Marc Fisher appointed to position of UC Berkeley vice chancellor of administration
UC Santa Barbara administrator Marc Fisher has been appointed to the position of UC Berkeley vice chancellor of administration, effective Sept. 18.
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A history of UC Berkeley’s chancellors
In 1952, UC Berkeley discarded a presidential system and adopted a chancellorship.
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UC Berkeley ranks No. 6 in World Reputation Rankings
UC Berkeley ranked #6 in the Times Higher Education World Reputation rankings—a list compiled based on research and teaching quality—for the seventh year in a row.
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UC Berkeley startup fights fire with drones
Paladin, a startup created by campus freshman Divytya Shrivastava, aims to decrease response time and increase information for firefighters through innovative Unmanned Aerial Vehicle — drone — technology.
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UC Berkeley implements new 2-degree program between College of Engineering and Haas School of Business
UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering and Haas School of Business are offering a new two-degree program — the Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology, or MET, program — that will begin in fall 2017.
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UC Berkeley biologist helps discover evolutionary links between gut bacteria of humans, hominids
Microbes in the stomachs of humans and modern apes have evolved from ancient bacteria of their common ancestors, according to a study published by a multi-institution research team Friday.
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Candlelight vigil held Wednesday honors civilian deaths in Syria from chemical warfare
A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday night at Sather Gate in memoriam of recent civilian deaths via chemical warfare in Syria, as part of a week-long movement to promote awareness of the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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5 UC Berkeley graduate programs 1st in nation in US News & World Report rankings
UC Berkeley’s graduate programs in chemistry, computer science, English, history and sociology — as well as 24 specialty programs — received 1st place rankings, though tying with some other universities in certain categories. In 2014, UC Berkeley ranked 1st for English, history and sociology.
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Wading through the grand narrative: The Yudof legacy
After presiding over the UC system during some of the most tumultuous five years in its history, Yudof stepped down Sunday to make way for former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. His departure signals the end of what may be the most significant chapter in Yudof’s decades-long career as an educator and administrator.
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California higher education problems stem from resource allocation, report says
A report released Sunday by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni proposed that California’s higher education problems stem not from a lack of funding but from a misallocation of current resources. The Washington, D.C.-based independent nonprofit organization published the report amid debate about whether the crisis of public higher
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