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fromThe Oaklandside
3 days ago

Exclusive first look at Berkeley's new Sightglass cafe

"It's so exciting. There have been many people who have asked us to look at new locations, and we want to just be really intentional. The mission behind this, the community, each one of our cafes is really unique, but there's something that's similar in every cafe, and we're trying to find what those unique pieces are, because we are looking to continue to grow."
East Bay (California)
East Bay food
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
4 days ago

The Wire: Owners of big empty buildings by Aquatic Park hope AI industry will be their savior

Berkeley Commons is shifting focus from life sciences to the AI industry due to leasing challenges.
Education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
5 days ago

These UC Berkeley students are leading the fight against phones

UC Berkeley students organized a phone-free party to promote awareness about digital addiction and reclaim their time from technology.
Education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
6 days ago

Photos: How UC Berkeley students train to lead the nation's military

UC Berkeley's ROTC program trains students for military leadership while balancing academic life, showcasing the humanity behind military training on campus.
#uc-berkeley
fromKqed
1 week ago
Education

These UC Berkeley Students Are Leading the Fight Against Phones | KQED

Arts
fromFuncheap
4 weeks ago

Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum

The UC Berkeley Art Museum offers free admission on the first Thursday of each month and features a diverse collection of over 25,000 artworks.
Education
fromKqed
1 week ago

These UC Berkeley Students Are Leading the Fight Against Phones | KQED

UC Berkeley students participated in a phone-free party to promote reduced screen time and enhance real-life interactions.
Arts
fromFuncheap
4 weeks ago

Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum

The UC Berkeley Art Museum offers free admission on the first Thursday of each month and features a diverse collection of over 25,000 artworks.
#free-speech
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 week ago
Higher education

Watch: A lively debate over the state of free speech at UC Berkeley

The Trump administration's actions have reignited debates on free speech and academic freedom at UC Berkeley.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago
US politics

Letters: Turning Point fracas at Cal bodes ill for free speech

Berkeley students' intolerance toward conservative speakers undermines free speech, and California's high gasoline prices largely stem from clean-air regulations and higher industry margins.
#native-american-remains
Higher education
fromCalifornia Post
3 weeks ago

California college ranked No. 1 best public university in the nation - and others make top 10

University of California, Berkeley has reclaimed the top spot in U.S. News & World Report rankings, pushing UCLA to second place after years of dominance.
Higher education
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

UC Berkeley Law Students Are Worried The Medium Is The Mistake - Above the Law

California bar exam software faces significant technical issues and privacy concerns, prompting student pushback against its use.
Film
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

BrainStorm the Film: Local Screening

The CALM Program is screening BrainStorm the Film at UC Berkeley on March 30, 2026, focusing on bipolar disorder experiences and research.
#public-lectures
Renovation
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago

This Berkeley church showcases the best of brutalism. It's in need of repair.

Newman Hall, a brutalist structure, is undergoing repairs while Friar Xavier Lavagetto appreciates its unique design and preaching space.
Higher education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago

How UC Berkeley's veteran student newspaper covers the campus in turbulent times

The Daily Californian, UC Berkeley's independent student newspaper, broke a major story about the university releasing personal information of 160 students, faculty, and alumni to the Trump administration during federal investigations into alleged campus antisemitism.
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Man arrested in Berkeley sexual assault despite trying to alter his appearance

BERKELEY - A man who tried to alter his appearance after an alleged attack has been arrested in a Valentine's Day sexual assault of a UC Berkeley student in the laundry area of the apartment building where he lived, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect, Ahmad Lutfi, 34, was arrested on suspicion of assault with intent to commit rape, sexual battery and false imprisonment. He was being held at the Berkeley jail in lieu of $160,000 bail and was scheduled to be arraigned in court Wednesday.
California
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Body of Missing UC Berkeley Graduate Student Found In Lake Anza

a reminder to please reach out to your loved ones and make sure they're okay.
US news
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Missing UC Berkeley student found deceased at nearby lake, authorities say

22-year-old UC Berkeley international student Saketh Sreenivasaiah was found dead in Lake Anza after being reported missing; police and the Indian consulate contacted his family.
Higher education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

The Wire: Why Jeffrey Epstein lied about being a UC Berkeley lecturer

Berkeley-area headlines span scandals, declining CS enrollment, AI research expansion, student labor actions, arts premieres, crime operations, startup fraud, and campus policy enforcement.
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Remembering Martha Hudson, whose literary salon inspired UC Berkeley's women's studies program

Marsha eventually brought her salon to campus and founded the Comparative Literature Women's Caucus, an activist collective that established the first women's literature classes in Comparative Literature, conceived and taught by graduate student women. Caucus members helped produce the first major translation anthologies of women's world-wide poetry, encouraged women to write feminist dissertations on women authors, and researched discrimination against women in the department.
Women
fromFuncheap
3 months ago

"Science@Cal": Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley

Science@Cal is proud to present a series of free public science lectures on the third Saturday of every month. These talks are given by renowned UC Berkeley scientists and aimed at general audiences. Talks take place on the UC Berkeley campus at 11 am. Doors open thirty minutes before the talk and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Each talk is planned to last an hour, plus time for at least a few questions at the end.
Science
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
3 months ago

Man who crashed scooter on UC Berkeley campus last month has died

A Berkeley man has died more than a month after he suffered a head injury when he crashed his scooter on the Cal campus, authorities said. UC Berkeley Police said the man was found unconscious on Dec. 1 near Moffitt Library in the center of campus, after witnesses said he fell off his scooter at high speed and hit his head. The man was unconscious but breathing at the time, Sgt. Jacob Westlie wrote in an email, and was taken to a hospital.
East Bay (California)
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
3 months ago

Defying a nationwide trend, UC Berkeley enrolled more new international students this year

