University of California Berkeley

Occupy the Farm: Democracy for Land Grant Universities?

Eric Holt Gimenez | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Food, University of California Berkeley, Occupy the Food Supply, Sustainable Food, Occupy Movement, Food News

The occupiers demand UC Berkeley halt plans for further sale and private development of what was once the site of its renowned International Center for Biological Control.

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Scientists Discover BIGGEST Black Holes Ever Known To Exist

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Black Hole, Nasa, Video, Star, NGC 3842, University of California Berkeley, Space, Berkeley, Nature, Black Holes, Sun, Largest Black Holes, Green News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have found the biggest black holes known to exist – each one 10 billion times the size of our sun. A te...

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Applying To College With Physical Disabilities: What You Need To Know

| Menachem Wecker | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Wright State University, Physically Disabled Students, University of California Berkeley, Chris Wise Tiedemann, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US News, College Applications, Physical Disabilities, University of Houston, High School News

Applicants should try to visit campuses and prepare, as students, to advocate for their needs. There are about 1.1 million physically disabled unde...

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For College Admissions, 'I Am Not Asian'

AP | JESSE WASHINGTON | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Asian Students College Admissions, Video, Race in Admissions, Ivy League Schools, Asian Students, High School Seniors, University of California Berkeley, High School Students, Ivy League, Asian College Students, UC Berkeley, Race in College Admissions, Ethnicity in Admissions, Ivy League Admissions, College Admissions, Education News

Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she considers hers...

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Outrage Over Police Violence At Occupy Protest

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Occupy Cal, University of California Berkeley, UC Berkeley, Police Clash, Occupy Movement, Protesters, Video, University of California, Police Violence, Berkeley, Occupy Wall Street, City Council, Chancellor, Robert J. Birgeneau, San Francisco News

In light of campus police violence against protesters, University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau faces lawsuits, a letter from...

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We Should Have Affirmative Action Bake Sales At Every College

John Hawkins | Posted 11.28.2011

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The University of California - Berkeley College Republicans should be congratulated for speaking the truth to power about the odious race-based discrimination that occurs at colleges all across the country.

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The Tarnished State Of California's Golden College System

TIME | Posted 10.22.2011

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Over the years, hundreds of educational leaders from other states and countries have approached California State University chancellor Charles Reed fo...

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"Collaboration Within Competition" Is Key to American Technological Innovation

James M. Gentile | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Consortium for Science, Scialog, University of California Berkeley, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, The New York Times, Policy and Outcomes, Center for the Future of Arizona, Nobel Prize, Arizona State University, Solar Energy, John Markoff, Cottrell Scholar Award, Technological Innovation, Cottrell Scholars Collaborative, Sybil Francis, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Ernest O. Lawrence, Technology News

As Research Corporation for Science Advancement prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary next year (as America's oldest foundation dedicated wholly...

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Berkeley Computer Scientists Fight the War Against Spam

Harmon Leon | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: New York Times, Spam Email, University of California Berkeley, Phillip K. Dick, Viagra, Discount Viagra, Credit Cards, Nigerian Email Spam, Technology News

To sell $100 worth of Viagra, a spam provider needed to send 12.5 million messages. How do we know this is true? A team of computer scientists at the University of California-Berkeley have taken it upon themselves to study spam.

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Exhibition Spotlight: Steve Fitch Retrospective At Kopeikin Gallery in LA

Posted 05.25.2011

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WHO: Steve Fitch WHAT: Retrospective: 1970 - 2010 WHEN: Through April 1st, 2011 WHERE: Kopeikin Gallery 2766 South La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA ...

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Daily Cal Editor Sued By Father Of Deceased Football Player

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rajesh Srinivasan, UC Berkeley, Daily Cal Editor Sued, Chris Purtz, University of California Berkeley, The Daily Californina, Harvey Purtz, College News

The editor of UC-Berkeley's student paper, the Daily Californian, is being sued by the father of a late Berkeley football player, the paper reports. ...

