California
Multiple sexual assaults facilitated by spiked drinks at an off-campus residence were reported recently, according to UC Berkeley officials.
Sept. 19, 2024
The Council of UC Faculty Assns., along with faculty associations from seven UC campuses, filed a 581-page unfair labor practice charge Thursday with California’s Public Employment Relations Board.
Sept. 23, 2024
Both UC and CSU had expressed concerns about the bill, saying it could cause them to run afoul of federal law.
As the Israel-Hamas war heightens interest in the contested Middle East land, UC Berkeley will launch an endowed program and chair on Palestinian and Arab studies.
Sept. 10, 2024
UC police are asking for pepper balls, sponge rounds, launchers, drones and other weapons in their annual requests. UC says they are mostly for training.
UC chancellors will be paid about $900,000 at Davis and Irvine; a bit less at Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Riverside and Merced; and nearly $1.2 million at San Francisco.
Sept. 20, 2024
Climate & Environment
Has a UC Berkeley chemistry lab discovered the holy grail of plastic recycling? Maybe, but with a lot of caveats.
Sept. 3, 2024
The charges, all misdemeanors, included failure to disperse at the scene of a riot and resisting arrest.
Sept. 18, 2024
UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons plans to ‘question the status quo’ as he takes the reins of one of the nation’s top public research universities.
Aug. 28, 2024
The UC Berkeley Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at 7:40 a.m. at the university’s Clark Kerr and Hill campuses.
Aug. 8, 2024