Randy Katz

Kathy Yelick, a campus EECS professor and associate dean in the Division of CDSS, was named as the next vice chancellor for research on Thursday. 

On Thursday, UC Berkeley introduced a fellowship program, the Heising-Simons Faculty Fellows program, to fund innovative research brought forth by faculty in the physical sciences departments.

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.

The return of research at UC Berkeley is underway, with 30 research buildings planned to open by the end of June, campus administration said.

The gradual resumption of research on campus entered phase two Thursday, allowing researchers to resume additional in-person research.

UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health is launching an initiative aimed at safely facilitating the reopening of campus in fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, campus announced May 19.

Both UC Berkeley and the city of Berkeley have announced initiatives to reduce and, to some extent, eliminate all single-use plastics by 2030.

With the increase in social distancing measures and the shelter-in-place order, UC Berkeley researchers are working from home, halting lab experiments and working on projects related to COVID-19.

The city of Berkeley has announced that one resident tested positive, and campus canceled in-person classes. Here’s how Berkeley is handling the coronavirus.

Vice Chancellor for Research Randy Katz sent a campuswide email Monday recommending the measures for researchers to take to prevent the spread of COVID-19.