Bay Area California is pressing universities to repatriate thousands of Native American remains and artifacts, but results are mixed By Amelia Wu and Helena San Roque | CalMatters | December 26, 2023 Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections back to local tribes.
Bay Area Land surveying begins at People’s Park as construction awaits CA Supreme Court nod By Grace Marion | Bay City News | December 14, 2023 Approval for UC Berkeley's plans to build student housing on the site have seesawed through the courts and California Legislature.
Bay Area Lawsuit intensifies spotlight on free speech controversies at UC Berkeley By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | December 6, 2023 The social strife rampant on campuses across the country, experts say, may be indicative of a deeply divided nation coping with myriad crises, foreign and domestic.
Arts & Entertainment New Cal program examines role of psychedelics in society By Joshua Picazo | Bay City News | December 1, 2023 Research initiative will be run collaboratively with Harvard.
Bay Area Cal, Stanford ditch flailing Pac-12 for Atlantic Coast Conference By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | September 1, 2023 The ACC will now have 18 teams.
Education Why new UC Berkeley housing law, if approved, won’t clear the way to build dorms yet By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | August 31, 2023 Even if the proposal passes, its fate lies in the hands of the state Supreme Court.
Bay Area Assembly bill would sidestep lawsuit over student dorm construction at People’s Park By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | August 22, 2023 The bill would eliminate the requirement to consider noise as an environmental pollutant when new housing is constructed.
Bay Area UC admits more California residents for fall 2023 By Michael Burke | EdSource | August 8, 2023 UC Santa Cruz saw the largest increase in California resident admissions.
Bay Area UCB researchers call for greater climate refugee protections By Olivia Wynkoop | Bay City News | August 1, 2023 According to the UN, more than 70 percent of the world's refugees will come from countries most vulnerable to climate change disasters.
Arts & Entertainment UC Berkeley goes Hollywood in biopic about atom bomb creator By Dania Kalaji | Bay City News Foundation | July 21, 2023 A number of scenes for the new film "Oppenheimer" were shot on UC Berkeley’s campus, where Oppenheimer taught physics.