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Obituary

Monday, August 16, 2021

‘Sounds like an angel’: Author, museum director Ellen Weis dies at 64

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Author and San Francisco Museum of Modern Mythology co-founder Ellen Weis dies at 64.

Ellen Weis, author, Museum of Modern Mythology director and Berkeley publicist, died of brain cancer on July 27 at age 64.
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State

Friday, July 16, 2021
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City of Berkeley, Alameda County advise indoor mask-wearing

As the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to spread rapidly across the country, Berkeley and multiple counties recommended that people continue to wear masks indoors.
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Student Life

Wednesday, August 19, 2020
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Berkeley Forum fall 2020 lineup includes scientists, media experts

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming election and national conversations about racism and justice, the Berkeley Forum has organized a lineup of a diverse range of professionals and experts to speak in fall 2020.
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Research & Ideas

Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Study shows oil and gas wells have adverse effects on pregnancy

A study, roughly three years in the making, conducted by a team including UC Berkeley researchers revealed that the negative impacts of oil and gas production reach beyond pollution.
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Notes from the Field

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Netflix produces series based on UC Berkeley journalist’s work

Netflix recently produced a six-part documentary series in collaboration with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program. 
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Campus

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

UC Berkeley officials confirm no Bay Area cases of coronavirus

UHS has organized screening procedures for people who are showing possible symptoms and are at high risk of infection.
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State

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

‘Worst-case scenario’: California wildfires devastate UC Berkeley students’ communities

UC Berkeley senior Lucy Whitmore planned to visit her hometown of Paradise, California to spend Thanksgiving with her family, but the house she intended to return to no longer exists.
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UC

Sunday, October 15, 2017

UC Firearm Violence Prevention Research Center receives $5 million appropriation

The University of California Firearm Violence Prevention Research Center, located in Sacramento, was launched in July and officially received funding for its research earlier this month.
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Travel

Monday, September 4, 2017

A guide to my hometown: Whittier, CA

Whittier, California is a town hanging off the southeastern edge of Los Angeles County with a population of about 86,000 people.
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Research & Ideas

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Repeal of Affordable Care Act will mean economic losses for state, study predicts

Repeal of the Affordable Care Act could mean the loss of 209,000 jobs and $20.3 billion in GDP for California, a study by UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education has found.
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