Alex Berryhill

While UC Berkeley stands to lose millions of dollars in funding due to the federal sequester, the campus has yet to develop a plan to mitigate these effects.

With less than 48 hours until the sequester spending cuts are set to take effect, UC Berkeley administrators are estimating that the campus could lose about $49 million in federal funding for research.

In the face of declining state appropriations, the campus has looked to rely more heavily on philanthropy, but has faced a significant cultural problem.

Berkeley Fire Department responded to a fire at a Berkeley residence just before noon on Wednesday.

Law enforcement officials are investigating a bomb threat at a Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory office in Emeryville.

Following two years of strong growth, short-term endowment returns for universities across the nation have take a sharp decline, according to a report by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Commonfund Institute published Feb. 1.

On Jan. 23, The American Council on Education published a report calling for universities to renew efforts to make college degrees more attainable by expanding the use of previous coursework, including College Board’s Advanced Placement Exams.

UC Berkeley students have initiated a campaign for an oil tax to generate funds for education among other government entities. Californians for Responsible Economic Development - the student-run committee - hopes to repeat the success of Proposition 30 by focusing on mobilizing students.

Despite proposed increases in state funding for higher education, members of the UC Board of Regents expressed concerns about Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget, citing it as a temporary solution to long-term financial woes at their meeting Thursday.

On Jan. 7, Republican lawmakers introduced legislation that would freeze tuition hikes for the next seven years in recognition of Prop. 30, a tax increase that protected the UC system from a $250 million midyear budget cut.