With rising demand, Berkeley lab cranks out thousands of PCR tests a day
One Berkeley lab can process 4,000 samples 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.
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.
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.
Scientists are predicting that between 60 and 80 inches of snow could actually fall between now and Christmas Day.
Off-duty UC Berkeley officer kills man who tried to rob hamburger restaurant at gunpoint
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty UC Berkeley police officer who was dining inside Nation’s Giant Hamburgers when a man walked in and tried to rob the place at gunpoint.
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty UC Berkeley police officer who was dining inside Nation’s Giant Hamburgers when a man walked in and tried to rob the place at gunpoint.
Widespread consequences stem from Amazon Web Services outage
AWS, Amazon Web Services, with 41% of the worldwide cloud-computing business – making it the world's largest, had a major failure Tuesday affecting tens if not hundreds of millions of people.
AWS, Amazon Web Services, with 41% of the worldwide cloud-computing business – making it the world's largest, had a major failure Tuesday affecting tens if not hundreds of millions of people.
U.S. surgeon general warns of emerging youth mental health crisis in a rare advisory
The U.S. Surgeon General warned of an emerging youth mental health crisis in a rare advisory on Tuesday. The report cited that in the U.S., emergency room visits for suicide attempts rose 51% for adolescent girls in early 2021 as compared to the same period in 2019.
The U.S. Surgeon General warned of an emerging youth mental health crisis in a rare advisory on Tuesday. The report cited that in the U.S., emergency room visits for suicide attempts rose 51% for adolescent girls in early 2021 as compared to the same period in 2019.
Cal's Golden Bears delivered a record-breaking Big Game performance vs. Stanford
Now that California had nearly its entire team back, the Golden Bears delivered a record-breaking Big Game performance. Chase Garbers returned from a bout with COVID-19 to throw the longest pass in the history of the rivalry against Stanford, leading California to a 41-11 victory.
Now that California had nearly its entire team back, the Golden Bears delivered a record-breaking Big Game performance. Chase Garbers returned from a bout with COVID-19 to throw the longest pass in the history of the rivalry against Stanford, leading California to a 41-11 victory.
124th big game in Cal and Stanford rivalry
UC Berkeley and Stanford football teams are facing off Saturday in the 124th big game between rivalries.
UC Berkeley and Stanford football teams are facing off Saturday in the 124th big game between rivalries.
University of California lecturers reach tentative agreement; strike called off
A two-day strike by University of California lecturers and picket lines at nine UC campuses across the state was called off early Wednesday morning, just hours before employees were set to walk off the job.
A two-day strike by University of California lecturers and picket lines at nine UC campuses across the state was called off early Wednesday morning, just hours before employees were set to walk off the job.
Cal football coach vows team is changing COVID procedures following outbreak
UC Berkeley's football coach Justin Wilcox says the team is changing procedures in response to a major COVID-19 outbreak, that has 44 players and staff in isolation to prevent further spread of the highly contagious virus.
UC Berkeley's football coach Justin Wilcox says the team is changing procedures in response to a major COVID-19 outbreak, that has 44 players and staff in isolation to prevent further spread of the highly contagious virus.
Cal-USC game postponed over positive COVID-19 tests
Cal announced that a few additional players tested positive this week, leaving Cal with not enough players at an unidentified position group, leading to the postponement.
Cal announced that a few additional players tested positive this week, leaving Cal with not enough players at an unidentified position group, leading to the postponement.
USC's football game vs. Cal postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak
USC's football game against Cal on the road has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
USC's football game against Cal on the road has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
UC Berkeley professor resigns over free speech battle
A leading climate physicist at University of California, Berkeley, resigned in protest after his colleagues rejected his bid to invite a speaker to campus following outrage on the speaker’s views on the sweeping violence last summer after George Floyd’s death.
A leading climate physicist at University of California, Berkeley, resigned in protest after his colleagues rejected his bid to invite a speaker to campus following outrage on the speaker’s views on the sweeping violence last summer after George Floyd’s death.
UC Berkeley students help clean eucalyptus tree debris
Eucalyptus debris can be a fire hazard. Students from UC Berkeley helped to clear the tree debris to make campus safer.
Eucalyptus debris can be a fire hazard. Students from UC Berkeley helped to clear the tree debris to make campus safer.
UC Berkeley mandates both flu and COVID vaccines
There's a new vaccine rule for students and faculty of UC Berkeley starting in November.
There's a new vaccine rule for students and faculty of UC Berkeley starting in November.
Bay Area economists win Nobel for research on wages, jobs
A University of California, Berkeley economist won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for pioneering research that transformed widely held ideas about the labor force, showing how an increase in the minimum wage doesn’t hinder hiring and immigrants do not lower pay for native-born workers. Two others, including a professor at Stanford University, shared the award for developing ways to study these types of societal issues.
A University of California, Berkeley economist won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for pioneering research that transformed widely held ideas about the labor force, showing how an increase in the minimum wage doesn’t hinder hiring and immigrants do not lower pay for native-born workers. Two others, including a professor at Stanford University, shared the award for developing ways to study these types of societal issues.
Nobel prize for economics awarded to 3 in US for societal research
The 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday was awarded to three U.S-based economists for work on so-called “natural experiments.”
The 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday was awarded to three U.S-based economists for work on so-called “natural experiments.”
University of California set to approve controversial housing at People's Park
UC Berkeley is expected to approve $300 million for a student housing development in People's Park that critics say would destroy an important piece of history.
UC Berkeley is expected to approve $300 million for a student housing development in People's Park that critics say would destroy an important piece of history.
Blind adaptive technology designer, Stanford neuro-oncologist among winners of 2021 MacArthur 'genius' grant
Two Bay Area "geniuses" were named among this year’s recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship.
Two Bay Area "geniuses" were named among this year’s recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship.