UC San Francisco

Six teams of researchers will receive funding for projects focusing on the study of the brain, as a result of a new collaboration between UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

The University of California announced Monday that it signed two power purchase agreements that, combined, will provide 206,000 megawatt-hours of solar energy per year — the largest solar energy purchase by any higher education institution in the U.S.

Researchers, including those at UC Berkeley, are working to find more effective methods of treating brain disorders through a $26 million project announced Tuesday as part of President Barack Obama’s initiative to uncover new treatments for brain disorders.

Sen. Leland Yee represented a consistent and formidable thorn in the side of the UC system for years, frequently positioning himself at odds with the university’s publicly stated legislative priorities.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced last Wednesday the election of seven UC Berkeley staff and faculty to its society, which boasts an assortment of Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize recipients and Oscar winners among its total list of members.

Building on groundbreaking research in gene therapy released by UC Berkeley scientists, Bay Area researchers will work to push the boundaries of genetic engineering in a new collaboration between UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco.

UC Berkeley ranked sixth in the world in the 2014 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, a step down from fifth place both last year and the year before.

Berkeley City Council is setting the stage to reduce city-wide sugar consumption, moving forward with the possible implementation of a city tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.

UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake will step down from his position to become president of the Ohio State University, UC President Janet Napolitano announced Thursday.

The UC Board of Regents will meet next week at UCSF Mission Bay in San Francisco to discuss the selection of the 2014-15 student regent, the 2013-14 and preliminary 2014-15 budget and a report on the University of California’s efforts to implement online education programs.