I’ve been a part of a number of different groups at Berkeley. When I first got here, I joined the Muslim Student Association and Students for...
Cal Athletics has announced a new effort to prepare student-athletes for success after graduation with a three-pillar program of personal development. The new program, called the...
Benji Friedman is an artist living in Berkeley, who works in a variety of mediums, from paint to collage to found sculptures to digital pieces. Follow...
Despite a long history of segregation and racism, America’s top pageants have broken racial barriers in recent decades. Vanessa Williams became the first Black woman to...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the passage of the FY2020 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill...
Rev. Leora Mae Bland Overall was born on Oct. 5, 1921 to Early and Ora Bland. She accepted Jesus into her life at the age of...
Uber drivers around the world are logging out of the company’s app to protest its compensation policies ahead of a blockbuster public offering. Strikes occurred on...
Commuters Asked to Provide Feedback on Potential Express Bus Stop Locations West Contra Costa County commuters are one step closer to having more commute choices with...
Emi Nakamura, a UC Berkeley economist, is this year’s recipient of the prestigious John Bates Clark Medal , widely viewed as second only in prestige to...
California regulators are overestimating the impact the state’s cap-and-trade system is having on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new policy brief from a researcher...
Who cares about Leonard Powell, an African-American, South Berkeley resident being able to keep his home of over 45 years? His neighbors care – they have...
In some ways, UC Berkeley’s College Signing Day on Wednesday was like any other meet-and-greet— moving around a room you’ve never been in, talking to people...
It seems President Donald Trump is intensifying his anti-immigrant stance. On Monday evening, he sent a memo to acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan...
Increasing the minimum wage and expanding a tax credit for low-wage workers may prevent more than 1,200 suicides each year, according to a new working paper...
On Saturday, April 27, Congresswoman Lee held a town hall on race in America in Berkeley. The town hall was co-hosted by Congressman Mark DeSaulnier and...
From prosthetics and implants to dental crowns and hearing aids, 3D printers are being used to manufacture a whole host of customized medical devices for patients...
The Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees of Peralta Community has appointed Dr. Albert J. Harrison II as interim vice chancellor of finance and administration....
On April 6, Clara M Cosby, the first African American nurse at Herrick Hospital, celebrated her 100th birthday. Born in Longview, Texas, in 1919, she was...
Barnacles that hitch rides on the backs of humpback and gray whales not only record details about the whales’ yearly travels, they also retain this information...
As UC Berkeley graduate students Nancy Freitas and Jake Duncan made their way recently toward the vaunted halls of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, they...
Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan has called on Berkeley to refocus on identifying viable alternative sites for RVs, rather than immediately adopting a vote on...
The 2018 trade war cost the American economy $7.8 billion dollars in lost gross domestic product, according to a new paper authored by a team of...
For Ph.D. candidate Malika Imhotep, devotion to black studies is a life practice. She grew up in West Atlanta, rooted in a community that she calls...
Oakland, CA – Former President Barack Obama hosted a powerful town hall with special guest Stephen Curry. One of Oakland’s most recognized Warriors player sat along...
16th annual Black College Expo to provide Bay Area students pipeline to college Wells Fargo has teamed up with the Oakland Black College Expo in an...