranked as the No. 1 value college in the United States by Forbes magazine — a ranking that considers which colleges are most worth a student’s investment — ahead of Ivy League schools and other UC campuses.
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Research in the Trump era: How presidential budget could affect university funding
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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UC Berkeley among institutions that increase financial mobility
UC Berkeley was found to be among several elite institutions that facilitate low-income students moving upward economically into the top 1 percent, as shown in a study released in January by the Equality of Opportunity Project, which analyzes ways to improve educational opportunities for college-age students. In the study, UC
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