All posts tagged "UC Berkeley news"

Community4 weeks ago

As Rising Seas Disrupt Toxic Sites, Communities of Color Are at Most Risk

As rising seas threaten to flood hundreds of toxic sites along the California coast, the risk of flood-related contamination will fall disproportionately on the state’s most...
Activism6 months ago

For New UC Berkeley Chief Yogananda Pittman, Building Trust Is Key to Modern Police Work

Now, after helping to guide the force through a time of crisis and rapid change, Pittman will become chief of the UC Berkeley Police Department. Starting...
Oakland Post4 years ago

PRESS ROOM: Law Students Help End Fees in Nevada for Youth

OAKLAND POST — Heavy lifting done by two Berkeley Law students from Nevada — Savannah Reid and Dagen Downard — has led to a new law...
Berkeley8 years ago

As “Artificial Intelligence” Advances, Robots Learn Via Trial and Error

By Sarah Yang, UC Berkeley News UC Berkeley researchers have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error using a...
Berkeley8 years ago

Discovery Paves Way for Homebrewed Drugs, Prompts Call for Regulation

By Sarah Yang, UC Berkeley News Fans of homebrewed beer and backyard distilleries already know how to employ yeast to convert sugar into alcohol. ...
Berkeley8 years ago

Commencement Crowd Gives Class of ’15 a Joyous Sendoff

By Cathy Cockrell, UC Berkeley News “This is the proudest moment of my life,” Samira Salim, of Los Angeles, said as she waited for her...
Berkeley8 years ago

UC Berkeley’s Top Graduating Senior Soars Despite Tragic Loss

By Yasmin Anwar, UC Berkeley News The Earth could use a tough litigator like Radhika Kannan, who was just named UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior. She...
Arts and Culture8 years ago

Cinco de Mayo celebrated with poster display at UC Berkeley

By Anne Brice, UC Berkeley News In honor of Cinco de Mayo, UC Berkeley’s Ethnic Studies Library has put up a vivid display of vintage posters...
Arts and Culture8 years ago

Cal Performances’ New Season Feature Artistic, Ecological Themes

By Thomas Levy, UC Berkeley News Berkeley RADICAL, a new initiative to promote artistic literacy among the millennial generation, is driving Cal Performances’ 2015-16 season, which...
Berkeley8 years ago

Poverty-Level Wages Cost Taxpayers $153 Billion a Year

By Public Affairs, UC Berkeley News While the U.S. economy rebounds, persistent low wages are costing taxpayers approximately $153 billion every year in public support to...
Berkeley8 years ago

Oakland Teen Debates His Way to UC Berkeley

By Anne Brice, UC Berkeley News A national debate champion from Oakland is slated to attend UC Berkeley in the fall. But he wasn’t always at...
Berkeley8 years ago

Young Bug Enthusiast Meets His Hero, E.O. Wilson

By Thomas Levy, UC Berkeley News Eleven-year-old Jasper Bagley has been buggy about insects since he was 5 and saw the documentary, Lord of the Ants,...
Berkeley8 years ago

Scientists Urge Caution in Using New “Cut and Splice” Technology to Treat Genetic Disease

By Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley News A group of 18 scientists and ethicists are warning that a revolutionary new tool to cut and splice DNA should...
Berkeley8 years ago

New Chameleon-like Material Changes Color, with a Tug and a Twist

By Sarah Yang, UC Berkeley News Taking inspiration from nature, UC Berkeley engineers have created an ultra-thin film that can shift colors as easily as a...
Berkeley8 years ago

Anxious People More Apt to Make Bad Decisions

By Yasmin Anwar, UC Berkeley News New brain evidence provides insight into why highly anxious people are worst at making decisions when things get unpredictable....
Berkeley8 years ago

Reflections on #BlackLivesMatter, from Ferguson to UC Berkeley

By Cathy Cockrell, UC Berkeley News As #BlackLivesMatter protests erupted and spread across the country late last year — everywhere from Ferguson, Missouri, to Sproul Plaza...
Berkeley8 years ago

Macarthur Foundation Awards $1 Million to Human Rights Center

By Andrea Lampros, UC Berkeley News The MacArthur Foundation has recognized the Human Rights Center at Berkeley Law for its investigations and research on war crimes...
Berkeley8 years ago

“Underground Scholars” Reverse School-to-Prison Pipeline

By Cathy Cockrell, UC Berkeley News After transferring to Berkeley in his early 30s, Danny Murillo did a research project on suspension practices in the public...
Berkeley8 years ago

#BlackLivesMatter at UC Berkeley

By UC Berkeley News Many members of the UC Berkeley campus community have been lending their energy to the #BlackLivesMatter movement — in the streets, on...
Berkeley8 years ago

UC Offers New Support for Sexual Assault Survivors

By Janet Gilmore, UC Berkeley News The University of California Office of the President recently announced that all campuses in the UC system now have or...
Berkeley8 years ago

Study Links Birth Control Shot to Increased Risk of HIV Infection

By Sarah Yang, UC Berkeley News A large meta-analysis of 12 studies in sub-Saharan Africa found that women who used a type of injectable birth control...

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As Rising Seas Disrupt Toxic Sites, Communities of Color Are at Most Risk

For New UC Berkeley Chief Yogananda Pittman, Building Trust Is Key to Modern Police Work

PRESS ROOM: Law Students Help End Fees in Nevada for Youth

As “Artificial Intelligence” Advances, Robots Learn Via Trial and Error

Discovery Paves Way for Homebrewed Drugs, Prompts Call for Regulation

Commencement Crowd Gives Class of ’15 a Joyous Sendoff

UC Berkeley’s Top Graduating Senior Soars Despite Tragic Loss

Cinco de Mayo celebrated with poster display at UC Berkeley

Cal Performances’ New Season Feature Artistic, Ecological Themes

Poverty-Level Wages Cost Taxpayers $153 Billion a Year

Oakland Teen Debates His Way to UC Berkeley

Young Bug Enthusiast Meets His Hero, E.O. Wilson

Scientists Urge Caution in Using New “Cut and Splice” Technology to Treat Genetic Disease

New Chameleon-like Material Changes Color, with a Tug and a Twist

Anxious People More Apt to Make Bad Decisions

Reflections on #BlackLivesMatter, from Ferguson to UC Berkeley

Macarthur Foundation Awards $1 Million to Human Rights Center

“Underground Scholars” Reverse School-to-Prison Pipeline

#BlackLivesMatter at UC Berkeley

UC Offers New Support for Sexual Assault Survivors

Study Links Birth Control Shot to Increased Risk of HIV Infection

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