UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Lab, which conducts research related to California water resources and climate change, saw intense snow storms this month, receiving 54 centimeters of snow in 24 hours…
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Recent heavy rainstorms around Berkeley have refreshed UC Berkeley’s flora and fauna.
According to Benjamin Wong Blonder, campus assistant professor of environmental science, policy and management, the moisture from this winter’s rains has been beneficial to the organisms on campus that have faced a several-year long drought.
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Aiming to promote a plastic bag-free Berkeley, the Better Berkeley Bag Ban was passed on Tuesday with the help of The California Public Interest Research Group, or CALPIRG, a student group at UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley and UCSF scientists have found ways to improve communication to people who cannot speak due to paralysis.
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Berkeley community members celebrated the conversion of a building on Solano Avenue into affordable housing Wednesday after a thwarted attempt to evict the building’s residents under the Ellis Act.
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Ten large-enrollment courses at UC Berkeley have changed their approach to incorporate more inclusive and anti-racist curriculums and teaching strategies.
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The high price of utility bills in California has created an inequitable electricity “tax” on millions of households, according to a study published by UC Berkeley researchers.
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An experimental model co-created with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will allow researchers to simulate and replicate earthquakes in a laboratory setting with the goal of expanding knowledge and advancing earthquake safety for large structures.
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Represented by the UAW union, 48,000 academic workers across the UC campuses are negotiating with the university to demand greater progress on social and economic issues.
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Many UC Berkeley students have reported that their Clipper cards have stopped working, affecting their ability to travel to and from campus.
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UC Berkeley is the top public university and the second best overall in the United States, according to Forbes’ 2022 America’s Top Colleges list.
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The UC system bought a $6.5 million home in Berkeley to serve as the official living quarters for its president, Michael Drake, as well as a space for university events.
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Amid a spike in gas prices across the country, California is making efforts to mediate the situation for its residents.
Governor Newsom signs an executive order directing state agencies and departments to ensure they are complying with economic sanctions imposed on Russia.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday directing state agencies and businesses to comply with economic sanctions on Russia.
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The UC system received a record-breaking number of applicants for fall 2022 and saw an increase in ethnic and socioeconomic diversity in its application pool.
UC Berkeley alumnus Matt Takimoto had no idea that answering “Big Bird” in the last round of Jeopardy! would get him crowned champion.
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With bold strokes and sprays of turquoise and magenta, two San Diego artists transformed the side of a New Mexico brewery into a typographic mural depicting the words “Well Behaved Women Never Make History.”
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Racks of bold-print dresses fight for floor space along with packed shelves of designer purses, shoes, hats and haute jewelry as an array of customers browse.
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