New international student enrollment grew by 43% at UC Berkeley this school year to 2,363, according to University of California data released Thursday, despite a federal immigration crackdown that has deterred some foreign students from studying in the U.S. Enrollment of undergraduates from California also increased, as the university welcomed 46,151 students, its largest-ever student body, up from 45,882 last year.
Higher education
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Oakland man charged with slicing UC Berkeley cop's hand

OAKLAND A 36-year-old man was charged with week with attacking two UC Berkeley police officers, slicing the hand of one, while the officers attempted to take a 12-inch knife from the suspect, according to court records. Xavier Shirley, of Oakland, was charged with assaulting a police officer a felony as well as possessing a dangerous weapon at school, and a misdemeanor count of battery upon another peace officer.
California
Higher education
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

New developer tapped to build supportive housing at People's Park

Satellite Affordable Housing Associates will build and operate a roughly 100-unit supportive affordable apartment building at People's Park as part of UC Berkeley's housing project.
#drowning
#antisemitism
#vandalism
Education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
4 months ago

Ed Roberts, hero of Berkeley's disability rights movement, gets his first biography

Ed Roberts, paralyzed by polio and reliant on an iron lung, became a pioneering disability-rights leader in Berkeley whose advocacy helped lay groundwork for the Americans with Disabilities Act.
#cair
#clery-act
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
5 months ago

Ink Stone has been UC Berkeley's go-to place for art and architecture supplies for 50 years

Soon after opening the shop, which he called The Ink Stone, an architect friend of Smith's was bemoaning the fact that he had to drive to Richmond to pick up blueprints. Again, Smith saw an opportunity, and began printing blueprints at his store, as well as carrying drafting supplies, balsa and basswood for model making, and other architectural supplies.
Business
California
fromsfist.com
5 months ago

Day Around the Bay: More Bay Area Residents Slip Into Poverty

San Francisco appoints permanent superintendent amid budget shortfall; Bay Area poverty rose sharply; campus hoax, business reopenings, political controversies, legal and corporate developments.
fromFuncheap
5 months ago

"Science@Cal": Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley

Science@Cal is proud to present a series of free public science lectures on the third Saturday of every month. These talks are given by renowned UC Berkeley scientists and aimed at general audiences. Talks take place on the UC Berkeley campus at 11 am. Doors open thirty minutes before the talk and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Each talk is planned to last an hour, plus time for at least a few questions at the end.
Science
#turning-point-usa
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
5 months ago

Justice Department to investigate UC Berkeley after clashes at Turning Point event

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday it is investigating how UC Berkeley prepared for a Turning Point USA event Monday night that sparked intense protests on campus. In two letters posted on X and addressed to university officials, the department's Civil Rights Division requested campus communication records related to how the university prepared security for the event and responded to the protests.
US politics
US politics
fromsfist.com
5 months ago

Charlie Kirk's Memorial-Rally Road Show Coming to Berkeley on November 10

UC Berkeley will host Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA American Comeback Tour on November 10, prompting heightened security concerns after Kirk's assassination.
East Bay real estate
fromThe Mercury News
6 months ago

Progress on housing at Berkeley's People's Park elicits mixed feelings

An 11-story student housing tower at People's Park is under construction, displacing parts of the park and adding supportive housing for formerly unsheltered residents.
#craft-beer
#nobel-prizes
California
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
6 months ago

The Wire: Chez Panisse expansion menu; Berkeley birthday gang bang love story

Berkeley experiences labor unrest, university developments, local controversies, cultural events and commercial changes, including strikes, academic honors, demolitions, and planned restaurant expansion.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

Want to get creeped out for Halloween? Take this ghost tour of UC Berkeley

She's a familiar face to anybody who's watched The Haunted Bay, a show she created that ran for three seasons on Amazon Prime in 2020. In the series, Liu and her team of paranormal investigators run around the Bay hunting ghosts: They found one (and showed its face on camera) at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco, and have spectrally spelunked at the USS Hornet aircraft carrier in Alameda.
Television
#free-speech-movement
Science
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

UC Berkeley's John Clarke wins Nobel Prize for discovery that led to iPhone, quantum computers

John Clarke and two former colleagues won the Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1980s discovery that enabled quantum computing and technologies including the iPhone.
Science
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

George Smoot dies at 80; Nobel laureate researched the universe's origins at UC Berkeley

George Smoot, Nobel laureate who mapped cosmic microwave background fluctuations that confirmed the Big Bang, died Sept. 18 in Paris at age 80.
US politics
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
7 months ago

Cal sent his name to the Trump administration. He's still kept up a 38-day hunger strike for Gaza.

A UC Berkeley lecturer is on a prolonged 250-calorie-a-day hunger strike to simulate Gaza famine conditions while also facing federal inquiry name-sharing over alleged antisemitic incidents.
Environment
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
7 months ago

Some of Cal's most majestic trees are looking sickly. Here's why

California oak moth outbreak stripped foliage from UC Berkeley coast live oaks; trees are expected to recover within months without long-term harm.
Science
fromKqed
7 months ago

A New Eye on Earth's Edge: UC Berkeley-Guided Space Telescope Has Liftoff | KQED

UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory is operating and commissioning NASA's Carruthers telescope en route to a one‑million‑mile parking orbit, successfully establishing separation and first contact.
Education
fromSFGATE
7 months ago

UCLA loses its title as the nation's best public school after 8 years

UC Berkeley overtook UCLA as the nation's top public university in U.S. News rankings; UCLA fell to second after eight years.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
7 months ago

East Bay man sentenced for series of arsons, firebombings

Casey Goonan sentenced to nearly 20 years for 2024 Molotov firebombings and arsons targeting UC Berkeley and Oakland federal building, motivated by Oct. 7 attack.
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