Ethan Walker

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit stemming from the response to the 2011 Occupy Cal protests by UC Berkeley administrators and police are opposing a motion by the defense to reach a resolution without a jury trial.

Police use of special units in camouflage uniforms and an armored vehicle while in search of an alleged armed robber in a residential area July 27 has led some to question whether the response was appropriate.

A team of scientists led by UC Berkeley researchers has identified how different parts of the brain could communicate with one another.

At its three-day meeting this week, the UC Board of Regents will consider salary adjustments for senior management, discuss next year’s UC budget and approve a plan for a new collaborative research center run by UC Berkeley and Tsinghua University.

A state Assembly committee voted Tuesday against advancing a bill that would require contractors to self-report any criminal convictions or large settlements resulting from building defects.

Last week, members of Berkeley Police Department and the city’s parks department removed the property — including the bedding, blankets and clothes — of four homeless people at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.

The UC Office of the President announced Thursday a series of measures to ensure an inclusive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, faculty and staff across the University of California.

People can map a landscape based on just its varying smells, according to a team of UC Berkeley researchers.

Mayors of several prominent California cities are urging the passage of a bill in the State Assembly that would give tax credits as an incentive to upgrade and modify seismically ‘at-risk’ buildings.

Stephen Tollefson, a former lecturer in the College Writing Programs at UC Berkeley and director of the Office of Educational Development, passed away last Friday. He was 66.