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UC Berkeley To Lay Off 150 Employees

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Birgenau, Layoffs, Berkeley Layoffs, UC Berkeley, University of California Berkeley, Uc Berkeley Layoffs, College News

UC Berkeley will eliminate 280 positions -- laying off 150 employees -- in an effort to save $20 million per year, the Daily Californian reports. The...

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Ben Bernanke Versus Ben Bernanke: Fed Chair Flip-Flops With QE2

Robert Auerbach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Nordhaus, Michigan State University, Milton Friedman, John Maynard Keynes, University of California-Berkeley, University of Chicago, Quantitative Easing (QE2), Andrew Abel, Florida State University, Abba Lerner, American Economic Association, Chairman Ben Bernanke, Business News

Ben Bernanke's recent plans to print more money to provide full employment without inflation is a policy in dismal company according to Ben Bernanke's own views before he became Fed chairman.

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Departing White House Economist Calls For More Spending, Tax Cuts

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Departing White House economist Christina Romer says the government has the tools for bringing down unemployment, but policymakers ...

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Gulf Oil Spill Taints UC Berkeley's $500 Million-Dollar Deal With BP

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERKELEY, Calif. — BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research ...

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Law School Profs Lean Left: Study

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Phillips, Law School Professors, Douglas Spencer, National Law Journal, Above the Law, The West, University of California Berkeley, College News

A new study finds that law school professors are more likely to agree with Sen. Harry Reid than with Rep. John Boehner. University of California-Be...

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The Kids Who Could Save Social Security

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Council on Foreign Relations, AnnaLee Saxenian, Social Security, University of California Berkeley, Brookings Institution, Darrell West, Business News

Social Security needs some fiscal help. One way to look at it: It's a retirement savings plan in which you deposit not money, but children who grow up to pay Social Security taxes. Problem is, the baby boomers didn't deposit enough kids into the system.

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David Blackwell Dead: Eminent Mathematician Dies At 91

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERKELEY, Calif. — David Blackwell, a pre-eminent mathematician and the first black scholar in the National Academy of Sciences, has died. He wa...

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University Of California Increases Number Of Non-Resident And International Students

Huffington Post | Ariel Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonresidents, The West, The Los Angeles Times, University of California Berkeley, University of California Los Angeles, College News

Eight percent of the University of California's class of 2014 will be made up of non-California residents, an increase of two percent from last year. ...

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Berkeley Hunger Strike Ends After 10-Day Demonstration

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.25.2011

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After 10 days without food, hunger strikers ended their demonstration Wednesday evening while representatives of the strikers met with UC Berkeley Cha...

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Berkeley Hunger Strikers Forced To Move, Threatened With Arrest

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 18 hunger strikers who have been camped outside California Hall since last Monday took down their tents and left this morning after being told by ...

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VIDEO SHOCKER: AIPAC Official Mistakenly Admits How It Operates

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israel, Aipac, Boycott, Middle Est, University of California Berkeley, Politics News

Top AIPAC official, Jonathan Kessler, is talking about how they will deal with student opponents at UC Berkeley. He then admits how AIPAC operates in Washington.

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UC Berkeley: High Finance, Athletics, and Debt

Bob Samuels | Posted 05.25.2011

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It looks like state funds and student fees that should be going to instruction and research are going to be used to build a facility that only a small number of student-athletes will be able to use.

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McDonald's Scraps Worldwide Composting Program Because Food Won't Decompose: Grist Exclusive

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mcdonalds Composting Initiative, Mcdonalds Composting, University of California Berkeley, Happy Meal Decay, Food, Joann Bruso, Mcdonalds Food Decompose, Happy Meal Birthday, Mcdonalds, McDonalds Food, Green News

McDonald's announced this morning that it is scrapping plans for a worldwide composting initiative, Grist reported. Their decision to halt the program...

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Interrogation Memos Author Spurs Protest At Berkeley

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University of California Berkeley, Berkeley Protest, John Yoo, UC Berkeley, The West, John Yoo Panel, John Yoo Protest, Daily Californian, College News

Protesters stationed themselves at Boalt Hall School of Law yesterday to protest Law Professor John Yoo's moderation of a debate about the meaning of ...

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