UC Berkeley

• Canadian-born David Card named as Nobel prize winner in economics

  Canada-born Card currently works at the University of California, Berkeley; Angrist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Dutch-born Imbens at Stanford University.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2021
  
• UC Berkeley to investigate after video shows cop seizing money from vendor selling hot dogs without permit

  Video of the incident on Saturday outside a college football game sparked an online outcry and led to a fundraising campaign that had raised more than $36,000 for the vendor, who was not identified by authorities.

  World

  Sep 12, 2017
  
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• Scientists record 15 more radio bursts from deep space dwarf galaxy

  The researchers have a couple theories about what the source of the radio bursts might be, including alien life powering their spacecrafts.

  Science

  Aug 31, 2017
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• Poor sleep linked to memory problems in older adults

  Sleep researchers say older adults should seek treatment for sleep disorders and try to get more rest if they want to reduce their risk of health problems.

  Health

  Apr 26, 2017
• Can Donald Trump really cut off UC Berkeley’s federal funding?

  The University of California at Berkeley's cancellation of a far-right commentator's talk amid violent protests prompted a warning from President Donald Trump to allow free speech or risk losing federal funding.

  Education

  Feb 2, 2017
• Donald Trump threatens to revoke UC Berkeley’s federal funding after violent protest

  The crowd protesting a far-right commentator's appearance hurled smoke bombs, broke windows and sparked a massive bonfire, prompting officials to call off the event.

  Politics

  Feb 2, 2017
• UC Berkeley suspends controversial Palestine class over allegations it was anti-Israel

  Critics argued that the course, which studied Palestine ‘through the lens of settler colonialism’, was anti-Israel and antisemitic.

  World

  Sep 16, 2016