UC Berkeley professor weighs in on Biden's speech on Russia/Ukraine conflict
UC Berkeley associate professor of history and international policy Daniel Sargent specializes in foreign policy going back to the Cold War with Russia. He says Putin is becoming isolated and facing more opposition from Ukrainians and the NATO countries than he perhaps expected.
Berkeley foreign policy expert weighs in on Russia sanctions
Russian foreign policy expert, Steven Fish, says he's worried that the sanctions may not be enough to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin.
University of California sees record breaking number of applications
The University of California says its campuses received a record-breaking number of applications for fall 2022, now putting the UC system as one of the most sought-after higher education systems in the world, according to figures released Thursday.
UC Berkeley employee crashes truck into sorority house, dozens displaced
A UC Berkeley employee crashed a truck into a sorority house causing an evacuation and the displacement of dozens of students early Thursday morning.
Berkeley researchers look to preserve Rainbow Sign's place in Bay Area Black history
Berkeley researchers are making sure a building – now occupied by the City of Berkeley – gets its due for its role in Bay Area Black history.
UC Davis sued over program with ties to Elon Musk that experiments on monkeys
Critics of a UC Davis program funded by Elon Musk said monkeys used in experiments are not getting sufficient care.
UC Berkeley officials appeal court ruling reducing enrollment
UC Berkeley officials will appeal decision that reduces enrollment to last year's levels. Cal had wanted an enrollment increase of 3,050 students.
Millions who are unvaccinated provide virus new opportunity for variants, expert says
An infectious disease expert from UC Berkeley says with millions in the U.S., who remain unvaccinated, there are no assurances there won't be future COVID variants. He says easing the mask mandate can be done safely as cases plummet.
Gene Ransom, Berkeley basketball legend, killed in Oakland freeway shooting
Gene Ransom, the beloved Berkeley basketball legend, was killed Friday evening in a freeway shooting along I-880 in Oakland, according to his close friends. Saturday morning, California Highway Patrol arrested the suspected gunman.
UCSF developing tool to identify students who could be dyslexic in kindergarten, first grade
A new tool is being developed at University of California San Francisco to help identify early signs that a student could be dyslexic. It's a digital platform based on neuroscience called Multitudes, and it will be available for free to all kindergarten and first-graders at public schools in California come fall of 2023.
UC Berkeley police arrest man suspected of 3 assaults on campus
Officials believe he's responsible for an attack at the Haas School of Business where a person was pushed from behind and injured his face.
Recent UC Berkeley grad offers free COVID-19 PCR testing at pop-site, amid concerns over unauthorized sites
Almost every day for the past three weeks, Ata Mahmoud has been volunteering her time to offer free COVID-19 testing services at her own makeshift testing site in Oakland, she's said, as a service to help her community.
Port backups, labor shortage due to sickness keeps items off of shelves
The ports remain jammed, so much so, that products keep arriving late. Now, Bay Area air quality officials want the diesel-powered container ships anchored in the Bay to go out to wait at sea instead of idling in the bay.
Nurses protest nationwide for safer workplace conditions
National Nurses United registered nurses held a national day of action Thursday to demand that hospitals invest more in safe staffing.
UCSF researchers: Binax home tests highly accurate in detecting omicron
Researchers at UCSF said the Binax home test is effective in detecting omicron.
With rising demand, Berkeley lab cranks out thousands of PCR tests a day
One Berkeley lab can process 4,000 samples a day.
Rising COVID cases causing delays, remote instruction at Bay Area universities
The spike in COVID cases is causing some Bay Area universities to return to remote instruction or delaying their return from winter break.
For the fourth day in a row, hundreds of flights are canceled across the US
There were more than 1,000 flights canceled Monday within, into or out of the US. The country has seen well over 3,000 flights canceled over the Christmas holiday the past four days.
Sierra could get 80 more inches of snow by Christmas
Scientists are predicting that between 60 and 80 inches of snow could actually fall between now and Christmas Day.